May 24, 2006 8:16:39 GMT -5

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	befrost	Right now I'm Offline I have made 1,610 posts I joined January 2003		I currently have no messenger contact information filled out.	I currently have no social network information filled out.

Everyone knows very well about the great and soulful lyrics Frank has written for Happy The Man thru the years, Oblivion Sun - a collection of Frank Wyatt poems has been availible for a while, lets hope Oblivion Sun are still for sale.

This is an excerpt about the book from Frank's homepage:
Oblivion Sun is a collection of the poems I have written over the years. Kit Watkins has created a beautiful cover for the book, and I am pleased to offer it to you here. Limited quantities are available for $10.98 plus $2.00 for shipping in the US. For international orders please email for shipping costs.
www.craftyhands.net/Oblivion Sun.htm (copy and paste the link)

Jan 10, 2007 14:03:32 GMT -5

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	steamingears	Right now I'm Offline I have made 1,442 posts I joined February 2003		I currently have no messenger contact information filled out.	I currently have no social network information filled out.

Just noticed that Frank has updated his shop at www.craftyhands.net/storefront.htm which also means you can order this book outside the US without emailing him first. Watch out! Only 29 copies left! (Yeah, the page says 30, but I just ordered mine

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Fine collection of other stuff in the shop. The Third Soft Machine album, which has been discussed in another thread as being one of HTM's inspirations. Also an album of Murray Head. This man became a star in the musical version of Jesus Christ Superstar (which is i.m.o. much better than the movie-version), but he also made big money as singer of Chess. Personally I liked his solo-album Between Us a lot. Just a sidenote: some items you don't order from Frank, but you're redirected to for instance Amazon.

Jan 11, 2007 5:49:05 GMT -5

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	befrost	Right now I'm Offline I have made 1,610 posts I joined January 2003		I currently have no messenger contact information filled out.	I currently have no social network information filled out.

Yeah, I saw the update a while ago and I will order a copy of Oblivion Sun by the end of this month.

Jan 15, 2007 14:20:18 GMT -5

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	steamingears	Right now I'm Offline I have made 1,442 posts I joined February 2003		I currently have no messenger contact information filled out.	I currently have no social network information filled out.

I received the booklet today with a nice "Thank You" and signed by Frank (in a book I think it's great to see the author has signed it). It looks very nice: little, small book, with a great Kit Watkins-cover and Todd Brendan Fahey's review on the back. I'll give you the opening of the first poem in the book, called In The Loops:

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"At one point I considered myself a minstrel.
Then in several dogwatch morning depressions
Discovered that a minstrel must sing...
How I long to cry out some words for you,
But it seems I have no voice."

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It's good Frank knows Stan who can sing his words, or else he might stay in his depression

Thanks Frank!

People, get it.

Edited Jan 15, 2007 14:21:21 GMT -5 by steamingears