New Chapbook from Chance Press - No. 2236 Flying Wedge
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mjp
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This is a sweet Vantage (in spite of the pointy shredder bouts)...
They were one of the Japanese guitar brands that sprung up in the 70's selling guitars made in the Matsumoko (Vantage, Aria, et al) and Fujigen (Electra, Ibanez, etc., etc.) factories.
Glad you guys enjoy the book. The presentation is juicy!
They were one of the Japanese guitar brands that sprung up in the 70's selling guitars made in the Matsumoko (Vantage, Aria, et al) and Fujigen (Electra, Ibanez, etc., etc.) factories.
Glad you guys enjoy the book. The presentation is juicy!
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
I got mine on Monday morning, thank you. #35 of the peasants collection and it is very nicely crafted for the plain wrapper type. I had a magnifier handy in order to read the thirtyfive. Does J&J employ a little person to write that?
yes. they pay me in Skittles and let me sleep in the sock drawer.
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
My, you must have very little hands.
Hosh
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MJP, J&J--
Good stuff all around...I'm glad I dug between the couch cushions! Really sharp production...and an engaging read. Makes me wish I had musical abilities, and had once been in a band or two...
Well, sort of...those pangs of loss are still familiar!
Glad to have a copy!
Good stuff all around...I'm glad I dug between the couch cushions! Really sharp production...and an engaging read. Makes me wish I had musical abilities, and had once been in a band or two...
Well, sort of...those pangs of loss are still familiar!
Glad to have a copy!
Got mine yesterday. Thank you for putting J on my envelop. Even with the magnifying glass it was hard to see what letter I had.
Great Story mjp. reminded me of my first guitar, a Kingston acoustic. I loved that guitar and then it got stolen which i could never figure out since it was one of the cheapest, crappiest models out there. Shitty intonation, tension so tight it would bloody your hands after 2 or 3 songs. But I still loved that guitar.
So are there pics of the Iceman?
Thank you J & J and mjp. Very cool.
Great Story mjp. reminded me of my first guitar, a Kingston acoustic. I loved that guitar and then it got stolen which i could never figure out since it was one of the cheapest, crappiest models out there. Shitty intonation, tension so tight it would bloody your hands after 2 or 3 songs. But I still loved that guitar.
So are there pics of the Iceman?
Thank you J & J and mjp. Very cool.
Rekrab
Usually wrong.
I received my copy in lightning fast time and it's waiting for me to open the damned envelop in my too busy life. Maybe during the lull between the artichoke dip and slicing the turkey tomorrow.
Sometime I'll tell you about my first electric guitar. They made them really crappy in the 60s. A log with strings, it was.
Sometime I'll tell you about my first electric guitar. They made them really crappy in the 60s. A log with strings, it was.
mjp
Founding member
Extra super slinky clear.
I may have a picture of the Iceman. I should, anyway. I can't find it on line because it was an unusual configuration/finish that I special ordered. But this is what the thing looks like:
The book isn't about the Iceman, though. I never warmed up to that guitar (no pun intended), it mainly sat around as a backup. I traded it off after less than a year.
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I just got my copies (Including letter A!). An amazing read, an amazing design and binding. Really perfect in all ways. A great addition to my collection.
Great job Jordan, Justine & mjp! Another one to be proud of.
Bill
Great job Jordan, Justine & mjp! Another one to be proud of.
Bill
mjp
Founding member
You always know where you stand when you get an A or #1. They hold those for the big shots you know. ;)
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...or the first guy to pay! Hear that folks? If you jump fast, you get the super premium low letters. Plus, if you wait too long, they will sell out. You do NOT want to have to pay 10 or 20 times the issue price in a few years...
Bill
Bill
jordan
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you hear that? buy buy buy! we have 3 copies of 'common thread' left, and then it's out of print forever. also, 3 copies of the serafini book (trade edition) remain before it too suffers the same fate. we're well-stocked in trade editions of both steve and mjp's book, although the special editions are very close to selling out (only 1 hines and 4 mjp's are left).
Rekrab
Usually wrong.
A great story, mjp. Brings back memories of my own foolish youth. I was in two bands in the sixties. Played a few gigs. Owned a few guitars that I customized. Sold two of them, dumped one (my first) in the trash can when we moved to Oregon. Ah youth!
I have to ask: are there recordings of you playing that we can hear? Photos of you and your guitar? Come on, don't be shy.
I have to ask: are there recordings of you playing that we can hear? Photos of you and your guitar? Come on, don't be shy.
Got it in the mail a few days ago, but just got around to reading it today. Great story, great production, kudos all around.
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I really love the guitar endleaves on vellum. Classy all around!
Bill
Bill
mjp
Founding member
Yeah, the endpapers really impressed me too. The whole god damn thing impressed me. I think I said it was "a little jewel" when I first saw it, and I still think it is. The writing aside.
Not a sales pitch (but buy it anyway, you cheap bastards!), just a compliment to Jordan and Justine.
Not a sales pitch (but buy it anyway, you cheap bastards!), just a compliment to Jordan and Justine.
came today. I haven't read it yet, so I'll comment on the words later when I have.
but what I can say is that j&j are creating a visual branding for their deluxe editions that is unique but unifying at the same time.
that's artsy fartsy talk for: if I went to a small press fair and looked at a big wall of books by a bunch of small press companies and they showed me a Chance Press book and said Can you pick out the other Chance Press books? I could.
that's confusing talk for: I like the way your books look.
excellent job. loved the endpapers, and the little Flying Wedge bookmark, and mjp's cover drawing.
and I got "G".
but what I can say is that j&j are creating a visual branding for their deluxe editions that is unique but unifying at the same time.
that's artsy fartsy talk for: if I went to a small press fair and looked at a big wall of books by a bunch of small press companies and they showed me a Chance Press book and said Can you pick out the other Chance Press books? I could.
that's confusing talk for: I like the way your books look.
excellent job. loved the endpapers, and the little Flying Wedge bookmark, and mjp's cover drawing.
and I got "G".
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
My De Luxe copy arrived today. It looks great. I love the endpapers, the black metal corners, the texture of the covers, and mjp's cover drawing (I got the letter "R").
Very nice short story by mjp about a teenagers first electric guitar, and very funny too!
Well done, mjp and Chance Press!
(one thing though. The endpapers and the first and last page have a tendency to get stuck in the metal corners thus creating dog ears)
Very nice short story by mjp about a teenagers first electric guitar, and very funny too!
Well done, mjp and Chance Press!
(one thing though. The endpapers and the first and last page have a tendency to get stuck in the metal corners thus creating dog ears)
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Why not give it a shot?
