It’s Jonathan, again. 

Lance asked me to come back. 

Okay, you got me. I nagged him to let me come back. 

See, I really liked it when a bunch of folks downloaded A Perfect Blindness. Hundreds of people. All these folks, reading the words that brought my world to life. Me included. Man, getting to stand on stage again and sing. That was sweet. 

Applause is Sweet

Sure, we had to go through a lot of b.s. to get there, but damn, it felt good to hear the applause again. And yeah, I’ll go through all the rip-offs, broken promises, and heartache again. For everyone who wants to give that time in Chicago a spin. I’ll suffer it all again just to get on stage one more time.

See, since the rush of readers … it’s been a bit quiet. And I want to play my keyboard again. Sing. I don’t care how much we had to endure to get there. The struggle is always worth it.

So recently, I’ve been giving Lance grief about getting the word out about my world. Letting me perform again. 

An Obliging Sort

He’s an obliging sort. Once he got sick of me nagging him. He’s started doing some ads. Trying to tap into the veins of people who’d truly enjoy a journey back about 40 years. Right now, he’s got something on Amazon. 

Told me he’ll start on Facebook soon. This week, with luck. You might catch one there if you are a fan of 80s music and the clubs. That whole vibe. Like being immersed in what was, with an added dramatic twist or three.

Soundtracks and Stuff

Like this reader, Kris L 

Glad I saw a recommendation for this on a Saturday because I couldn’t put it down. Such a beautiful way with words! Listening to the soundtrack now.

The soundtrack made up of songs I listen to in the book. The soundtrack to my life. Lance can hook you up with that.

Now, I’ve got only vague ideas of what Amazon or Facebook is. Lance tells me they’re things everyone knows about now, whether they like it or not. The one takes off about seven years after my book ends. The other another ten years later. Frankly, they both sound weird to me, but what the hell do I know? I’m just a twentieth-century boy trying to make it in a band. 

But my success takes your, or someone’s, eyes to let me climb back on stage again, where I promise I’ll give it my all. Every time. We all do. Scott, Nancy, and AnneMarie. 

Mercurial Visions Live

By the way, if you haven’t given me a chance to play music for you yet, A Perfect Blindness is available free right now, on Kindle Unlimited. Check it out. Take a stroll through Chicago’s club scene back in the 80s, where I do my thing in Mercurial Visions. That’s the name of the band. Yeah, we’ll do a lot of stupid things and won’t treat everyone as well as they should have been. But I try to do right. Every time. Seriously. 

For anyone without Kindle Unlimited, Lance is working on a countdown deal around the holidays. For less than a buck. Less than the price of a trip on Chicago’s L train. Even thirty-odd years back. More on that later. Promise.

Just remember. I’d love to come out on stage and play for you. Performing is the only time I feel alive. 

If You’ve Read it

Oh, if you have read it, do Lance a solid and drop a star or five on Amazon or Goodreads. Don’t have to leave a review. But if you liked the way I sing, or how things turned out for Jennifer or felt the tragedy of Scott, we wouldn’t mind a few words. Either place. It helps other people find A Perfect Blindness, which lets me free to sing.

To read it free on Kindle Unlimited, just go here: A Perfect Blindness, and select Kindle Unlimited. (Ya gotta have KU to use it, I’ve been told.) It’s also where you can get a softcover or Kindle version to keep. If that’s how you swing. 

To find out more about A Perfect Blindness, go here (text link). (You’ll even be able to get the soundtrack Kris L was listening to. Plus, check out what else Lance is working on.! And I have to tell you— I’m looking forward to getting my hands on Walking the Darkmaker’s Way. And The Book of Visions after that. The man has a mind for making worlds feel real.) 

Lance is pulling the hook on me, so I’ve gotta go back to A Perfect Blindness. Hope to see you there. Rock on! 

—JS

Lance is Back

Me again. With a question for you folks. Do you like Jonathan coming in to write these? Or Gary? If you do, I’ll work on getting Menno or one of the other folks from Walking the Darkmakers Way or the Book of Visions. Not all the time. Just time to time.

Just drop a line in the comments. Thumbs up, thumbs down. (Shrugs are wishy-washy 😉

Cheers,

Lance

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