Freaks, Mis-shapes, Weeds - The Book

[weej]

Launching on Thursday

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesmerrington/freaks-mis-shapes-weeds

If this is successful, I'll be taking six months off to write it. If not, problems.

[hawalius1]

I was just reading the blog the other day, wishing there would be more. Fantastic news!

Love the spooky Pulp ambience...

[eamonn]

Brilliant, really hope this gets off the ground. Your writing on the blog is so good, for me on a par with Chris O'Leary's Bowie blogs/books.

And you've made a song-length track out of The Tones Of Evil! If that's not worth £20...

[scottfrazer]

Hope this takes off for you mate

[weej]

Ok everyone, it's live!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesmerrington/freaks-mis-shapes-weeds

Apologies in advance for my constant spamming of this over the next 30 days, maybe you can help out with the spamming?

[eamonn]

It's a lofty target! Gonna need big endorsement (would Jarvis make a post on Insta?) & targeting (maybe the Feeling Called Live mailing list /those who have signed the WLL deluxe petition)?

[Sr. Helvetica]

I'm in! Good luck, James, hope this adventure ends with a (long awaited) book in my mail box!

[weej]

Need to make a big target to make it worth taking six months off work! But obviously going to spend my next 30 days sending to every media outlet I can think of.

[weej]

We're on 4% so far, which isn't on track but considering it hasn't yet had any media coverage, I'm still optimistic.

[eamonn]

Just donated this evening. Best of luck.

[weej]

I'm putting up sample videos, here's the first one on Deep Fried In Kelvin. Please share widely!

[Sr. Helvetica]

Come on! Stucked in 40 sponsors, seriously? After being stucked in "Underwear"  in Weej's blog for more than 10 years, precisely when Pulp songs were reaching perfection? 

[weener]

Thank you for the prod!

[weej]

Thank you both!

Even if I don't hit the target (unlikely unless I can get some form of media coverage or get the band behind it, neither of which currently look like happening) having a reasonable amount of support could show a publisher or an agent that it's a viable thing to buy.

[weej]

I've put up these short films of Blue Glow, Mark of The Devil, Don't You Want Me Anymore, Deep Fried In Kelvin and Underwear

Nine days left - if you haven't signed up then time is running out! (And let's be honest here, it's unlikely to meet the target so you likely wouldn't actually be paying anything)

[lucyduck]

@weej I knew your blog, but never spent much time discovering every song. Sorry. Honestly, I prefer reading book instead of blog.
Just watched the videos and signed up. I hope this book gets published; then I can have it on hand while listening to the music. 

[eamonn]

There are a lot of music communities on Facebook with thousands of followers - might be worth joining and posting (Scotland's Turntable -c80k, Best Indie Albums Ever c45k), Ed Buller and no doubt other bigwigs hover in those parts.