Post by bluecamel on Jun 13, 2014 11:21:58 GMT
At last the News: …..
I said that I would update you once able regarding our book “Bright Lights Dark Days” and as promised here is the latest
The book is now available in all eBook formats – Kindle Kobo iBook Nook etc.
www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Lights-Dark-Days-Gayner-ebook/dp/B00KT1GULI/ref=tmm_kin_title_0/280-4359755-6514021
www.whsmith.co.uk/products/bright-lights-dark-days-yesterday-once-more/product/9783844296563
Hooray for Hollywood:
We are working with film producer Gary Smith CEO of Blue Ocean Media, Gary’s latest movie the $10 million production of “10 Things I Hate About Life” is just about to be released in the states.
British Actor/Director Noel Clarke has been tipped to direct and star as the flamboyant music promoter “Barry Sullivan”
Artz Channel Special:
We have just completed filming a special interview/documentary on location in Bristol at the retro [1970’s theme] night club “Rewind” Corn Street BS1 – which will be screened via cable and social media late summer/Autumn 2014
Live rumour:
Just to quash the rumour that myself and original band members featured in the book, are planning a special one off live gig at the Colston Hall in Bristol – NO [This was started by an agent and I have no such plans].
Thanx:..
Can I just say a BIG thankyou to all those who have sent us personnel messages regarding the book and the praise that you have heaped upon our story, special thanx to Angas who posted an article recently promoting “Bright Lights” - you’re kind words helped us keep going when things were getting heavy.
Funny Story:
We were in a meeting with 4 members of an all American film production team, and while discussing the book and its content, we were asked “What is a Gas Head? And “Are Bristol Rovers a rambling association”?
And there I was imagining a wide screen shot of 40,000 gas heads singing Irene goodnight, and they saw a bunch of ramblers sat around a camp fire with sausages in hand ….. Oh dear!
For those who missed our original post late last year – What’s it all about?
Latest Artz Channel review:
‘Bright Lights Dark Days’
A Powerful True Story Set In The Music Scene Of The 1970s.
Gary G was a member of ‘Jack’, a successful pop band from Bristol. In 1977 music agent Barry Sullivan took the band to London, promising to make them national stars under the name of ‘The National Smile Band’. This is a story of youthful ambition, of hopes raised and ultimately dashed, and the fickle world of pop. Funny, wistful, nostalgic and sad this true story is a gripping read as the fortunes of the band rise and fall, to a stunning conclusion.
‘Bright Lights Dark Days’ tells the true story of five school friends from working class Bristol who want the fame, riches and adulation of pop stars. Self-taught musicians they find success on the local pub and club scene before being spotted by London’s leading music agent. What follows is a roller coaster ride as the band’s ambitions seem near to fulfilment only to recede again. With a strong cast of characters that includes household names such as Paul McCartney and Freddie Mercury, the book describes the glamorous but seedy pop world of 1970s London. But it is really about the hopes and ambitions of starry-eyed youth, dashed by a cynical world.
Band member Gary G has been driven to tell this extraordinary story. It will appeal to anyone who can remember the 1970s, to those interested in the music scene, but above all to anyone who loves to be gripped by a good read. This is no gilded, happy, recollection. Although light-hearted at times Gary is brutally honest about his feelings as deceit followed flattery, as relationships fell apart under the strain, and as his eyes were opened to a world that, in his youthful naivety, he did not know existed. This unvarnished, open-hearted, honesty makes ‘Bright Light Dark Days’ a powerful as well as an entertaining read.
‘The beauty of Bright Lights Dark Days is the attention to detail. Some of the descriptions are breath-taking. I laughed and cried in equal measures and was totally engrossed by the content of the story. Some of the scenes are almost Dickensian as you slip between light and shade, and each new chapter builds on the last so you find yourself eagerly asking…..what happens next?’ Susan Wright
‘Bright Lights Dark Days’ by T.G. Gayner is available via Amazon & all good book stores
