RedM Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Does anyone on here work with rare and/or out of print books? Do you know anyone who does? I've been searching for a book for years and have hit dead-end after dead-end. I'm after a book called Three Legged Race by Dan Omahony. It may have been published by Bad Man Publishing and probably doesn't have an ISBN. Omahony was/is the singer in a number of US (west coast) hardcore punk bands. No For An Answer, 411, Speak 7:14 etc. He has a second book called Four Letter World. I've been searching for this book for about seven or eight years, I am in touch with many 'book-finders' but to date the closest I've gotten is the possibilty that he was working in a music store in San Francisco. Couldn't really afford to go ringing all of them. The guy is likely to not have email either. So, anyone? Any ex punks who might know him? Long shots, always long shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 if serious my cousin is just winding down his business, as a bookseller! He's done it for years. Can ask him if you want mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Tom, Please do. I've honestly tried just about every avenue I can think of. Any lead is a possibility. Cheers chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Has it got a treasure map in it or is it just really good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 The guy was kind of a hero of mine back in the day. Got pretty much every record by every band he was in. Don't have this book though. TBH, it's a very thin book, it's not going to be so great that the years of looking will be worthwhile but I want to find a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Hey Martin, are you familiar with a band called Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Not really. I've definitely heard some of their music but I've not owned anything by them. May I ask why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 May I ask why? I work with their old lead singer, he's one of the manager chaps at work - quite amusing to compare the on stage and the 'in office' versions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 Wow, that's must be really odd. Imagine if you'd been a fan and were humming one of their songs the first time you met him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 My partner spends a lot of time on the net and signed up to one of those sites where you list a bunch of things you want to do and people try and help you out. One of her aims was to get me a copy of this book. Some months went by and then, back in October, out of the blue, a woman in Seattle, USA claiming to know the author replies saying that she has a copy and will send it to us. So we send her our adress and then nothing. Until today that is until today. A little box with a book in it. Mint condition too and she gets a thank you from the author on the last page too. I was floored. We'd given up hope, believing her to be one of those internet weirdos who do things like this for the attention. My seven-eight year search is over. I'm off to read it. Bye!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 now thats cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 She wouldn't take any payment either. Just doing it out of pure kindness. My 'faith in humanity' bar is topping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 My 'faith in humanity' bar is topping up. has it gone up past the 'min' mark yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 She wouldn't take any payment either. Just doing it out of pure kindness. My 'faith in humanity' bar is topping up. Do you like Americans now then Martin? Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 That's a lush story mate.... nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 This isn't a wind up is it Martin?? After what you said to me last night on the forum?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Do you like Americans now then Martin? Gaz. I've always liked anyone that isn't close-minded, can step back and laugh at themselves and has a dose of humility. A great many Americans have that, a great many don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 This isn't a wind up is it Martin?? After what you said to me last night on the forum?? http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7576/bookia1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 That's a nice story. What site did she use to get it? I always need obscure records and info on musicians etc from the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 It's called 43things but it's not really for finding purchases. It's more along the lines of I want to go back to school, I want to travel, I want to learn to skydive.... That sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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