MR

I've been checking out a few barnes & nobles for your book but I've had no success thus far. In fact your book isn't even in their system what's up with that? Is there anywhere else you can recommend that I can pick it up or is amazon really the only place?

Thenightbull wrote:I've been checking out a few barnes & nobles for your book but I've had no success thus far. In fact your book isn't even in their system what's up with that? Is there anywhere else you can recommend that I can pick it up or is amazon really the only place?

Hmmm . . . I doubt you'll find it on the shelf anywhere, but I know people have successfully ordered it from many different stores, and I've actually physically gone into Borders and ordered one to make sure I could, and it was fine. I know it's in the Books In Print database, which means Barnes and Noble can access it, but sometimes chain stores don't want to hassle with indy product and they lie and tell you they can't get it instead of trying to actually make an extra effort to serve your needs. So I would recommend Borders, or Amazon, or alibris.com, or abebooks.com, or Target.com. Borders is your best bet as far as ordering it from a store.

Thanks for your interest!


Sterling

Hey Sterling, I finally got my hands on your book here in Montreal from Amazon.ca. I must have been one of the last ones to get what Amazon.ca had left, because one other Canadian wasn't able to get it. Crazy.

Sterling, I just finished your book. I really loved it. So much detail. I'm going to read it again after I finish Chuck's book!

I love the way in the end the talk kind of focuses on if they will ever get back together. That part choked me up! I try NOT to think about that because I doubt it will ever happen and I don't want to get my hopes up and then be let down. But the thought of it happening always gets me really emotional. Those 3 voices just BELONG together. I don't care what anyone says. I know we have been told (conditioned) our whole lives to say that the Beattles or the Stones or Led Zeppelin are the best bands ever. Some people truley feel that way on their own. I do not.
To my Ears, Styx is the best sounding band ever. And it was great to finally be able to read about what went on behind the scenes.

Thanks for a great book!
Jimmy

MtlLady wrote:Hey Sterling, I finally got my hands on your book here in Montreal from Amazon.ca. I must have been one of the last ones to get what Amazon.ca had left, because one other Canadian wasn't able to get it. Crazy.

I have tried and tried to get them to understand that there is a real market in Canada and that they need to stock more, but so far they have been very reluctant for whatever reason. The good news is I will be selling some myself soon and hopefully will be able to sell directly to Canada.

Thanks, hope you enjoy the book.


Sterling

cittadeeno23 wrote:Sterling, I just finished your book. I really loved it. So much detail. I'm going to read it again after I finish Chuck's book!

I love the way in the end the talk kind of focuses on if they will ever get back together. That part choked me up! I try NOT to think about that because I doubt it will ever happen and I don't want to get my hopes up and then be let down. But the thought of it happening always gets me really emotional. Those 3 voices just BELONG together. I don't care what anyone says. I know we have been told (conditioned) our whole lives to say that the Beattles or the Stones or Led Zeppelin are the best bands ever. Some people truley feel that way on their own. I do not.
To my Ears, Styx is the best sounding band ever. And it was great to finally be able to read about what went on behind the scenes.

Thanks for a great book!
Jimmy

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the book. An awful lot of work went into it. I wanted to end on that note because it is, for better or worse, the main question that Styx fans ask me all the time. I bet fully 75% of my e-mails have some permutation of, "When will Dennis be back in Styx?" As you can see from the book, the people that know the guys well don't rule it out. And of course, we're already seeing the slow, slow re-arranging of positions from some of the band members in public. In the end I believe Dennis and Tommy will be together again at some point, playing the music of Styx. Whether they will be able to call it Styx, and who else might be with them, and how long it will last . . . that's all up for grabs, LOL.

Thanks, I hope all is well.



Sterling

Rockwriter wrote:

cittadeeno23 wrote:Sterling, I just finished your book. I really loved it. So much detail. I'm going to read it again after I finish Chuck's book!

I love the way in the end the talk kind of focuses on if they will ever get back together. That part choked me up! I try NOT to think about that because I doubt it will ever happen and I don't want to get my hopes up and then be let down. But the thought of it happening always gets me really emotional. Those 3 voices just BELONG together. I don't care what anyone says. I know we have been told (conditioned) our whole lives to say that the Beattles or the Stones or Led Zeppelin are the best bands ever. Some people truley feel that way on their own. I do not.
To my Ears, Styx is the best sounding band ever. And it was great to finally be able to read about what went on behind the scenes.

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the book. An awful lot of work went into it. I wanted to end on that note because it is, for better or worse, the main question that Styx fans ask me all the time. I bet fully 75% of my e-mails have some permutation of, "When will Dennis be back in Styx?" As you can see from the book, the people that know the guys well don't rule it out. And of course, we're already seeing the slow, slow re-arranging of positions from some of the band members in public. In the end I believe Dennis and Tommy will be together again at some point, playing the music of Styx. Whether they will be able to call it Styx, and who else might be with them, and how long it will last . . . that's all up for grabs, LOL.

Can you imagine the emails that Tommy gets on myspace asking this very thing? LOL (God, help him)

I agree that sometime in the future (likely distant future), we will see SOME kind of reunion in SOME form. Personally, if it happens, I will be happy for them and will likely go to see it, as long as it's a doable travel expense. But if it never happens, I'll be ok with that too. I'm content to have all parties putting out music or bringing their live music to me. I've always said that I was thrilled to have Damn Yankees and Styx touring and releasing albums because I got twice the fix. It sure beats nothing.

Jimmy, I agree that Styx is thebest sounding band around (although I am a huge Beatles and Pink Floyd fan). I thought DDY, JY and TS sounded great together too. I disagree that they actually BELONG together (had you said "belongED" I'd go along with it) due to the fact that all musicians need change or they stagnate. Doesn't mean it won't ever happen again, just means I think shit happens, and sometimes staying together is a bit like forcing square pegs into round holes, which hardly qualifies as being "meant to be," IMO. Time will tell on this one, but I wouldn't go on a hunger strike until it happens or anything.

Rockwriter wrote:

cittadeeno23 wrote:Sterling, I just finished your book. I really loved it. So much detail. I'm going to read it again after I finish Chuck's book!

I love the way in the end the talk kind of focuses on if they will ever get back together. That part choked me up! I try NOT to think about that because I doubt it will ever happen and I don't want to get my hopes up and then be let down. But the thought of it happening always gets me really emotional. Those 3 voices just BELONG together. I don't care what anyone says. I know we have been told (conditioned) our whole lives to say that the Beattles or the Stones or Led Zeppelin are the best bands ever. Some people truley feel that way on their own. I do not.
To my Ears, Styx is the best sounding band ever. And it was great to finally be able to read about what went on behind the scenes.

Thanks for a great book!
Jimmy

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the book. An awful lot of work went into it. I wanted to end on that note because it is, for better or worse, the main question that Styx fans ask me all the time. I bet fully 75% of my e-mails have some permutation of, "When will Dennis be back in Styx?" As you can see from the book, the people that know the guys well don't rule it out. And of course, we're already seeing the slow, slow re-arranging of positions from some of the band members in public. In the end I believe Dennis and Tommy will be together again at some point, playing the music of Styx. Whether they will be able to call it Styx, and who else might be with them, and how long it will last . . . that's all up for grabs, LOL.

Thanks, I hope all is well.



Sterling

A few months ago someone posted to youtube Tommy's deadly zens tour, including the Chicago date. I had never seen these clips before. Dennis showed up and sang a few songs with Tommy in Chicago. It was one guitar and 2 guys singing the harmony parts. Seeing that made me think that these guys may in fact get back together one day. The harmonies were dead on and their voices complimented each other. They both seemed so at home singing unplugged.

Zan wrote:

Rockwriter wrote:

cittadeeno23 wrote:Sterling, I just finished your book. I really loved it. So much detail. I'm going to read it again after I finish Chuck's book!

I love the way in the end the talk kind of focuses on if they will ever get back together. That part choked me up! I try NOT to think about that because I doubt it will ever happen and I don't want to get my hopes up and then be let down. But the thought of it happening always gets me really emotional. Those 3 voices just BELONG together. I don't care what anyone says. I know we have been told (conditioned) our whole lives to say that the Beattles or the Stones or Led Zeppelin are the best bands ever. Some people truley feel that way on their own. I do not.
To my Ears, Styx is the best sounding band ever. And it was great to finally be able to read about what went on behind the scenes.

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the book. An awful lot of work went into it. I wanted to end on that note because it is, for better or worse, the main question that Styx fans ask me all the time. I bet fully 75% of my e-mails have some permutation of, "When will Dennis be back in Styx?" As you can see from the book, the people that know the guys well don't rule it out. And of course, we're already seeing the slow, slow re-arranging of positions from some of the band members in public. In the end I believe Dennis and Tommy will be together again at some point, playing the music of Styx. Whether they will be able to call it Styx, and who else might be with them, and how long it will last . . . that's all up for grabs, LOL.

Can you imagine the emails that Tommy gets on myspace asking this very thing? LOL (God, help him)

I agree that sometime in the future (likely distant future), we will see SOME kind of reunion in SOME form. Personally, if it happens, I will be happy for them and will likely go to see it, as long as it's a doable travel expense. But if it never happens, I'll be ok with that too. I'm content to have all parties putting out music or bringing their live music to me. I've always said that I was thrilled to have Damn Yankees and Styx touring and releasing albums because I got twice the fix. It sure beats nothing.

Jimmy, I agree that Styx is thebest sounding band around (although I am a huge Beatles and Pink Floyd fan). I thought DDY, JY and TS sounded great together too. I disagree that they actually BELONG together (had you said "belongED" I'd go along with it) due to the fact that all musicians need change or they stagnate. Doesn't mean it won't ever happen again, just means I think shit happens, and sometimes staying together is a bit like forcing square pegs into round holes, which hardly qualifies as being "meant to be," IMO. Time will tell on this one, but I wouldn't go on a hunger strike until it happens or anything.

Well put! I have to admit, I have spent so much time on Styx that I am absolutely sick to death of it at the moment, and have not been listening to any of the music from anybody involved for quite some time. Not because of any bad experiences or anything, just simple overexposure. Right now Styx is a job to me, keeping track of what it is doing is simply part of the promotional phase of my book, or I wouldn't even be doing it. But when this project is over and I move on to whatever's next, I'll drift back into listening more and appreciating it more. But it's not life or death, and it shouldn't be. There have been times when I was completely out of touch with Styx fandom for years and years at a stretch. In fact, I didn't know Dennis was out of Styx until right before Behind The Music aired, LOL. I missed a good chunk of World War Three, and when I did get back into Styx fandom I kinda looked at it like, "My God, what is wrong with some of these people?" People were tearing into people that used to be their "friends" (I say that in quotes because if you are willing to attack someone over a rock band, you are not a real friend to them). The whole thing was absolutely bizarre. The fact that it's going on still so many years later . . . well, whatever. To me, I can shrug it all off, enjoy what I enjoy, and not listen to the rest.


Sterling

Yeah, we can get a little emotional about the whole Styx Dilema. But they are only a rock band and we need to remember that! It was great having them together in 1996/97, but I have enjoyed Dennis' solo show and the Tommy/JY band too.
I can understand Sterling needing a break for a while. That book was LONG and I'm sure you worked really hard on it. But you did a good job, and if you ever get the chance to do that Van Halen book (God knows what's going to happen with them!) then I will buy that book too.
I'm happy with Mikey and Sammy touring together, but a full reunion with Dave and Eddy would probably be much better for you as far as writing a book about them.

As far as a Styx reunion, I don't think I would want one if they all still couldn't stand each other. If they could sit down and talk through their differences, and work TOGETHER again like they did on thier best albums, then that would be great. One more new album (written as a team) and one more tour, and then fade into the sunset would be awesome.

But I also will not be holding my breath!!

Jimmy

cittadeeno23 wrote:Yeah, we can get a little emotional about the whole Styx Dilema. But they are only a rock band and we need to remember that! It was great having them together in 1996/97, but I have enjoyed Dennis' solo show and the Tommy/JY band too.
I can understand Sterling needing a break for a while. That book was LONG and I'm sure you worked really hard on it. But you did a good job, and if you ever get the chance to do that Van Halen book (God knows what's going to happen with them!) then I will buy that book too.
I'm happy with Mikey and Sammy touring together, but a full reunion with Dave and Eddy would probably be much better for you as far as writing a book about them.

As far as a Styx reunion, I don't think I would want one if they all still couldn't stand each other. If they could sit down and talk through their differences, and work TOGETHER again like they did on thier best albums, then that would be great. One more new album (written as a team) and one more tour, and then fade into the sunset would be awesome.

But I also will not be holding my breath!!



Jimmy

I really think there will be another tour w/Dennis at some point, perhaps sooner than some might think. But as far as a studio album, I just don't see that. I really don't. I see a tour, and then wallking away. Then again, these guys are a surprise a minute, so who knows? LOL.


Sterling