U2-A Diary

Quick note that I’ll be on WXRX-FM in Rockford, Illinois, today to talk about U2 – A Diary. I’m calling in to the station at 4:00 pm CT, but don’t know if it’s a live interview or will be taped.

They have a Listen Live page if you’re interested.

Thx to Donal for letting me know that NME.com is running a 21-picture collage of fan photos taken straight from the book:

Shame they got a lot of photographers’ names wrong, but cool to see everyone’s photos like this. Thanks again to everyone who shared photos!

It has come to my attention that, in the March 1-2, 2006, diary entry, I refer to football legend Diego Maradona as “Brazilian.” He is, of course, an Argentinian football legend.

I’m Sorry, Argentina!!!!

If I ever get the chance to visit your beautiful country, I do hope you’ll still allow me in. :)

By the way, if you find any typos or errors in the book, please contact me with as much detail as possible.

As promised it’s time to give away another copy of U2 – A Diary. Ready to win?? Hope so.

October’s contest was mainly for bloggers and web site owners. I invited those folks to do a 5-question interview with me, post it on their blog/site, and then everyone voted on which interview was best. Beth M. was the winner, and she’s reading through her copy of the book now from what I understand. And enjoying it, too. :)

This month’s contest is for anyone and everyone — you don’t need a blog or web site. You just need to have a curious mind and be willing to take part in a “Community Interview.” To enter the contest, all you have to do is ask me a question about U2-A Diary in the comments of this post.

How It Works

1. You ask a question about the book in the comments of this post. You have until end-of-day next Monday, December 8. Please use your real name and correct email address so I can contact you if you win the book. (Note that comments are moderated and your question won’t appear immediately.)
2. I’ll take all the questions and combine them into a single Q&A interview, write out my answers, and post the entire Q&A as a new post on this blog.
3. At the same time, I’ll select one question as the winner and that person gets a copy of U2-A Diary.

If you’re wondering what my criteria are for the winning question … hard to say. If your question is particularly unique or challenging, that might be a winner. If it’s particularly funny, that might be a winner. My best advice is to try to avoid repeating any of the questions that were asked during the October interviews.

So … ready to try winning the book? Leave your question in the comments below and cross your fingers! I’ll approve questions as quickly as I can so they show up below.

It’s very cool and very strange to walk through my local bookstore and see my name on the side of a book. Crazy!

This is a photo from the Barnes & Noble store in Kennewick, where there are five copies ready to be bought! It’s the perfect gift for U2 fans, don’t you think? :-)

I actually had to ask the store to order these five. I live in more of a country music area, and they didn’t plan to stock the book at all. I explained that I’m the author and that I’d like to be able to send friends and family into the store to buy a copy as a gift for other U2 fans. They very kindly ordered five books right on the spot as I stood there watching.

Now hopefully these five won’t be on the shelf for too long!