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Talking ‘Bout My Generation Released By Chicago's Own Eckhartz Press
William J. Wagner Pens Intriguing Novel Following the Mystical Journey of Pete Townshend's Guitar!
Music-lovers, guitar-lovers and classic rock-lovers...rejoice!
You won't want to miss this fascinating and imaginative romp, chronicling the life of a guitar, and the lives it touches along the way!
The book can be pre-ordered today at Chicago's own Eckhartz Press! https://eckhartzpress.com/shop/talking-bout-my-generation/
Summary (Courtesy of Eckhartz Press)
Talking ’Bout My Generation: The Amazing Journey of Pete Townshend’s Woodstock Special is an imagining of what happened after that guitar left Townshend’s hands.
Woodstock was meant to be the pinnacle of the hippie youth movement—a moment when peace, love, and understanding would prevail—but Pete Townshend, the temperamental guitarist for "The Who", didn’t buy into any of it. Known more for smashing his guitars than preaching free love, he saw Woodstock as a festival of slop that had been marred by rain, LSD, and misguided idealism.
Yet at the end of The Who’s performance, as a brilliant sunrise broke through thick storm clouds, he couldn’t help but be caught up in the moment. Instead of reducing his guitar to splinters, he held it out like a religious offering and gently tossed it into the crowd.
Talking ’Bout My Generation: The Amazing Journey of Pete Townshend’s Woodstock Special is an imagining of what happened after that guitar left Townshend’s hands.
Over the course of three decades, the Gibson SG Special touches the lives of an array of colorful characters. The guitar is a symbol of hope, but will it survive it's amazing, sometimes harrowing journey? And will it ever be reunited with Townshend?
About the Author
William J. Wagner is an award-winning writer and editor who’s been at it for thirty-plus years, mostly in Chicago. He has written for everything from Sports Illustrated to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and also is the author of a book about the Chicago Cubs titled Wrigley Blues. In his spare time, Wagner likes to play guitar. He owns a (but not the) Gibson SG.
