John Lennon Called Me Normal

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:04 pm

I got this advance copy today, personalized to me. Norman "Hurricane" Smith was at a 'Fest For Beatles Fans' in New Jersey this last weekend. Anyone else out there start reading this? I've been waiting a year for this release. A perfect flying companion for my week trip to Hawaii tomorrow

Aloha!

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:20 pm

Just ordered it Mike

Hadn't heard of it before you mentioned it.....thanks for the tip!

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:15 pm

Wow!

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:33 am

The book just arrived....even was signed by Norman!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:41 am

Alright!!

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:49 am

What do you think so far Mike? I'm only a couple pages into it...

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:27 pm

Honestly......I'm on a beach in Hawaii and it's tough to pull myself into a book. Just finished another book on the flight here. Now I'll get on it.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:40 pm

Life's tough, Mike, but you got to do, what you got to do

But I would be interested in knowing what folks think before I order, provided there are any copies left to purchase.

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:09 pm

It's a very interesting read so far....his style of writing is very much like speaking....more of a random style compared to other "polished" works.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:06 pm

Do you like it better than Geoff Emerick's book?

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:04 pm

A lot of people didn't like Emerick's book because of his negativity, but I figured it was his story and he had every right to report on his version. I didn't get hung up on the negative stories and I found it an enjoyable book.

...Smith comes across with much more of a sense of humor than Emerick. Smith just seems much more casual and a happier fellow. This is the first edition, and it looks like it might need a last round of editing.

NOTE: Still only a couple chapters into it though....

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:32 pm

Just finished it off. Very interesting read but very eclectic. Like if you had a tape recorder and recorded your grandpa's stories from all of his life and just transcribed them into a book...that's kind of how it reads.

But he seems like a very fascinating guy who covered so many things in his life - war pilot, hit singles in his 40's, engineering the Beatles, producing Pink Floyd, etc. I never really knew much about Smith other than some quotes here and there...so I'd say this was a good piece of the Beatles puzzle.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:43 am

Just back from Hawaii with a sizeable hamstring injury (serves me right for trying to surf again). I'll get to it now. Thanks for the heads-up, Alisha!

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:06 pm

Surfing injury? You're a bit of a renaissance man now aren't you?

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:12 pm

Very nice of you to think of me like that, Alisha. I grew up in So. Cal. (Long Beach), so the water experience. Perhaps more appropriate like a jackass........