MARK LEWISOHN UPDATE on Volume 2 of All These Years |
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Mark Lewisohn gives updates on when we can expect Volume 2 of All These Years, his expansive Beatles biography.
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'Thanks for sticking up for Mark. This is important work and should not be rushed.
People have no fucking patience these days. It takes time to research ANY non-fiction book, much more such an important historical series. Let’s see which of the moaners could even write one page of what he’s doing...ain’t happening. He should take as long as it takes and they can buy it when it does surface or buy something else of lesser and immediate availability.
He won’t finish this - He is not a writer really - he is a glorified researcher at best but struggles with writing - my take and prediction will be by mid 2025 there will be a co-author brought in to finish the books because he won’t able to. He is not a music theory or has any kind of chops in music theory - he will struggle to finish the most important aspect of the history which is the music theory- i wish him well - The Beatle recording sessions was a cut and paste job that is hardly even comprehensive - What we ask of Lewisohn is not to do this yourself - He is a fool for thinking he can do it all by himself working 15 hour days - that’s ridiculous -
Most of the 1st hand sources are dead. Neil aspinall was last one. Books will suffer due to that. Sadly. If you were 30 in 1963. You are nearly 90 now and most likely dead or feeble minded. Two surviving Beatles are worthless as sources conflicted memory
@@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879 What he needs is helper who is a McCartney fan to even out his anti-Paul perspective, and also someone who's a good writer and can make emotional connections because Tune In volume 1 made some pretty ??? emotional deductions.
@@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879 "He (Mark Lewisohn) is not a music theory..."
Correct, Mark Lewisohn is absolutely not "a music theory"; he is, rather, a successful author and an expert on The Beatles. And why do you think "music theory" is the most important aspect of the story of The Beatles? It sure wasn't important to THEM. They could not have cared less about plagal cadences or the like. In all likelihood, it's probably the DULLEST aspect of their story.
Mark, take as long as you need. The Kim Bennett story and George Martin revelation in Tune In literally had this Beatlemaniac's jaw dropping. The Beatles themselves would not have known these secrets of their success. Thanks for such a huge undertaking. I can wait.
Those two stories alone are worth the cost of the book and there are dozens more in Volume One alone. Mark will appreciate your support!
“When this came out in 2013, I didn’t know it was coming”. I had the extraordinary privilege of meeting Mark in a completely random situation, and when I realised who he was, we chatted for a bit and he revealed to me that “something very major” was coming soon. Mind blown!
"When is Volume Two coming out?" = "Will The Beatles ever get back together"... the question everyone wanted answering. That's the power of The Beatles.
Your second comment, remember when a guy in NYC asked John Lennon that and I think his answer was "when you go back to high school" LOL.
Oh man, until the next book comes out I won't know what happened to the Beatles!
Well, at least I can tell you they made it well 😀
@@lovestreaming They havent made an album for quite a while
I think the Beatles broke up!
You don't climb Everest unprepared.... and that takes a lot of time. Thanks for the great work you both produce!
Met Mark at a 'Beatles Related Event at Abbey Road' about..7 years ago now (a story in itself..). Mind blown when he did a talk - the man's a genius. Got to chat to him (in Abbey Road Studio 3..) - he was super lovely. When I asked him about Vol. 2 his wife who was stood with him, groaned and rolled her eyes:) Ha! This was 7 years ago...!!! I mean... I can't wait but I know I'll have to!! Bless him.
Hey Matt. A nice topic to cover would be the volume 1 edition of "Tune In". I have the audio book by Mark and it's tremendous. I'm sure I've listened to it 3 times through. He covers so much ground, it's a real joy to listen to it and learn. I'm sure many fans out there have never read it or listened to the audio book. It's historic!
That's a good idea. I assumed that huge Beatle fans would already have it. I would like to listen to the audio version. I like his voice.
@@popgoesthe60s52 It's Narrated by: Clive Mantle. It's very informative and entertaining. I could send you a clip through Facebook. I was thinking of you doing a review of the book.
Probably is not the unabridged (1700page) version?
Thanks for the thorough update! Can't wait to read vol. 2.
This is a great video, thanks!
Jonathan thank you. More to come!
Listened to the audiobook in 2014...over 43 hours. Listened to it again a few years ago. I plan to listen to it again just before the 2nd volume gets released. I know it's a long wait, but it will be worth it. I just hope it won't be 10 years between volumes 2 and 3 I'll be in my late 70's by then.
Give Mark as long as he needs. Take another five years. The major players are in their eighties and he has one chance to get the story right for prosperity.
Agreed! If I never read vols. 2 or 3, he has given me a new way to think about the Beatles which by itself has great value to me.
Also agreed. The Beatles’ story has been told 1000 times by guys who rely upon the (Usually) faulty reports and errors of some News reporter or media guy who got it wrong in the sixties. Lewishon is a true historian and reports the facts as evidenced by primary sources including the studio logs, notes, eyewitness accounts and actual contracts and documents. Historically this is monumental to anyone studying the impact of the Beatles 100 years from now.
@@65TossTrap Yes, for proper historical recording, its generally accepted that more reliable retelling begins at the 50 year mark which is finally where we are now. More to come!
He missed Neil. The most important one
It is tough waiting so long...loved Vol. I.
I'll be reviewing some other great Beatle books that are essential and will help with our long wait. Stay tuned!
Can’t wait..
I can add something to this for those that are anxious that Mark is not going to deliver. I sat down with Mark and his wife in 2014, after he spoke at my aunt's funeral. I think the extended edition of the first volume of Tune-in had just come out. We didn't talk much about the Beatles, but we did talk a bit about life and death. He had been shocked to hear that my Dad had died suddenly the previous year (he had known my Mum from when they were kids), and it seemed to me like he had just had that moment where he thought "People do just drop dead at my age". I remember him saying words to the effect of "It has taken me ten years to write the first volume of this book, if I carry on at this rate I might not live to complete it", like the thought had not even occurred to him at that point. I got the impression that he was focused on bringing the project to completion within the spec of being the most comprehensive written work on the Beatles that will ever be made, and that he really felt a duty to do it. One thing I can tell you about this guy that people in my own family have told me - he is fastidious and methodical. He is going to do his absolutely best to deliver these books as he envisions them with minimum concessions to made to the reality of mortality. The driving motivation of these books is to leave absolutely nothing on the cutting room floor. If it doesn't happen because he gets sick or whatever, it will not happen, but he is not likely to deliver these books half baked. I think they will either arrive complete or as near to complete as possible, or they will not arrive.
Thank you for the great account of that conversation! I do believe Mark Lewisohn has all the strength, drive, determination, and duty to bring this in for a landing, health permitting. I've thought about losing him too and potentially not reading volumes 2 & 3. But I'm ok with that because his work on the first volume was so strong that I began to think differently about the Beatles; that the work could be continued in some ways with similar methods by others. He is leaving an extremely valuable legacy! Thanks again, Rob for sharing this.
It's nice to know he's working on part 3 at the same time as part 2. I was beginning to think we'd never see part 3.
I can somewhat understand the frustration. A lot of first generation Beatles fans are in their 70s and waiting a few more years that they may not even have can be frustrating. However, I have just begun reading volume one on audible and am blown away by the detail. So for myself as a third generation Beatles fan (born in 1997) I hope he takes as much time as possible to make as comprehensive of a book as he can.
I know I have the advantage of youth (I'm 28) for waiting, but even if I were much older, I would think we should not be so harsh towards Mark. He has dedicated a lot of love and time towards the first installment and it was fantastic. It had some very amazing revelations too that dispelled age old myths that are part of The Beatles lexicon. If the other volumes show the same care, these will be the most definitive work on The Beatles for all time excluding a time traveler stalking all four Beatles for their entire career.
Incidentally, I wonder if the next two installments will also have special 2-volume extended editions like Tune In?
Thank you for the comment. Mark has said he expects the total page count to be over 7,000 soI imagine Vols 2 & 3 will get the expanded editions. No matter how young we are, there are no guarantees we get to read volume 2, let alone three! I will be doing videos covering other current authors who have written some excellent material that I find to be as essential as Mark Lewisohn's. Stay tuned.
Pop Goes the 60s I just discovered your channel and look forward to hearing who you consider musts. I certainly have my musts as well but am always willing to hear about a new book.
1. It’s very sad that some people say that they fear they won’t be able to live to see the next volumes published
2. I very very much hope that Mark Lewisohn stays in good health and doesn’t get burnt out on the work
3. With those two things considered, I say let it take exactly as much time as it needs. The first volume is positively amazing, and that is due to Mark’s unbelievable work ethic and attention to detail.
I am expecting Volume 2 out in 2023, which will be another ground breaker!
Hey Mark! We ain't getting any younger.
I bought the expanded version of the first book but I am not going to read it until I have volume 2 and possibly volume 3 as well. I just want to dive into all of it in one shot.
I bought the unabridged version and began reading it when it dawned on me how long of a wait we'd have for vol 2. It's a worthy read, virtually an entirely new book which is a consolation for those of us who've felt compelled to read the two versions back-to-back lol.
What needs to be understood is the task he's taking on cannot be compared to someone who is recording an album, using their songwriting skills and their proficiency on their musical instruments to record and complete the process they have previously done several times. This project involves a tremendous of research that requires an unknown and unpredictable amount of time to gather, organize and begin writing something that might end up leading him to search for things he had no way of knowing would be required and cause additional searches for who knows how long. Give him credit for wanting and needing to be sure he will deliver a quality product.
Beatles fans trust Mark Lewisohn
Be-Atles fan, impatient with Mr Lewisohn's progress? Hey write your own instead...I'll lend you the crayons.
Since he's doing some work towards Vol 3 simultaneously with Vol 2 maybe there won't be as much of a wait between 2 & 3 as there is between 1 & 2. Of course, a lot of us are going to be dead.
I hope that is true! In the meantime, I will keep featuring topics Mark no doubt will be including in volumes 2 & 3. Stay tuned!
The Beatles' contributions to (British) culture, and music are immeasurable, all the UK entertainment I enjoy like Hawkwind and Ian Dury I even think the Beatles were in a Dr Who episode? Is Lewisohn objective, or fawning? Dave Thompson is a wonderful music journalist, who imbues his work with passion and detailed trivia, I'd never read his bias, eek out. Did you ever rock a Beatles' haircut?
I'm in my early fifties and I don't believe I'll ever get to see Mark Lewisohn's third volume. I won't live that long enough. I suspect Volume 2 will be so big, it'll require the remainder of my life to digest. I'll never live to read the true story of "Get Back" (the project, not the song) or any of the fascinating things that occurred in 1967 (John arriving for a Beatles session at Abbey Road, totally out of his head on LSD is just one story which I wish I could read the Lewisohn telling of.
Check out "Get Back: The Unauthorized Chronicle of the Beatles' " Let It Be" Disaster by Doug Sulpy and Ray Schweighardt (I'll be reviewing soon). It describes the Get Back sessions day by day - all based on the bootleg recordings of the sessions. Quite reveling. I'll be focusing on some other excellent writers that rival Lewisohn's objectivity so stay tuned!
I want a re-release of the mono box set. They’re going for $2k now!
I understand.
I know he is very into accuracy, detail and research. From what I've read, he does a lot of his research through personal interviews. The problem with this going longer and longer is every day, month and year that passes by, those people he would want to interview are not getting any younger. Mark is 64 but the Beatles themselves and their peers are ~80. Big difference in health between 64 and 80 for the most part.
His most important research is not from interviews at all but from documentation. That is what made his work so ground breaking. Many of the interviews he conducted are from the 1980s and 1990s so at least the subjects were much younger then.
There’s no news here. Mark has said in many interviews he is thoroughly researching Beatle years 1963 to 1966 and he does not have a release date planned anytime soon.
Valid comment. Although Mark's tweet is, by definition news and his updated website is newsworthy, I would add that neither are groundbreaking.
I agree about the long wait for the new episode 2. I'm retired and in my time frame I don't have these 10-year blocks to wait for the next Beatles books--at least I don't think I do! But, we are closing in on the best volume, volume 2 of "Tune In." That is The Beatles at their supreme paramount pinnacle in my estimation, like when Hollywood got ahold of them for HELP! That was the classic Beatles look in my estimation. A bit more grown up, not mop-tops and not the psychedelic versions. This was their limit. I will buy Volume 2 immediately--that's the one I want. Volume 3 however will be nothing but lawsuits, fights and so on. I have no interest in watching that dream dissolve.
Same I'm in my mid 60s and am beginning to despair that I won't live long enough to read part 3. I am gratified, however, to hear that Mr Lewisohn is working on books 2 & 3 simultaneously...
@@slowuncle Yeah, and Lewisohn is our age to boot!
One of those "sometime before I die" e mails was mine, I'm afraid. I'm still in withdrawal Two of my old bandmates have read my copy. We're all climbing the drapes for number two. I personally think two and three should be published together ... five thousand pages tomorrow!
I can understand the anxiety. I have received several comments stating the same feelings so I am attempting to offer commentary and reviews of books that use historical method that tells a reliable account of the 1963-1970 Beatles with the same historical way Lewisohn does. Stay tuned!
He said a 30+ year project. Did you get that?
Wow!
I get all of this. I am just hoping that this suggestion somehow makes it back to Mark, because this is something that he can easily do. I am sure that if we get an extended edition of Volume 2, it will be close to 2000 pages. Certainly he has finished at least one chapter or two. Why not release Chapter One, or at least part of it, in advance? Just put it on his website. I don't know - charge a dollar for it for charity. A bit of a teaser. A year later - put out Chapter 2 in the same way. Heck, just give us some footnotes, or some new facts - something interesting to tie us over. That way he might bet a bit less bothered. And I think we all agree we don't really want him to be rushed on this great project.
He will be getting some of this positive feedback from me so it hopefully balances some of the bad. He said the writing of volume II will be 5 times as difficult I imagine because of all the happenings going on concurrently, it would be hard to not complete and then piece-meal it. I will have updates on this channel on subjects he has researched for Vols I & II. Check this one out and let know your thoughts: ua-cam.com/video/b5Cj5eG6JQU/v-deo.html
Baby: Have you listened to the podcasts he's posted on his youtube-channel? There are some teasers there, new facts etc. He's identified Mean Mr. Mustard (it's an actual person). And there were some interesting revelations on the tape of the Apple boardroom meeting from September 1969: "Abbey Road" wasn't planned to be their last album ('cause they were already talking about the next one (not "Let It Be")), etc. etc.
After all three volumes are out I would like to see a filmmaker film the entire series from the first page of the first volume to the last page of the last volume all of it. I don't know how this would come out as it couldn't be a single movie but a series of movies what might be better would be a TV series the problem with TV is it tends to be like TV and somehow not as special as something that comes out in a movie format so if it was on TV it would have to be up to 'ramming speed' so to speak.
I thought volume 1 was the best book on The Beatles; I will undoubtedly enjoy volumes 2 & 3 (if I live long enough) but I know how it ends
It burns my bacon when fans get mad at people for taking the time they need to work on follow ups. It’s silly.
I'm sure someone out there is collection all editions of McCartney III
If people r looking for a reason to look after their health, this could be it, the unveiling of volume two of the Lewisohn work
I’m really hoping that I get to read the second instalment before my life expires. Dear Mark, if you’re reading this, thank you for at least trying to set the record straight. It really is appreciated. The work is all that matters. Tempus fugit.
Yes I hope I am around too, though there are no guarantees. Thanks for the comment and I'll have you know that Mark did watch this video as I have had some minor email correspondence with him. I hope he watches more of Pop Goes the 60s!
i am in the same situation...i think i won't live for sure to volume #3 given my health...but i got to see Paul in concert last summer what a thrill!
@@Andy-ty2ni Hang in there Andy - time has a way of moving fast and volume two will be here before you know it! I'll be posting more Mark Lewisohn research on this channel that will focus on his work for volumes 2 and 3. I've been collecting his many interviews over the last 4-5 years. Here are 2 I've done already... not much but it gives a glimpse of his work on volume 3.
ua-cam.com/video/gSpYkATtPsk/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/b5Cj5eG6JQU/v-deo.html
And here we are in 2024.
Matt, I believe I've stumped Mr. Lewisohn!
In "The Complete Beatles Chronicle" Mr. Lewisohn did not mention when and where The Beatles filmed the "All Together Now" clip at the end of the "Yellow Submarine" movie.
All I can say for sure is that it was filmed when The Beatles returned from India in March,1968.
John's hair is longer and parted in the middle and Ringo is sporting a moustache.
Exactly when and where were The Beatles filmed?
That is a question I can’t answer either!
@@popgoesthe60s52
John Lennon demeanor changed dramatically between the "All Together Now" video and the May 14,1968 Press Conference Lennon who was an arrogant and acerbic gum chomping jerk attacking the press who were simply doing there job.
I believe John was doing Heroin and needed a fix.
@@raulmacias1311 oh no. I may have read it already, hopefully you can send a recap? I’m traveling at the moment and I’m behind on my comments!
@@popgoesthe60s52
Hello Matt,
I was watching the "Yellow Submarine" "Special Features" portion of the DVD earlier tonight and frustratingly, under the heading "Behind The Scenes Photos" there are stills featured which were taken at the "All Together Now" Video shoot but no date is given!
John looks healthy and seems to have gained some weight.
There are a few other photos featured which were taken a few months earlier in November, 1967 at the TV Animation Studio in Soho, London.
Again, a couple of months later, the John Lennon at the May 14,1968 press conference is skinny, belligerent and acerbic chomping on his gum berating the reporters with flippant comments.
I believe John was doing Heroin and needed fix!
@@popgoesthe60s52
Hello Matt,
I've found the date on the Yellow Submarine video insert of "All Together Now".
The date was January 25,1968.
I got that date from "Elena The Beatles Photos"!
Elena uploaded fascinating stills taken at the video shoot!
Elena is from the Ukraine and I just don't know how she does it!
She's got an extensive archive of pics!
What throws me off though, is the fact that John is wearing long hair parted in the middle and "mutton chop" sideburns and Ringo is wearing a moustache during the "Yellow Submarine" insert shoot.
The following month, The Beatles were photographed recording "Lady Madonna" on February 3,1968 and now John has shorter hair parted to the right side still wearing the mutton chop sideburns, so John obviously got a haircut sometime after the "All Together Now" filmed insert.
I've always thought it was the other way around!
I've always believed that the February 3,1968 pic was first, and then The Beatles flew to India and when they returned in March,1968, they filmed the All Together Now insert! Whew!
Nearly four years on from this update, and we're still non-the-wiser! But thats ok; good things come to those who wait - patiently...
The 10-year mark was 2023 so I hope we see it by Christmas 2024, but that is just my guess. I've been in contact with Mark and I know he has pretty much cleared his calendar from 2022 to present to complete vol. 2. He is keenly aware of the deadline the public has put on it!
@popgoesthe60s52 I'm guessing here, but - like most of us - he was keen to see what valuable stuff came from the recent Mal Evans biography, before he could complete the tale of Vol 2. Of course, he was such a key player in the Beatles story
@@Astle68 Actually it had nothing to do with the Mal Evans book. Lewisohn had access to the diaries years ago and notated what he needed.
@popgoesthe60s52 OK, that's fair enough. Well, bottom line: it's a mammoth project. But hopefully we have an update this year
@@Astle68 I'm hoping for late '24!
Robert Caro fans are laughing at us Beatles fans. Caro has been writing about LBJ for 40 years and is much older than Mark but is always getting similar questions about his Vol. 5. Both are great biographers though and are doing very important historic work. They’re not writing for us, they’re writing for posterity. Take as much time as you need, Mark.
The strange case of Mark Lewisohn waiting for his audience to die off. The man is an expert on his subject matter, but who says I'll deliver you a book in ten years? A man with writer's block? I wish him well and may we all live to see the third in the trilogy.
You bet, Donkey-- I'm 61 years old and afraid I won't be around for volume 2, the one I'm looking forward to most
Perhaps mark is waiting for Paul to die off (Ringo supposedly has barely any memory remaining). Watch Paul outlive us all...
I'm sure I'll be long dead by the time this project is finished. I fault no one for that. It's just that great books and beautiful women are still being made and I can't participate. Sure, one can say the author should've gotten busy sooner, but, like Mark says, he began work on Vol. 1 and ten years later got done. That's dedication to detail which is missing or partially covered in other single volume books. I go now to rest on my laurels.
Well put. One thing I may do is highlight what is to come in Vols II & III based on his many interviews to give fans previews. More to come.
Is volume 1 worth reading right now or should I wait for volume 2?
I would read it now. If you get the Deluxe Edition, it's twice as long so it will take awhile, but it's worth it.
Volume 1 is great. No need to wait, if your an avid fan you'll be amazed at the depth and insights into the early years. For me, I was amazed at how they lived in squalor in Hamburg. All the cheap lousy guitars and amps they had, how they traveled cramped in a van from Liverpool to Hamburg. They didn't just fall to earth fully formed like it seemed to me in 1964.
Audiobook is 40+ hrs of fab.
Audio is the way to go take your time it’s 40 hours and very well done
Are we going to be alive?
I am 65 I hope I don't die before 2 comes out I hope you don't either!3? by then if we are here we will be too senile to remember The Beatles or you!
Great video, really enjoyed it since I knew none of this. Sounds like Lewisohn is playing chess and his detractors are playing checkers.
That is as well stated as I've heard it put. Thanks for the pithy comment! Love it.
There are rumors that he will make an announcement at this years Beatleweek in Liverpool in August.
Is there rum in that glass?
Whisky
No chance I'll live long enough sadly
Excuses for Mark having lots to write to finish volume 2 are running out as Ai ChatGpt and Grammarly are such a fantastic writers assistants now. So 2023 has gone and no book. Mark will run out of customers for his book as many of the hardcore fans are in their mid70’s and that age group all smoked and many did drugs etc so they’re dying off early. There are theories as to why no volume 2 book yet and why he has been writing volume 3 without releasing 2, I can understand the wait if the theories are true, but how xxx long???
The fact that people are harassing Lewisohn reminds me of George R R Martin and the fourth book in his "song of Fire and Ice" series. According to the New Yorker, Martin was getting death threats for taking so long. Uh, You are not going to get a book from a dead person. You can't force a project nor creativity. Matt, at least your followers seem a little less demanding.
I am worried he will pass way before he finishes.
Another 3 years have passed. The longer it takes, the less interested I am. I'm sick and tired of this secrecy from Apple and everything about future Beatles releases. I'm 61 now, a friend of mine the same age passed away a few days ago. I don't care anymore.
turn me on living man
i dont want any research shortcuts but its the doing everything all by himself that could/maybe should be improved upon. over the years ive heard him say hes turned down free help andthat people have offered. i dont want shortcuts but maybe doing everything all by himself is just a little unatinable.
I feel for Lewisohn because I know what it's like to train someone and sometimes its faster just to do it yourself. He has said volums 2 & 3 will be much harder to write than 1 but he did say 10 years apiece so his is still on his schedule! Thank you, Steven.
Perfect is enemy of good. In addition, there is such a thing as second edition. Personally I feel like I was taken for a ride. If I had known there would be 10 years wait for the second volume I wouldn’t have purchased the first one.
Why? Does waiting for the second volume somehow harm the quality of the first one? Would you have preferred that he wait to publish the first book?
Never going to finish it...!! 2023 .. Hmmm we will see
David Little have faith! The time will go fast.
He won’t finish and the publisher will assign several co writers to help finish. The publishers are super pissed and they have their production and sales quota to meet
Mark Lewisohn is a conman in my opinion. He has been pussyfussing for years concerning the release of Volume 2, finding all sorts of feeble excuses (the lack of funds being one). He also claims to be scholalastic (which he most certainly is not). I read his Volume 1. Yes, his work abounds with a plethora of obscure and irrelevant details (the result of painstaking research, granted) but it is far from critical and analytical in the true tradition of scholarly discourse. He is essentially an archaelogist digging, unearthing and presenting.
His work is, in the final analysis, a lumping together of many personal and intimate minutiae (often vulgar and offensive) without interrogating these details to present a synthesis and objective assessment as the scholarly historian ought to. How far should the historian go in respecting the privacy of his subjects? I doubt whether the Beatles - Lennon in particular - would be very impressed. McCartney has also expressed reservations about Lewisohn's work.
I shall give Volume 2 (if it ever sees the light of day) a categorical miss. I shall spend the time, instead, listening to the music of my beloved band.
This is as dishonest as a review as I’ve seen. Your bias and use of terms like pussyfussing”, “irrelevant details” and dismissing a book you haven’t even read yet speaks volumes of the ax you have to grind. There are books out there you may like Goldman’s or Norman’s who actually do what you describe of your slanted take of Lewisohn’s work. Enjoy.
@@popgoesthe60s52
Check out "pussyfooting". I have read (and re-read Volume 1). I am an academic with more than 40 year of experience. Lewisohn is no scholar. He is a con man pleading poverty. Finally: go fly a kite.
Probably not the wisest thing to promote a trilogy when you don’t have any idea when the second or third will be done. It’s a big carrot to dangle and not very honest actually.
What would the honest way be?
Don’t promote something that doesn’t exist.
@Davea111 Since we know vol. one took 10 years, it's reasonable to expect the others in 10 year increments, which is what he has explained. You're just being hard on him. It's standard marketing practice to pre-promote but since there is such high demand, he is trying to quell those of us who don't like waiting 10 years. Let me guess, you're over 65.