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The book is his second new york times bestseller and its on sale now. Rick springfield will only sign books no memorabilia. Cosponsored by amoeba music featuring a live musical performance. Each ticket admits one person and will be exchanged at the event for a signed lithograph and signed bookplate. The novel portrays a hero who has hit a dead end in his life, but who serendipitously receives a 1800 phone connection to god via an inscription in a mysterious selfhelp book that may just. But when horatio bobby cotton finds the number 1800callgod scrawled inside a stolen selfimprovement. This launches bobby on an unlikely quest, serendipitously accompanied by alice, his breathtakingly sexy and. Rick springfield magnificent vibration book signing events. May 28, 20 rick springfield to publish wacky novel magnificent vibration. Soon enough, bobby finds an ideal companion for his journey. Critics are calling his new book, magnificient vibration, a buckle your seat belt ride and rick is here to talk to us all about it. These are the kinds of questions horatio cotton, aka bobby cotton, asks in rick springfields first novel, magnificent vibration. Rick springfield to publish wacky novel magnificent. Rick springfield opensup on writing, religion, sex.
Aug 08, 2014 free numbered tickets for the signing line will be available beginning on tuesday, july 15, at 9. Rick springfield will sign original lithographs he created for magnificent vibration and bookplates for the book which is being released on may 6, 2014. Discover your true purpose from a bookstore, bobby calls the 1800 number scrawled inside the front cover, only to. Rick springfields fiction debut, magnificent vibration, is a rollicking romp of a book. Please join us when grammy award winner, musicianactor, and new york times bestselling author rick springfield makes a special visit to octavia books in anticipation of his forthcoming novel, magnificent vibration rick springfield will sign original lithographs he created for magnificent vibration and bookplates for the book which is being released on may 6, 2014. In 2010, springfield published his autobiography, late, late at night. Who was the most memorable character of magnificent vibration and why. Rick springfield is a grammy awardwinning musician and actor, and the author of the new york times bestselling memoir late, late night, which rolling stone named one of the twentyfive greatest rock memoirs off all time. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Buy a cheap copy of magnificent vibration book by rick springfield.
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