Books, New and Old

 

    I turned in my book on Modern Akron Friday, or at  least I turned in a rough draft of it.  I think it turned out well even though I was unable to find a few images I was looking for. Who knew it would be so damn hard to find a picture of Lou and Hy's Deli?  I mean the place has been gone for 15 years and you can still get their cheesecake but I can't get a decent picture of the place?

      I broke the book into chapters on Downtown, Around Town, City Hall, Sports, Music, The University and everything else.  I think it will be OK.  I got really luck meeting Jimmi Imij who helped me find a lot on the Akron Music scene. I intend to follow up with him as I start a project on the Akron Sound.

     

      As for old book I did a book signing at Loganberry Books today at the Larchmere Festival. It was cool to run into James Renner, Michael Heaton and a number of other folks I gotten to know on the book circuit. I even sold a couple book and possibly got myself and internet radio show.