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The latest review of SWING is by Yahoo! Contributor Mary Beth Magee.

If you have Amazon Prime you can now 'borrow' the Kindle version of SWING for FREE!

Here's another book review, by Scott Eyman of the Palm Beach Post.  

The list of positive reviews for SWING continues:

I highly recommend this book. I usually listen to audio books, but this is one book in print that I couldn't put down. Don't even think about it. Just read it! This is a good one.  

"SWING" is a great read, and a more than impressive, heartfelt, first novel from this author. Bravo!  

A great read about perseverance and acceptance and a trip to the world of Swing.

Here is my recommendation...buy it for your IPad or eReader, download some Louis Prima songs, put your earphones in, turn up the volume and enjoy it.

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Saturday
Jun022012

Age 67

I find myself in a statistically odd situation and I try not to obsess over it.  But facts are facts, and I can't help wonder how it will all turn out.

My birth father, Louis Prima, died on August 24, 1978.  My adopted father died on April 28, 1978… just four months earlier.  They were BOTH 67 years old when they passed away.

I am now 67 years old.

I can’t help but wonder if I will beat the “curse.”  My 68th birthday is in August… August 11, 2012 to be exact.  Will I make it to 68?  Or will I join both my fathers and die at 67.

Stay tuned.  Tape at 11.

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