Historic Haunts of the Long Beach Peninsula

I don’t know about other authors, but I have to say that it’s not very often that I get feedback, and certainly not positive feedback, on a book or on anything else I’ve written.  If book sales are good, I just have to assume… and you know the old saying about that!  So when my interview with Carol Newman was over this afternoon and I suddenly realized I’d not yet written my blog for the day, I went to my computer and was totally blown away to find a FB message awaiting me from my friend Vicki Carter — “Great interview!” she said.  Imagine getting feedback from a 15-minute radio interview!!  Thank you so much, Vicki!

And, hard on the heels of that surprise came an email from Cuzzin Ralph in Virginia: ” I suppose I’m the farthest listener to Carol Newman’s “ARTS Live & Local” segment about Mrs. Crouch that just concluded.  I enjoyed every minute!  I’d never heard Larry Murante sing the Mrs. Crouch Ballad before and I was overwhelmed! You did a great job and thanks once again for the gracious words about my involvement.  I laughed like hell when you blamed Carol’s technical audio problem on Mrs. Crouch!!!”

Josiah Crouch, 1897

WOOT!  WOOT!  And here I am, grinning like the proverbial Cheshire Cat!  Ralph, you are by far my greatest (and only) research assistant and my severe-ist (and NOT only) critic, but also my best ever fan!  I do so appreciate your words of wisdom — especially the ones I agree with! lol

I do hope that a few other folks listened and that they, too, enjoyed the interview.  I definitely had a good time talking with Carol — as always!  And I truly hope that Mrs. C. has played her last trick for the season.