Southern Buddhist 1 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I promised I'd pester you all about this when the time came, and here it is:I am now a published author -- my first book is out on Amazon!!!Not only am I really happy and excited by the whole thing, but ... I thanked the FCP poker forum specifically in the intro for all the wonderful time I wasted here when I should have been working (and for a few good Zen lessons learned here) and I managed to work in a couple of references to DN, meant deliberately to bring a smile to the faces of any FCPer who reads the book. One of them was kind of outrageous, in fact. If all of the people involved were to read it, it would: make you guys smile, make Phil Helmuth think it was an insult to him, and in fact be a (completely inadvertent) insult to Phil Ivey. But you have to buy the book to see what I said.This is how the publisher describes the book: Macon, Georgia—Mercer University Press presents Buddha on the Backstretch: The Spiritual Wisdom of Driving 200 MPH.By using Buddhism as a lens to examine NASCAR racing—and NASCAR as a means to illustrate Buddhist teachings—Buddha on the Backstretch provides a unique new perspective on the field of sports and spirituality. Not aimed solely at either Buddhists or race fans, the work’s message of self improvement via popular culture serves as a Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for a new generation. Buddha on the Backstretch considers mindfulness, handling setbacks, patience, discipline, heightened awareness, impermanence, equanimity, and how we face death.The work looks at why we need heroes, and how we can take a hero’s story and use it for our own growth. Like an anthropologist, the author can take a story about loose radiator bolts and red North Carolina clay and tease out of it three different Buddhist elements of mindfulness.The aim is to show readers how to examine all facets of culture and all the people around them, and be able to find, in seemingly unlikely places, profound lessons on how to live. If the student is truly ready, then a NASCAR driver can be as profound a teacher as a guru in robes, and a serene Buddhist teaching as lively and colorful as a weekend at the track. The first work by an imaginative and quirky new author, Buddha on the Backstretch will alter the way you see the world, help you see wisdom everywhere, and find the joy in the daily spiritual practice that is Life.Here's the jacket cover art:And here's where you go to order your very own copy right this very minute:http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Backstretch-S...3985&sr=8-1 Link to post Share on other sites
hblask 1 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Congrats! Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Grats! I couldn't have less interest in either of the subjects, but I'm happy for you, and I hope it does well. Link to post Share on other sites
vbnautilus 48 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Looks great, congrats!! Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Is the book cover a screen shot from an EA Sports video game? Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Congrats, I suspect you deserve this! Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Buddhist 1 Posted November 8, 2009 Author Share Posted November 8, 2009 Is the book cover a screen shot from an EA Sports video game?You know, that's a good question. I didn't ask, but it could very well be. The author photo on the jacket is the same one I use here for my avatar. Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Grats! I couldn't have less interest in either of the subjects, but I'm happy for you, and I hope it does well.This.I'd love to write a book some day too. Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 You know, that's a good question. I didn't ask, but it could very well be. The author photo on the jacket is the same one I use here for my avatar.You didn't get any input to the Cover Art? Link to post Share on other sites
mase_gotsem 0 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 cool, congrats on the acomplishment book sounds interesting also. Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 spam insta ban? Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I thanked the FCP poker forum specificallyBut you have to buy the book to see what I said.Pfft, some thanks that is.But congratulations and way to go and all that. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Congrats SBPlease sell lots of copies, get rich and slowly morph into a conservative republicanIt is the path we all have followed.Enjoy the ride if you make it through April 15th Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Congrats! Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Congrats SBPlease sell lots of copies, get rich and slowly morph into a conservative republicanIt is the path we all have followed.Enjoy the ride if you make it through April 15th Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 And here I was, thinking it was going to be a book of poorly executed eroticism. Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Buddhist 1 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 You didn't get any input to the Cover Art?They checked it with me, and I did make a few suggestions (which they carried out), but they didn't mention the source of the picture.I mentioned it today (at my first book signing) and the bookstore owner suggested that to avoid legal issues they did a screen grab and then rendered it again themselves so they could Photoshop it and say it was their own work. Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Buddhist 1 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Congrats SBPlease sell lots of copies, get rich and slowly morph into a conservative republicanIt is the path we all have followed.Enjoy the ride if you make it through April 15thThank you, BG. I think you'll like the book if you read it. Personally, I aim to be a class traitor like FDR, but who knows? I may suddenly develop an interest in offshore accounts. Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Buddhist 1 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 And here I was, thinking it was going to be a book of poorly executed eroticism.Yes, I should have just used the darn quote button.If I wrote eroticism (and it's crossed my mind, just to earn a quick check), it would be darn well-executed spank stuff. No squelching ducts here. It'd be all dangerous bad-boy gamblers with the physiques of Greek gods, the redheaded Southern girl with "the face of an angel mixed up with gypsy hands", and sex games to make your toes curl. Link to post Share on other sites
Nikki_N 17 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yes, I should have just used the darn quote button.If I wrote eroticism (and it's crossed my mind, just to earn a quick check), it would be darn well-executed spank stuff. No squelching ducts here. It'd be all dangerous bad-boy gamblers with the physiques of Greek gods, the redheaded Southern girl with "the face of an angel mixed up with gypsy hands", and sex games to make your toes curl.I want to read this. Please get to writing. Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Buddhist 1 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 I want to read this. Please get to writing.Yes, ma'am. You see, it all centers around this online poker forum full of hot, sexy men and polyamorous babes that decides to have a get-together in Vegas...plus it's got a guy named Chrozzo in it. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 online poker forum full of hot, sexy men and polyamorous babesIf I had the time and the sense of humor of Steve Martin, I would respond to this Roxanne style, but since I have neither, I will just say this: your premise is shaky. Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Buddhist 1 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 If I had the time and the sense of humor of Steve Martin, I would respond to this Roxanne style, but since I have neither, I will just say this: your premise is shaky.Like most porn, it will be fiction. Link to post Share on other sites
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