COCKTAIL NATION #75 ~ KOOPER WRAPS HIMSELF UP IN A TIKI TOWEL!

COCKTAIL NATION #75 ~ KOOPER WRAPS HIMSELF UP IN A TIKI TOWEL!

Thanks to Tikishark.com, it's Koop Kooper back in the penthouse this week as we delve into the world of swank with our proud sponsor Brad Parker from Tiki Shark – who has sent me some advance product to check out, plus he has a great giveaway for you, so standby for your chance to win.

We’ll also have the word on a new Sinatra movie, which has the Koopmeister very excited. Plus, we’ll get hepped to a really copasetic website on tiki mugs, and a whole bunch of news and gigs to check out across the globe.

PLAYLIST:

Hugo Montenegro ~ Come Spy With Me
Waitiki ~ Sweet Pilake Serenade
Tommy Garrett ~ Moon of Manakoora
Frank Sinatra ~ It Had To Be You
Anita O'Day ~ Waiter, Make Mine Blues
Robert Drasnin ~ Sambalerro
Jimmy Vargas ~ Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Kava Kon ~ Zombie
Arthur Lyman ~ Pele
Martini Kings ~ Return To Moorea
Spy Fi ~ Zambezi
Dave Bruebeck ~ Autumn In Washington Square
Atomic Martini's ~ Hot Toddy
Billy May ~ Cocktails For Two
Diana Krall ~ You're My Thrill
Astrud Gilberto ~ The Face I Love

TO DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

THE CAT'S MEOW ~ QUAD!

IT COULD HAPPEN . . . TRANFORMINATORS!

RED SONJA ~ WORLD ON FIRE CONTEST!

RED SONJA ~ WORLD ON FIRE CONTEST!

Running until June 5, 2009, Dynamite is giving away one RED SONJA VOL. 5: WORLD ON FIRE HARDCOVER to ONE lucky grand prize winner!

Month in and month out, readers are captivated with the adventures of the beautiful Red Sonja and her cast of allies and villains! Now, writer Michael Avon Oeming sets the stage for the next exciting series of events as Sonja bring the battle back to Hyboria to face the growing power of Kulan Gath!

TO ENTER CLICK HERE

DYNAMITE ~ THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY #1!

DYNAMITE ~ THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY #1!

From the classic movie, the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly! The Man with No Name rides again, this time under the veteran hand of writer Chuck (G.I.Joe) Dixon in a brand-new Dynamite #1!

Featuring incredible art by Esteve Polls, and ICONic covers by Wolverine Noir artist, Dennis Calero, Lone Ranger artist, Sergio Cariello and Zorro artist, Francesco Francavilla, Dixon tells the tale of "DEAD MAN'S HAND" in a five part arc that continues the strong direction for which Dynamite's westerns are known!

THE HORNET IS BACK!

THE HORNET IS BACK!

Kevin Smith to write the iconic character, The Green Hornet, for Dynamite Entertainment!

Following up on Dynamite Entertainment's announcement that they had completed a comprehensive comic book publishing deal to bring the Green Hornet back to comics! Dynamite currently has plans to introduce the new comic book adventures starring the Hornet (and Kato of course)!

"This one has been a long time coming and the good news there is that it's allowed us to put all the pieces in place to make this launch one of the biggest we've ever had," stated Dynamite President and Publisher Nick Barrucci. "The creative talent line-up includes Kevin Smith writing with Alex Ross, John Cassaday, David Finch and more to be announced!"

About the talent line-up, Dynamite has both Alex Ross and John Cassaday with David Finch on board to produce the #1 covers with a surprise cover artist. John Cassaday will be the regular series cover artist. "There are more "BIG" announcements coming soon," being the only other piece of information offered by Barrucci.

The Green Hornet has appeared in comics, starred on radio and TV and remains one of the most popular and iconic super heroes of our time. Through most of his various incarnations the Green Hornet is Britt Reid, a newspaper publisher by day, who by night goes out in his masked Green Hornet identity to fight crime as a vigilante, accompanied by his similarly masked Asian manservant Kato and driving a car, equipped with advanced technology, called Black Beauty.

Further details of the release will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.

PULP HEROES - MORE THAN MORTAL!

PULP HEROES - MORE THAN MORTAL!

Pulp Heroes - More Than Mortal is an epic adventure spanning two centuries in time and linking the incredible lives of history’s most popular Victorian Age adventurers of the 1800’s with the greatest action heroes of the Pulp Era and an assortment of well-known, real-life figures.

In this completely original action film story, four champions of justice, Doc Titan - The Ultimate Man, The Darkness - The Master of Shadows, Guardian - Steel and Ice Justice, and The Scorpion - The Deadliest Man Alive, are brought together for the first time to battle a deadly threat and save the Earth and mankind from absolute destruction.

The story also features famous fictional characters from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly's Frankenstein, Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Professor Challenger series, Chester Hawks' Captain Hazzard, J.H. Rosny’s Ironcastle, John W. Campbell’s Who Goes There?/Thing from Another World, H. Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain, Philip Wylie's Savage Gentleman and Gladiator, and many more.

Pulp Heroes - More Than Mortal is a fast-paced chronicle about relationships between humorous and entertaining characters. It's a story about daring adventure. About fathers and sons. Unexpected storyline twists. Secrets revealed and more secrets exposed. The passing of the heroic baton. It’s about how everyone is linked in some way and how actions in the past affect the present. It’s not about their abilities that show who these heroes are; it’s about the choices they make. Above all, it's an action-packed thrill ride.

And, most importantly, it’s a story about great adventure heroes and heroines.

Set in 1945, the beginning of the massive story reads like a standard pulp action-adventure magazine, in the vein of the great pulp heroes. However, the story soon travels around the world and, utilizing a series of well-timed flashbacks, travels 150 years backward through time. And as the adventure continues, the heroes soon discover that there are many dark and dangerous secrets that have been kept from them and the world at large. Secrets that could destroy them all. And, perhaps, the Earth itself.

What is the link between the great detective Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein’s immortal monster, Canadian Ned Land, and other Victorian heroes, the heroes of the pulp era, and the modern day costumed superhero?

Who are Council of Elders and the mysterious Illuminati?

What is the secret of the legendary Arctic region called Sanctuary, a land of myth and legends?

What is the hidden link between the four heroes, the legendary Russian mystic Rasputin and the savage serial killer known only as Jack the Ripper?

Together, they face an enemy unlike anything they’ve seen before.

What will they have to sacrifice to succeed?

Who will survive?

They were … PULP HEROES!!

Although Pulp Heroes - More Than Mortal is a self-contained story, painted in bold sweeping strokes, Pulp Heroes - The Khan Dynasty and Pulp Heroes - Sanctuary Falls continues and concludes this massive three-part trilogy.

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

MASSIVE PULP HEROES TIMELINE POSTER!

MASSIVE PULP HEROES TIMELINE POSTER!

Over 800 Historical Events Listed!

This incredible 24” x 36” poster contains over 800 real-life, historical and fictional events that take place around the world and between the years 1795 and 1954, the time frame of the popular Pulp Heroes Trilogy of novels. Hours of fascinating, reading entertainment for all ages. Printed on heavy-duty 100# cover stock with glossed, varnish finish. Very Nice!

This is one of the most comprehensive timelines ever designed, featuring the births, deaths and strange events involving hundreds of the most famous, historical and fictional individuals, including:

Writers - Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelley, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H.P. Lovecraft, Mark Twain, Ray Bradbury, Jules, Verne, Ian Fleming, Sax Rohmer, Alexander Dumas, Bram Stoker, Philip Wylie, Lester Dent, Walter Gibson, H. G. Wells, H. R. Haggard, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Philip Jose Farmer, James Steranko, Victor Hugo, Ron Fortier, etc.

Presidents - Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Harry Truman, Teddy Roosevelt, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, etc.

Gunslingers of the Old West - Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill Cody, Billy the Kid, etc.

Real World Events - World Wars I & II, ships lost at sea, Roswell Incident, train wrecks, Titanic, city fires, 1929 Depression, the Endurance, etc.

And interesting historical figures - Jack the Ripper, Rasputin, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Harry Houdini, Colonel Richard Henry Savage, Charles Lindbergh, Albert Einstein, Howard Hughes, Wright Brothers, Al Capone, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Nikola Tesla, Sidney Reilly, P.T. Barnum, Alfred Nobel, Pancho Villa, General Tom Thumb, Queen Victoria, Samuel Colt, etc.

Fictional Characters - Dracula, Doc Savage, Shadow, Avenger, Spider, Frankenstein, Allan Quatermain, Indiana Jones, Tarzan, Doctor Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes, Captain Nemo, Superman, Batman, Captain Hazzard, Phantom of the Opera, Captain America, Rocketeer, Phileas Fogg, Sweeney Todd, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Spring-Heeled Jack, Nick Carter, Varney the Vampire, Jekyll and Hyde, Ned Land, Doctor Syn, the Scarecrow, etc.

Fictional Events from hundreds of novels - Lost World, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Dracula, Frankenstein, Time Machine, Invisible Man, War of the Worlds, Picture of Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Gladiator, Savage Gentleman, Alice in Wonderland, Planetary, Lord of the Rings, Moby Dick, Around the World in 80 Days, Sea Wolf, Murders of the Rue Morgue, etc.

Plus fascinating information about vanishing ships, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, Cleopatra’s Needles, World War I & II, Marvel Comics and DC Comics, the Chinese opium wars, the Wold Newton Meteor, etc.

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #58!

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #58!

Join the BIG W every Sunday evening as he continues to explorer, with drink in hand, the Space-Age Pop Hi-Fi musical sounds of the 1950’s and the 1960’s in LIVING STEREO!

PLAYLIST:

• My Blue Heaven – Frank Sinatra
• Moo Moo – Al Hirt
• How d’ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning? - Dean Martin & Helen O'Connell
• Love For Sale – Barney Kessel
• The Girl From Ipanema – Count Basis & Sammy Davis, Jr.
• I Want To Hold Your Hand – Nelson Riddle
• ‘Deed I Do – Rosemary Clooney
• The Thin Man – Ralph Marterie
• Bring It On Home To Me – Les Brown
• Michael (Row the Boat Ashore) – Bobby Darin
• Thunderball – Ray Martin
• My Melancholy Baby – Esquivel
• Follow The T.H.R.U.S.H. – Dave Grusin
• Girl Chasin’ – Neal Hefti
• It’s Easy To Remember, So Hard To Forget – Jack Jones
• A Descent Into The Maelstrom – Buddy Morrow
• Bangkok Cockfight – Don Tiare
• I Love Paris – Terry Snyder
• Going Out Of My Head – Billy May
• Little Things Mean A Lot – Jayne Mansfield
• The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room - Wally Boag and Company
• In The Good Old Summertime – Nat King Cole

BUDDIES LOUNGE will be back on MONDAY, JUNE 1st and FRIDAY, JUNE 5th with the BEST OF AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE! Our next new show airs on FRIDAY, JUNE 12th. Don’t Miss it!!

TO DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

GIVE-AWAY: PRISONER SET!

GIVE-AWAY: PRISONER SET!

FELLOW C.O.B.R.A.S. JASON WHITON IS RUNNING A NEW CONTEST OVER AT HIS SPY VIBE BLOG. HERE’S WHAT HE HAS TO SAY . . .

In celebration of my birthday week and the over 8,000 visits to the Spy Vibe website (not including the blog site visits) in its first four months, I'm giving away lots of special prizes! Yes, it's a heartfelt thank you to you Spy Vibers. As readers of Double O Section will know, NETWORK is an fantastic UK resource for cult spy DVD and soundtrack sets. Their newest release is the complete soundtrack set for JASON KING! I urge Spy Vibers to check out their on-line shop. Their sets are produced with impeccable quality and detail. And to help illustrate that I am giving away one new copy of their amazing PRISONER soundtrack set!

From their website: Compiled from the original master tapes by Eric Mival (music editor on the series) Network is pleased to announce the release of a 3 CD set, available exclusively from this website. This album comprises the vast majority of music specially composed for the series (including a number of unused cues) presented in the order they were recorded. Complete with new notes by Eric which elaborates on his time on The Prisoner and a reproduction of his original music 'bible' giving an alternative and fascinating perspective of the production of the series, this new release is an essential purchase.

Disc one features the original scores and themes for Arrival by Robert Farnon and Wilfred Josephs together with a selection of Ron Grainer's themes including newly discovered original recordings of his earliest version known as The Age of Elegance. Discs two and three includes completes scores for Degree Absolute, Play In Three Acts, The General, Free For All, Hammer Into Anvil, Face Unknown and Living In Harmony finishing with a few additional music cues for Fall Out.

TO WIN:
A random drawing will be made on June 1st. To enter, simply post a comment on this announcement at the Spy Vibe blog, telling us who your favorite British spy is and why. That's it. Good Luck! Stay tuned for more prizes.

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

DAMES, DOLLS, AND GUN MOLLS!

DAMES, DOLLS, AND GUN MOLLS!

Arriving in comic shops May 28th!

Writer: Jim Silke
Artist: R. Maguire

In the course of his long and illustrious career, renowned illustrator/painter Robert A. Maguire created gorgeous cover images for more than a thousand books and worked for virtually every mainstream publisher in the U.S.

Best known for his incomparably sexy "femme fatale" images for pulp paperbacks in the 1950s and 1960s, Maguire built a long and legendary career showcasing character portraits that were iconic and beautiful, painting subjects that felt simultaneously real and sensually compelling.

Now, art historian and living pinup legend Jim Silke casts his curatorial eye toward Maguire's long and fascinating career in his first art collection/artist biography, Dames, Dolls, and Gun Molls. With a keen eye for criticism and his trademark style and wit, Silke explores the legacy of an artist whose work is known by millions the world over.

Presenting the lush, sensuous "good-girl" art of acclaimed artist R. Maguire!

Full Color, TPB

Price: $24.95

Dark Horse Comics

DAMES, DOLLS AND DELINQUENTS!

DAMES, DOLLS AND DELINQUENTS!

The Dames, Dolls and Delinquents: A Collector's Guide to Sexy Pulp Fiction Paperbacks by Gary Lovisi - Now available!

It’s no secret the sexy and racy cover art of femme fatales from the golden age of paperbacks and magazines exalts the female form in all its sexy and sultry allure. Still today, these lustful, and sometimes lurid images are enticing and artistically inspiring.

In this book, from the founder and editor of Paperback Parade magazine, you will encounter an amazing assortment of nearly 700 full-color cover images of sexy, semi-dressed pin-up dolls, dangerous bad girls and deadly dames, not to mention lust, violence and passion expressed in fights and conflicts of all types.

In addition this reference to renegade literature features details to help with identification, including title, author, cover artist, publisher, date, and values for three grades of condition.

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Krause Publications
Price: $24.99

A FINE ROMANCE @ VITELLO'S!

A SWINGIN' AFFAIR: 20 BIG BANDS!

A SWINGIN' AFFAIR: 20 BIG BANDS!

THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE CRAZY, SWINGIN’ WEEKEND!

FOUR POINTS SHERATON LAX
May 22, 23, 24TH 2009
9:00 AM - 11:00 PM

9750 Airport Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90045
(310) 649-7024

Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band
Bob Florence Limited Edition
Frank Capp Juggernaut
Carl Saunders
Tom Kubis
Emil Richards
Ron Jones Influence Jazz Orchestra
Les Hooper
John Altman
Ann Patterson's Maiden Voyage
Chris Walden
Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band
Bill Watrous
Med Flory's Jazz Wave Big Band feat. Supersax
L.A. Jazz Orchestra- Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra
Alf Clausen

THE CAT'S MEOW ~ DOUBLE PLAY!

SPECIAL PREVIEW OF THE BUDDIES LOUNGE BBQ BASH!

SPECIAL PREVIEW OF THE BUDDIES LOUNGE BBQ BASH!

HELLO HI-FI FANS, HERE IS A SPECIAL PREVIEW OF OUR NEW SUMMER SHOW ENTITLED THE BUDDIES LOUNGE BBQ BASH. THOSE GREAT ROCK-N-ROLL SONGS FROM THE 50’S AND EARLY 60’S WILL BE PRESENTED EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, STARTING ON JUNE 13TH, IN LIVING STEREO!

ELVIS, BOBBY DARIN, ANNETTE, THE 4 PREPS, THE FLEETWOODS, JAN & DEAN, AND DION JUST TO NAME A FEW WHO WILL BE JOINING US ALL SUMMER LONG. PLEASE GIVE A LISTEN TO THIS SHOW.

TO LISTEN TO THE PREVIEW SHOW CLICK HERE

FORGOTTEN BOOKS ~ LYNX BY JULIAN JAY SAVARIN!

FORGOTTEN BOOKS ~ LYNX BY JULIAN JAY SAVARIN!

The literary brother of the 1984 – 1987 Airwolf television series (starring Ernest Borgnine and a pre-complete burnout Jan-Michael Vincent and created by Donald Bellisario), Lynx (published in 1984), like Airwolf, featured a “helicopter that could loop and roll without falling out of the sky.” What Lynx has over Airwolf, however, is the skymaster writing of Julian Jay Savarin. I don’t believe the two had any connection beyond serendipity, but they are very much from the same mold.

Prior to taking up air warfare action, Savarin (who was born in Dominica and grew up in Great Britain) was a musician and sci-fi writer, but it was his series of action thrillers featuring the individual exploits of secret agent Gordon Gallagher and ex-RAF Phantom pilot where he found his greatest success. Gallagher is an excellent lead character in the James Bond mould, whilst Pross is an accomplished pilot of helicopter gunships.

Grounded with a family life and business interests, Pross is the lead character in Lynx. He is made different than other lead characters due to his dual persona – as an individual he is mild mannered and fairly timid, but piloting a gunship, he is an amazing and ruthless pilot.

Pross is a helicopter pilot: the best. But his charter company is heading for financial disaster.

When a sinister pair of strangers make a huge offer for a highly illegal rescue, he is tempted but refuses – until he knows the identity of the man to be lifted out.

He knows he is headed straight for trouble – and the trouble is fast and lethal. Pross has to muster all his old skills, not just to get the job done, but to stay alive.

I’ve read most of Savarin’s fifteen or more novels and have enjoyed each of them over the years. If you haven’t read him before, Lynx is a great place to start.

FIRST CELEBRITY DIES OF SWINE FLU!

FIRST CELEBRITY DIES OF SWINE FLU!

AND WE ALL KNOW WHO THE CARRIER IS . . .

STEP BY STEP: A PEDESTRIAN MEMOIR!

STEP BY STEP: A PEDESTRIAN MEMOIR!

Before Lawrence Block was the author of bestselling novels, he was a walker. As a child, he walked home from school. As a college student, he walked until he was able to buy his first car. As an adult, he ran marathons until he discovered what would become a lifelong obsession — never mind if some people didn’t think it was a real sport — racewalking.

By that time Block had already spent plenty of time walking through the city of New York. But racewalking ended up taking him all over the country, from New Orleans to Anchorage, from marathons in the punishing heat to marathons in the pouring rain. And along the way, he found that in life, as in writing, you just need to take one step after the other.

Available in June.

THE CAT'S MEOW ~ DOUBLE PLAY!

FEMME NOIR NEWS!

FEMME NOIR NEWS!

FROM BLOG BUDDY CHRIS MILLS:

The Spinetingler Award-winning Femme Noir Volume 1: The Dark City Diaries, 150 pages of pulp-flavored crime busting and thrilling mysteries, is arriving in comic book stores TODAY! This epic tome was written by yours truly and illustrated by Joe Staton, aided and abetted by Horacio Ottolini, Mark Stegbauer, Melissa Kaercher, Matt Webb and Michael Watkins.

If you were one of those who pre-ordered a copy from your local shop, then we thank you, because it was folks like you who made the trade paperback collection possible!

As I mentioned in a previous post, the book is also available through Ape Entertainment's online store, and should soon be on sale through bookstores and online booksellers.

The cover art for the trade paperback is by the amazing team of Joe Staton (pencils) and Alfredo Lopez, Jr. (digital painting).

CHRISTIE DOES IT AGAIN!

CHRISTIE DOES IT AGAIN!

For the first time ever you can buy the complete Miss Marple - all 12 novels and 20 short stories - in one extraordinary Guinness World Record breaking volume. With over 4,000 pages, this is a beautifully made book and a feat of engineering - truly worthy of our favourite female detective. Only 500 copies have been printed so if you buy this book you will become a part of a very exclusive Christie club!

Over a year in the making, this book has come to mean so much to those who have been a part of its creation. For Mathew Prichard, (who has already bought his copy) this book fulfils a lifelong ambition to see all of his grandmother's stories about Miss Marple in a single volume. "So whilst this volume is, in publishing terms, a landmark event, it also symbolises the great affection the public, both in Britain and elsewhere, have for Miss Marple. And with everything finally in one book, we hope that people may even find a story or two they have not yet read!"

The complete Miss Marple contains all Christie's stories in chronological order: 43 murders, 68 crimes, 59 red herrings, 11 philandering lovers, 68 lies, 22 false accusations and 143 cups of tea. There's also a new map of St Mary Mead based on Christie's descriptions, a preface by Mathew Prichard and an introduction by Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth and lifelong Christie fan. The book is handsewn, bound in leather, blocked in gold on the front and spine, and has four silk markers to keep your place. It will come in a suede-lined wooden box with its own Guinness certificate. It is completely readable!

Christie of course has already broken two world records - she's the biggest selling novelist in the world, having sold over two billion books and wrote the longest-running play in the world - The Mousetrap - but we think this third world record is truly remarkable and hope you do too!

If you would like to know more about the book please go to our website:

www.agathachristie.com

Or if you would like to order a copy, retailing at £1000, please call +44 (0)844 576 8112 or email weborders@harpercollins.co.uk and quote “Agatha Christie Newsletter.”

SHERLOCK HOLMES TRAILER!

SHERLOCK HOLMES TRAILER!

SOME FANS ARE GOING TO HATE GUY RITCHI'S TAKE ON THE HOLME'S LEGEND AND OTHERS ARE GOING TO LOVE IT. I DOUBT THERE WILL BE ANY IN BETWEEN.

HERE'S THE OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:

In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

Robert Downey, Jr. as Holmes, Jude Law as Watson, and Rachel McAdams stars as singer-cum-femme fatale Irene Adler.

EVEN ~ ANDREW GRANT!

EVEN ~ ANDREW GRANT!

Fellow C.O.B.R.A.S. will be interested in this new espionage laced tale – a debut novel from Andrew Grant, the younger brother to bestselling author Lee Child of Jack Reacher fame.

David Trevellyan takes a lonely late-night walk between a restaurant and his New York City hotel. A familiar huddled shape in the mouth of an alley catches his eye. A homeless man has been shot to death. Trevellyan steps forward...and a police car arrives.

A split second too late, Trevellyan realizes he's been set up.

But Trevellyan isn't worried. He's a survivor from the shadowy world of Royal Navy Intelligence. Used to working undercover—sometimes with the approval of his masters, and sometimes not—he's been in and out of trouble a thousand times before. But the NYPD quickly hands the problem to the FBI. Trevellyan is sucked deeper into the system.

And just when he needs them most, his bosses in London turn their backs.

Obliged to clear his name, he acts alone. With no idea who's a friend and who's a foe, he penetrates deep into a huge international conspiracy. The price of failure will be death, and the reward for success will be redemption, both for himself and the huddled corpse from the alley. The motivation will be his cherished life-long belief:

You don't get mad—you get EVEN.

The CENTRAL CRIME ZONE BLOG has a posted a good interview with Grant . . .

Jon Jordan: Even comes out May 12th, is this the first book you wrote, or the first one you sold?

Andrew Grant: Both!

JJ: How long did it take to write EVEN?

AG: The basic ideas for EVEN were taking shape in my head for a couple of years before I quit my job, but once I was ‘free’ it took me almost exactly eight months to write the book.

JJ: It feels like a series to me, is that the case?

AG: Yes. Right from the outset EVEN was conceived as the first in a long-running series. I hope the world will want to see a lot more of David Trevellyan…

JJ: How did you decide on the type of character to write? Is it based on what you enjoy reading and watching?

AG: Every decision relating to EVEN was based on what I like to read. My plan was simple - to put in lots of the things that I enjoy in thrillers, and none of the things that I don’t.

FOR MORE CLICK HERE

THE CAT'S MEOW ~ TRIPLE PLAY!

JIVE ACES @ RUSTY'S RHYTHM CLUB!

JONNY BLU @ VIBRATO!

JONNY BLUE @ VIBRATO!

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SHOW BY JONNY WHEN HE DEBUTS HIS LATIN EXPRESSIONS CD AT VIBRATO ~ A FANTASTIC LA AREA JAZZ CLUB. JONNY'S VERSION OF DESI ARNEZ' BABALU IS KILLER.

A FULL CROWD OF JONNYS FRIEND AND FANS WILL BE THERE. COME AND JOIN US FOR A GREAT EVENING.

SHOWS AT 7:00 PM AND 8:30 PM

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

THE STUDY BALL!

THE STUDY BALL!

HAVING TROUBLE GETTING YOUR KIDS TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK, OR KEEPING TO YOUR OWN WRITING SCHEDULE? HERE'S A SOLUTION . . .

How many times have you begun to study for an exam and after 30 minutes get distracted and move on to doing something else, and at the end you are left with no other choice but to stay up all night studying for that final at 8:00 am? Well, Study Ball is here to solve the problem.

The Study Ball gadget is a prison-style ball and chain that you can program to keep track of how much time you spend studying. Once you’ve selected the desired duration, you chain the ball to your ankle and the manacle won’t come off until the schedule study time is up.A red LED indicator displays the “Study Time Left“ and keeps you informed as to how much longer you’ve got to keep studying. The ball and chain are made of highly durable steel and weighs a total of 9.5 kg / 20.95 pounds, which makes it difficult to move while wearing it.

For safety, the Study Ball cannot be programmed for more than 4 hours. Minors should not use it unless supervised by an adult. It comes with a safety key for emergency deactivation.

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

THE CAT'S MEOW ~ DOUBLE PLAY!

COCKTAIL NATION #74 ~ KAVA KON!

COCKTAIL NATION #74 ~ KAVA KON!

Thanks to the Tiki Shark, Koop Kooper will be broadcasting to the world from the 1961 Holiday house on the South Coast of NSW doing the show poolside as we spin some of the very best classic and neo lounge and exotica. We’ll also be catching up with Kava Kon to talk about their new album Tiki for the Atomic age, we've got a look at the world of swank for you, plus a cool DVD which has just been released by Tiki Farm.

PLAYLIST:

The SG Sound ~ 1st Contact
Chaino ~ Don't Do It To Me
Interview ~ Kava Kon
Kava Kon ~ The Exotic Traveller
Astrud Gilberto ~ Meditation
Walter Wanderley ~ Que Sabe Voce De Mim
Atomic Martini's ~ Hot BBQ
Tiki Cowboys ~ Feel So Good
Clouseaux ~ Dance Of The Crustaceans
Martin Denny ~ Congo Train
Sally Street ~ Since I Fell For You
Mark Copeland ~ You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Sammy Davis Jr. ~ My Funny Valentine
Les Baxter ~ The Other Side Of The Moon
Dave Bruebeck ~ That Old Black Magic

TO DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE