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Carl is one of the key writers for BW&BK and has been part of the mag's quest for world domination since 1997 because his questionable guitar skills prevented him from becoming a professional musician. So did his receding hairline. He is from Toronto but lives in Germany as BW&BK's European correspondent, and is also in the business of writing books. Carl loves Japanese and Indian cuisine, has a libido that should probably be locked up (although he'd enjoy that, too), and puts friends and family before everything else. When he's not writing Carl is either experimenting with photography, cooking, thinking about sex, playing guitar, or trying to convince people that he is in fact an adult. He despises racists, trash-talkers with no backbone, same old same old routine, music journalists who ruin it for the rest of us by putting exclusive promo material online when they fucking know better, and warm beer.
Check out BW&BK, Bravewords.com and his books. You'll be better for it. (And if that sounds arrogant, well, it's My Space... so there ;-))
Buy his new book, Fire And Fame, via PayPal. Go to this location for an overview and order information. Take a look inside and read a bit of it here. And if you can muddle through the German on the page we suppose you could order it there, too...
People have been saying some good things about it:
MICHAEL WAGENER (producer) -- "What a great book, written with the heart and soul of a real Rock musician. I was transported back in time and relived every single page."
OLLY HAHN (SPV) -- "Fire And Fame is an interesting journey through the glorious '80s. I had no idea Bonfire was so successful. Informative and entertaining."
MIF (Slash Puppet) -- "An enjoyable read about a true Rock 'N' Roll experience that kept me enthralled, entertained and reminiscing every step of the way down my own memory lane".
CHRISTOF LEIM (Sinner / The New Black) -- "Quite gripping... if you want to know what's next in a book, that's never a bad sign..."
DAVID PERRI (BW&BK) -- "The highest compliment you can pay a book, in my estimation, is that you don't want it to end. Fire And Fame's charm lies in its easy-going recounting the goods times style and vibe, which translates into a highly recommended read even if, like me, you're not exactly familiar with Bonfire."
CHAD BOWAR (About.com) -- "I was somewhat skeptical going in, but once you dive into Fire And Fame you’ll be hooked."
NEIL DANIELS (author / journalist): "A well-written and entertaining book that will be a welcome addition to your collection of rock biographies."
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