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Re: * * * * * Reflections on My Unfortunate Encounter With a Thief * * * * *
This message is to Kahuna3. I don't know what to say about the "incident", other than it was unfortunate, and it has been talked about a lot. I finally put two and two together, I'm a little slow maybe. I'd like to forward you a personal story about your book "Walk Good". My wife and I were invited to a wedding on the beach in January 2006 in Negril. There were 48 people there for the event, relatives friends etc. Pretty big deal. We had a blast and were "hooked"! Before we went on that trip, my friend Steve [who has been to Negril like 27 times or so, and never, not once done A.I.} lent me your book to read. I was "hooked" on your book, and had to have my own copy, so off to the cyperspace of Amazon, and bought my own copy. I have taken the book with me for 5 or 6 Negril trips now, and have read it that many times!. One time, I left the book on a lounger chair and we went for a beach walk, and lo and behold, while we were gone, it rained for a bout a half hour, and when we got back, the book was totally drenched! I was kinda devastated, as I had kept a daily journal for the last 5 or 6 years in the back of the conveniently placed blank half a dozen pages in the back of the book. And the ink had run in many places, almost couldn't read it anymore. So, we went back to the room and tried to dry out the book with a hair dryer, cause the pages had stuck together so bad, Then after this process of the hair dryer, the book puffed up like a puffer fish! Tried to do my best of salvaging the book. When we got home, I ordered another copy of the book. {and since then I lent it out to somebody, and can't remember who?} I do have one comment to make about the proofreading though. On page 155, I do believe it was Robert DeNiro, who said "Are you talking to me?" And not Al Pacino. I could be wrong, but just off the top of my memory bank.....No biggie, as the book is fantastic and a must read for anyone coming to Negril, or anyone who has been to Negril, and is not aware of the book. So, let's forward to Feb. 2014. My wife and I will doing our 11th Negril trip. Soon come! We have quite a few Jamaican friends now, and slowly meeting boardies. It's a great experience, this great land of sunsets, sand, great people etc. {although I've had a couple unpleasant occurances as well} So, there ya go, I wanted to relay to you about my favorite read about Negril. Would like to meet you personally sometime. We are friends with the famous Cherrynorth49 and Sunshine from Canada! They like to come down to Fargo for "good" deals shopping!!?? Be positive mon' time has a way of taking care of things. Respect, Rock'n'Roll Farmer
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