Books
A book, Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew: The Story of the World's Most Recorded Musician, co-written by Blaine with writer David Goggin, was published by MixBooks, a division of Act III Publishing, Emeryville, California in 1990. In it, Blaine recounts his experiences as a professional drummer, playing with/for such greats as Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Frank Sinatra and a host of other well-known artists, beginning in the late 1950s.
A second book, The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best Kept Secret, by Kent Hartman, was published by Thomas Dunne Books: St. Martin's Press in February, 2012.
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“Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.... Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.”
—Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)
“PLAYING SHOULD BE FUN! In our great eagerness to teach our children we studiously look for “educational” toys, games with built-in lessons, books with a “message.” Often these “tools” are less interesting and stimulating than the child’s natural curiosity and playfulness. Play is by its very nature educational. And it should be pleasurable. When the fun goes out of play, most often so does the learning.”
—Joanne E. Oppenheim (20th century)
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—Anthony Burgess (b. 1917)