tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post1098908913252372485..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: Some Senators Write (or Say They Do)Brian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-20354103929823913902010-02-01T14:36:53.143-05:002010-02-01T14:36:53.143-05:00Marion,
An admission:
Twelve ago, in a previous ...Marion,<br /><br />An admission:<br /><br />Twelve ago, in a previous incarnation, and with a different haircut, I was a national buyer for... umm, a large chain of bookstores. Though few, the most memorable encounters I had were with self-published authors... and, of these, Phillip Schreibman was the most memorable. Why? Because his book was nicely designed, nicely produced and, more than anything else, was very well-written. In fact, I was so impressed by <i>My Cat Saved My Life</i> that I fought to have the book included in a monthly promotion the company was then offering. Sadly, I failed. This all lead to an uncomfortable phone call during which I gave Mr Schreibman the bad news. He deserved better.<br /><br />The following year I noticed that Tarcher had picked up the book. The reviews that followed were glowing. See what great taste I have...<br /><br />I've seen nothing since by Mr Schreibman, though I do keep an eye out for his name. That said, I note that he seems to run <a href="http://www.mycatsavedmylife.com/" rel="nofollow">a website</a> through which one can order the book (and write to the author directly).<br /><br />By the way, I do remember <i>The Name is Schreibman - Sympathetic Ear</i>, the Big Red single and, of course, the theme to <i>Seeing Things</i>. All wonderful.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-28912848364774060192010-01-31T11:29:50.204-05:002010-01-31T11:29:50.204-05:00Hi Brian,
This comment is not directly related to ...Hi Brian,<br />This comment is not directly related to your SOME SENATORS WRITE (OR SAY THEY DO) post, it's just indirectly related. When I read what you wrote about Pamela Wallin's book THE COMFORT OF CATS, my memory was jogged. <br />What do you know about Phillip Schreibman? He certainly fits the description of a suppressed, ignored, and forgotten Canadian. He wrote an autobiographical book in 1998 called MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE, about how his cat, Alice, helped him pull through a bout of depression. It was published by Dog's Bark Publishing in Toronto. What else has he done? Well, apart from his book, I also own his album from the late 70s, THE NAME IS SCHREIBMAN- SYMPATHETIC EAR by his then band FLIVVA, also based out of Toronto. I wrote him a fan letter after I bought that album, and he wrote back and sent me a copy of a single he had just recorded under the name BIG RED, which was either a band or a duo he was a part of, I forget which. The songs on the BIG RED 45 were GIVE ME LIES and VACUUM OF LOVE. What else did Phillip Schreibman do? Well, he was responsible for the theme song for the Canadian TV series, SEEING THINGS, starring Louis Del Grande, which ran from 1981-1987. You can hear this on youtube... just look up "seeing things opening theme" and you'll get it. Apart from that youtube video, there's pretty much no information out there about this Schreibman guy. I find this strange because he has done a lot of stuff!<br />Marion Whyte<br />P.S. I bought the FLIVVA album after reading a review on it in one of those Montreal fanzines that were floating around at the time. You probably have it. RED SHE SAID? SURFIN' BIRD? I don't remember.Marion Whytenoreply@blogger.com