Ted O'Reilly Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Gene's been a Torontonian for four decades, adding his wide experience to our music scene. He has a fantastic memory, and has prepared his memoirs with writer Jack Batten, a long-time Toronto jazz critic. And you can read it for free! I've just been through the first few chapters and it seems that we're just sitting at a table and chatting. Here's Gene's invitation: Over the years so many of you have asked when I was going to write a book. Well a memoir has now been written about my life and times and music by the wonderful Jack Batten. I spoke. He wrote. And now I have put it on the web through WATTPAD. The Book is called "I Can Hear the Music, The Life and Times of Gene DiNovi". In addition to Jack's eloquent prose, it includes many memorable photographs from my personal collection. Here is the link : https://www.wattpad.com/genedinovi Wattpad does ask you to register but there is no cost and once you have signed up you can read for Free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Thanks for your notice. I´m interested in the book. Maybe you can let me know when it´s on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Enjoying the book so far, but for some reason the site it's on won't let me continue to read past chapter 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 2 hours ago, Larry Kart said: Enjoying the book so far, but for some reason the site it's on won't let me continue to read past chapter 12. Larry, you're well ahead of me...haven't had that problem. You do have to sign up to read it, but you must have done that to get to Chapter 12... 2 hours ago, Balladeer said: Thanks for your notice. I´m interested in the book. Maybe you can let me know when it´s on the market. I don't know if it will ever be in print. I know that lots of people don't want to read from a screen, but to this point it's the only way to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Ted -- Yes I signed up. I'll try again soon and see if I can get past Chapter 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Maybe your demand exceeded their supply and that part's either not formatted or uploaded yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 thanks for the link! I skipped some passages but have made it to chapter 16 by now - didn't notice anything unusual around chapter 12... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 (edited) Really enjoying the book too - up to about Chapter 20. Some great stories and reminiscences, hard to put down once you have started. Edited June 12, 2016 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 years ago Dave Schildkraut played me some home-made 78s that he and Dinovi made right after WW II. Dave sounded like Johnny Hodges. Sadly they seem to have disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 12, 2016 Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 just started reading the DiNovi. Great stuff - and, he grew up blocks from where my mother grew up, and is about the same age. To late to ask her about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Haven't started the book yet, but plan to do so. Gene had a regular gig for a few years in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario. That is where the Shaw Theatre Festival is held every summer. When we lived in Rochester, NY we would go every year for a few days. Had a chance to see/hear Gene play at a club there a few times. We hung out together and Gene invited us one evening to a home of a friend where we talked for quite some time. Have fond memories of that experience, though I don't recall the topics we discussed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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