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Loser Mystery #3 and Dead Detectives, Too

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I know I've said it before, but it looks like this time Loser #3* really will release on August 9. If you're signed up for my newsletter (below on the right side), you'll be reminded when it's available on Amazon, and I'll post on FB when I have actual copies in O-town and for signings. My itinerary is posted here, just above this box, so you can track me down in various places if you want a personalized copy. *Killing Despair is the third and probably final book in the Loser Mysteries. Though I love Loser and have enjoyed sharing her adventures, right now there's no continuation that does her justice in my head. I refuse to write a book just because a series is doing well, because it's too easy to get stale and repetitive. Loser was broken in Killing Silence, better but a long way from healed in Killing Memories . In Killing Despair she faces the things that almost destroyed her and comes to a sense of peace about it all. I hope you have enjoyed her jo

Today's Quiz: Waterways

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Easy one! Name the waterway. 1. "You always know your neighbor...if you ever navigated on the ____  _____." 2. "There's Cleo and me-o and the baby crocodile, we live on the ____  ____..." 3. "____ ____ is in my blood, the place I love." 4. "Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you, Across the Wide ___" 5. "You were sixteen, my village queen, down by the old ____  ____" Answers: 1. Eric Canal    "Low Bridge" (aka "The Erie Canal Song")  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcNJ2RMOd3U 2. Allegheny River    "Cleo and Me-o" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBKvLcHYN5Q 3. "Yellow River" by Christie www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5-FoiBuVc 4. Missouri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etC59HVD-tg  5. Mill Stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a3nkiidY74

Quiz & Release Date Set

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The release date for KILLING DESPAIR has (finally) been set: August 9, 2014 Today's Quiz: Make Some Noise 1. "Twist and ____" the Beatles 2. "Don't be afraid, you can ____ ___" Chris Montez 3. "I'm just a ____ and a ____ away from Paradise." Herman's Hermits 4. "A little bit louder now: _____!" Isley Brothers 5. "With a ___  ___ she cried..." Billy Idol Answers: 1. Shout www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVlr4g5-r18 2. call me www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL415U9wVuw 3. hoot/holler www.youtube.com/watch?v=stDqoS3zeTE 4. Shout www.youtube.com/watch?v=kke9kaV9sMU 5. Rebel Yell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I  

Who Lives There?

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Name the character in a song who can be found in the place mentioned. 1. Chelsea ( Cabaret song) 2. Memphis, Tennessee (Johnny Rivers) 3. a church where a wedding has been (the Beatles) 4. Way down in Lousiana close to New Orleans (Chuck Berry) 5. Sheboygan (Arthur Godfrey) Answers 1. Elsie www.youtube.com/watch?v=moOamKxW844 2. Marie www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAc0FKyBgks 3. Eleanor Rigby www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LOgMWbDGPA 4. Johnny B. Goode www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFo8-JqzSCM 5. A little Dutch girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNE1kWmZFn0   

Quiz: Say "Ah!"

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The song lyrics below hint at names that end in the "ah" sound. 1. "She take-a my money and run Venezuala." 2. "I never understood a single word he said..." 3. "I felt the knife in my hand, and she laughed no more." 4. "I'm so young and you're so old..." 5. "___ makes the mountains sound like folks were up there dying." Answers: 1. Matilda www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-DShN82mc 2. Jeremiah www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf-d-Ka30EY 3. Delilah www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMUve9nd4E 4. Diana www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPw5WiABUOA 5. Mariah www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPw5WiABUOA

It's All Nonsense!

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Give the title of the song that contains these nonsense syllables. 1. Shoop shoop 2. Bomp ba ma bomp, Ba bomp ma bomp bomp 3. Oo ee oo ah ah 4.Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, just hold on tight 5. Chang chang, changity chang cha-sha-bop Answers: 1. "It's in His Kiss"   www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjCmO6WrIWQ 2. "Blue Moon"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0fy1HeJv80 3. "The Witch Doctor" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmjrTcYMqBM 4. "Rock & Roll Lullaby" www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvdAQl4OBA 5. "We Go Together" www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pyA6jAM3

I Ain't 'Fraid of No Ghost!

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How about some songs about ghosts? 1. Kingston Trio tells about Ghost Anne Boleyn 2. Johnny Cash. Dead Cowboys--need I say more? 3. A ghost's warning to Jerry Lee Lewis 4. Guy plans to propose on Halloween-Classics IV 5. Dickey Lee's date turns into an eerie experience Answers: 1. "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JKNl8gmESs 2. "Ghost Riders in the Sky" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mynzbmrtp9I 3. "Haunted House" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=857UlAih2PI 4. "Spooky" www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAP84Zc_CYU 5. "Laurie" www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0N4nyYS5aA