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Comment by Tammy Rockett-Box on November 17, 2009 at 10:48am

Mother and daughter team up to inspire others!
One year ago my mother and I teamed up to write a book of which we were inspired to write after the death of my son. Although our book Tragic Love is fiction, the story in itself is very similar to my own son's circumstances. We hope through our book Tragic Love we will inspire and help others, especially young couples who might be involved in an unhealthy relationship. The name of our book is Tragic Love which will be officially released Dec 21, 2009, available now at www.publishamerica.

Tragic Love is an electrifying story of a young man who engages in a forbidden love affair. From the beginning the relationship is tumultuous and eventually the young man’s life comes to a tragic ending. Evidence is overlooked and questions go unanswered as police investigators rule the death a suicide. However, the truth is right in front of their eyes, and it takes a tenacious mother and daughter to determine what really happened in the conclusion of the tragic love.

Comment by Dale Guy Madison on November 5, 2009 at 3:45pm

October 27, 2009
A Review of Dale Guy Madison's Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host & Other Greatest Hits!
I'm excited! So delighted! To finally see the light shine through. I can see a million dreams come true. So hold on! Here we go! I got a feelin' that it's gonna grow up to the top of the world. Here I am! There you are! I got a feelin' that we're going far up to the top of the world! (From the song "Top Of The World" from Diana Ross's album Baby It's Me, 1977, composed by Gene Page)
MOTOWN DREAMBOY TELLS ALL! Chances are that you've never heard of dreamboy Dale Guy Madison's greatest hits, right? Well, this is still Motown's 50th Anniversary, we're still celebrating and whether you've heard of him or not, Dale Guy Madison is a star, baby! A Motown Star! A would-be Supreme diva who just released his tell-all memoirs, titled Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host & Other Greatest Hits. Yes! You know Dale Guy Madison! You've seen him in countless television sitcoms and dramatic series, and he has appeared as an extra in as many movies! You may or may not recognize him from his one-man/one-woman stage play, FREEda Slave, or John Water's Hairspray, or as a drag queen in To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar and Stonewall! He's been an actor, a model, a fashion designer, film producer, and now a writer. However, it is after gaining nationwide fame as a television host on the QVC shopping network that Dale had his "biggest hit" to date. Trust me, I saw enough of him during this time as my mother watched the station relentlessly. Even then, you knew there was something "different" about this animated and sho' nuff personable guy in the multi-colored vests and eye-catching (sometimes green-eyed envious) clothing ensembles.......
Add the classic recordings of Diana Ross, both solo (and with The Supremes) plus songs from the broadway musical Dreamgirls and you have the soundtrack, backdrop and the perfect comparative metaphor for Madison's tale of self-discovery, struggle and success. This book is dedicated, in part, to "every little boy who dreamed of sparkle, glitter, and glamour while singing Supremes songs in the mirror, but was ashamed to let anyone know it". Lord knows I can relate to that! Much like little gay boys today make Youtube videos dancing and lip-synching to Beyonce, oh how well I remember sneaking back into the school building during recess with my childhood friends Jerome and Wynton. We'd steal into the boys restroom, tie our sweaters on our heads as "wigs" and sing the whole Supremes catalogue. We had no clue that so many other boys like ourselves were doing the same thing in the mirror, jostling for that middle spot, fighting to be Diana! We also didn't know that sometimes, you have to pay the cost to be The Boss.......
On the road of life, building a reputation to become a star can often be a bittersweet experience! Sometimes among the hangers-on are abusive men who who feel the need in a creative, but often lonely soul. Like magnets, they seemed to be attracted to the broken flow of energy created by the author's experience with a cold and emotionally abusive father. Many love affairs are detailed here, love affairs that ache of father love and longing, that finally cause Madison to conclude "People say that daughters always look for their father in the man that they marry. I realized that gay guys look for the love they never received from their fathers in the men that they love. I know I did". Dale Guy Madison IS Neely O'Hara should have been the caption on the movie poster from the author's full-year stint in the "loony bin" after a PCP drug trip gone terribly wrong. O'Hara, the Patty Duke character from the gay cult-classic, Valley Of The Dolls (one of the author's favorite movies) has nothing on Madison's personal experience (from having a live breakdown while working as a telephone operator to the successful comeback to his own real life.) There are many disappointments, but they'll all be met with the sort of balance one finds with a God-grant-me-the serenity-to-accept-the-things-I-cannot-change-but-help-me-to-change-the-things-I-can type of attitude! And it's all told ever so matter of factly, almost so one on one without the least hint of sermonizing. Yes, Madison has a thing or two to teach about "comebacks", redemption and RE-INVENTION thus proving that while true divas may indeed get down, they're never truly out!
Much like the crossover success of the original Supremes, the A-side of this book presents the universal themes of growth, hope and self-confidence that transcend age, race and sexual orientations (the message is here if you're open to it!). Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host & Other Greatest Hits really has all the BIG hits of a life come full-circle here in this collection! STILL! There is much here for that core audience of gay men of color, especially those who after a certain age, think it's too late to dream! And not only dream, but to bring those dreams to fruition! The author challenges us! Dares us! With anecdotes from a common era, there is so much for me to personally relate to. As an aspiring writer, sometimes when I read black gay authors, I often wonder what's left to write about. But nobody can tell our own truth like we can in our own way. That's part of the dare! I read this book with a perpetual smile and with a few gasps, too! Dale Guy Madison's story is an inspiring one & that inspiration goes as deep as any classic Supremes song. He's a soul survivor! And this book is those of us who are still here, still surviving & still dreaming, too! The B-side hasn't been played yet!

Comment by Dale Guy Madison on November 5, 2009 at 3:43pm

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A Review of Dale Guy Madison's Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host & Other Greatest Hits!
By Corey Jarrell

MOTOWN DREAMBOY TELLS ALL! Chances are that you've never heard of dreamboy Dale Guy Madison's greatest hits, right? Well, this is still Motown's 50th Anniversary, we're still celebrating and whether you've heard of him or not, Dale Guy Madison is a star, baby! A Motown Star! A would-be Supreme diva who just released his tell-all memoirs, titled Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host & Other Greatest Hits. Yes! You know Dale Guy Madison! You've seen him in countless television sitcoms and dramatic series, and he has appeared as an extra in as many movies! You may or may not recognize him from his one-man/one-woman stage play, FREEda Slave, or John Water's Hairspray, or as a drag queen in To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar and Stonewall! He's been an actor, a model, a fashion designer, film producer, and now a writer. However, it is after gaining nationwide fame as a television host on the QVC shopping network that Dale had his "biggest hit" to date. Trust me, I saw enough of him during this time as my mother watched the station relentlessly. Even then, you knew there was something "different" about this animated and sho' nuff personable guy in the multi-colored vests and eye-catching (sometimes green-eyed envious) clothing ensembles.......

Add the classic recordings of Diana Ross, both solo (and with The Supremes) plus songs from the broadway musical Dreamgirls and you have the soundtrack, backdrop and the perfect comparative metaphor for Madison's tale of self-discovery, struggle and success. This book is dedicated, in part, to "every little boy who dreamed of sparkle, glitter, and glamour while singing Supremes songs in the mirror, but was ashamed to let anyone know it". Lord knows I can relate to that! Much like little gay boys today make Youtube videos dancing and lip-synching to Beyonce, oh how well I remember sneaking back into the school building during recess with my childhood friends Jerome and Wynton. We'd steal into the boys restroom, tie our sweaters on our heads as "wigs" and sing the whole Supremes catalogue. We had no clue that so many other boys like ourselves were doing the same thing in the mirror, jostling for that middle spot, fighting to be Diana! We also didn't know that sometimes, you have to pay the cost to be The Boss.......

On the road of life, building a reputation to become a star can often be a bittersweet experience! Sometimes among the hangers-on are abusive men who who feel the need in a creative, but often lonely soul. Like magnets, they seemed to be attracted to the broken flow of energy created by the author's experience with a cold and emotionally abusive father. Many love affairs are detailed here, love affairs that ache of father love and longing, that finally cause Madison to conclude "People say that daughters always look for their father in the man that they marry. I realized that gay guys look for the love they never received from their fathers in the men that they love. I know I did". Dale Guy Madison IS Neely O'Hara should have been the caption on the movie poster from the author's full-year stint in the "loony bin" after a PCP drug trip gone terribly wrong. O'Hara, the Patty Duke character from the gay cult-classic, Valley Of The Dolls (one of the author's favorite movies) has nothing on Madison's personal experience (from having a live breakdown while working as a telephone operator to the successful comeback to his own real life.) There are many disappointments, but they'll all be met with the sort of balance one finds with a God-grant-me-the serenity-to-accept-the-things-I-cannot-change-but-help-me-to-change-the-things-I-can type of attitude! And it's all told ever so matter of factly, almost so one on one without the least hint of sermonizing. Yes, Madison has a thing or two to teach about "comebacks", redemption and RE-INVENTION thus proving that while true divas may indeed get down, they're never truly out!
Much like the crossover success of the original Supremes, the A-side of this book presents the universal themes of growth, hope and self-confidence that transcend age, race and sexual orientations (the message is here if you're open to it!). Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host & Other Greatest Hits really has all the BIG hits of a life come full-circle here in this collection! STILL! There is much here for that core audience of gay men of color, especially those who after a certain age, think it's too late to dream! And not only dream, but to bring those dreams to fruition! The author challenges us! Dares us! With anecdotes from a common era, there is so much for me to personally relate to. As an aspiring writer, sometimes when I read black gay authors, I often wonder what's left to write about. But nobody can tell our own truth like we can in our own way. That's part of the dare! I read this book with a perpetual smile and with a few gasps, too! Dale Guy Madison's story is an inspiring one & that inspiration goes as deep as any classic Supremes song. He's a soul survivor! And this book is those of us who are still here, still surviving & still dreaming, too! The B-side hasn't been played yet!

Comment by Wendy Raven McNair on November 5, 2009 at 3:16pm

Thanks.

Comment by Valjeanne Jeffers on November 5, 2009 at 5:54am

Hey Sis -:) Glad to see you here too (smile)! I always save my pictures to my hard drive (right click). You can save them anywhere but easier for me if I save them in my pictures.

Talk to you soon!

Comment by Wendy Raven McNair on November 5, 2009 at 3:25am

Hey Valjeanne. It's nice to see you and your work featured here. Did you see the post at BSFS from Milton to let people there know your work is on Amazon?

Okay, how did you turn your image into a link? I've been here several months and still haven't figured that out.

Glad you're here Valjeanne. Best of luck to you.

http://wendyravenmcnair.com

Comment by Valjeanne Jeffers on November 4, 2009 at 7:54am

I'm the author of the series Immortal 2nd edition & Immortal II: The Time of Legend at http://www.amazon.com & http://www.blacksciencefictionstore.com/

Here's Immortal 2nd edition chapter 1/Specter


Immortal 2nd Edition /SPECTAR

Comment by Aisha Gant on October 20, 2009 at 7:47pm

Hey everybody! This is my first time posting! As I have just been sitting back enjoying all the comments and views. I would like to thank you in advance for allowing me to be a part of this group! And I also want to announce the release of my new book called Secret Wounds and Hidden Pain! Hope You enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it!

“Does she sing in the choir? Is she on the usher board? Or is it the hussy you work with? Tell me her name, you son of a…preacher man!” Charlene is the estranged wife of a minister who is re-learning the healing power of forgiveness.

“My panties are priceless and they probably cost more than what you have on! But… my kids are hungry. So let’s make a deal. How much you got?” Denise is an adolescent rape victim turned single mother of five, and has been forced down life’s path of lust, lies, and deceit.

“I love him and he loves me. He’s just having a hard time showing it. Or maybe I’m having a hard time seeing it… through this black eye.” Michelle, a battered newlywed, who because of her upbringing; makes poor choices in men.

“I don’t know why you put up with it. I’m much too good for that! Besides, I own my home. My car is paid for. And I look good enough to be on the cover of a magazine. But…If I do it this one time; nobody will ever know.” Katrina, little miss-goody-two-shoes, has big secrets and because of those secrets, there is a lesson she has to learn.
These four women lead totally different lives while unknowingly wearing the same mask. What will it take for them to remove that which has become so comfortable?

COMING THIS MONTH!!! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY @ WWW.EBORYA.COM AND RECIEVE A 15% DISCOUNT PLUS FREE SHIPPING! I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS AND SALES FROM THIS BOOK WILL GO TO THE VANESSA D. MITCHELL FOUNDATION TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN "SCARRED" BY THE CANCERS OF LIFE! ~ A. Life

Comment by Dale Guy Madison on August 20, 2009 at 7:43am

Los Angeles- Author, actor and television shopping host Dale Madison takes his much-anticipated new book on its first leg of a world tour. With first edition copies already selling quickly, Dreamboy: My Life As A QVC Host and Other Greatest Hits is rapidly becoming the must read of 2009. The recipient of the 2008 Best LGBT award by the San Diego Black Film Festival, the book is Madison’s memoir and tribute to the Motown music he calls “the soundtrack of my life.” Specifically, The Supremes inspired Madison to dream. Madison says, “I had such an emotional attachment to the success of the Supremes. At different points in my life, I felt as if I were each one of the Supremes.” Dreamboy’s gritty honesty about love, life and dreams is inspiring a new generation of readers to dream the impossible.

At several of the tour’s book signings, Madison will also screen his film, The Panty Man. Nominated as Best Film Short at the Pan-African Festival, the film is a spoken word adaption of an affair chronicled in the book. The Dreamboy Experience combines book signings, poetry and the film with the sounds of Motown for organizations, book clubs and social groups.
This is a limited edition so it is suggested to buy your books early before he reaches your city. Go on line to www.damngoodman.com/orderbook.html

Comment by J on August 20, 2009 at 5:28am

Looking forward to being in the authors and communicators group. J

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