I’m back, rockers!

Got some very cool stuff coming tomorrow, Tuesday March 9th. I’ll be interviewed on a couple radio shows about DREAMtweet: Enlightened Inspiration from a Rock and Roll Guru.

The first show is Outside with Edie: Inspiring Life Talk Radio at 1:00 EST, Noon CST. You can listen live or at your convenience after the show is recorded right here.  Edie Galley is both uplifting & fun, so it will be a great time.

At 7:00 EST, 6:00 CST we’re gonna rock the house with Nancy, Lisa & Eddie on The Big Blend’s Rants, Raves & Rock ‘n’ Roll. This is a groovy show and you can bet we’re gonna have a ton of fun.

It’s gonna be a rockin’ day…join us for some play.

I just finished writing The Rock and Roll Guide to Customer Loyalty yesterday. To the best of my knowledge, it’s the first book that interprets customer service & customer loyalty entirely through our favorite musical genre. It will be released this spring.

Part of the reason I haven’t been writing here much lately is cuz my attention has been on completing the book before our vacation.

Speaking of our vacation, we’re leaving tomorrow morning for lovely Belize, which is perfect timing since we just got a foot of snow this week. Another example of the rock & roll gods smiling on me.

Peace, love & joy to all.

I’m delighted and grateful to announce that my new book, #DREAMtweet: Enlightened Inspiration from a Rock and Roll Guru, is now available!

It was an incredibly joyful experience writing this one. I am blessed to be living my Rock & Roll dream, and I’m absolutely thrilled to share my process for making my own dream a reality.

I’m honored and elated that Jorma Kaukonen, founding member of both Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, as well as a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, wrote the foreword for the book. Thanks, Jorma. I love you.

To learn more about #DREAMtweet, please click here. I’ll also be posting excerpts here on a regular basis.

There are several terrific new books out that would make wonderful gifts for the rockers in your life. I’ve been meaning to write about each of these, but most of my time has been spent writing my next book.

I promise you that each of these coffee table books is absolutely splendiferous!

The Levon Helm Midnight Ramble
A gorgeous full color book for fans of Levon and The Band.

Queen: The Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock
Freddie Mercury and Queen in all their resplendent glory.

The Velvet Underground: An Illustrated History of a Walk on the Wild Side
The Velvet Underground as you’ve never seen them before.

Let it Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties.
Up close and personal with the Glimmer Twins.

Happy shopping!

Relix: The Book is an absolute must for the library of every Deadhead.

To get an autographed copy at a special discount from one of the book’s editors, Lee Abraham, just go to Lee’s site and tell him the Rock and Roll Guru sent you!

Enjoy my review.

Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales is a fantabulous book! If you’re part of the Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band tribe, you will absolutely love it.

Enjoy my rockin’ review.

Sex, Leadership and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Leadership Lessons from the Academy of Rock by Peter Cook is simply outstanding. A witty, insightful and fresh look at leadership, with enough rock ‘n’ roll references to keep a smile on any rocker’s face.

Peter has written a truly original book that should be required reading for anyone who serves in a leadership role (or hopes to do so one day). There’s none of the nonsensical business jargon that litters the traditional boring, and often useless, management books out there.

This is a tremendously fun read that interprets the essential elements of leadership through rock & roll, with a dose of jazz and classical thrown in for good measure. When Cook talks about the MBA, he means Management by Attitude, NOT More Bloody Analysis.

He uses sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll as metaphors to expand our thinking, while keeping a safe distance from corporatespeak. In Cook’s vernacular, “sex is about making, keeping and ending work relationships, drugs is about motivating and leading others, and rock ‘n’ roll is about reaching and sustaining high performance.”

I particularly enjoyed the insightful commentary on the relevance of structure versus improvisation, and the tightrope leaders must often walk between the two.

This entertaining and engaging work is one of the best business books I’ve read in years.