Lou’s News #1 -Taglines and Hunter Thompson
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Hello Friends,
How about a different way of interacting with you guys, regarding my creative projects? I’ll continue to blog at WildSnow.com, and post to Facebook, but I like the idea of an email newsletter that’s a bit more personal, more one-on-one. Let me know what you think.
Here’s the news: As many of you know, or heard rumored, I’m in the final stages of publishing a memoir. I started the book in fall of 2017 — it’s been a huge project.
After publishing under the WildSnow.com brand for nearly 25 years, and blogging at least 1,500,000 words, I thought I was ready for long-form. Ah grasshopper, the arrogance of experience. The writing life took me to the woodshed on this one! But I’m just about there. I’ll not say too much; teasers shall be portioned out over the coming months.
The tome is provisionally titled “Avalanche Dreams – A Skiing and Climbing Life.”
You guessed it, avalanches appear, as do fathers, lovers, wives and brothers — and more.
Here’s a provisional tagline, your opinion? “The memoirs of a passionate yet troubled alpinist, set in the mountains of Colorado and Alaska where death, love and broken bones intersect.”
When? Publication is slated for sometime in 2023, we’ll adjust as necessary.
Beyond the writing, I’ve worked my tail off acquiring limited rights to a variety of classic images. I’m not sure how heavily illustrated the book will be, but a number of the photos are perfect for sharing as fun PR via this newsletter. For starters, how about this gem from 1970 Aspen? You might have seen it published yon: Facebooked or elsewhere.
Hunter Thompson (left) and Charles Craig Dawson. 1970
Many of you probably recognize the balded guy, but how about the deep-eyed scowler to the Good Doctor’s left? That’s my father Charles Craig Dawson, who was peripherally involved in Thompson’s “Freak Power” campaign for Pitkin County Sheriff. I’ll not say more, except that photographer Bob Krueger granted me permission to use his classic shot.
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Lou Dawson
