{"id":106,"date":"2008-08-22T10:11:33","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T18:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2008-08-22T10:11:33","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T18:11:33","slug":"local-author-done-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/local-author-done-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Author Done Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

From my hometown paper, The Easton Journal<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"Local<\/a>
Local Author Spins Time Travel Tale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From my hometown paper, The Easton Journal:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3pfx3-1I","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3626,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/one-or-ten-for-me-and-one-for-you-8-more-shows-with-the-pink-stones-at-sxsw-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":106,"position":0},"title":"One or Ten For Me and One For You: 8 More Shows with The Pink Stones at SXSW 2026","author":"LBDG","date":"April 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"They1 said it was a record that would never be broken: One band, eight sets, five days of SXSW2. Never say never\u2014especially when it comes to a music based challenge involving your favorite active live touring band (I think3). https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVrZ892D3hX\/?hl=en I was on a mission to make up for my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5286-2-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C722&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5286-2-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C722&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5286-2-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C722&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5286-2-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C722&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5286-2-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C722&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2306,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/lx-commentary-12-mmmmmmm\/","url_meta":{"origin":106,"position":1},"title":"LX Commentary #12: Mmmmmmm","author":"LBDG","date":"August 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Confession: I cheated a little.On A Love Extreme the album, \"Mmmmmmm\" comes before \"Even If\" sequence wise, not after. It's the last song on the first CD, or a little instrumental bridge between two songs on the vinyl \/ streaming versions.In the first draft I honored the spirit of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Behind the Scenes"","block_context":{"text":"Behind the Scenes","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/category\/behind-the-scenes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ABENJIHUGHES-e1453864854958-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":216,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/local-boys-second-set\/","url_meta":{"origin":106,"position":2},"title":"Local Boy’s Second Set","author":"LBDG","date":"October 30, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"For awhile now I've been trying to figure out the best way to integrate some of Local Boy's songs into these blog posts.\u00c2\u00a0 Amazon links, Apple iMixes, and Last.fm journals were used in the past.\u00c2\u00a0 Recently I discovered a new service called 8tracks that seemed worth a try, especially considering\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":663,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/another-mans-dg\/","url_meta":{"origin":106,"position":3},"title":"Another Man’s DG","author":"LBDG","date":"June 18, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"While walking the dog I had a random thought: Why did I use \"Local Boy Done Good\" instead of \"Local Boy Done Gone\" in TP? This question came out of nowhere. There was no internal debate over the name of Local Boy or his album during the writing phase. I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Music"","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2970,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/new-novel-local-boy-done-gone\/","url_meta":{"origin":106,"position":4},"title":"New Novel: Local Boy Done Gone","author":"LBDG","date":"February 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Four leap years ago today I started this blog the same day my first novel Timely Persuasion was released. TP2: Local Boy Done Gone Now that 2\/29 has come around again, I'm proud to announce a sequel to Timely Persuasion titled Local Boy Done Gone. Picking up in 1969 at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Behind the Scenes"","block_context":{"text":"Behind the Scenes","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/category\/behind-the-scenes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Local-Boy-Done-Gone-eBook-Cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Local-Boy-Done-Gone-eBook-Cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Local-Boy-Done-Gone-eBook-Cover.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Local-Boy-Done-Gone-eBook-Cover.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Local-Boy-Done-Gone-eBook-Cover.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Local-Boy-Done-Gone-eBook-Cover.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3294,"url":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/lbdg-commentary-20-start-choppin\/","url_meta":{"origin":106,"position":5},"title":"LBDG Commentary 20: Start Choppin’","author":"LBDG","date":"December 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Part IV of Local Boy Done Gone is titled \"The Kids are Alright,\" respecting the greats in The Who while signaling Local Boy's two kids will be just fine even though the sequence of their births may have changed. This isn't the first time the Timmons family tree had some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Behind the Scenes"","block_context":{"text":"Behind the Scenes","link":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/category\/behind-the-scenes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Maxanne-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Maxanne-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Maxanne-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Maxanne-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Maxanne-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.timelypersuasion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}