Four loons who pitched in to help transcribe years of Rick's material for the book project met in Macomb for a reading on May 19, and all were had by a good time.
Bill Paige Amtraked from Chicago, Steve Tarter drove over from Peoria and Tracy Knight ankled it to Macomb's square from his digs on the northwest side of town to join editor Bill Knight, whose Jeep made it despite an impending valve job. Twenty or so folks turned out, along with an acoustic three-piece group that played a couple of tunes after every round of readings (a cool "Here Comes the Sun" and a nice version of one of Reek's faves: "Walk Away Renee").
Bill Paige Amtraked from Chicago, Steve Tarter drove over from Peoria and Tracy Knight ankled it to Macomb's square from his digs on the northwest side of town to join editor Bill Knight, whose Jeep made it despite an impending valve job. Twenty or so folks turned out, along with an acoustic three-piece group that played a couple of tunes after every round of readings (a cool "Here Comes the Sun" and a nice version of one of Reek's faves: "Walk Away Renee").
Pictured above, left to right (mostly laughing at some Johnson line), are Bill Knight, Bill Paige, Tracy Knight and Steve Tarter.
The western Illinois/eastern Iowa public radio station did an advance story on the event, including a 10-minute interview with Knight. Check it out here --
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wium/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1082943
The western Illinois/eastern Iowa public radio station did an advance story on the event, including a 10-minute interview with Knight. Check it out here --
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wium/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1082943
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