About this title: One cold December morning, Dori Hadar DJ by night, criminal investigator by day was digging through crates of records at a flea market in Washington, D.C. There he stumbled into the elaborate world of Mingering Mike a soul superstar of the 1960s and '70s who released an astonishing 50 albums and at least as many singles in just 10 years. But Hadar ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Pr
Date Published: 2007-03-29
ISBN-13:9781568985695ISBN:156898569X
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Lg trade pb
Publisher: Princeton Architecture
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781568985695ISBN:156898569X
Description: Illustrated by Dori Hadar. As New with no dust jacket. 156898569X. With full French flaps. 1st edition, 1st printing with no markings. Not remaindered. No names.; 192 pages. read more
Description: Like New. 1st Edition. 2007 Paperback. Preface by Neil Strauss. Afterword by Jane Livingston. Slight shelf wear; Otherwise, Fine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PR
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781568985695ISBN:156898569X
Description: New. One cold December morning, Dori Hadar DJ by night, criminal investigator by day was digging through crates of records at a flea market in Washington, D.C. There he stumbled into the elaborate world of Mingering Mike a soul superstar of the 1960s and... read more
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"What makes this book great, to me, is not the art, although the art is amazing; not the writing because the writing is thumbnaily, magazinic, and not at all an inspiration to anyone, I think; not the words of Mingering Mike himself which are occasionally scatterbrained, almost always naive and shopworn; it is the fantasy itself, the world as strange and mistake-ridden as our own, that Mingering Mike created for himself, for us.
Had Mingering Mike the opportunity, he could have made animated features. He could have made games and toys. Hell, if I had my way, there would be a Mingering Mike role-playing game. He wanted to be a famous pop star but he didn't have the talent for it (which is clear from his own words and the lyrics of some of the songs he wrote). What he had a talent for was putting his fantasies onto paper or in otherwords, writing stories. These stories and their illustrations are incredible and for the most part, this book does them justice."
"One cold December morning, Dori Hadar-DJ by night, criminal investigator by day-was digging through crates of records at a flea market in Washington, D.C. There he stumbled into the elaborate world of Mingering Mike-a soul superstar of the 1960s and '70s who released an astonishing 50 albums and at least as many singles in just 10 years. But Hadar had never heard of him, and he realized why on closer inspection: every album in the crates was made of cardboard. Each package was intricately crafted, complete with gatefold interiors, extensive liner notes, and grooves drawn onto the "vinyl." Some albums were even covered in shrinkwrap, as if purchased at actual record stores.
The crates contained nearly 200 LPs and 45s by Mingering Mike, as well as other artists like Joseph War, the Big "D," and Rambling Ralph, on labels such as Sex Records, Decision, and Ming/War. There were also soundtracks to imaginary films, a benefit album for sickle cell anemia, and a tribute to Bruce Lee.
Hadar put his detective skills to work and soon found himself at the door of the elusive man responsible for this alternate universe of funk. Their friendship blossomed and Mike revealed the story of his life and his many albums, hit singles, and movie soundtracks. A solitary boy raised by his brothers, sisters, and cousins, Mike lost himself in a world of his own imaginary superstardom, basing songs and albums on his and his family's experiences. Early teenage songs obsessed with love and heartache soon gave way to social themes surrounding the turbulent era of civil rights protests and political upheaval-brought even closer to home when Mike himself went underground dodging the Vietnam War. In Mingering Mike, Hadar tells the story of a man and his myth: the kid who dreamed of being a star and the fantastical "careers" of the artists he created. All of Mingering Mike's best albums and 45s are presented in full color, finally bringing to the star the adoring audience he always imagined he had.
Dori Hadar is an avid vinyl junkie and can be found scavenging the crates of flea markets as soon as the sun comes up in and around Washington, D.C. Hadar is a DJ by night, specializing in funk, soul, and hip hop, and a criminal investigator by day, investigating murders for a DC-area defense attorney's firm.
Neil Strauss is former columnist for the New York Times and most recently is the author of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. He has also been the co-writer on memoirs by Marilyn Manson, Dave Navarro, Tommy Lee, and Jenna Jameson."
"I can hardly describe this book. It's the true story of a found crate of made-up album covers by an r&b singer named Mingering Mike. The author compiles all of these intricately designed faux records in this book and hunts down Mingering Mike to find out the real story behing the amazing artwork and its creator."
"Elin gave this to me for my birthday. ... Outsider art for obsessive soul fans from a lonely DC teen... I sometimes felt implicated reading this book-- another white man with a fetish for a now-outmoded African-American art form--but in the end, I was still moved by the totality of the world "Mingering Mike" created with the song titles, liner notes, gatefold sleeves, label names, and movies this stands as an engaging imaginary world. I wish someone had recorded a song worthy of the title "3 Footsteps Away From The Altar" or the song "I'm Superman" whose lyrics included the lines: "I'm Superman" and now I need "Ah" Superwoman because "I'm Superman" I want 'ta have some superkids to carry on my supername "Let's face it" even superman's got'ta get old trying ta fly over all his wrinkles trying to go forward when he's going backward aww "I'm Superman" bend steel with my bare hands and now I need some kids to carry on my supername "Yeah ho!" I need ah woman yawl."
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