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Our novel is about two young men who were once boys of the ocean, but are now running from that same ocean. The title comes from the Gaelic prayer which was adapted from ancient Gaelic runes. We want to honestly express the ups and downs of our constant journey of making The Running Waves known to the world. Even when there are discouraging posts, we hope we will inspire readers to never give up and fight to make their own dreams come to life!

Song of The Day - Left Of The Dial by The Replacements

03/30/10 06:14 PM Filed in: Music | Inside the Book | Inspiration
The worst part about editing is when you have to cut out something that means a lot to you. In The Running Waves, Seton and I had to cut out our mention of one of the greatest garage bands ever - The Replacements. Our publisher made the correct observation that it seemed our mention of them singing Left of The Dial was just a shout out and slowed down the scene. We argued a bit before we had to face the realization that she was a hundred percent correct. But it seemed almost like a sin not to mention a band that meant so much to not just us but to other family members and friends (Sarah, Joanna, Tim Simpson, David Cohen, and Sean Keating) in a book that glorifies music from the eighties through the mid nineties. So even though Left Of The Dial didn't make it in the book, we are putting it on our site as our Song of The Day. We are also including some other Mat's songs for your listening pleasure. In our opinion, Paul Westerberg is one of the best song writers of our generation and should be recognized for that fact. Maybe, if this book takes off Ben Affleck or some director with talent like him will decide to direct the movie and put this song in or any of the other songs listed below (especially Here Comes a Regular which is such a Colin Brennan song)!

-Ted









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