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John Orlando

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October 27, 1948 in Jersey City, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Children's Books

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I wasn’t trying to write a book but only wanted to tell some drumming folklore while giving drumming workshops at the Denver metro libraries. The first chapter of “The Drums of Legenderry” is drumming folklore, while the rest of the book, with its zany characters, seemed to write itself. In hindsight, I had accidentally enlivened every character with a piece of my own personality—whacky, fanciful, and always looking for a good time.

I love the world I created that exists right under our noses, and the only way for me to be there is to write about it. I hope you allow me to escort you through the mystical village of Legenderry. There are three more books about Legenderry that take place in modern times and in places like Rome, New...more Greetings,

I wasn’t trying to write a book but only wanted to tell some drumming folklore while giving drumming workshops at the Denver metro libraries. The first chapter of “The Drums of Legenderry” is drumming folklore, while the rest of the book, with its zany characters, seemed to write itself. In hindsight, I had accidentally enlivened every character with a piece of my own personality—whacky, fanciful, and always looking for a good time.

I love the world I created that exists right under our noses, and the only way for me to be there is to write about it. I hope you allow me to escort you through the mystical village of Legenderry. There are three more books about Legenderry that take place in modern times and in places like Rome, New York, and Yellowstone National Park. None of them published yet, I await readers to ask for more.

I try to take my art to exciting, new destinations, be it writing, music, or even cooking, although I love an old-fashioned plate of spaghetti and meatballs. During my earlier years, I enjoyed the urban lifestyle of New York and San Francisco. It took quite a while, but now I'm equally at home in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains near Denver.

I've played the drums almost all my life, having had early success by winning the New Jersey Allstate Competition while in high school. As a member of a Dixieland band called Pure Trash, I was awarded a Certificate of Honor from the City of San Francisco. My "Drum Songs" CD received complimentary national reviews and was in the top hundred songs of the year on Boulder, CO public radio. I've performed with all kinds of bands, including marching bands, orchestras, twenty-piece swing bands, Soul, Punk, New Wave and Jazz trios. I’ve written articles about drumming that appeared in publications like “Whole Life Times.” and won poetry contests while attending Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.

I occasionally perform at street fairs and festivals with my high energy, percussion ensemble. I’m not sure how it happened, but between the downbeats, I am self-employed as a Certified Public Accountant.

Thank you for reading about me,

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To the Passengersof the Costa Concordia, I want to express my deepest sorrow to the passengers and crew of the Costa Concordia that shipwrecked on January 13, 2012. Since I am the god of the sea, other spirit beings are wondering why I allowed this tragedy to happen. I can only say that I rarely …

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