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Facebook: Marquee of Fox Theater mentions charity book launch event (11/11). This is the c...

Marquee of Fox Theater mentions charity book launch event (11/11). This is the closest i will ever be to John Legend - http://say.ly/WLS6W96

Facebook: Sully Harding and his son Jules, from the new book. Mark your calendar for 11/12...

Sully Harding and his son Jules, from the new book. Mark your calendar for 11/12/13. http://a.pgtb.me/Pg415

From the Detroit Free Press: DECLAWED

MITCH ALBOM: Despite smack talk in ninth inning, toothless Tigers on the brink of elimination

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From the Detroit Free Press: 4 a.m. Closing Time Won't Make Us Chic

I work around drunk people. I always have. My earliest jobs were as a musician in nightclubs. I once played piano in a dive bar where I was told by the owner that if any customers wanted to sing, I had to play along with them, no matter how wasted they were. One guy kept boozily screaming at me to play "Melancholy Baby." So I did. And just as he began to slur the words into the smelly microphone, he turned, woozy, and screamed, "That's not merrrllncurly berby!"

And the owner got mad at me.

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Facebook: Here's a short playlist of songs that remind me of The Time Keeper: http://www.y...

Here's a short playlist of songs that remind me of The Time Keeper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL9DBD921459250380&v=Qgcy-V6YIuI (Especially, Skeeter Davis' The End of World. What are your favorite songs about time?


Skeeter Davis -- The End Of The World
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Skeeter performs her signature hit. From 1965

From the Detroit Free Press: Juggling act

MITCH ALBOM: Michigan opens Big Ten by alternately looking great and looking mediocre; where's the truth lie?

Juggling act

When we last left the Michigan Wolverines, they were struggling under the moon in the powerhouse football state of, um, Connecticut, trying to beat a team they should have clobbered, having almost lost the week before to a team they should have squashed.

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Facebook: In NYC today to meet with my publisher. Had lunch at a place called "The Monkey...

In NYC today to meet with my publisher. Had lunch at a place called "The Monkey Bar." Didn't see any monkeys but I thought maybe I'd get to swing through... (OK, I'll show myself out...radio show and then heading home to Detroit) - http://say.ly/jNy6UfU

The Latest From MitchAlbom.com: The Time Keeper is Now In Paperback!

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Available:  IndieBound  |  Barnes & Noble  |  BAM  |  Amazon  |  Chapters Indigo

Facebook: Have you had a look at the new The Time Keeper paperback that just came out? I'm...

Have you had a look at the new

Facebook: Throwback Thursday: At the last book launch event at the Fox Theatre, Anita Bake...

Throwback Thursday: At the last book launch event at the Fox Theatre, Anita Baker gave us this stunning rendition of "The Impossible Dream." A capella! http://youtu.be/a6hfWyuXcQY?t=1s. I can't believe it's been 4 years, and I can't wait for the one to come in November. More here: http://mitchalbom.com/d/blackandwhite


Anita Baker The Impossible Dream
Visit http://www.mitchalbom.com/d/blackandwhite for 2013 Launch Event at the Fox Theater in Detroit, MI. To celebrate the launch of his new book, Have a Litt...