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Michael Anthony Madden

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in Altrincham, The United Kingdom

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Michael Madden is a child of the 1960s and 1970s. Too young to remember the early days of Elvis Presley, but old enough to be an impressionable 15 year old when The King passed away. His influences gathered themselves in the glam rock era of Marc Bolan and Suzi Quatro, and blossomed into the halcyon punk days of The Stranglers, The Rezillos and countless bands that came and went with barely a murmur.

And yet rock and roll was always there. His parents passed on their records by Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley, and it was an obscure Kings Of Rockabilly cassette tape featuring Sleepy LaBeef that led to one of Michael’s previously published books Mike Sanchez Big Town Playboy.

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	Ole And Zac And The Port Of Tumbattle 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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New release - The History Of Zombies

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Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes: Indie Publishing Success - Sell More Books (Writer's Craft)

by Rayne Hall

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Higher Theology: Another Fictional Treatment of Altered Mental States and Theology (High Theology Book 2)

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Stairlift to Heaven 4 - Still Hanging On

by Terry Ravenscroft (Goodreads Author)

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“The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.”
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message 2: by Michael

Apr 27, 2012 12:19AM

Best wishes to you too. Thanks for the accept. I'm new to this but will definitely download Deborahs book tomorrow (or is it today?) Ive got my own freebie in May - but more of that nearer the time!

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message 1: by Blak

Apr 26, 2012 11:55PM

Thank you for the friend invite, Michael! All the best!

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