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inspired by Jim Bouton's Ball Four
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not your run-of-the-mill book club | original music inspired by books

As I watched my fellow musicians explain their experience with Jim Bouton’s “Ball Four,” it became clear that many of them had connected with the book on a personal level, drawing on their love of baseball and their reverence for a well-known pitcher. But for me, truth be told, reading this particular book was a struggle. I did not grow up as a sports fan, and am woefully ignorant of baseball lore and terminology. I spent many hours in frustration with “Ball Four," and at first I wondered what on earth I would write about. But something amazing happened in the writing of my song, “Some People.” For the first time in a long while, I allowed myself to let go of the solemnity that can often accompany my songwriting process, and I found that I could tap into a funny, sarcastic tone that truthfully reflected my experience with the book. And in the process of writing that humorous song, I found that I had connected with the memoir after all. Once I got past all the baseball terminology, I could see Bouton as an artist pursuing his dream, a path that is inevitably studded with challenges, disillusionments, and rewards. And as an artist, albeit of a different sort, I can wholeheartedly relate to that struggle.

— Alice Howe

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from Take Your Base: original music inspired by Jim Bouton's Ball Four, released October 18, 2013

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The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Seattle, Washington

The Bushwick Book Club is not your run of the mill book club. When we read books, we also want to write songs about them. And when we write songs, we like to perform them for an audience. So we book shows, and invite an audience to read with us!

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