"Moving right along and maybe it's the liquor talking. Maybe it's that old Stones' song "Dead Flowers" playing on the jukebox right this second that makes me have a lonely, longing feeling for your mother and you in some sort of way. Take me down Little Susie. Take me down! I guess it's just the fact that we shared a love for so many gorgeous jukeboxes all over this town and the soulful tunes they played. I hope you'll have the same affinity someday, son. Odd legacy, I guess but at least it's something."

"A POIGNANT STORY OF TOLERANCE.... DARKLY FUNNY.... BUCKLE-UP FOR A WILD FRENCH QUARTER RIDE." --Jeanne Jard, River Oaks Bookstore Houston (713-520-0061)

"Okay, son. Here's where it may get a bit dicey. I was sick of my job and it just so happened that as this anger and resentment about being in my sorry state was building up, a beautiful thing happened. A beautiful thing that I took as a signal to get out and spread my own wings. I saw a falcon streaking by my office window!"

"SPARKLING.... ORIGINAL." --E.M. Jones, Unique Books Houston

Daniel Jones is the successful independent author of "St. Jude's Secret, How to Write a Best-Seller While Keeping Your Day Job!" and "Do It Yourself Publishing." Please visit Dan at www.riverbooks.com.