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"The Story of a Life with Strings Attached"
Brad Paisley is one of country music's leading men--admired as a
recording artist, a performer, a songwriter, and a guitar slinger.
This was not always so. In "Diary of a Player," Paisley for the
first time fully retraces his entire musical and personal journey
to date. And it all began with a loving grandfather who gave
eight-year-old Brad Douglas Paisley a Sears Danelectro guitar--the
Christmas gift that would alter Brad's life forever. In Brad's own
words, we read his emotional tribute to his late great "Papaw,"
Warren Jarvis, who sparked his dream come true:
"When I was eight I got a gift from my grandpa. No coincidence that
around that time I also got an identity. See, no matter how I have
changed, learned, and evolved as a person, the guitar has been a
major part of it, and really the only constant. A crutch, a shrink,
a friend, love interest, parachute, flying machine, soapbox,
canvas, liability, investment, jackpot, tease, a sage, a gateway,
an addiction, a recovery, a temptress, a church, a voice, veil,
armor, and lifeline. My grandpa knew it could be many of these
things for me, but mostly he just wanted me to never be alone. He
said if I learned to play, anything would be manageable, and life
would be richer. You can get through some real tough moments with
that guitar on your knee. When life gets intense, there are people
who drink, who seek counseling, eat, or watch TV, pray, cry, sleep,
and so on. I play."
Jackie O. wore them, as did John Lennon. Icons as diverse as Bruce
Springsteen, Julia Roberts, Sarah Jessica Parker, wear them today.
They are the timeless Frye boots! In 1863, John A. Frye opened the
doors of a small shoe shop in Marlboro, Massachusetts. the shoes he
made were to ease the everyday life of factory workers in that
small New England town. Over a century later, the Frye Company has
become the oldest continuously operating footwear brand in America.
The boots Frye made weren't meant to be icons of fashion, yet
somewhere along the line, they became just that. FRYE: THE BOOTS
THAT MADE HISTORY is a 150-year anniversary album that celebrates
the early history of the brand, its cultural takeover in the early
1970s, and the artisanal methods that make its craftsmanship
unique. Frye boots are captured in all the ways they are worn:
rocked out and urbanized, accessorized and envied, worked and
roughed up, flaunting their inimitable style and all-American cool.
This book takes the reader through the style and personality of the
distinctive designs and handsome detailing of Frye's most popular
products, from its tough, treasured and instantly recognizable
Harness Boot to the exclusive line dedicated to the American flag
debuting this fall. With the strongest leather-enough to withstand
20 lbs. of pressure-and dozens of designs, the quality of Frye has
always remained the same, making the brand not just a business but
a way of life.
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