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An Indie Band’s Record-Breaking Music Tour: A Graphic NovelFrom
the indie band Pocket Vinyl and the artists behind the documentary
Drive. Play. Sleep. and the popular webcomic The Touring Test, this
hilarious artists’ graphic novel memoir chronicles a couple’s
road trip across the USA as they break a world record.A world
record smashing music tour through 50 States in 45 Days. Together,
Eric Stevenson and Elizabeth Jancewicz perform as the band Pocket
Vinyl, where Eric slams on the piano and sings while Elizabeth
creates a large oil painting on stage. In these artists’ graphic
novel, watch as they take on their biggest challenge yet: to tour
the whole nation in just 45 days, breaking the record for the
fastest time a band has played in all 50 U.S. states. A wild road
trip of performance highs, self-doubt lows, and determination. As
co-author Elizabeth Janceqicz says, “I knew that embarking on
such a monstrous adventure would provide me with stories to tell,
but I hadn't realized how much those stories would change me... In
retrospect, we learned so much: about how our art helps people, how
interconnected we all are, and how easily our minds can descend
into mental illness without us even realizing it’s happening.”
Inside How to Completely Lose Your Mind, you’ll find: A breakneck
road trip through the local music scenes across America An
unforgettable story of what life is like behind the scenes on an
indie band’s record-breaking tour A graphic novel on mental
health, humor, the love of music and art, and the gifts of human
kindness Readers of music biographies, comics, and graphic novels
for adults like It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, Marbles, or
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? will love How to
Completely Lose Your Mind.
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Chahkapas - A Naskapi Legend (Paperback)
John Peastitute; Edited by Marguerite Mackenzie; Translated by Julie Brittain, Silas Nabinicaboo; Illustrated by Elizabeth Jancewicz; Contributions by …
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Chahkapas: A Naskapi Legend shares the story of Chahkapas, a heroic
figure in First Nations storytelling, who performs feats of
strength and skill in spite of his diminutive size. The book shares
this traditional legend as originally recorded in the Naskapi
community in northern Quebec in 1967 when it was narrated by John
Peastitute, a Naskapi Elder and accomplished storyteller.
Transcribed in the Naskapi language and syllabic orthography, the
book offers a literary resource for the Naskapi language community,
and the English translation enables those unfamiliar with the
language, or the story, to discover this important legend. The book
also contains extensive analysis of stories about Chahkapas, notes
about the provenance of the recordings, a biography of the
storyteller, and a history of the Naskapi people. Lavish
illustrations from Elizabeth Jancewicz-an artist raised in the
Naskapi community-provide a sensitive and accurate graphical
account of the legend, which has also been approved by Naskapi
speakers themselves.
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