{"product_id":"john-foy-craic-as-it-happened-a-book-of-a-music-journey-pb-2025-red-eye","title":"John Foy - 'CRAIC as it happened'  A book of a Music Journey","description":"SYNOPSIS - ‘CRAIC as it happened’ \nThis is not a John Foy-related book for everyone - my other music associated book Snaps Crack Pop! is probably of altogether broader interest for the casual observer, particularly for the pictorials. This one is a deeper immersion into details of my life experiences in and out of music,ones that just didn’t seem to suit that other book. It is certainly associated, hence the name ‘CRAIC’. \u003cdiv\u003eDefinitely the pair together provide as full a picture of my exploits as there’s ever likely to be. It’s subtitled ‘as it happened’ because I can vouch for the authenticity of all that’s within because I was actually present for the majority of the incidents covered. For those where I wasn’t, accounts came first hand from colleagues who I know to be truthful and not inclined to add embellishments to their own advantage. And that touches on one of the key reasons for documenting some of the contents within. I’m not one to take credit for other people’s efforts, whereas the music industry I passed through was peppered with people who did, and continue to do so to this day. The prevailing corporate record company environments encouraged thoughts and actions directed towards advancement\nand greater rewards. Some individuals were more focused on those aspects rather than\nachieving the best possible results for the key commodity of their jobs: the recording Artists\nthemselves. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOne music industry entity seemingly spent as much time keeping their Filofax notes impeccably\ntidy as they did performing their duties. By carefully avoiding association with any failures and\npromoting their connections to successes, this passenger advanced all the way through the\nAustralian record industry to a plum overseas job. When fellow Australians visited their high rise\ncorner office they were greeted with arms outstretched “Can you believe all this..?” No they\ncouldn’t, and eventually nor could the senior management there.\nSo within, I gently establish some facts and truths that, if were otherwise left unattended, others\nwould either claim as their own or reshape to fit their own histories as they would prefer recorded.\nAs extensions of those efforts, cautionary tales exist. Hopefully they will assist others to avoid\nsimilar pitfalls and also to take and accept graciously all due credit along the way. Otherwise,\nothers may do so instead. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe music industry rarely rewards modesty. Skirting around the perimeters of the Australian record industry was just a third of my adult life. There’s numerous other exploits documented within, though admittedly most were soundtracked by records and the bands that created them. Almost echoing Nick Hornby’s ‘Hi Fidelity’ there are also pages devoted to some of my lovers of the day. I can’t imagine executing a proper memoir without acknowledging the presence and support of the various partners in one’s life. This book is brutally honest and more candid than many other contemporary memoirs. Some would argue that readers don’t want such detail, I would counter that the most interested ones do. Quite often mainstream publishers are overly cautious and remove all sorts of information they either deem legally risky, or is simply uninteresting, to them. In the case of this book, both the  meat and the fat remain. Where necessary or out of mere courtesy, certain names have been changed and indicated* accordingly, or simply omitted. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e There are indeed chapters that the casual reader may choose to skip. Those regarding my experiences with cancer or discovering a close friend unexpectedly deceased may not make for easy reading for some. Nonetheless, they are key pivotal points in my life and accordingly could not be left out. My personal reactions to those experiences have ultimately shaped the person I have now become.\nI don’t possess icon status like a lot of other autobiographers, but sufficient people on social\nmedia have enjoyed my earlier writings or bought my previous book and requested more\nnarrative. It’s here now for those who are interested, even if only modest in number. I personally enjoy reading firsthand experiences from lessor known entities. Hopefully a number of others enjoy reading these pieces enough to have a crack at documenting their own to share.\nWhere laughter is the first impulse, it’s intended - please do enjoy!\nJohn Foy - April 2025.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWithin 'CRAIC as it happened' you will find discourses on: Radio Birdman \/ Lou Reed \/ The Saints (Official) \/ The Birthday Party \/ Television \/ Lydia Lunch \/ Bob Dylan \/ Neil Young \/ Kraftwerk \/ Iggy Pop \/ Blondie \/ Punk-Era Sydney \/ White Light Records \/ Phantom Records \/ Red Eye Records \/ Beasts of Bourbon \/ The Crystal Set \/ Mixed Relations \/ The Cruel Sea \/ Steve Kilbey \/ Killing Time \/ The Clouds \/ Buying Toys \/ Selling Antiques \/ Dealing in Art \/ Living in Paris \/ Living in New York \/ Visiting Cuba \/ Ralph Records \/ Polydor Records \u0026amp; PolyGram \/ Designing Posters \/ Making Records \/ Buying \u0026amp; Selling Collectable Records \/ Bands Seen \/ Books to Read \/ Being a Kid \/ Becoming a Teenager \/ Friends, Lawyers \u0026amp; Lovers. Loads of observations, laughs and pictures - all as it happe\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pearl Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45734517768389,"sku":"D10126124","price":39.97,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/7660\/8453\/files\/57_4070b411-8590-42f4-8490-16bfc685355b.jpg?v=1769866992","url":"https:\/\/pearlpress.com.au\/products\/john-foy-craic-as-it-happened-a-book-of-a-music-journey-pb-2025-red-eye","provider":"Pearl Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}