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    Where Did My Life Go? A Towering Experience
    Where Did My Life Go? A Towering Experience
    Where Did My Life Go? A Towering Experience
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    Where Did My Life Go? A Towering Experience

    By K.D. Sanders

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    "A Towering Experience" is the story about a drummer named K.D. who moved from Florida to Los Angeles, California to "make it" in a band. As with so many bands trying to make it, the band breaks up and the other members return "home". K.D. decides to stay in L.A. living in his 1973 Volkswagen van and gets a job working for Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard for 3 years while living in his van. His van gets towed and Tower Records goes out of business. The short story is a culmination of experiences that happened in the 3 years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherK.D. Sanders
    Release dateDec 22, 2015
    ISBN9781310252143
    Where Did My Life Go? A Towering Experience
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    K.D. Sanders

    K.D. Sanders is an award-winning writer, drummer and former employee of legendary Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard. He was born in Miami, Florida and raised in the Florida Keys. He moved to California for a better opportunity. There he worked with Fortune 500 companies, numerous celebrities and toured the U.S and Canada as a road manager. His story has been featured in newspapers such as the Corsair, Santa Monica College and the Key West Citizen. His first memoir, "Where Did My Life Go?: A Towering Experience" recounts various experiences including many celebrity encounters while working at Tower Records for 3 years after his band broke up and living alone in his van before the record store went out of business. The short story is now available with future short stories to follow to continue the memoir series, "Where Did My Life Go?"

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      Where Did My Life Go? A Towering Experience - K.D. Sanders

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      K.D. worked at the famous Tower Records on Sunset Blvd, and this details some of his tribulations there. Not only do you get various stories about celebrities, who came into the store, but the fact K.D. was homeless and living in his van during this time period adds some personal drama to the story as well. It's not lengthy but it's well written and never gets boring. If you are a huge music fan or musician such as myself, or if you enjoy slice of life type stories, I think you should check this one out!"

      I thoroughly enjoyed K.D. Sanders anecdotal account of the three years he spent working at Tower Records on the Sunset Strip in L.A. The author writes in an honest, relaxed and conversational style that reflects his carefree attitude and lifestyle.

      I enjoyed the celebrity encounters, particularly the one with Steve Perry. Some are laugh-out-loud funny, like the one with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue.

      I look forward to the next installment in the author's memoirs. Beyond the interest in the iconic Tower Records and celebrity encounters, I want to know what happened next in the author's life, as his circumstances are left up in the air.

      A Towering Experience

      K. D. Sanders

      Copyright © 2015 K. D. Sanders

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      Table of Contents

      Tower Interview

      Robert Plant

      In- Store Appearances

      KISS Story

      Nikki Sixx - bass player for Motley Crue

      Bob Burns - Original Drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd

      Steve Perry - Lead singer of Journey

      Well Hung Jury

      Vagina is for Lovers

      Who is Paris Hilton?

      Where’s Betsy

      Other Books by K.D. Sanders

      TOWERING EXPERIENCE

      I applied at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard after my band broke up. I really wanted to work there because it involved the love of my life, music. It was also located on the world famous Sunset Strip, a place I dreamed about going to since I was a teenager in the 80's to become a rock star. I no longer had a band and only had a couple more unemployment checks coming. I knew I had to get a job quickly because my income was about to come to an end. I had been waiting for a response from my application that I submitted to Tower over 2 months earlier. I didn't

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