What I'm seeking is an antidote to the lack of control, the unprofessionalism and the disrespect I've been subjected to in mainstream publishing, plus in the creative joke that is Hollywood. This way, whatever catastrophe comes next, I can be secure and satisfied in the knowledge that I was behind it
Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) November 27, 2007
Author, surfer, screenwriter and former pot runner Allan Weisbecker, along with partner John Benedetti, has launched Bandito Books , a Santa Cruz, CA based publisher. The first work from Bandito Books is Weisbecker's "Can't You Get Along With Anyone? A Writer's Memoir, and a Tale of a Lost Surfer's Paradise ", which hit the Amazon top 1000 within days of release and has garnered scores of 5 star reviews.
The book tells the story of how Weisbecker finds and ultimately loses his own tropical paradise. During the journey he solves a murder, is betrayed by his lover, his friends and his government, lands on multiple third world hit lists and runs afoul of the powers that be in Publishing and Hollywood circles.
'Can't You Get Along With Anyone?" has made author Weisbecker even more of a polarizing figure:
"Can't You Get Along With Anyone? is a vividly confrontational must-read for anyone who has friends in jail or in the movie or record businesses." - Jimmy Buffett
"…I encourage you to stay (in Central America) until something that resembles death."
-Sean Penn to the author in their last communication
Bandito Books will publish, both in print and via an online magazine, authors who find themselves as outlaws to the established publishing and Hollywood order. The Bandito story is important as yet another example of individuals and artists taking control back from Big Media.
"What I'm seeking is an antidote to the lack of control, the unprofessionalism and the disrespect I've been subjected to in mainstream publishing, plus in the creative joke that is Hollywood. This way, whatever catastrophe comes next, I can be secure and satisfied in the knowledge that I was behind it," said Weisbecker.
According to Benedetti, "Mainstream publishing has let the thinking public down in many aspects, often feeding us the same generic pop-culture consumer waste as the mainstream television networks and other mass media. Working with Allan on Bandito Books gives me a chance to do something about that. Plus it gives me a chance to use my skills to bridge the divide between literature and multimedia entertainment."
Allan Weisbecker:
Weisbecker has collaborated in screen and television writing with the likes of Michael Mann (Miami, Vice, the Insider, Heat) and Robert Chartoff (Rocky, Raging Bull, the Right Stuff). Weisbecker's previous books were published (by Penguin Putnam) in 2001 and both have been bought for the movies by major stars - Sean Penn and John Cusack, with Weisbecker adapting for the screen.
John Benedetti
John Benedetti is a surfer and owner of iluminada design, a Santa Cruz, CA based internet design and development studio. Benedetti met Weisbecker while surfing in Costa Rica.
Contact: Marc Johnson
Company: Bandito Books
Phone: (831) 706-2519
Email: promogroup @ banditobooks.com
http://www.banditobooks.com/ezine/books/cygawa/overview
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