WBraun - You should write a book . . . seriously dude .

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ß Î Ø T Ç H

climber

. . . not !

Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 24, 2009 - 01:48am PT

With everything you've seen and done in the valley (elsewhere ?) it would be a best seller for sure . Think about it .

Ray Olson

Trad climber

Imperial Beach, California

Oct 24, 2009 - 01:56am PT

I will second that.

WBraun

climber

Oct 24, 2009 - 02:02am PT

ß Î Ø T Ç H

My life is as boring as everyone else.

A book would be nothing new.

TripL7

Trad climber

'dago'

Oct 24, 2009 - 02:08am PT

Best idea I have heard in long while.

And then you could move to Co. and buy a ranch next to George.

Seriously think about it.

And we would be the ones who would benefit most.

From the book, not your moving.

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Oct 24, 2009 - 09:28am PT

hey there say.... a bump for ol' werner and his
new book title:

My life is as boring as everyone else.[/

and its sub-title:

A book would be nothing new.[/

WOW werner, it's a GEM... i just know it!

well--it would be, if you really wrote one... :)
and we'd be taking-it-heart, and honor the life lived that "would birth it" as i am sure there are some very heavy things there, to be said, as well...

dear werner:
you are a vast treasure box of so many riches, dear ol' werner...
so keep being your're ol' humble self...

we'll just read the "man behind the book" instead... ;)

:)

wack-N-dangle

Gym climber

the ground up

Oct 24, 2009 - 10:29am PT

Too funny Neebee. Maybe Mr. McNamara will have to edit a compilation of Mr. Werner's stories from the Taco. Still, it would be quite a thing to have a book from the man himself.

Simply a book on rescue techniques would be invaluable. Interject climbing, religious, life in the ditch anecdotes, and I would bet it would be timeless.

Ray Olson

Trad climber

Imperial Beach, California

Oct 24, 2009 - 10:43am PT

in fact neebee is right Mr. Braun.

the interesting this is what happens in our brains
when we imagine ourselves in front of the keyboard
writing a "book" - what "voice" will we use?

how will it go in terms of overall structure and scope?

much valuable, informative and entertaining life
experience has been lost this way, I suspect.

it is daunting, because the writer is looking up
at "el cap" without a clue, so to speak.
this is way common.

for instance, my "books" would be titled:

1) Dummies guide to being a nit wit.
2) shooting yourself in the foot in ten easy lessons
3) being blind with 20/20 vision
4) retards guide to failure and abject self loathing
5) how to get your umpteenth hot girlfriend to drop you like a stone
and
6) sniffing glue the easy ray way

see...valuable stuff ;-)

edit: what Peter Haan said downthread
plus disregard the common notion that
writing about your life experiences is
in any way "vain" - simply not true.

hope you consider this Werner, your are a very special
person with a lot of insights and a treasure of unique
experience to draw upon.

10b4me

Ice climber

the reticient boulder at the Happies

Oct 24, 2009 - 10:46am PT

have always thought this would be a good idea.
have Largo co-author it

Peter Haan

Trad climber

San Francisco, CA

Oct 24, 2009 - 10:50am PT

I hope Werner keeps looking at this thread and more importantly, at this idea of ß Î Ø T Ç H. It of course seems both impossible and pointless to him but that is what most anybody feels when contemplating writing memoirs and career stories.

What I would suggest is that Werner get a co-author who can help him shape the huge pile of his 38 years of climbing and YOSAR work into an actual work of literature. This is the approach usually taken by people who have had remarkable lives but aren't actually writers themselves.Take this tactic and an actual complete book gets done!!

Srbphoto

Trad climber

Kennewick wa

Oct 24, 2009 - 11:17am PT

WB will not be able to work on his book until at leat 2014. That will be the end of his first term as Governor.

Werner Braun - Governor of California 2010

wack-N-dangle

Gym climber

the ground up

Oct 24, 2009 - 11:26am PT

Don't you need a book before you run in the major elections?

The Audacity of Nuts Thoughts on Reclaimed American Crags

Srbphoto

Trad climber

Kennewick wa

Oct 24, 2009 - 12:07pm PT

Oh yeah and a catch phrase...

How about "this state is fuking nuts"

k-man

Gym climber

SCruz

Oct 24, 2009 - 12:11pm PT

I think it should be titled "Rajmit is an idiot".

Studly

Trad climber

Oct 24, 2009 - 12:17pm PT

I'd vote for Werner and I'd buy the book. It would probably be a international bestseller.

hashbro

Trad climber

Mental Physics........

Oct 24, 2009 - 01:23pm PT

I'm almost thinking that every climber (especially Werner) should write (and self publish) their own coffee table book and every one else will buy them...

there by supporting each other, and having a great time reminiscing.....

dogtown

Trad climber

JackAssVille, Wyoming

Oct 25, 2009 - 12:22am PT

A book would be nothing new.

Not true, false, come up with something else. WB.

Dogtown.

BurnRockBurn

climber

South of Black Rock City (CC,NV)

Oct 25, 2009 - 12:22am PT

Reading "DEATHS IN YOSEMITE" right now and WBraun already mentioned in the first chapter so I'm sure he's mentioned a few more times. Go Braun!!!
Shawn