ROCK N ROLLED A Memoir by Jack Sonni

[Jules]

I hope the book sees the light of day soon, I

[jacksonni]

Greetings Gents -

I received an invitation from J to chime in on the discussion so here goes!

First of all, thanks for the interest in the book. It

[shangri la 1]

Welcome to AMIT Jack.  Your reply has IMHO cleared the air in this thread. We often speculate about why this or that happened, and to hear it strait

[Pottel]

nice start (i sure as hell hope there will the odd post more) here Jack, let me say i am pretty proud about you posting on here, our little MK and related forum.
I for one did not like the WWE outro, but liked various other parts you played.
how far are you with your book, and, disregarding the publisher issue, when would you be able to release it?
Also, how do you remember your stay down under, and especially that famous (also amongst fans, coz of the various good bootlegs from it) last show in sydney?
Also, ever bothered to listen to your own work afterwards? i mean, did you ever get the chance to listen to the better sounding bootleg (there are some great ones out there, like the aforementioned Sydney one)
man, so many questions popping up now, that is why i wrote that first sentence avout me hoping you stay for a few more posts.
oh yeah, one more, was the travelling on that tour as comfortable as it looks these days, with Mark's private jet?

[Love Expresso]

Thank you very much for clearing up things, Jack, and welcome to this forum! Would be great to have you posting more! Looking forward to your book now! 

LE

[dustyvalentino]

Welcome to AMIT Jack.

Just to let you know, this forum was established by a group of fans as a place to talk freely about our love of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler solo music, after being censored by the powers that be at some of the "official" forums. So as long as it's not offensive, libellous etc, we have freedom of speech here - not always the case on other sites.

I would like to propose establishing a Jack Sonni sub-forum ("Jack's Place? or whatever you would like it called) where you could chat and answer questions from your fans without having to trawl through all the other crap that gets posted on here. Just let us know if you would be willing and we'll make it happen.

So much in your post but I'll just say

1. I can't wait for the book, however it gets out there

2. I liked all the "goofing off" etc, as great as MK is as a musician, he certainly isn't an extrovert and I think the fans will always latch on to someone who is willing to put a bit of effort in onstage, you can see that with the reaction Danny Cummings gets onstage in the current band.

[superval99]

Welcome to AMIT, Jack.   I'm looking forward to hearing more from you!    

[Rollergirl]

Greetings Gents -

and ladies, don't forget the ladies 

Looking forward to the book, I like your writing style

[superval99]

Greetings Gents -

and ladies, don't forget the ladies 

Yes, there are a few of us here, but now outnumbered by 4:1!   

[ds1984]

Being my fave DS guitarist I can't explain how much I am happy to read from you here.

Unfortunately I was too young to attend the real show but thank to recordings I can enjoy your great licks being an excellent counterpoint to Marks playing. And your final solo during WWE give me shivers down my spine.

I had the chance to read an extensive interview you gave a few years ago so I am waiting for you book to be published with great expectations. Maybe a subscription scheme could work to help it to see the light?

[boboDS]

Hi Jack and welcome to the forum!!
First of all, I think (but I may be wrong of course) there are probably not many fan forums where the actual "heros" post, so a big thank you that you found some time and posted here among us "ordinary people - fans". (I mean it's big for me, maybe not all the people feel the same...

I find some information of your post very very interesting (especially the recording of Brothers and "for the record", but all of it really), and I am also happy that it is not just some fan speculation, but a first-hand "experience".

Btw. loved the Wild West End solo, and I think you maybe forgot to mention the Two Young Lovers solo - which I loved too.

Looking forward to your book!

[dustyvalentino]

Hi Jack and welcome to the forum!!
First of all, I think (but I may be wrong of course) there are probably not many fan forums where the actual "heros" post, so a big thank you that you found some time and posted here among us "ordinary people - fans". (I mean it's big for me, maybe not all the people feel the same...

I agree entirely. Thanks for posting here Jack. It means a lot to us.

I hope you do stick around and post, I'd like to learn more about what you did after DS - I think you were involved in setting up Line 6?

[Waterline Man]

Greetings Gents -

and ladies, don't forget the ladies  

Looking forward to the book, I like your writing style

I feel a drool coming on ladies

Welcome Jack ,legends are always welcome on the forum - Dusty & Pottel will testify to that .When I think of my early DS memories I cant get the picture of you dancing barefoot around the stage out of my head.
AMIT is going from strength to strength & long may it do so

[Rollergirl]

I feel a drool coming on ladies

eeeeerrr, excuse me, we are capable of much more than just drooling, we can also talk about guitars and knobs.

[dustyvalentino]

knobs.

Snigger.