The Diesel is back, with some unbelievable news

[Rick Diesel]

Well, first let me apologize for my unannounced absence from the forum for almost two months now, and second let me apologize for not being able to finish my cruise trip report and post the pictures that so many of you were waiting for. However, I do have what I believe to be a good excuse.

A few months ago, my brother was showing a good friend of his my Vegas trip report on this very forum. His friend immediately suggested that I should write a book. As you would expect, I thought nothing of this, and continued on with my life as if nothing had happened.

Well, apparently his friend had become a frequent lurker here, and read the few days of the cruise trip report that I did post here. I guess that he had seen enough and printed out the Vegas trip report and the few days of the cruise report and took them to his friend that worked for a publisher who will remain unnamed until I have there permission to post it here.

Anyway, to make a long story short, the publisher got in contact with me, and after some period of discussion and negotiation, I have been contracted to write a book detailing my life experiences.

To this point, the book is unnamed, but it will focus greatly on the positive effect that poker has had on my life and all of my life experiences. I plan to keep the forum updated on the progress, which is currently planned to hit the presses in early 2007 if everything stays on schedule, and the editors don't think that it sucks.

Unfortunately one of the conditions of my contract is that I must refrain from posting, or for that matter, verbally telling, any of the information that may potentially end up in my book without the prior consent of the publishing company. I did, get them to agree that, in certain situations I can use this forum as a sort of test audience for some of my material, but they still have to review it first and agree to it. Therefore the cruise trip report will have to remain unfinished on the forum and only will get finished in the book.

Thank you all for the great comments that have been made on this forum in the past about my trip reports. I certainly recognize that everyone that posted in response to my reports had a great deal to do with this opportunity, and I thank you all for the support.

Rick Diesel

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

congratz, that sounds exiting. Why would a company want some random dude's life story tho? are you famous? are you a writer?

[tbach24]

Can we have whiplash pics anyways?

Congrats btw.

[MrTrik]

Congratultions. I look forward to hearing the progress. Doesn't seem the pictures would be in the book, so maybe you can cough them up?? /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[MrWookie47]

That doesn't sound like you're precluded from posting pics of Whiplash, however...

[Victor]

sell-out...

[Rick Diesel]

I am not famous, and I am not a writer, which is why I had trouble even believing that this was happening at first. When discussing why they would want me, of all people, one of the publishers compared this to the reality TV boom. The popularity of reality TV shows has been through the roof, and they are looking for ways to expand the normal top selling books.

He explained it that the top selling fictional books were similar to the regular comedy and drama TV shows that had dominated, up until Survivor hit the scene and spawned all of these reality based TV shows. My publisher is looking for a way to expand the book business beyond fictional novels and self-help books, and thinks that this may be the new big thing.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

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I am not famous, and I am not a writer, which is why I had trouble even believing that this was happening at first. When discussing why they would want me, of all people, one of the publishers compared this to the reality TV boom. The popularity of reality TV shows has been through the roof, and they are looking for ways to expand the normal top selling books.

He explained it that the top selling fictional books were similar to the regular comedy and drama TV shows that had dominated, up until Survivor hit the scene and spawned all of these reality based TV shows. My publisher is looking for a way to expand the book business beyond fictional novels and self-help books, and thinks that this may be the new big thing.

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that makes sense. I wonder if the same people who watch reality TV also read books tho /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[James Boston]

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that makes sense. I wonder if the same people who watch reality TV also read books tho


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I kind of doubt it. No offense to Diesel, and I wish him the best, but I can't see any demand for a book about an average Joe's poker career.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

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that makes sense. I wonder if the same people who watch reality TV also read books tho


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I kind of doubt it. No offense to Diesel, and I wish him the best, but I can't see any demand for a book about an average Joe's poker career.

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I dont think the "reality" aspect of this book will make it sell. Its the poker aspect. if it gets distributed to major bookstores and is in the poker section im certain it will sell. People love moneymaker cause hes just some jerk who won millions at poker.

[James Boston]

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People love moneymaker cause hes just some jerk who won millions at poker.


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But has anything like this happened to Rick? He's not a "TV pro," so I wonder if people will care. Again, I'm not rooting against him, I just wonder what this publisher is thinking.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

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People love moneymaker cause hes just some jerk who won millions at poker.


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But has anything like this happened to Rick? He's not a "TV pro," so I wonder if people will care. Again, I'm not rooting against him, I just wonder what this publisher is thinking.

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i think it will sell. As far as i know there is no other book like it.

[Al P]

I agree. He needs to have some type of major accomplishment like "How I won $1,000,000 from internet poker" or "How I live the 1.4 lifestyle from playing poker".

[newfant]

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People love moneymaker cause hes just some jerk who won millions at poker.



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But has anything like this happened to Rick? He's not a "TV pro," so I wonder if people will care. Again, I'm not rooting against him, I just wonder what this publisher is thinking.

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I don't understand how this book is going to be marketed either. Books about people generally sell (if they sell at all) because the person is known for something.

However, I could see this book selling if there were some kind of TV special to go along with it. I enjoy the Discovery documentaries about the casino cheaters and could see a book about one of those characters doing OK.

[CliffsNotes]

I will be needing a copy of this book for professional reasons.

[newfant]

Great gimmick.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

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People love moneymaker cause hes just some jerk who won millions at poker.



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But has anything like this happened to Rick? He's not a "TV pro," so I wonder if people will care. Again, I'm not rooting against him, I just wonder what this publisher is thinking.

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I don't understand how this book is going to be marketed either. Books about people generally sell (if they sell at all) because the person is known for something.

However, I could see this book selling if there were some kind of TV special to go along with it. I enjoy the Discovery documentaries about the casino cheaters and could see a book about one of those characters doing OK.

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almost all bookstores now have a poker section. Despite pokers recent huge boom, this section is still relatively small. I think that if the book is there, people will buy it. especially if its a story about great success in online poker (not millions, but easy money).

[tbach24]

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I will be needing a copy of this book for professional reasons.

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lololol. brilliant

[Lazymeatball]

Kind of reminds me of that book "Poker Nation" by Andy Bellin, who seems to be some sort of underground pro. He's not known in the tv or interent poker world but I think his book sold some copies. It was kind of a mix of some basic strategy with a few tales of his experiences in underground cardrooms mixed in. A pretty good light read for any poker fan.

[youtalkfunny]

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...took them to his friend that worked for a publisher who will remain unnamed until I have there permission to post it here.

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If it's a publisher we've heard of, congratulations and good luck.

If it's not, then you should know that publishers pay authors. Authors never pay publishers. If these guys ask you for one cent, run like hell.

[Terrabon98]

This sounds awesome man, looking forward to hearing some material

[Easy E]

"The Diesel Doubles Down" ... or, if it's a tragedy "Drawing Dead with The Diesel"

(of course, they might think Shaq is writing the book)

I reserve my advance copy now.

Good luck with writing it.

[YourFoxyGrandma]

I'd read it.