Newport Fans Pack Jimi Launch
www.bangkokjungle.com

A book launch at Tokyo Joe's organised by author James Newport featuring his latest novel Chasing Jimi was joined by Newport's many admiring fans and friends who made the evening a fantastic success for the author who gave a reading from his latest work and then signed and sold most of the books he brought to the event.
Among the special guests were authors James Ekhardt and Christopher G Moore and celebrated photographer Patrick (Shrimp) Gauvin who hosted the party.
The blues bar was packed to capacity upstairs and down, and Newport, adopting his alter ego Jimmy Fame then went on to wow his crowd singing some of his favourite Hendrix songs.
Fame was supported by the Mercy Street Blues Band led by Mekong Dr Blues and the enthusiastic crowd gave the band and their temporary front man at least one standing ovation during the hour or more of rock and blues nostalgia.
The band went on to jam until nearly 1 am joined by harmonica star Greg Carroll and Swedish guitarist Nils Andersson and a number of other guests from as far afield as Hua Hin and Pattaya.
Newport told the Jungle he was "knocked out" by the reception for the book and said he was now planning similar launch parties across the Kingdom

 From Jeff T, - owner of Tokyo Joe's:

Last Tuesday’s launch of Jim Newport’s new novel "Chasing Jimi" was an evening to remember. Attended by the who’s who of the Bangkok writing community, newshounds, and many fans of his Ramonne Trilogy,
Newport did not disappoint. Following some insight into his meticulous research, he read a few short selections from "Chasing Jimi", a novel that seamlessly blends fact with fiction in a year
of Jimi Hendrix’s life and the events that propelled him to unprecedented heights in the rock hierarchy.
Dr Blues and the Mercy Street Blues Band set up and Jim joined them as his alter ego/vivid alt Jimmy Fame for a rendition of some Hendrix and Doors favorites. The party continued and if it weren’t for the new closing time we could all have been in a mess of trouble.
"Chasing Jimi" is available at all Asia Bookstores, just ask at the counter.