June 28, 2007
PRESS RELEASE: Girth McDürchstein Presents: 'If I Did It...'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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WRONGFULLY ACCUSED ROCKER TELLS HIS STORY
HOLLYWOOD & TOKYO, June 28, 2007 — I’m going to tell you a story you’ve never heard before, because no one knows this story the way I know it. It takes place on the night of November 9, 1999, and it concerns the murder of a Chilean-American prostitute and a young busboy/pimp. I want you to forget everything you think you know about that night because I know the facts better than anyone. I know the players. I’ve seen the evidence. And, of course, I’ve read all the stories: That I did it.
When Girth McDürchstein was accused, convicted, and eventually incarcerated for two murders (and one count of rape that was dropped when forensic evidence revealed the victim had already expired), he made a plea heard ‘round the world: “I didn’t do it!” In 2001, new evidence proved him right and led to his exoneration and release.
The experience inspired Abysmal Crucifix’s double-album masterpiece, Girth McDürchstein’s ‘The Hedge’, but now McDürchstein has decided to tell another story—the story of a rock star driven to the brink of insanity, forced to commit murder and all manner of unseemly crimes of passion. McDürchstein tells it the way only a songwriter can: as a full-length novel.
What would have happened if Girth McDürchstein really had murdered those people in cold blood, for petty and selfish—but morally justifiable—reasons? How would he have carried it out? The story McDürchstein tells is almost too terrifying to consider! Almost.
After a long period of negotiation with American publishers who opted for glossy, sugar-coated tales of tragedy, McDürchstein grew frustrated with the corporate obsession with commercial appeal. Searching elsewhere, he found a friend in Japanese publisher Handsome House, a division of Gentosha. Handsome House proudly presents Girth McDürchstein’s debut “novel,” If I Did It…
Loaded with authentic details from McDürchstein’s true experiences, plus evidence uncovered in his brief court case, Girth McDürchstein crafts a semi-true-crime thriller of unparalleled intensity and candor. Look for If I Did It… at your local book retailer today!
Handsome House offers a free 10-page excerpt of If I Did It…. Click here to download it.
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Lacey Greenwood
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Girth here. I just gotta say upfront that the publishers of this book royally fucked up on the cover. We’re not sure how it happened, but they refuse to dishonor themselves by admitting a mistake, so even though the proper title (even inside the book) is If I Did It…, you’ll find it in bookstores as While I Do That…
Also, the publishers explicitly told us to put up a 10-page excerpt to entice you all to buy. But come on—you’re my peeps. I can’t deny you any part of me, so while I encourage you to seek it out in bookstores and buy a copy to support me, I’m supporting you right back by also providing the best part—chapter six, “The Night in Question.” All your questions—answered! Special shout-out to our intern/web guru, Jason Fields, who helped us make the PDF file.
Click here for the expanded excerpt featuring the ENTIRE CHAPTER of “The Night in Question.”
Drop some comments on the MySpace to let us know what you think.
—G.McD
Written by Lacey Greenwood on June 28, 2007 4:16 PM
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