Found an interview with Rich Wysockey and Marty Poole, the guys behind this coffee table book called "Venice Beach Heart & Soul" Now as any resident of this city, I'm sure y'all been down on Venice Beach (heck, I bring out-of-towners here all the time) and yup, we've seen the street performers but don't think much beyond a certain point. In this book Rich & Marty spent two years talking and photographing the many citizens of the boardwalk.
"The book is a tribute to the performers. This is their stories. We wanted to do them justice. We'd do the interview with them, draft it and run it by them to see if there were any changes they'd like us to make. We didn't just a print a book, we really wanted to tell their stories so we gave them the opportunity to take a look at it before we went to print." - Rich Wysockey
"The most rewarding thing is to have someone when they see the book to see their face light up and say, 'Wow, that's cool' then as they go through the book to hear someone say, 'This is very cool and you guys did a great job.' We'd love to make a million dollars off of it, but we knew from the start it wasn't about going and making a million dollars. When I told people we were making a book, people said, 'Don't make a coffee table book if you want to make money.' Of course, what did we do? We made a coffee table book. It wasn't about the money, it was about the love for Venice. I've been in Venice for years now and always felt a kindred spirit to it but never really felt apart of it. Now after doing the book, I feel like I'm apart of Venice Beach. It's a great feeling." - Marty Poole
You can find "Venice Beach Heart & Soul" on their Web site - venicebeachbook.com as well as local Barnes & Noble stores, Amazon.com, The Patio, Plantation, Hennessey & Ingalls, Small World Books and other shops in Venice.
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