12. “‘The truest and most profound saying you have is “Shit happens.”’” Agree or disagree?
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1. If you could communicate directly with God, what would you say? Make a list of a few questions and share them with your discussion group.
2. All his life Bobby has loved monsters, especially the one in Loch Ness. Do you have an interest in something that’s been with you since childhood? If not, were you once fascinated by something that has no appeal to you now?
3. Magnificent Vibration presents the possibility of an ugly future for our lovely planet. Visit the Nature Conservancy at www.nature.org to learn about green living, volunteer opportunities, and small ways you can make a positive impact on the “Beautiful Blue, Green/White Majest . . . ‘Earth.’”
4. Rick Springfield is also the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Late, Late at Night, named one of the twenty-five greatest rock memoirs of all time. Pick up a copy to learn more about his personal journey and the many adventures that have led him to where he is today.
RICK SPRINGFIELD is a Grammy Award–winning musician and actor, and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Late, Late at Night, which Rolling Stone named one of the twenty-five greatest rock memoirs of all time. He lives in Malibu, California, with his wife, Barbara.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Springfield, Rick.
Magnificent vibration / Rick Springfield.
pages cm
1. Nuns—Fiction. 2. Americans—Scotland—Fiction. 3. Fiction / Humorous. 4. Fiction / Literary. I. Title.
PS3619.P7655 M34 2014
813'.6
2013033160
ISBN 978-1-4767-5890-9
ISBN 978-1-4767-5891-6 (ebook)
CONTENTS
1. Horatio
2. Bobby
3. Horatio
4. Bobby
5. Ronan
6. Horatio
7. Bobby
8. Ronan
9. Horatio
10. Bobby
11. Ronan
12. Horatio
13. Bobby
14. Ronan
15. Horatio
16. God
17. Bobby
18. Horatio
19. God
20. Bobby
21. Ronan
22. Horatio
23. God
24. Bobby
25. Horatio
26. Bobby
27. Bobby
28. Merikh
29. Horatio
30. Bobby
31. God
32. Horatio
33. Bobby
34. Horatio
35. Bobby
36. Bobby
37. God
38. Horatio
39. Bobby
40. Horatio
41. Bobby
42. Bobby
43. Bobby
44. God
45. Bobby
46. Merikh
47. Bobby
48. Merikh
49. Bobby
50. Merikh
51. Bobby
52. God
53. Bobby
54. Merikh
55. Bobby
56. Merikh
57. Bobby
58. God
59. Bobby
60. Ronan
61. Bobby
Thanks to:
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About Rick Springfield
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