Brian Marshall & The ROCK 108 Morning Show - "Author Don Bruns on 'Back In Black: An Anthology of New Mystery Short Stories"

You always wonder how people are inspired to write songs or even in this case, write books back in black and anthology, a new mystery short stories edited by Don Bruns.

And he has a story within this book.

My conversation now with author Don Bruns.

Thanks for taking time today.

Thanks for having me, man.

This is cool.

I've been listening to you on Alexa.

Yeah, you play some good music.

We were talking about on the show here not too long ago that there was going to be a book.

And this book, An Anthology of New Mystery, Short Stories, Back in Black, Don Bruns is joining us.

Don, the fact that you're writing short stories that surround ACDC and Back in Black immediately caught my attention.

But when I got a copy of the book, which I have in my hand right now, to look and see what you guys had done, I started with your story.

Let me put my love into you.

And what was I expecting?

I was expecting more of a literal translation.

But that's not what this is, right, Don?

Well,

There's legal ramifications involved in that, too.

Yeah, we can use the titles.

They can't copyright those.

But if we take too much use of the storyline from the song, so that's, yeah, you're right.

Yeah, everybody wrote their own idea of the title.

How do you get inspired to write what you do with this particular ACDC book that you're putting out here?

It's a story about a...

a guy in New York who runs those scams where they have the blanket and the fake Rolex watches and the purses and all this stuff and he runs a whole group of those people and there's a hit man hired to go and I mean I go to New York and I see those guys and I said how does that work?

They grab those blankets they pull them up and they run when the cops come but there's somebody

Running that entire thing because they're all the same.

And so I don't know my mind everything I see I have devious ideas

with this I don't know if you've heard but the record industry Association of America just certified this week 26 million copies shipped of back in black which is perfect than now that the book is out, too

And they're on their 50th anniversary tour in Europe 50 years of that stuff and it's amazing and Brian lives

a mile and a half from me.

And I know

Brian and he is he is just the most unlikely person to be the front man for that band.

I thank God for Bonn, you know, drinking too much one night.

Yeah.

Anyway, it's what did Brian think of the concept or have you not told him about it?

I

have not talked to Brian.

No, we were not good social friends.

You know, I know him and see him around.

But no, I didn't.

Again, I did not want to introduce this just in case it might be a little problem.

So as I'm looking down, and this is another one of the short stories that I read, given the dogabone, Dave Bruns, I'm assuming relation.

Yeah, it's my brother's first published piece and it's tremendous.

He has always been a fan of mine.

I have 22 books and he always reviews them on Amazon and gives me feedback.

And he wrote me a story and said,

What do you think?

And I said, oh, my God, this is so good.

His story based out in the desert and this one about running guns and drugs with a plane.

Yes.

And there's a dog that's associated.

It's kind of a Mastiff, which plays a heavy part in the story to the given the dog a bone.

You couldn't write the story the way the song is.

It's a little bit risque.

That's a mild term.

So, yeah, Dave's got a book coming out this month.

His own book called The Rule of Four, which is based on the same character in the short story.

Got it.

And it was based on, and you'll appreciate this, a Steven Stills demo called Tree Top Flyer.

It's not on a record.

It's a demo piece he did.

You can get it on, look it up online to find it.

But it's about a drug runner who comes out of NAMM and has no skills except he can fly the tree lines.

And so he starts running marijuana.

And it's a really good.

Good concept.

And the song is fabulous.

Back in black in anthology, a new mystery short stories, including a new Jack Reacher story by Andrew Child.

Let me put my love into you by Don Bruns, our guest here today.

His brother, Dave, given the dog bone was one of my favorites in that one.

Brian, thank you

very much.

I appreciate the interview.

And I will continue to listen to you.

I can get you right here in the service of Florida.

Yeah.

Have a great day, man.

Don, I'll have to apologize that whenever we hit the daily dumb ass and I.

Rag on Florida.

It's not about you.

I promise.

I know the Florida man.

Listen, I experienced them every day.

Sometimes I am that guy.

Anyway, listen, have a great summer with the cows.

Okay.

The Rock 108 morning show.