John Dummer
John Dummer may have only written one book (so far...) but as that book is called Serge Bastarde ate my Baguette I think we'll let him off.
I was lucky enough to be able to interview John for my other site A Taste of Garlic in January 2010 and found him to be a funny and intelligent subject.
You can read the Interview with John Dummer to see what I mean.
On his publisher's site John's life and career are summed up as (and I quote)... "Based in - Aquitaine, France
John Dummer has worked as a journalist, broadcaster, press officer and band manager. Following a three-year spell in a windmill in Portugal he moved to the Aquitaine region of France where he lives with his wife, Helen, and works as an antiques dealer."
Of course, that does tend to ignore the fact that John was also the drummer with the great and wonderful..... Darts!
Reading Serge Bastarde ate my Baguette would be a great way to pass a summer weekend.
John did say (in my A Taste of Garlic interview with John Dummer that he's working on an autobiography and also.... "a novel based on our experiences in Portugal. We met lots of characters there!
And there are certainly a lot more stories to tell about Serge Bastarde so, who knows….." So, take my advice and check out Serge Bastarde ate my Baguette - I can't think of another world famous drummer who is now writing (and working as a brocanteur) in the South of France.This is what John's publisher has to say about Serge Bastarde ate my Baguette .....
"I found Serge’s advice mostly useful and it would have been churlish to have refused his invitation to accompany him on a trip out in the country to “forage for hidden treasures”. If the truth be known, I secretly couldn’t resist the novelty of passing time with a bloke called Serge Bastarde."
When ex-blues drummer John Dummer decamps to France to start up as an antiques dealer and live the simple life, he doesn’t count on meeting Serge Bastarde. The lovable (if improbably named) rogue and brocanteur offers to teach John the tricks of the trade in return for his help in a series of breathtakingly unscrupulous schemes. As the pair trawl through antiques markets and old farmhouses looking for hidden treasure, they get into more than their fair share of scrapes: whether they’re conning hearty lunches from unsuspecting old peasants, secretly manufacturing priceless collectibles or losing a Stradivarius to gypsies.
Filled with eccentric characters, high jinks and unlikely adventures, this is a hilarious romp through the real rural France. 'Well written and set at an engaging pace... easy-to-read humorous account of one man's expat dream... is an enjoyable read' - LIVING FRANCE magazine, July 2009 'Yes, Serge Bastarde is his real name: he's a rogueish French brocanteur... Highjinks in rural Aquitaine ensue' - LIVING ABROAD magazineAll the best
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Author Pages | Keith Eckstein June 17, 2010
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