REVIEWS

"A journal of life at Ferris State [with] great descriptions of life not only at the college, but also of that period in the history of Big Rapids, Reed City and the environs. ... This is ultimately a personal story ... And at the end of the day Bazzett tells a realistic love story that has survived and 'stuck' til now. A fine read."

Jim Crees
Pioneer News Network

"Hilarious! ... Tim Bazzett knows small-town life and he knows himself, which makes for a great combination in his continuing saga of both ... Male readers will laugh out loud as they commiserate with Bazzett on all things female. Female readers will just shake their heads and wonder if men ever really mature. All readers , though, will appreciate Bazzett's memories of college, new love and life in a small town ... Funny and warm ... as well as a love story that hasn't ended even today."

Grand Rapids Press

"The [Ferris State] campus and the 1960s are vividly evoked in this often-funny, often-poignant tale ... Anyone who was a college student in the '60s can probably relate to something here, whether they want to admit it or not."

Traverse City Record-Eagle

"Pinhead: A Love Story, third in an autobiographical series, [is] an engaging inside look at dating rituals and sexual mores of the mid-sixties."

PARVUM OPUS, number 200

"The higher education experience as described by Tim Bazzett [is] good stuff, with a lovely picture of two nerdy looking college kids on the cover, and some hilarious reminiscing about his trials and tribulations at Ferris back in the days of LBJ and Vietnam ... This guy's cool."

Bob Eastley
FSU Professor of Construction Technology & Management,
in his "Just Clowning Around" column in the Big Rapids Pioneer

"Set primarily on the campus of Ferris State and in and around Big Rapids, [Pinhead] is a tale both of Bazzett's college years and a love story dedicated to his wife ... [The] book will appeal to a wide range of readers - particularly Ferris State alums."

Cadillac News

"Plato says, 'The unexamined life is not worth living.' Tim Bazzett's memoirs set before us an examined life. They provide a fascinating window on a time we may have forgotten -- an amazingly detailed account of a life worth living. Maybe Thomas Wolfe was wrong. Perhaps, with the help of Reed City Boy, Soldier Boy, and Pinhead, we can go home again."

Dr. John Holladay
Proffessor of Humanities at Monroe County Community College (Monroe, Michigan)

"Part American Graffiti, part coming-home tale, Pinhead is a barrelling road-trip into a long-ago America -- not a simpler time, just funnier. Tim Bazzett has done it again -- he's told a story of a small town with poignance, yet with bravado and unfailing honesty -- the guy's a hoot! Vote for Pinhead."

Doug Stanton
author of the NY Times bestseller, In Harm's Way

"A delightfully nostalgic work ... Straightforward, frank, honest -- yet delicate and sensitive ... Like listening in person to a friend telling an absorbing story."

Dr. Herbert L. Carson (ret.)
Professor of English (1960-1994) at Ferris State University

"Bazzett's unique style combines anecdotes, digressions, and uncensored musings on his lustful search for love in this memoir which captures, I think, what it was like to be a veteran returning to small-town college life in the early 60s."

Helen Popovich
former President of Ferris State University

"I was caught by Reed City Boy, and held by Soldier Boy -- an all-American story, I thought. Pinhead is as good as the other two. I don't see why Tim Bazzett should ever stop writing Reed City into the history of small-town America."

Samuel Hynes
Professor Emeritus of Literature at Princeton University,
and author of The Growing Seasons

"Pinhead is a gutsy book ... College for Bazzett, and for many of the rest of us, was a time of extreme poverty, tough classes and an abundance of animal spirits .. On the subject of girls, Bazzett writes about all the things we thought about doing and tried to do, sometimes succeeding, but usually not. He thought about the moral dilemma a good Catholic boy faced, always a difficult choice between taking advantage of an opportunity and dealing with the guilt that was hard-wired into all our generation ... Paul Newman, in discussing his craft with some students, told them that to be successful, an actor had to 'show his fanny.' He didn't say fanny, but you get the idea. He went on to elaborate that an actor had to do and say what he thought a real person would, playing that part. Just take a chance and don't worry about what others may think. 'Show your ass.' That's what Bazzett has done with Pinhead. He wrote it exactly the way it happened [and] you know this was the real deal ... A realistic portrayal of hard work, hard times, and good times with a happy ending. I highly recommend it."

Pat Nowak
author of the automotive memoir, Forty Cars that Owned Me

"The title and subtitle of PINHEAD: A LOVE STORY sum up the balance of elements in this third installment of Tim Bazzett's memoirs: funny and romantic. Our hero's dogged determination to get a college education may be a revelation to younger readers. Instead of obtaining loans, students in those days managed to pay their way by working at very unglamorous jobs. Bazzett's writing is engaging and candid. A memorable memoir!"

Ruth Doan MacDougall
author of the beloved national best-seller, THE CHEERLEADER, and its acclaimed sequels, SNOWY and HENRIETTA SNOW

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