To Be Continued . . .
Acknowledgements
I’M ONE OF THOSE people who always stays in the stands to see championship teams celebrate their victory, and I weep when I watch Hockey Hall of Fame induction speeches, wishing that I could somehow stand there and thank all the people who have helped me. Well, I think this is my chance. Great Scott!
I’ll begin with you right there on the other side of the page. Thank you for reading this.
I owe a great debt of gratitude to many eighties pop culture icons, among them Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Jim Peterik, Sting, Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, Billy Ocean, the Pointer Sisters, Joe Elliott, Joe Lynn Turner, Stock Aitken Waterman, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Chevy Chase, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, Corey Hart, Belinda Carlisle, John Lennon, Huey Lewis, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, Tero Vaara, Cyndi Lauper, David Lee Roth, Freddie Mercury, Martti Syrjä, Paul McCartney, Juice Leskinen, John Mellencamp, David Foster, Steve Martin, Brian May, George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, and Madonna, for inspiration and words of wisdom.
Thank you Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson, as well as Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, for giving me Hill Valley.
Maurice Griffith and Mike Messam helped with details regarding VW Beetles and the perils of cinema projection (respectively), and I spent many a wonderful evening listening to Sollentuna Bio’s projectionist Kaj Olsson talk about the art of running a movie theatre. Thank you! (Any mistakes and errors in the story are naturally all mine.)
This book would never have seen the light of day without the hard work, patience, vision, and guidance of Philippa Donovan, Jamie Groves, Cathryn Summerhayes, the very impressive HarperCollins Canada team, and especially Iris Tupholme, and Kate Cassaday, my insightful editor.
There also wouldn’t have been a book if not for Linda Lewis and Val Mindel, who—once upon a time—opened a door that led me onto a new path.
My hat is off to Andrew Applebaum, Mikko Armila, Lucas Aykroyd, Jarmo Betcke, Roberto De Vido, Annacarin Ericsson, Alder Francescut, Kari Halme, Rob Hincks, Mika Kempas, Petri Kortelainen, Timo Kortelainen, Ari Lepistö, Pauli Leppänen, Bryant McBride, Tina McBride, Bert Menninga, Shawn Roarke, Janne Turpeinen, Devin Wilson, Ken Yaffe, and Terry Zulynik, who have, without even knowing it, been my pop culture gurus and mental coaches.
(If I was on the stage at the Hockey Hall of Fame, this is where I’d start to weep.)
Thank you to the Arhammar family—Anders, Yvonne, Jenny, Joakim, and Julia—for making Sweden a true home for me.
Mom, Dad—Asta and Eino—thank you for always believing in me. And for making sure I became a reader.
And finally, Hannes and Hilda, and Jessica, my wife, my best friend, my rock. Thank you for everything. Someday, Jessica, is today.
That’s the power of love.
About the Author
RISTO PAKARINEN is a freelance journalist. Originally from Finland, he now lives with his family in Stockholm, Sweden. Someday Jennifer is his first novel.
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