Vince R. Ditrich

“Vince has such a way with words. They slap you every now and again… This is such unique writing. I felt like I was there with Vicar, shoveling life into my head like it was my last day on the planet. I was sad when this book came to an end...”
Jann Arden – Author of “If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging”, “Falling Backwards”, beloved recording artist, and star of CTV’s #1 hit comedy, “Jann”.”
― Jann Arden Richards

“Liquor Vicar is like a weekend I have always wanted to have. Filled with fun, crazy people on an adventure that no one could imagine. Well, no one other than Vince, I guess. Turns out one of my favourite drummers will become one of my favourite novelists, too. Ain’t life grand that way?”
Alan Doyle, author of ‘Where I Belong’ and ‘A Newfoundlander in Canada: Always Going Somewhere, Always Going Home’, singer, songwriter, actor and founding member of Great Big Sea.”
― Alan Doyle

“I laughed - really hard. In my experience drummers tend to be outrageously funny people. Ditrich lends evidence to this observation - a superb drummer and a supremely funny writer. His novel is loaded with, to quote the book, “exotic descriptors gratuitously diacritical and absent of meaning”. It had me doubled over with laughter. It was a slow read as I was laughing so hard that I kept losing my place.

Rob Baker, member of Tragically Hip and leader of Stripper’s Union”
― Rob Baker

“With fiery, brilliant, and often hilarious wordplay, Vince Ditrich brings us Tony Vicar, a voice so clear he may in fact exist—and either way we pray he does, stumbling along with his discombobulated entourage. The adventures of the Liquor Vicar have just begun, and the Pacific Northwest is the richer for it…The world comes next.”
Pete McCormack, author of ‘Understanding Ken’, and director of Academy Award Short Listed film ‘Facing Ali’.”
― Pete McCormack, Understanding Ken