Founding 300 Edition — The Lump (Signed Copy)
Founding 300 Edition — The Lump (Signed Copy)
FOUNDING COPIES REMAINING: 189
LIMITED FOUNDING EDITION — ONLY 300 COPIES
Delivery Timeline
Founding Supporters reserve their signed copy today. Books will ship after the first print run is completed.
The Founding 300 Edition is currently in production.
All Founding Supporter copies will be signed and shipped once the first printing is completed.
Estimated shipping window: Summer 2026
Every supporter will receive email updates as the book moves through final production and printing.
Thank you for helping bring this story into the world.
From stage lights to cancer fights — this is the real story behind the rhythm that refused to die.
One year ago my life stopped.
A doctor looked at me and said the words nobody ever wants to hear:
“You have cancer.”
What followed was one of the hardest battles of my life — physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Radiation.
Chemotherapy.
Weight loss.
Pain I never imagined.
Moments where I didn’t know if I would ever perform again.
But through all of it, one thing never stopped:
The rhythm.
The same rhythm that carried me through a 40-year music career.
The same rhythm that kept my spirit alive when my body was breaking.
This book tells the full story.
Not the polished version.
Not the Instagram version.
The real version.
The fear.
The fight.
The faith.
And the return to the stage.
Before the official public release, I am opening 300 Founding Copies.
These supporters will be the people who helped bring this story into the world independently.
Founding Edition Delivery
The Founding 300 Edition is currently in final production.
All copies will be personally signed by the author and shipped once the first print run is completed.
Estimated shipping window: June–July 2026
Founding Supporters will receive updates as the book moves through final production and printing.
Thank you for being part of bringing this story into the world.
Founding Supporters Receive:
• A signed copy of The Lump
• Their name printed in the Founding Supporters page inside the book
• Early shipment before the public release
• First access to future book events and announcements
Only 300 copies will ever exist in this Founding Edition.
When they are gone, they are gone.
Thank you for helping this story reach the world.
The lump tried to stop the thump.
It didn’t win.
— TommyGuns
What Readers Will Experience in The Lump
This is not just a cancer story.
It is a story about rhythm, survival, and coming back stronger.
Inside this book you will experience:
• The moment life changes with a cancer diagnosis
• The physical and emotional reality of radiation and chemotherapy
• The fear, uncertainty, and quiet moments most people never talk about
• The strength that comes from faith, music, and purpose
• The journey of returning to the stage after fighting for your life
Most of all, this is a story about resilience.
Because sometimes the thing that tries to stop you…
Ends up revealing the rhythm that was inside you all along.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
TommyGuns is a percussionist, performer, and survivor whose rhythm has carried him through a 40-year journey in music and life. Known to many through his energetic performances and the spirit behind #MrCompactCongos, Tommy has spent decades bringing rhythm and joy to audiences.
In 2024 his life took an unexpected turn when he was diagnosed with P16 positive cancer. What followed was a battle through radiation, chemotherapy, and one of the toughest fights of his life.
The Lump: P16 Positive — The Lump That Led Me Back to the Thump tells the true story of that journey — the fear, the fight, the faith, and the rhythm that never stopped beating.
Today Tommy continues performing in Los Angeles, sharing his story, and reminding people that even in the darkest moments, the rhythm of life can carry you forward.