Books
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Twelve: Stu
“It’s like a secret mafia meeting”
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Ten: No Hangovers
this must be heaven
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Nine: Sex In The After Math
the Rolling Stones will be lost but my family will remain
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Eight: Jagger And Blue Eyes
I am the abnormality that unites them
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Seven: Jagger Of The Flies
the 100 little Jaggers crowded closer to the three of them
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Six: Colonial Senegal
The Rolling Stones have to return to earth and play one last concert.
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Five: The End Of The Universe
“Maybe we can save the Universe yet”
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Four: Ghosts Of New York
I feel as though I’ve been wandering these streets forever
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Three Section Fifteen: The Island
I start to run as fast as I can along the shore
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Fourteen: A Final Concert
Brian sat in the corner, looking golden and beautiful and intense
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Thirteen: The Seance
the Aftermath on Earth
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Twelve: Mike And Michelle
a Mike who was going to work everyday was easier for her to handle
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Eleven: “You Can Kiss Me
“Kiss me again”, she had said, and he did, and always would.
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Ten: A Little Rapey
She walk him to the car and squeezed his hand
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Nine: Michelle Becomes Electra
She cared too much and it clouded her mind
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Seven: Michelle’s Secret
Cherish, sorry, tears.
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Six: The Cheshire Cat
Dolly’s head came back, like the Cheshire Cat. “You and your damn Daddy”
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Five, Hannah’s Lover
it was very raunchy and very very civilized
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Four, Hannah Falls In Love
“The vows of love we make, Hannah.”
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section Three: You don’t have to crazy to work here but it helps
he sat with two middle aged black women and a a 20 something with tattoos all over his arm
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section 3: Escalator to Heaven
he remembered where he had seen it before
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section 2: Other Families
crushed the man’s skull again until parts of his brain were on the rock.
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part Two Section 1: A Mission from God
the line between adoration and self-delusion
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part One Section 12: September Grass
it cost the earth but it was the same feeling
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part One Section 11- The Children of An Idle Mind
in this dream I had a deeper understating of compassion
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part One Section 10- Runt Of the Litter
the one overwhelming thing I sensed from Karolina was how much she needed me
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy, Part One Section 8- Life With Dino
I can’t think of anything more enjoyable than the stress free lifestyle of a Dino
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy 7- Ron And Dog
without you… well, it is like me painting without a canvas
Swimming Pools: A Short Story
Perhaps there is more to us
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy 6 – Keisha Goes Country
“Lover Come Back To Me” –a flop single off Love Hopes, got covered by the Dixie Chicks
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy 5- Kicked Off the Tour Bus
The gig was over an hour ago and I guess they thought they were alone
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy 4- The Stones Crashes
I wanted to be loved and I wanted to dance
Memory Motel: A Rock And Roll Fantasy 2- Roy Bentley
“That’s not what you do.”
Please Kill Me – 20th Anniversary Release with Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, March 13, 2017, McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers
I knew moving to NYC would pay off. I just knew it!
Some Thoughts On The Bruce Springsteen Autobiography
He fools himself first
Chrissie, Morrissey And Costello: A Barrage Of Biographies
Biographies are crazy things.
Mick Jagger Wrote A Memoir In the 80s, But You’ll Never Be Able To Read It
‘The rock ’n’ roll equivalent of the Dead Sea Scrolls’
Peter Hook In Discussion With Moby At The Regent, Friday February 3rd 2017
‘What did Barney’s farts smell like?’… ‘Curiously bitter,’
Steve Jones’ Book Signing At Book Soup, Saturday January 28th 2017
‘Thank you for coming, love’
‘Michael and Me’, An Upcoming Book By The King Of Pop’s Alleged Girlfriend
‘Michael is a real hot-blooded man who loves women’
Barney Hoskyns + Michael Azerrad At The Strand, Discussing “Small Town Talk”, Monday, April 4th, 2016, Reviewed
Barney is like the movies vision of an Englishman Gentleman
Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music, John Fogerty, Reviewed
Fogerty comes across as a good hearted, high strung perfectionist who is happier catching fish than writing music
Ray Wylie Hubbard ‘s “a life…well, lived” Reviewed
At some level, Hubbard almost works like a magician; he’s a guy who seems to have a perpetual ace in the hole.
Elvis Costello Has Written A Memoir And Is Talking About It November 10th At BAM
So not the longest story ever told by any stretch of the imagination and what is strange is the man is a gasbag and so you’d expect him to tell the story long and hard. I remember seeing him at the “Spectacle” gig years ago and he kept on stepping all over his guests line…
Marvin Gaye’s Second Wife: He Was A Pervert
Naturally, the reason for “After The Dance” is money. But also, and I say this without benefit of reading the book, maybe something else: “That I lost myself in someone else — someone as remarkable as Marvin Gaye — is no longer cause for self-condemnation.” Can’t we all claim the same?
Steve Crawford’s “1000 Essential Songs From The 1970s” Reviewed
Crawford’s book is not unlike the man himself, he seems unassuming but he takes you by surprise, he doesn’t shout in his writing, he lets his wide knowledge and wry humor work for him. He expects you to appreciate his writing and you? You’ll dip into it with Spotify on, and before you know it hours have passed