I'm reading VIOLENCE GIRL the autobiography of Alice Bag. Tons o' fun, w/ some great pix and scoops on the L.A punk scene, it also doesn't skimp on her childhood in East L.A.

Geza X was in an early incarnation of the Bags.

Did ya know she went out w/ one o' the Weirdos?

Published by Feral House, who publish some really interesting shit. Buy it!

I HOPE THIS WORK BY a true American like Woody Guthrie, written in 1947 (!!!!!!!!!) and published recently, busts any RIGHT-WING Fascist ideas in the U.S.A. today like he did in yesteryear with his music and his guitar with the slogan on it: "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS"!, COZ WE'RE ALL fed up TO THE MARROW of right-wing ideals ever since Reagan came to power!!!!!!

Just finished 2 little blowdarts, the longest is 165p.

That would be Anthony Bourdain's The Bobby Gold Stories, which follows the life of Gold over the years as he's busted for drugs, sent to prison, out working as muscle, and falling in love with a chef. As well crafted as his other books, and naturally it has a bit of kitchen stuff in it.

The other is J.G Ballard's Running Wild, which is a sort of mystery. In a small (13 families) gated community someone has killed all of the adults and spirited away all of the children. Also very good.

Terry Brooks of TB & the Strange, a very unreal psych rock band, wrote this book...a must:):)

The Other Hollywood (2005), by Legs McNeil, Jennifer Osbourne

This is like Please Kill Me in that it's an oral history, but this one focuses on the history of the porn industry.

Got this new issue of FM in the mail.....came with a tee as well:):)

A bookshop- the luck of fools!! Yours has a nice cover. I had the Marvel edition with all of those B&W Berni Wrightson illustrations. Gorgeous, but I never could finish it.

sleazy said:

I wish I had the original (there are only 2 original copies signed by MS, one was owned by Lord Byron, the 2nd one was recently found by a bookshop owner!!!!!).....

 

I wish I had the original (there are only 2 original copies signed by MS, one was owned by Lord Byron, the 2nd one was recently found by a bookshop owner!!!!!).....

Glad you took my advice! :-)

dave said:

Now starting to read Clinton Heylon's Babylon's Burning, a history of Punk. Looks meaty.

Now starting to read Clinton Heylon's Babylon's Burning, a history of Punk. Looks meaty.

For all book lovers

Cool, thanks!

sleazy said:

It's pretty new...doln't know the release year though....sorry:)

dave said:

Sleazy, is this old or new? Never heard of it (and I live in Portland, har!)

sleazy said:

It's pretty new...doln't know the release year though....sorry:)

dave said:

Sleazy, is this old or new? Never heard of it (and I live in Portland, har!)

sleazy said:

Nope, Dave - keep reading: They're all in there (except the OZ and US bands - this IS primarily a UK punk history)! But if you're wanting an even more complete work on punk rock than this, get Clinton Heylin's BABYLON'S BURNING, which IS the book you (and I) have been wanting for years, despite some glaring factual errors (like continually referring to The Avengers' "The American In Me" as their "debut single!" Grrr!)

Update: Very heavy on the Stranglers (thumbs-up!), along with some Chris Bailey quotes. Hope a 2nd book is in the works with emphasis on Oz bands and lesser-known punk (Desperate Bicycles, Urinals, etc.).

dave said:

I just started Punk Rock: An Oral History, by John Robb, Oliver Craske  and it's not bad.

It's not Please Kill Me (which it will inevitably be compared to), and it seems a tad Brit-centric, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. And it's got quotes by Rollins and Lemmy.

The main thing is that there aren't any juicy/funny stories (so far), so by contrast it seems a bit dry. I'm still enjoying it, though.

Here's a review.

I'm reading the same damned thing dave is, actually....

I just started Punk Rock: An Oral History, by John Robb, Oliver Craske  and it's not bad.

It's not Please Kill Me (which it will inevitably be compared to), and it seems a tad Brit-centric, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. And it's got quotes by Rollins and Lemmy.

The main thing is that there aren't any juicy/funny stories (so far), so by contrast it seems a bit dry. I'm still enjoying it, though.

Here's a review.

Thanx for the heads up Dave:)

dave said:

Haven't read any Rowling, but I read a review of this, and it does sound really intriguing. I'm ready after I clear my hold stack.

P.S If you want fantasy for an adult, I recommend Susanna Clarke's JOHNATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORELL. Excellent.

sleazy said:

Finally, she gave up that Sh**ty Potter GArBAGE for something SERIOUS.....SHE'S SELLING MILLIONS OF COPIES ALREADY :)

Haven't read any Rowling, but I read a review of this, and it does sound really intriguing. I'm ready after I clear my hold stack.

P.S If you want fantasy for an adult, I recommend Susanna Clarke's JOHNATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORELL. Excellent.

sleazy said:

Finally, she gave up that Sh**ty Potter GArBAGE for something SERIOUS.....SHE'S SELLING MILLIONS OF COPIES ALREADY :)

Sleazy, is this old or new? Never heard of it (and I live in Portland, har!)

sleazy said:

Finally, she gave up that Sh**ty Potter GArBAGE for something SERIOUS.....SHE'S SELLING MILLIONS OF COPIES ALREADY :)