There was something frightening about the aspect of old friends, old lovers, who had, mysteriously, come to nothing. It argued the presence of some cancer which had been operating in them, invisibly, all along and which might, now, be operating in oneself. Quote 1: I sense this as a judgement call ...

selling your own tickets to get paid, no free bar tabs at the least. And it's always the best venues that do it too, the one's who get loads of free press at the universities from the article written by the local college journalist who meets with the band in the tiny room behind the stage wreaking ...

He doesn't reject people who love him, he tortures them. Destroys them. And all because he hates himself. Loathes himself. I picked up on this too. This story has deep energy. It's a form of self-destructive behavior and one I imagine stems from knowing he's got amazing talent as a drummer but can'...

Just started reading it and doing so while listening to 1960s jazz. Makes me think of Fleshpot on 42nd Street (1973) , a grindhouse film but a good one with a plot that pulls you in. Harry Reems is in it. There seems to be some competition among friends going on, but it makes sense. I've seen it bef...

Am reading it now.

My favorite music magazine was Hit Parader . In the 1980s, it was my go to source for all things heavy metal. Each edition had posters and in the back offers to purchase music by mail. I remember sending off for a compilation cassette put out by Hit Parader . It was made of yellow plastic and had a ...

What's the title of the book? I gave advice on this thread without looking for a title.

A crank in contrast is someone whose ideas are "out there" but they are interesting and merit discussion. Even if you don't buy their conclusions, you learn a lot by studying up on their ideas. I'm one of those who enjoys speculating on whether or not we went to the Moon and seen a few do...

Have you ever heard of Samuel R. Delaney? I've read Babel-17 and am curious if the counterculture language of the 1960s influenced the writing of it. I mean, I wonder if he looked around at peers and saw them using new words to build their arguments and found it slowly changing them. I've thought t...

Mr. Pessimistic wrote:Where can I see your work?

Thanks for asking. My work's at this link on the Internet Archive.