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A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago-Ben Hecht
A Thousand and One Afternons in Chicago - Herman Rosse
Ace Backwords: An Appreciation
Acid Heroes by Ace Backwords
Adam and Eve of Hip Comedy: Nichols & May
Antony
Baltasar Gracian, Droppin' Wisdom
Craig Ferguson and All That
Craig Ferguson's Dad
Danforth, Prince of Blood Moon
Destiny Disrupted
Double Rainbow, End to End
Dry Hustle
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
Favorite Y U NO Memes
Generation Ecch!
Hedwig Soundtrack
Hollywood Unlisted
Humor Quotations
Hunga Dunga: Confessions of an Unapologetic Hippie
I Am Not a Number! Claire Wolfe
In Search of the Lones
Inspired by Rubber Tramps: 9 Designs
Kidd of Speed
Leonard Cohen Quotations
Manuel Samaniego
Michael Ventura's Letters at 3 AM
My Morning Jacket
Movies
On Missing David Foster Wallace
Phil Ochs Miscellaneous
Science Fiction the Early Stage
Splendid Audiobooks, and Why
The Golden Age
The Best Song Lyrics Ever
The Void Captain's Tale
Throat Singers of Tuva
Toyer by Gardner McKay
Troubadour in the Shadows: Phil Ochs
What Would Jakob Do?
Won't Somebody Believe Me?
Zen and the Art of Being George Carlin
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Category Archives: Artists
Favorite Y U NO “Memes”
All of these “memes” tickle me. Though we will be discussing the use of that word.
Hollywood Unlisted, by Kim Fahey
I totally adore Hollywood Unlisted. It’s one of the most interesting books I’ve run into in the past, say, ten years. Kim Fahey must be one of the most self-actualized human beings who ever strode the planet. A psychic once … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Books, Culture Heroes, Humor
Tagged autograph, Bette Midler, Beverly Hills, Cheetah, detectives, drag queens, Ed Davis, Esther Phillips, evil, gang, good Samaritan, Hollywood Unlisted, Joan Crawford, John Belushi, John Cassavettes, Kim Fahey, Larry Flynt, Mae West, nutcases, Orson Welles, psychos, Raymond Burr, Robert Bly, Rock Hudson, Rodney Dangerfield, telephone techician, Tina Turner
Acid Heroes by Ace Backwords
As a teenager I read several books by Alexander King, and they were a huge influence on my tender psyche. His memoirs formed my concept of what an artist is, and made me decide to grow up to be one. … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Books, Culture Heroes, Humor
Tagged Ace Backwords, Alexander King, art, drugs, genius, homeless, Loompanics, LSD, psychedelics, Sixties
Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath
This weird book was suppressed for many years, not without reason. Plenty of explicit sex, it goes without saying. But the really disturbing part is the beginning, perhaps the most venomous, hate-filled, manic-depressive, pathological piece of literature in circulation. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Books
Tagged Ben Hecht, John Huston, sex. illustrator, suicide, Wallace Smith
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago (1922)- Herman Rosse
I’m all in favor of people telling what books influenced them the most, especially if they are specific about why and how. In my case, one Ur-book towers above all the rest. My grandmother’s books were kept in low, open … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Books
Tagged Aubrey Beardsley, Ben Hecht, Chicago, Herman Rosse, illustrator, journalism, Linda Shimoda, Todd Shimoda
GENERATION ECCH! The Backlash Starts Here
A cultural critic named David Toop once said, “What’s utterly now will soon be thoroughly then; once it becomes then, it might as well be paleolithic….” That’s what this book is all about – the ephemeral nature of “what’s happening … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Culture Heroes, Humor, Music
Tagged Cobain, Evan Dorkin, Generation X, GenX, Grateful Dead
Inspired by Rubber Tramps: 9 designs
Inspired by the movie Rubber Tramps, 9 t-shirt designs. RELATED: Rubber Tramps
Posted in Artists, Culture Heroes, Film, Music
Tagged road people, Rubber Tramps, t-shirt, van
