Once a month, Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) pauses its guano-crazy commitment to daily public posting and instead preps a private post, shared only with its beloved paid patrons.
This month's private post is "Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Battle Of The Band," another entry in my series of short stories about a foul-mouthed, planet-hopping rock 'n' roll group and their interstellar hijinks. Humor! Science fiction! Rock! Roll! And a LOT of swearing; jeez, these musicians are potty mouths.
In 2019, the introductory "Guitars Vs. Rayguns" became my first-ever fiction sale (after decades of sporadic attempts), and it was published in 2020 by AHOY Comics in the pages of Billionaire Island # 5. Several more AHOY short story sales followed. A second GvsR story, "Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Last Stand On Uranus," was published in 2025's Toxic Crusaders # 1. I'm particularly jazzed to see what a writer for Florida Geek Scene said about "Last Stand On Uranus" in a review of Toxic Crusaders # 1:
" 'Guitars vs. Rayguns! Last Stand on Uranus' by Carl Cafarelli and [artist] Joe Orsak is exactly what it sounds like: a space rock band accidentally causes a brawl in a dive bar on Uranus by insulting the Eagles. It’s dumb in the best way possible, full of one-liners and ridiculous action. You know exactly what kind of story it is within the first few panels, and it never lets up. It’s just fun."
HuzZAH! All of my AHOY short stories (and more!) will be collected in my next book Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies, which I hope to publish in May or thereabouts.
The new story "Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Battle Of The Band" will post to patrons on Sunday. Since it's a direct sequel to "Last Stand On Uranus," patrons will also receive the earlier story today, giving them a chance to be completely up to date on all things Guitars Vs. Rayguns.
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I compiled a various-artists tribute album called Make Something Happen! A Tribute To The Flashcubes, and it's pretty damned good; you can read about it here and order it here. My new book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) is now available, and you can order an autographed copy here. You can still get my previous book Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones from publisher Rare Bird Books, OR an autographed copy here. If you like the books, please consider leaving a rating and/or review at the usual online resources.
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