As we inch closer to the publication of my new book Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies (ebook due June 12th, physical paperback aiming for the same date but likely to be an eensy bit tardy), here's a list of real-life people, established fictional characters, and familiar pop culture locales and properties that get a mention somewhere in the book. Hey, I'm establishing context! Almost all of these are merely passing mentions, but each helps me weave my tangled web of professional lies.
I've already posted a list of musical performers mentioned in the book; this is a supplement to that list. And I hope the Marx Brothers and the Three Stooges will forgive me for grouping them here rather than with the (other) singers and musicians.
ROLL CALL! Here's more of the incidental cast of Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies:
Marie Antoinette
Batman
Humphrey Bogart
James Bond
Boston Red Sox
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Captain America
Captain Marvel Adventures
Carnegie Hall
The Cavern
CBGB
Michael Chabon
Max Allan Collins
Conan the Barbarian
General George Custer
Leonardo da Vinci
DC Comics
Dracula
Isadora Duncan
Harlan Ellison
The Fool
Anne Frank
Lady Godiva
Flash Gordon
Sue Grafton
Dorian Gray
The Green Hornet
Dashiell Hammett
Adolf Hitler
John Irving
Steve Irwin
Jack Kirby
Largo
Cloris Leachman
Leaves Of Grass
Stan Lee
Live Aid
Madison Square Garden
Magic Alex
Nelson Mandela
Marquess of Queensberry
Marvel Comics
The Marx Brothers
Willie Mays
Lorne Michaels
Ming the Merciless
New York Yankees
Lee Harvey Oswald
Bettie Page
Satchel Paige
Sara Paretsky
Penthouse
Playboy
Edgar Allan Poe
Pyramid Books
Vidkun Quisling
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Saturday Night Live
William Shakespeare
Zack Snyder
Mickey Spillane
The Star-Club
John Steinbeck
Bram Stoker
Superman
The Three Stooges
Warren Publishing
Adam West
The above luminaries (and occasional despicables) join my own creations Skip Keller, Hit Corps, Amber, Willington Blue, Mephisto Records, the Copperhead Kid (from Lawton, Texas), the sheriff, the deputy, Spillane, Stooge, Montgomery Pylon, Louise, Dorian Gray (not the famous one), Wild Edgar Poe (ditto), Scott, 'Wichburger, Omar, Commercial Time Passages, Tom, Rain-Hat Sam, the Warlord, Jack Mystery, Trevor Harris, Morrie, Miles Franklin, Kirby Simon, William Hand, Pants-On Flyers, Rich, the Lovable Lunkhead, Flora, Anna, Dennis, Billy, President Copperhead, the detective, the agent, the puppet master, Scratchy McQuade, Sam (and everyone he ever knew), Ms.Padir, Cambridge Caring Acres, Ephram, Marie DeMille, April, the trio of Steve, John, and Darlene (and their high school classmates), Mr. Dean, Lazarus, and--of course!--the potty-mouthed guys 'n' gals of my planet-hopping rock 'n' roll combo Guitars Vs. Rayguns: Rocky, FeeFEE!, Derek, Leiko, and Beckie. AMPS AT 11! Phrases on stun. After fifty years of dreaming about it, my short story collection is about to move its bad self into the real world.
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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 of short stories Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies is due out soon; meanwhile, you can get an autographed copy of my previous book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) here, and you can still get my previous 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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