With the recent publication of my new book Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies, I've been celebrating its internal rock 'n' roll mojo with a listing of real-life musicmakers mentioned somewhere in the book, and an episode of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio dedicated to some of those bona fide performers who rub shoulders with my fictional rock groups, or are at least mentioned in passing by my fictional rock groups.
It occurs to me that I also want to cite individual band members who are specifically named within the book. It's a shorter list, but it's sincere. And once again, as Guitars Vs. Rayguns drummer Leiko proclaims in the book:
"...'I'm Keith fucking Moon. I'm Marky fucking Ramone. I'm Clem fucking Burke. I'm Dennis fucking Diken from the Smithereens, Tommy fucking Allen from the Flashcubes, Ringo fucking Starr if I wanna be Ringo fucking Starr.
" 'I'm fucking LEIKO, bitches!...' "
Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies gathers tales of a foul-mouthed rock 'n' roll guitarist hijacked into space, an Old West gunslinger, a film noir gun moll who longs to be in a musical, a humorous fill-in superhero suddenly called to greatness, a former boy band star turned record company fix-it man, a would-be painter, an obsessed collector, a fated swordswoman, a fallen giant, a frustrated time traveler, a condemned sinner guiding tourists in Hell, a departed soul interviewing for a spot in Heaven, a 1976 Beatles reunion concert, and other untruths detailing love, loss, disappointment, miscellaneous hijinks, a fascination with shiny objects, and—occasionally--a juvenile sense of humor.
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Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones (2023): $25
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REAL-LIFE BAND MEMBERS MENTIONED INDIVIDUALLY IN GUITARS VS. RAYGUNS!! SHORT STORIES AND OTHER WHITE LIES
THE BEATLES
BLONDIE
KISS
THE SEX PISTOLS
THE SMITHEREENS
SPINAL TAP [yeah, not technically a real band, but close enough!]
THE WHO
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My new book of short stories Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies is out now, and you can get autographed copies of the new book and my previous book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) directly from me. 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.
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.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, streaming at SPARK stream and on the Radio Garden app as WESTCOTT RADIO. You can read about our history here
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