My new book Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! Short Stories And Other White Lies is published today. Mind you, I don't have copies yet (other than my advance proof copy), but I hope to have them soon. Definitely soon. For those who wish to buy a physical copy of this book (or any of my previous books) directly from me, the facts are these:
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Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones (2023): $25
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Well, I'm convinced. The paperback and ebook editions of Guitars Vs. Rayguns!! should also be available from your usual online resources, and it's also available to any local bookstore that wants to order it. KEEP BOOKSTORES ALIVE!
This new book is the culmination of more than fifty years of dreaming, ever since fifteen-year-old me started reading Harlan Ellison's short story collections circa 1975 and decided, I wanna do THAT! Being able to add my own scribbled illustrations is the closest I'll ever come to realizing one of my other teen dreams of becoming a comic book artist. Now, if I could just learn to sing and to play guitar....
The book has been a labor of love, and I think that fact will be evident when you read it. On Sunday, June 14th, This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio will be devoting the entirety of its playlist to some of the real-life musical acts mentioned alongside the imaginary tunemeisters I concocted for the book.
I am very proud of this book. It's my first long-form fiction project, something I've wanted to do for more than five freakin' decades, and I'm delighted with the final product. One of the stories, "Lone Star Falling," may be the single best thing I've ever written. But I like all of the stories--I'm a big fan of me.
The book is OUT! And I hope some of you folks will be interested in reading some of my professional lies.
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.
WARNING: RUDE LANGUAGE! The author is a potty-mouth.
FOREWORD: Short stories and other white lies
Introduction: IT'S HARLAN ELLISON'S FAULT!
GUITARS VS. RAYGUNS!
HOME OF THE HITS
THE LAST RIDE OF THE COPPERHEAD KID
POP FRICTION
MONTIE PYLON FINDS HIS HOLY GRAIL
THE PICTURE OF AMONTILLADO
TIME, AND THE JUNK FOOD OF YOUR LIFE
GUITARS VS. RAYGUNS! Last Stand On Uranus
THE GREATEST THUD NEVER HEARD
RAIN-HAT SAM
JACK MYSTERY (some truths and some white lies)
GUITARS VS. RAYGUNS! Battle Of The Band
THE BEATLES: The 1976 Reunion Concert
AN OPEN LETTER TO AN IMAGINARY ROCK BAND
THE LOVABLE LUNKHEAD RETURNS
SWORD OF THE CHOSEN ONE
DREAMING DEADLY
GUITARS VS. RAYGUNS! Return To Uranus
PRESIDENT COPPERHEAD
JUSTICE FOR THE PUPPET MASTER
I'M AT BAT!
THE TRAITOR'S TOURIST GUIDE TO HELL
YOU'LL BE JUDGED BY THE HEARTS YOU BROKE
LONE STAR FALLING
GUITARS VS RAYGUNS!! At BudoKHAAAAAAAAN!!
APRIL REGRETS
LAZARUS LIVES
AFTERWORD
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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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