Fifty years! It’s a historic rock ’n’roll high school reunion between Brian Wilson & Chris Montez on PleaseKillMe.com!

Hey! I’ve posted more times in the past few weeks than I have in the year I was released -- err,  checked out -- of Her Majesty’s guest lodging, all because my pals are keeping more busy than ever, what with books, stories and film offerings.  The latest is the reunion, after fifty years, of a couple of high school buddies: Beach Boys superstar Brian Wilson and rock ’n’ roll legend Chris Montez.  

The video and story come from my former boss, colleague, competitor-- whatever you wanna call him, I call him “pally” --  Burt Kearns.  He shot the scene for his movie, El Viaje Musical de Ezekiel Montanez: The Chris Montez Story, the documentary that was previewed at Beatles fan conventions and film festivals a few years back and is still in the works.

The story and exclusive video are posted on PleaseKillMe.com, that website based on his old pal Legs McNeil’s  (with the statuesque Gillian McCain) punk rock history book.  (Back in March, Burt and Jeff Abraham wrote a tee-rific piece on my old drinking galpal, Rusty Warren, she of the bawdy tunes and comedy elpees of the Sixties).

You can click here to see the video and read the story on the Please Kill Me site.

Nevard Tellalian kills with her killer new book, Musical Road Kills!

Attention, pals: Nevard Tellalian, the veteran red hot blues and rock ’n’ roll singer, has unleashed a different kind of music this week:  her memoir!  

Musical Road Kills: And Other Tales. Some with Morals, Some Without is a rollicking read that includes tales of touring, lessons from her illustrious career  instructions on how to survive the musical life, portraits of some of the legends she’s rubbed shoulders and shared stages with -- and some good old “names have been changed to protect the guilty” items  that should lead to some fun guesswork.  
(I thought I learned all I need about “the rules of the road” from my buddy, Buddy Greco. Our gal showed me otherwise!

But the heart of the book is based on two relationships in her life, two loves who were lost to the cruelties of cancer.  One of them was a legendary punk rocker; another wasn't a celebrity, but definitely made a powerful impact in his time here on this ole planet.

Nevard & Jeremy Dennis

Nevard has announced that "all proceeds from the book are going to two cancer foundations: The Lymphoma Research Foundation in honor of Jeff Ross Hyman (Joey Ramone) and to Dr. Robert Nagourney at The Nagourney Institute ...in honor of Jeremy Dennis.”  And that tells you something about Nevard Tellalian, too.

You go, girl!  And hey, a blurb from our pal Burt Kearns is on the back cover!  Another reason pallys, to  buy the book now!

And I'll see you on the town! You’ll recognize me:  I’m the one reading Musical Road Kills!

Sex! Knockers! Laffs! And Saucy Songs! You’ve got to read the Rusty Warren story on PleaseKillMe.com!

 

Ya can't beat it when a couple of your pals pals of two generations come together, hit it off, and make some kinda history together.  And that’s exactly what happened when my old gal pal and comedy legend Rusty Warren arrived in southern California from her home in Hawaii, met up with my man (he's been my client and he's been my boss) Burt Kearns and came away with some kind of history.

Read ‘Retro Icon Rusty Warren: The Knockers Up Gal!'

Kearnsey and his pal and co-author (on a show business book that I will be the first to tell you about before it hits shelves in 2019) Jeff Abraham had a long lunch and conversation with the famed Knockers Up Gal of party records fame that happened to be timed perfectly with the release of the book, Rusty Warren: The Knockers Up Gal (My Life Volume 1).

That conversation became a feature story and now it's been posted on PleaseKillMe.com, the rock, pop culture and literary website based on Please Kill Me, the punk rock history book penned by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain.

Burt wrote Tabloid Baby. Jeff is Hollywood’s leading comedy historian. Their piece on Rusty introduces a new generation to a lively, hilarious and important comedy and sexual pioneer.  Sex and comedy!  Can't beat that!  I’ll take my knockers... up!  See ya on the town!

Read all about it by clicking here.

Read ‘Retro Icon Rusty Warren: The Knockers Up Gal!’