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.

Punk pic! Cameras roll on "Tommy & Legs"!

Hey, you all! Just back from a year in Kowloon and a pile of news on my desk at the Alta Nido. First release comes from my pals at Frozen Pictures, who are off to San Antonio, Texas next week to shoot more of their upcoming film on Sixties pop legend Chris Montez, while at the same time announcing to me exclusively a new project which already has lens caps off and production underway.

Tommy & Legs, they tell me is "the story of punk rock," told through the lives and work of a couple of childhood buddies from Connecticut who grew up to change and rock the world.

Back to work at the Alto Nido and see you on the town tonight.

Consuela kept the place clean but she didn't stick the letter opener into any of the mail.

Carry on!