My friend Clay runs a music review website (which you should all check out by the way - it's quite good). On August 18th he asked me if I would be up for critiquing a biography on The Stooges. I happily agreed to review the book - I love The Stooges, and I thought it would be a good exercise for me.
I was given a loose deadline of "some time in September." Well, I am a procrastinator by nature (not 'cause I hate cha), so of course I didn't start really reading it until last Saturday. I finished it Tuesday, wrote the rough draft in my cab that night, and typed, revised, and proofread the fucker Wednesday morning. I submitted it with two days to spare!
It was the first thing I've officially reviewed since waaaaaay back in the spring of 1998 when I reviewed a Dick Dale show at The Asylum for my college newspaper. Sure, I have done some rants on things that I suppose amount to reviews but nothing for any publication. I think it turned out rather well for really not knowing what I was doing. I wish I had liked the book, and I am a bit concerned that my analysis was too harsh. Overall, though, I am pleased.
Said book review can be found here.
And, seriously, check out Nanobot Rock Reviews!
In other writing news, I'm back to working on my serial, The Ballad Of Harry Guakomoli. If have yet to read it, please be a pal and start from the beginning: The Ballad Of Harry Guakomoli.
SPOILER ALERT! And if you haven't read my tale of the man who shares a name with my nom de plume since it seemed like the story's protagonist met his untimely demise, I assure you that is not the end of the yarn! You can catch up by starting here.
END SPOILERS!
And my intent is to be more prolific in my GuakTalk ramblings.
For fuck's sake go visit Nanobot now!
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