PAM REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Try: William Gibson, Virtual Light; James Lee Burke (any); All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy; Libby Gelman-Waxner If You Ask Me (book and column in Premiere magazine); and Generation Ecch! by J. Cohen & M. Krugman. Movies: True Romance, The Last Seduction, Bullets Over Broadway, Hoop Dreams, Olivier Olivier, The Underneath and Faraway So Close. TV: The X-Files. Music: go back to those great big-hair, guitar god days. Whatever happened to guitar gods? Most of these alterna-crap bands are too busy swinging their hair (or polishing their scalps) and getting tattoos to really master their craft. Big hair metal will be making a comeback I know it -- I mean, at least big-hair didn't try to pretend that they weren't total poseurs out to make some bucks and bag some chicks. I'm not going to rank on Hootie because that's too easy a target (not to suggest that Hootie's alterna-crap) but I tell you Nelson could kick Hootie's ass across the Fabulous Forum parking lot. Also -- I saw Edward for the first time this year (that would be, Van Halen) and there is really no question that Edward is THE MAN. Really, he's a THE guitar god of this lifetime and the next.

PAM FAQ AND COMMENTS

1. Who do you like better? David Lee Roth or Sammy Van Hagar?
I like whatever makes Edward happy.

2. What's going on with your novel?
I'm still writing it. I expect to finish it soon.

3. How many of these things do you send out?
I answered this last year and said I was making 100 -- but it turns out that 100 is too many and I'm back to about 80. I still have newsletters from last year so if you'd like one, just ask.

4. I like your newsletter but I don't understand it.
You are not alone. Many people tell me this.

5. Did you really meet your boyfriend in an AOL Chatroom?
No, just kidding. My cousin introduced us -- so see, family introductions really can work. And he really is a great guy and things are pretty serious and you'll have to watch this spot next year for any developments.

Hope you all have a wonderful holidays and a gonzo new year.

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Posted: 4.23.99
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