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Sass

Music Journalist - Writer for the KISS Magazine, UnRated Magazine, West Coast Rockers, & Chicago

About Me

I'm a music journalist with a "day job" as well.

My Interests

Writing - obviously! I write for UnRated Magazine, occassionally Chicago Innerview Magazine, and I wrote for the Official KISS Magazine before it went defunct...what a bummer, it was fun while it lasted.Also reading, photography, learning in general, and I love visiting new places.I collect: Buddhas, rubber duckies.I love: Iced-coffee (and hot coffee too), being barefoot, and tattoos.Photograhy - I'm just starting to get serious about it. You can see some of my pix at:

I'd like to meet:

Kindred spirits. ;)Just Some of My Recent Work:Check out my review of PAUL STANLEY's Chicago concert...Click the pic to take you there!

My review was then re-published on PaulStanley.Com!Here's my first ever interview with GENE SIMMONS upon the release of his solo cd ASSHOLE...Click the pic to take you there!

Music:

Lots of stuff! Everything from Motley Crue to Mozart, Black Flag to Bach, Miles Davis to B.B. King, Nina Simone to the UK Subs...I can go on & on. I love rock/metal, classical, OLD punk, jazz, & blues.

Movies:

Pretty much anything with Al Pacino...LOVE that man! The Godfather 1 & 2. Seven Samurai. Letters from Iwo Jima. Glory Road. The Changling. Interview with the Vampire. Scent of a Woman. Fight Club. Boondock Saints. Moonstruck. Crash. American Beauty. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Dogma. Murder By Death. And Justice For All. Twelve Angry Men. The Insider. All The President's Men. Tons & tons more.

Television:

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart...when I watch it. But I LOVE the History Channel!!! I'm not much of a tv person, but if I turn it on the History Channel & there's something cool on, it's very hard for me to walk away.

Books:

.. Henry Miller. Edgar Allen Poe. Rabbi David Wolpe. Elie Wiesel. Reverend Ougi. Anais Nin. James Baldwin. So SO many more!!!And then the 'fun' reading on occassion... The Anita Blake series, most of Anne Rice's vamps and witches, Dune, Phantom by Susan Kay, Penn Williamson's Daymon Rorke series, The Dresden Files series, The Southern Vampire series by Charlene Harris...Lots more!

Heroes:

I don't even know his name but he's this little old man that I see jogging every single morning. Doesn't matter if it's raining or snowing, hotter than hell, icey, what-have-you...he's out there every morning. HE's my hero!Also:Chris Zorich...andMarva Collins!Check out the video below...this rocks!

My Blog

Check out my review of DEF LEPPARD’s new cd due out 4/29

In UnRated Magazine... My review of Songs From the Sparkle Lounge - the new album by Def Leppard that's due out at the end of this month!  Click here:http://unratedmagazine.com/document&183;cfm?P...
Posted by Sass on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:51:00 PST

My review of Iron Maidens

  Read my full review of the Iron Maiden DVD "Live After Death" at UnRated Magazine - go to www.UnRatedMagazine.com and click on CD REVIEWS......
Posted by Sass on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:28:00 PST

Come read my interview with KLAUS MEINE of the SCORPIONS!

It's in UnRated Magazine... Go to (copy & paste in your browser): www.UnRatedMagazine.com Click on "FEATURES" Then... Click on:   "Scorpions: Hope For Humanity Yet: An Interview With Kla...
Posted by Sass on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:05:00 PST

Read my (2nd) interview with HENRY ROLLINS!

Come check out my new interview with Henry Rollins in UnRated Magazine! Go to: www.unratedmagazine.com Click on FEATURES... Then click on the pic of HENRY ROLLINS! ...
Posted by Sass on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:07:00 PST

My review of NIKKI SIXX’s book THE HEROIN DIARIES...

Check it out kids - in UnRated Magazine:http://unratedmagazine.com/Books/NikkiSixx_Heroin.c fm XOX, Sass...
Posted by Sass on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:22:00 PST

Why does my page look so different???

I've created a new page!...One which is completely devoted to my writing! Please visit that new page & add me there as well.  Lots of goodies coming up - stuff I haven't been able to do ...
Posted by Sass on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:13:00 PST

Say hello to my little friend...

These poor things only live about 4-5 weeks, then won't be back for another 17 years!  Here's one sitting contently on my wrist.  Heck, if I only had 4-5 weeks to live I don't know if I'd b...
Posted by Sass on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:59:00 PST

Register to vote now! It's important!!!

You can't vote if you're not registered. They've made it easy. Just follow the four easy steps -- then print, sign, stamp and mail your form in...Go there now!  Click below: GoVote.Org  ...
Posted by Sass on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:33:00 PST