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TommyWriter

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro...."

About Me

Tommy The Writer: My book /screen play in progress is entitled SPERM WAILS: An Erotic, Neurotic, Romantic Comedy. It's been garnering chuckles here and there at various readings...seeking a publishing deal.Tommy The Journalist: Perhaps you've read me in Amplifier, Counterpunch.Com, Interview, Shout NY, Vh-1.Com, Allmusic.Com, Ink19, Rockpile, SF Bay Guardian, MTV Online, Voice Pazz & Jop, Spin among others.Tommy The Bass Player: Though I officially retired as a working bassist a few years back, I've been back in action, playing gigs with my good pals THE HIPPY NUTS in the East Village and thereabouts - visit the motley crew on myspace.com. Highly recommended if you like LUCINDA WILLIAMS, SHELBY LYNNE, SHERYL CROW. I am also jamming with another ensemble of which I was a proud member of named TEX WAGNER. We've been discussing re-mixes/re-models of our two albums RUMBLE & SQUAWK,and FLAMMABLE AMERICA. Stay tooned...

My Interests

Fact, fiction, politics, news, art, music...

Music:

A (Alice Coltrane/Adrian Belew) to Z (Frank Zappa / Joe Zawinul)with plenty of stops along the way...

Movies:

Most films at the Anjelika,IFC...

Television:

I work in TV, so I'll refrain from commentary.

Books:

Long live The Strand...last books read: FIGHTING FOR AIR - THE BATTLE TO CONTROL AMERICA'S MEDIA, SONGS OF THE DOOMED, DIGITAL DESTINY, THE JOKE'S OVER

Heroes:

Ralph Nader, Hunter S. Thompson, Bill Maher, Howard Stern, Chalmers Johnson, Amy Goodman, Dennis Kucinich, Cornell West, Woody Allen, Bill Hicks, Steven Colbert, Jon Stewart, Paul Mooney, Miles Davis, Noam Chomsky, Herbie Hancock, Lou Reed, Vin Scelsa, Jools Holland...

My Blog

Reactions to My Michael Moore / Jazz Times Letters

The second letter, from Tom Semioli of New York, contends that Obama is not nearly leftist enough. Semioli is a Naderite (I was too, back when)  here he is taking Michael Moore to task in an open le...
Posted by TommyWriter on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:41:00 PST

Letter to the Editors / Sports Illustrated

Letter to the Editors / Sports Illustrated   Re: Big Bucks In Sports / Where The Money Goes: July 14-21, 2008 Issue   I thoroughly enjoyed your feature on the top earners in the various spo...
Posted by TommyWriter on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:26:00 PST

Letter To The Editor of The Jazz Times

Letter to the Editors of The Jazz Times   Re: "Playing Changes for a Change" by David Adler July/August   Dear Editors / Mr. Adler:   If jazz is "all about playing the changes," how d...
Posted by TommyWriter on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:52:00 PST

Letter to Michael Moore

May 1, 2008   Dear Michael Moore:   I think I have a fantastic new title for your next documentary about yourself: Hollywood Hypocrite.   Last night on the Larry King Show, you made dis...
Posted by TommyWriter on Thu, 01 May 2008 06:28:00 PST

Letter to Jimmy Carter, Former US President

To: Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter Library & Museum441 Freedom ParkwayAtlanta, Georgia   30307-1498 Mr. Carter:   I was greatly disturbed by your appearance in the critically acclaimed docum...
Posted by TommyWriter on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:00:00 PST

Letter to DNC Chairman Dean

To: Howard Dean       Democratic National Committee Chairman       Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Mr. Dean,   I am appalled, but not surprised, t...
Posted by TommyWriter on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:20:00 PST

BEST OF 2005

BEST OF 2005   The Buddhist term Samsara refers to the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Its etymology is derived from sam / sr - to flow togetherto go or pass through statesto wander...
Posted by TommyWriter on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:16:00 PST