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|  | | Ghost Town
A very real and frightening experience in a very real Ghost town led to this fact and fiction account of a search for a gas station in the wilds of Utah and discovery of that ghost town which
had more than abandoned buildings. Much more...
The first part is really biographical. I had started to simply record my experience. In that Ghost Town we found an ancient gas station run by a very scary and strange old lady. Some unexplained power pushed me to continue with the story in fiction that felt as if I had actually experienced it. | |  | | It Ain't Fine if it Don't Rhyme
An eclectic collection of lyrics written over the years since the 1950s along with comments on when, where, how and why I wrote them. Also a few lead sheets for musicians and some exposition on the music industry.
The collection includes lyrics from songs I had recorded by artists such as Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Fred Neil, Eddie Fontaine, Lillian Briggs, and many others on labels such as Columbia, RCA Victor, Brunswick, London, Tibor, Sunbeam, Baton, Justice, etc., as well as songs that were never recorded and a few that are slated to be recorded in future motion pictures.
In some instances I provide case histories on the progression from getting an idea to writing it to pitching it, negotiating with agents, managers, record companies, etc., to the final recording and release. | |  | | It Ain't Fine if it Don't Rhyme
A collection of the author's lyrics written over 60 years with background on the music industry of the '50s & 60's
A collection of lyrics, including some sheet music, of the many songs written by the author over a period of over 60 years plus anecdotal background on the circumstances surrounding the writing of the songs, the recording of them and on the music industry of the 1950s and '60s in particular. Some of the songs were recorded by Paul Simon, Carl Perkins, Fred Neil, Eddie Fontaine, Lillian Briggs, etc. | |  | | My Hilarious Sex Life
Gentlemen don't share their private experiences with strangers, but when the experiences were so frequently hilarious, there is an excuse for sharing this collection of sex-related, autobiographical gems that have been gloriously reviewed.
The theme might be: "Sex can be, should be, IS funny." The author feels that the best and most memorable sex should be combined with laughter. He takes pride in once throwing his lover a line that had her laughing so hard she fell out of bed. "This," he announces with pride,"is something that even Gerry Seinfeld has probably never achieved. | |  | | One Hundred Naked Girls
A book adaptation of a screenplay - a character driven romantic comedy about sex, soccer & skulduggery with a surfeit of sports. The film goes into development later in 2013. It will star Christian De Sica, Italy's most popular star in his first English speaking role. Cher will be sought to play his love interest.
span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">It is 1986 in Rome. /span>span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> /span>span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Handsome, ubiquitous, charming, impulsive and overly romantic Carlo di Novi had managed Arturo Napoli, the world's greatest tenor. He had found Arturo when he coached a kid soccer team, heard him sing in the locker room, was blown away and built his career while establishing himself as a top impresario. /span>span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> /span>span style="font-size: 12pt; line | |  | | Panic in Performance
As an on and off part time performer, after turning 90, for the first time in my life, I froze and panicked. This led to much reminiscing.
Trying to figure out why I froze and
panicked found me reviewing over 70 years of activities that put bread on the table and paid the mortgage - also it brought out of the memory a similar incident in Hollywood when I was directing an a character actress had a similar attack. It was Zsa Zsa Gabor who got her over it.
I found pictures and composites which follow my career and ageing process. | |  | | The American Healys
Docudrama screenplay in an e-book (and coming paperback) based on true story of an 18th century black & white couple who defied slavery laws, got their offspring educated in the north where the youngsters became incredibly accomplished.
Possibly a first - a screenplay in screenplay format published in an e-book.
It is based on the true story of Michael Morris Healy, an Irish immigrant to Georgia who established a thriving cotton plantation,bought a slave, fell in love with her and lived common law to have 9 children. These became America's first black bishop, a president of Georgetown University, a legendary sea captain, a mother superior, a priest who served at the Vatican and a professional gambler. | |  | | The First 85 Years Are the Hardest
The first of a seven volume autobiography under the umbrella title, ON AND ON AND ON...
A chronological account of the first 26 years of my 86 years plus individual articles which combine diary notes with mini-memoir of memorable events in my life. In total there are some one million words covering my life and adventures living in over 30 cities and towns in three countries on two continents and careers on Madison Avenue, in music, in theater, radio, TV and film, land development songwriting, on and on and on. | |  | | The Zsa Zsa Affair
A brief period in the author's career on Madison Avenue during the same period covered by television's MAD MEN but packed with far more drama, conflict and laughter, culminating in the production of a TV commercial with the incomparable and demanding Zsa Zsa Gabor who became a good friend.
The real life concerns on Madison Avenue were substantially different than the well-done soap opera stories of MAD MEN. Yes, we all smoked like fools and there was a lot of drinking but this Madison Avenue habitue was driven by ambition and artistic integrity which led to multi-tasking and frequent conflict with inferior superiors. While most of my colleagues imbibed during lunch hours, I wrote songs and produced records. But I walked out of two good jobs in a row and found myself unemployed during a recession for months and months. We lived in Queens and I would go into Manhattan with 30 c |
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