Amy Pistone The recently released book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan’s Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend, by Mark Malkoff with David Ritz, checks in at over 400 pages. But it still comes across as lightweight. It is artfully executed, tells a compelling tale, and could stand as the definitive compilation of Tonight Show … Read more
In spring of 1973, as a teen, I heard the original Alice Cooper band’s “No More Mr. Nice Guy” for the first time. By then, I’d loved the group for years. I screamed along with “I’m Eighteen” and “Under My Wheels” and celebrated each summer’s beginning by blasting “School’s Out.” When I took up the … Read more
The guitar player tugged at his black hat and stepped away from the front of the stage. “I’m a human being.” He gazed down at the setlist. “I have feelings.” The crowd offered verbal support. This decree of vulnerability occurred on December 11 at the United Theater on Broadway, in downtown LA. About a half-hour … Read more