Tales Of Times Square by Josh Alan Friedman
Before Rudolph Giuliani cleaned it up for the benefit of Disney and megatourism, New York City's Times Square was the unholy nexus of porn, drugs and the world's oddest characters. Now the subject of a major documentary film, here is the classic sleaze-soaked obituary of the Times Square of years gone by, penned by a man who lived the lowlife and is still here to tell the tale.Josh Alan Friedman, a writer and musician, relocated to Texas in 1987 after selling his soul to the devil at the crossroads (the Crossroads of the World--Broadway & 42nd Street). He'd recently finished the cult classic TALES OF TIMES SQUARE. The book was recently expanded with new chapters, and the unfinished film adaptation of TALES has screened at 35 film festivals. The narrative of Josh's turbulent adolescence as the only white boy at Long Island's final segregated school is told in his latest novel, BLACK CRACKER. TELL THE TRUTH UNTIL THEY BLEED: COMING CLEAN IN THE DIRTY WORLD OF BLUES AND ROCK 'N' ROLL was published in 2008.
WHEN SEX WAS DIRTY; I, GOLDSTEIN: MY SCREWED LIFE (with Al Goldstein); NOW DIG THIS: TERRY SOUTHERN'S UNSPEAKABLE WRITINGS (co-editor). As the writer-half of the Friedman Bros, the most feared cartooning combo of the late 1970s and 1980s, Josh sparked satirical fires and lawsuits. WARTS AND ALL and ANY SIMILARITY TO PERSONS LIVING OR DEAD IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL are two anthologies featuring Josh's brother Drew Friedman's art that are still available in print. On the music front, he barnstormed Texas for 20 years as Josh Alan, rocking entire venues with his Guild D-40.
He won three DALLAS OBSERVER Music Awards for Best Acoustic Act and released four albums: FAMOUS & POOR, THE WORST!, FAMOUS & POOR!, FAMOUS & POOR!, FAMOUS & POOR!, FAMOUS & POOR!, FAMOUS & POOR!
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781932595284 |
| ISBN 10 | 1932595287 |
| Title | Tales Of Times Square |
| Author | Josh Alan Friedman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Feral House,U.S. |
| Year published | 2007-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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