Drinks with Tony

Michael Marcus is the author of #1 Son and Other Stories on Punk Hostage Press.

One of the main takeaways from this fantastic confessional is that you shouldn’t smoke crack. Michael’s life journey is incredible and fascinating. Enjoy our conversation and if you want to dig deeper into the narrative, definitely get the book.

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Jack Grisham is the author of An American Demon: A Memoir, Code Blue: A Love Story, A Principle of Recovery, and I Wish There Were Monsters.

He’s also the founder and lead singer of T.S.O.L, who had a song called Code Blue with the chorus “I want to fuck the dead.” My friends and I discovered the song in 1987, and sang it constantly in English class to the horror of our teacher, Mrs. Harper. Thank you Jack. RIP Mrs. Harper.

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Ayser Salman is the author of The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in.

She is also writer and producer/editor for companies like Universal Pictures, Miramax Films, Disney, FX, and Lantern Entertainment.

Salman is funny, as you’ll find out when you listen to the show and even more… when you buy her book.

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Allan MacDonell is the author of Punk Elegies: True Tales of Death Trip Kids, Wrongful Sex, and Trial by Angel Dust, Now That I Am Gone: A Memoir Beyond Recall, and Prisoner of X: 20 Years in the Hole at Hustler Magazine.

Amidst our fantastic discussion on the Los Angeles punk scene, writing, and such, we dig deep into the film Highlander. Actually, I thought we were discussing the TV series, but he was talking about the OG film version starring Christopher Lambert.

Allan also co-invented slam-dancing. Seriously. Read your LA punk history. His books are a great start.

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Mitchell S. Jackson is the author of Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family. He’s also the author of The Residue Years and winner of a 2016 Whiting Award. Survival Math has received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, and Library Journal. Yeah, that’s four stars across the board, a rare feat indeed.

Read all of his work, listen to the podcast, and eat your veggies. Fiber people, fiber.

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Irvine Welsh is the author of Dead Man’s Trousers. It’s the final chapter of the saga of the characters from Trainspotting. Trainspotting was made into a film, you know. There’s also Trainspotting 2. Welsh’s other books include Filth (also a film), Crime, Porno, The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins, and many more.

Join us as we answer the hard questions, like, if we want sugar in our coffees, or just cream alone. And who should purchase pornographic magazines.

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Poranguí is a musician, healer, and producer. Check out his self-titled album as well as the companion record Guided Journey. “He lives in service to pachamama as an artist and activist offering transformational music and healing experiences designed to awaken the body, mind, and soul.”

My 6-week online novel workshop starts Monday, March 11th. No experience necessary, just bring your passion for learning and storytelling and we’ll have lots of fun. Register at www.tonydushane.com.

Charlie Jane Anders is the author of The City in the Middle of the Night. Her previous books include Choir Boy and All the Birds in the Sky. Her novelette Six Months, Three Days won the 2012 Hugo Award. She hosts Writers with Drinks, and if you’re a writer and find yourself in San Francisco, it’s the best reading series there is….just go, you won’t be disappointed.

But wait, there’s even more awesome. She runs a Bookstore and Chocolate Crawl in San Francisco. What’s that, you ask. Listen to the show and find out.

Drinks with Tony host Tony DuShane is teaching two classes this next quarter. One on the UCLA campus on Tuesday nights as well as an online beginning novel writing workshop starting March 11th. To sign up go to www.tonydushane.com.

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Lee Goldberg‘s latest book is Killer Thriller. It’s the sequel to True Fiction. Both books are fantastic reads as Goldberg is a master of his craft.

He’s written too many books to count as well as scripts and TV shows. We talk about his time on Diagnosis Murder with Dick Van Dyke, his Monk series of books as well as working on the show, his big break into the TV biz, and most importantly, where to buy Diet Rite soda in Southern California.

Drinks with Tony host Tony DuShane is teaching two classes this next quarter. One on the UCLA campus on Tuesday nights as well as an online beginning novel writing class starting March 4th. To sign up go to www.tonydushane.com.

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Gabriel Hart is the frontman of the band Jail Weddings. His twin novellas Virgins In Reverse & The Intrusion was released last month on Traveling Shoes Press and includes a forward by Tav Falco.

Lydia Millet is the author of a ton of great books. This is from the DwT archives when I caught up with her promoting Oh Pure and Radiant Heart. We recorded at Tommy’s Joynt in San Francisco.

Wanna write a novel? Check out Tony’s online class starting March 4th.

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