Drinks with Tony

Delfin Vigil is the author of Death of a Newspaper Man and Nikko: Concrete Commando. He’s also an ex-Jehovah’s Witness and was a features writer and editor at the San Francisco Chronicle for many years. Vigil is also the lead singer of Amores Vigilantes.

Ned Vizzini is the author of It’s Kind of a Funny Story and Be Chill. This interview is from the DwT archives, circa 2005 or so.

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Jerry Minor is an actor and comedian. He’s also an ex-Jehovah’s Witness, so, we talk a lot about that and how he has been able to thrive after suffering major losses in his life. Minor’s TV credits include SNL, Those Who Can’t, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Community, Key and Peele, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lucky Louie, and so many more.

Amy Sedaris starred as Jerri Blank and created Strangers With Candy with fellow creators Stephen Colbert and Paul Dinello. Her brother is David, yes, that David, and she also has many TV credits to her name. This interview is from the DwT archives circa 2005.

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Hugh Patterson is a chess master, a chess instructor, a writer, and his moniker is Johnny Genocide. As Mr. Genocide, he’s best known for the band No Alternative. He’s a cancer survivor and we talk A LOT about that on this episode. As well as chess.

Michael Muhammad Knight is the author of The Taqwacores and many other books including Muhammad: Forty Introductions that came out last week. This interview is from 2009 from the DwT archives.

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hackedepicciotto are Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto. Their music and utterly amazing, so check them out as they tour the West Coast the rest of the month. Hacke is also the bass player for Einsturzende Neubauten and has his own solo career. Danielle de Picciotto is also the author of two books The Beauty of Transgression and We Are Gypsies Now.

Blixa Bargeld is the lead singer of Einsturzende Neubauten and was a founding member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. This interview is from 2007 from the DwT archives.

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Jay London is a stand-up comic. He was on two seasons of the TV show Last Comic Standing and his other credits include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The King of Queens, and he’s the opening act for Louis CK’s special Live At The Comedy Store.

Edward Furlong is an actor known for his iconic roles in Terminator 2, American History X, and Pecker. This interview is from the DwT archives when he was promoting his film Jimmy and Judy.

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Scot Sothern is the author of Curb Service: A Memoir, Streetwalkers, and Big City. He’s also a photographer and his portraits of sex workers have been shown in galleries around The States and Europe.

William T. Vollmann is the author of The Royal Family, Whores for Gloria, and Rising Up and Rising Down. This interview is from the Drinks with Tony archives circa 2005.

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Marky Ramone was the drummer for The Ramones and his book is Punk Rock Blitzkrieg. This interview is from the DwT archives circa 2015. Also note, Blitzkrieg is really hard to pronounce when Marky is starring at you.

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Gabriela Herstik is a writer, fashion alchemist, and witch. She is the author of Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft. She also writes for Nylon and HelloGiggles.

Wesley Strick is an executive producer and writer for the TV series The Man in the High Castle. He’s written a ton of other screenplays like Cape Fear, The Saint, and Batman Returns. His novel Out There in the Dark was published in 2006. I caught up with him that year and enjoy this interview from the DwT archives on the second segment.

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Stephen Jay Schwartz is the editor of Hollywood vs. the Author, stories behind the scenes from those who have experienced what has been called development hell. He’s also the author of Boulevard and Beat.

Bent Hamer is the director of Factotum, a film based on the novel by Charles Bukowski. My interview with the Norwegian filmmaker is from the DwT archives circa 2005.

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Stuttering John Melendez is famous for his crazy hijinks on The Howard Stern Show and later for joining The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His book Easy For You To Say digs into his time on both those shows, the ugly and the great. Great read and a fun guest.

Adrian Belic received an Oscar nomination for his film Genghis Blues. Since then he directed Beyond the Call and Fallen Not Forgotten. From the DwT archives, this interview was taped in 2007.

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