Hello, It's Me

Dispatches from a Pop Culture Junkie

By: Chris Epting, Seth Swirsky (Foreword by)

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Celebrating a wide variety of pop culture touchstones
from the past 40 years, this guide celebrates the music,
movies, television, hobbies, and fads that defined recent
generations. From the 1970s to the present day, this trip
down memory lane describes the author's humorous, ironic,
poignant, and inspiring moments with numerous pop culture
icons - including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jay Leno,
Johnny Thunders, Edward Albee, John Cheever, and Milton
Berle - as well as personal memories of the era's most
famous pop-culture fads, products, and gimmicks, such as
Pet Rocks, lava lamps, mood rings, eight-track tapes,
Zotz, halter tops, and strawberry wine. Many famous
locations of the past few decades also play a prominent
role in this history, from the rock club CBGB and the
classic arena Madison Square Garden to zany pop-culture
landmarks such as the Brady Bunch house and Los Angeles'
historic Ambassador Hotel, and, as a postscript to the
original essay, many are revisited for an update to the
original dispatch. From reminiscing with famous rock
stars to sipping tea with the widow of a famous author,
this nostalgic history is a delightful celebration of the
zeitgeist of 20th-century popular culture.

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Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 12
The 1970s
Brandy (1972) (featuring reflections from Looking Glass singer and composer Elliot Lurie)	p. 22
Spider and a Slugger (1973)	p. 27
Hooray for Hollywood, Parts I and II (1974)	p. 36
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1975)	p. 45
John Cheever (1975) (featuring reflections from Mary Cheever, Summer 2009)	p. 49
The Tin Man (1975)	p. 58
"Do You Feel?" (1976) (featuring reflections from photographer Mark Weiss)	p. 61
Calling Heather (1977) (featuring reflections from Heather McVeigh)	p. 65
Hey! Ho! Let's go! (1977) (featuring reflections from Television guitarist Richard Lloyd)	p. 70
Taken By the Dead (1977)	p. 74
Keith Richards (1977)	p. 77
David Johansen (1978) (featuring reflections from New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain)	p. 79
My First Celebrity Interview: Herman Munster (1978)	p. 84
Scarlet Letters (1979) (featuring reflections from musician Richie Scarlet)	p. 86
The 1980s
Killed By the Dead (1980)	p. 98
The World at Ease (1981) (featuring reflections from Tony Sonnanstine)	p. 100
Albee Darned (1981)	p. 114
Norman Mailer (1982)	p. 116
Dimi (1982) (featuring reflections from playwright John Baron)	p. 118
Manute (1983)	p. 123
Charles Kuralt (1983) (featuring reflections from author and Kuralt biographer Ralph Grizzle)	p. 126
Woody, Ack and Rod (1984)	p. 131
Dog, Gone (1985)	p. 140
"Louie, Louie" (1985) (featuring reflections from Foreigner singer Lou Gramm)	p. 146
Game Six (1986) (featuring reflections from songwriter, author and baseball memorabilia collector Seth Swirsky)	p. 150
Jagger Dances (1986)	p. 156
A "Meeting" with Jagger (1986)	p. 157
Chris Mullin (1987)	p. 159
This Is Hollywood (1988)	p. 162
Six Degrees of Jack Riley (1989) (featuring reflections from actor Jack Riley)	p. 164
The 1990s
"Into the Night" (1990) (featuring reflections from singer Benny Mardones)	p. 178
Stern (1991)	p. 182
Curt Gowdy (1991)	p. 184
Unleashing the Raider Within (1994)	p. 187
Nomo, Mr. Nice Guy (1995)	p. 191
Jerry Lewis (1995)	p. 193
Be Like Mike (1996)	p. 195
Elgin Baylor (1996)	p. 200
(Crazy) Uncle Miltie (1997)	p. 203
Jay Leno (1998)	p. 206
The 2000s
RFK (2001)	p. 214
North by Northwest (2002)	p. 218
Save-A-Landmark (2003) (featuring reflections from Judy Christa-Cathey and Mayor Jack Loftis)	p. 220
Cooperstown and Friendship (2004) (featuring reflections from John Mungo)	p. 228
Stones Guitar Pick (2005)	p. 233
Oscar, Oscar, Oscar (2005)	p. 235
A Winning Photo (2006)	p. 237
The Indian (2007)	p. 238
Time for Kids (2008)	p. 241
The Dinosaur Hunter (2008) (featuring reflections from paleontologist Dr. Luis Chiappe)	p. 244
Wicked (2008) (featuring reflections from composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz)	p. 250
Reunion (2009)	p. 255
In Prog We Trust (2009) (featuring reflections from Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess)	p. 260
Baseball in the Coliseum (2009)	p. 265
The Rev (2010)	p. 267
Odds, Ends and Some Articles l've Written
Tennis (featuring reflections from sportscaster Mary Carillo)	p. 285
Acknowledging Two TV Classics: The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family	p. 292
"Back to the Bleachers" (2006) (featuring reflections from author Arnold Hano)	p. 297
"A Weekend on Planet B" (2007) (featuring reflections from actor Paul Reubens)	p. 306
"Against the Tide" (2008)	p. 311
"Let's Spend the Night Together" (2008)	p. 321
Afterword
End on a Good One (October 31, 2009)	p. 328
Acknowledgments	p. 331
Permissions	p. 333
Photo Credits	p. 335
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