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Posted by: admin | 09/10/2005 at 10:59
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WRECKING CREW by John Albert is a true tale of the other side of fame. An often funny and often heartbreaking look at a group of failed rock stars and struggling actors who found a community baseball team to forget for an afternoon their struggle for fame, fortune, and sobriety.
From Maxim August 2005
4 out of 5 stars
"Sure the 2004 Red Sox were a Motley lot of long hairs and goofballs, but they look like insurance salesmen compared to the Griffith Park Pirates, a recreation league baseball team featuring former Bad Religion drummer John Albert. This hilarious memoir recounts the antics of the Pirates, whose lineup boasts Dave Navarro's cousin, a suspected murderer, a transvestite, loads of recovering junkies and a Japanese immigrant who doesn't speak English. Just like little league! "
www.wreckingcrewbook.com
WRECKING CREW
By John Albert
Scribner; August 16, 2005
0-7432-4632-2
288 pages; $23.00
From Maxim August 2005
4 out of 5 stars
"Sure the 2004 Red Sox were a Motley lot of long hairs and goofballs, but they look like insurance salesmen compared to the Griffith Park Pirates, a recreation league baseball team featuring former Bad Religion drummer John Albert. This hilarious memoir recounts the antics of the Pirates, whose lineup boasts Dave Navarro's cousin, a suspected murderer, a transvestite, loads of recovering junkies and a Japanese immigrant who doesn't speak English. Just like little league! "
www.wreckingcrewbook.com
WRECKING CREW
By John Albert
Scribner; August 16, 2005
0-7432-4632-2
288 pages; $23.00
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09/28/2005 at 03:47
From Brett Gurewitz; "One of my dearest friends and former Bad Religion drummer has written a book that I would like to recommend to the whole world but Epitaph's mailing list will have to suffice now. It's a memoir about life, obsession, punk rock, cross-dressing, drug addiction and baseball. Yes, I said baseball. Trust me on this one. John is one hell of an author and this book is as funny as it is deep. (I laughed out loud every two pages) If you're a fan of Bukowski, Burroughs and the Buzzcocks as I most certainly am, then Wrecking Crew is a must read." So fuck all you. Brett's the man, if he says it - it is so.
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09/14/2005 at 13:44
hahahah SO TRUE!!!!
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09/13/2005 at 19:37
I sang along to the festival version of Generator (and every other song) every time I've seen them in concert, I guess that makes me a former singer for Bad Religion too.
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09/13/2005 at 14:31
83-4 meant to say 84-85
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09/13/2005 at 14:30
in 83-84... Wasnt that the year Bad religion didnt do anything and broke up?
What a fantasic drummer he must have been, He dont count as a member. |
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09/13/2005 at 09:18
I've never heard of this fellow. Odd. I find the synopsis to be hilarious, though.
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09/11/2005 at 11:01
i barely knew who he was until i got an e-mail from John Alberts publisher with an offer to review his new book
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09/10/2005 at 17:33
Oh man, I can't believe I missed that... Now I have to kill myself :P I've always seen myself as the BR-guru.
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09/10/2005 at 13:12
fuck that shit, us americans don't read
i have to pay this canadian guy to type this for me because i'm illiterate |
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09/10/2005 at 12:07
Johan, he was in the band back in '84-'85. (as you can see in Archive->Who's who)
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09/10/2005 at 11:54
Should I be worried that I don't know who the hell this John Albert is? Is it Jay Ziskrout's real name or what? This is disturbing, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A F*CKIN* JOHN ALBERT!
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