NEW FICTION: Bourbon & Blondes has arrived!

From the bus stations of Rt. 66 to the smoky, neon-tinged jazz dives of the big cities, these wanton tales of longing introduce us to vixens on the fringe and those shifty men that drove them there.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

OH NO ... KNOB CREEK SHORTAGE

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

ME??? DON DRAPER????

While it's far from the world of Chuck Buk's Skid Row, check out these pretty nifty retro radio commercials I wrote. They're in the vein of those pulpy radio serials of the 30s and 40s. I wrote them for my buddy Stephen Lewis who started O-Hi, an ad agency in California. So, here's me channeling my inner Don Draper. I hope you enjoy. Click HERE to hear them (scroll down on the page).BTW, if you don't know who Don Draper is, click HERE...addthis_url='';...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

A HAPPY AND SAD DAY

Despite it being a sad day in the entertainment world (I still can't belive MJ is gone forever), it was also my wedding anniversary. Two years ago, I got hitched in Sin City on 7 7 7 and was lucky enough to have a pic snapped by an Associated press shutterbug. Read all about the crazy day HERE. addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='avenutolo';addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='avenutol...