Set in a college town in Ohio, the main characters are a talent-less, garage-art-rock band called the Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus. The members of the band drink too much, can’t get laid or commit to anything, including the band itself. Add to that a parade of self indulgent, idiotic and sometimes downright demonic roommates, many who want to “save” the band and instill confidence in these college rockers, but cannot even pay their share of the rent, let alone evade the cops. The antics of the band members and their friends are hilarious...
Reviewed by Christopher Robin Christopher is a great poet who also publishes Zen Baby, a zine very worth checking out! I've read it & really enjoyed it. And I've heard a lot about Wred's book, and would recommend you cough up some bucks for it! if you go to Out Your Backdoor, say hi from us to Jeff!
The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus/$16.00 by Wred Fright/Out Your Back Door Press 4686 Meridian RD Williamston, MI48895 or:www.literaryrevolution.com, www.WredFright.com or: www.OutYourBackdoor.com Set in a college town in Ohio, the main characters are a talent-less, garage-art-rock band called the Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus. The members of the band drink too much, can’t get laid or commit to anything, including the band itself. Add to that a parade of self indulgent, idiotic and sometimes downright demonic roommates, many who want to “save” the band and instill confidence in these college rockers, but cannot even pay their share of the rent, let alone evade the cops. The antics of the band members and their friends are hilarious, as they go from gig to gig, playing in people’s attics, lousy bars, (many times asking the question: ”why are we here?”); cancelled shows, poor planning and total indifference except from their local scene, where other bands with names like the Mellow Fellows and the Knibbled Knipple strive to be the biggest bands on cable access as well. And even if the band is worth saving, it begs many fundamental questions: is cable access fame worth destroying your liver for? And, if we try and contain rock and roll, do we kill it? And, should creativity be set aside, to play second fiddle to earning a living at a crappy minimum wage job? This is a novel about maturity and how maturity can be a bad thing, but don’t worry, these characters never seem to mature all that much. As I followed them around Ohio, and the occasional “better gig,” I laughed out loud about every other page. I carried this book around with me all summer long. I was hooked, through and through. It is exceptional, the ultimate comedic rock ‘n’ roll novel. There may be many novels about hapless under-achievers such as this one, but I have never read one quite so funny and engaging.
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