After they (mostly lead singer Anthony Kiedis) sexually assaulted a friendly acquaintance of mine (she pursued them through the courts and AK was convicted of an assault misdemeanor, and the band settled out of court when she pursued them in civil court), I've been quick to note this (and that she found, when writing to the campus booking press, that they had been doing so repeatedly and bribing women into silence). Though, happily for me, I never found their music interesting beforehand. The band's legal team interviewed me briefly; I was very happy they decided they didn't want me on the stand (idiots I'd worked with at a Tower Records had let the lawyers know I knew the plaintiff).
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
3 comments:
I like a fair amount of the Chili Peppers.
Nice choice, Patti - I love Neil Yong's work, and I like the Peppers, too.
After they (mostly lead singer Anthony Kiedis) sexually assaulted a friendly acquaintance of mine (she pursued them through the courts and AK was convicted of an assault misdemeanor, and the band settled out of court when she pursued them in civil court), I've been quick to note this (and that she found, when writing to the campus booking press, that they had been doing so repeatedly and bribing women into silence). Though, happily for me, I never found their music interesting beforehand. The band's legal team interviewed me briefly; I was very happy they decided they didn't want me on the stand (idiots I'd worked with at a Tower Records had let the lawyers know I knew the plaintiff).
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