Have you seen his documentary? He comes off as smart and likable and properly melancholy about all the things he wasted in his stardom. I like so,e of his songs very much.
No, but I will look for it. He came to Megan's book signing in NY and the place went crazy. BUGSY MALONE was her favorite record as a kid. She went through multiple copies.
A seventies fixture! Always popping up on Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Johnny Carson, etc. and seemed to write songs for everyone--my favorite was 3 Dog Night's "Family of Man." Then all of a sudden, he was gone!
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
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Have you seen his documentary? He comes off as smart and likable and properly melancholy about all the things he wasted in his stardom. I like so,e of his songs very much.
No, but I will look for it. He came to Megan's book signing in NY and the place went crazy. BUGSY MALONE was her favorite record as a kid. She went through multiple copies.
A seventies fixture! Always popping up on Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Johnny Carson, etc. and seemed to write songs for everyone--my favorite was 3 Dog Night's "Family of Man." Then all of a sudden, he was gone!
It always surprises me how many songs he actually wrote. And this one's a good 'un.
Great song, great writer and ...The Phantom!
Yeah, he really fell of the edge of the Earth. I wonder why. Maybe he's still writing songs.
I always liked this song. Now I live where there are LOTS of rainy days along with the standard number of Mondays.
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