The Best Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll Stories (Double CD)

The Best Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll Stories (Double CD)

This compilation represents some of the best stories from our Mainstage series, Stories at The Moth, which is held monthly in New York City and occasionally beyond. Every Moth event is unique, each with a different theme and different storytellers. The shows feature 5-6 storytellers who develop and shape their stories in collaboration with The Moth. All stories are told live, no reading allowed, and the storytellers have approximately 12 minutes to tell their stories. The stories are not intended for children.

Track List

CD 1

  1. Jonathan Ames – “Introduction”
  2. Jerry Stahl – “Kicking the Horse”
  3. Kimya Dawson – “Mariah in the Haunted Forest ”
  4. Jonathan Ames – “Crack-Up”
  5. Thomas Dolby Robertson – “Never Never Land”
  6. Romy Ashby – “Hey, Joe!”
  7. Joe Jackson – “The Admiral Drake”

CD 2

  1. Dominick Dunne – “My Bunk Mate Was in for Murder”
  2. Catherine Burns – “Naked”
  3. Lewis Lapham – “Rookie Reporter”
  4. Dan Kennedy – “ Austin, We Have a Problem”
  5. Robert Ooghe – “Burning Man in Blue”

Storytellers

CD 1

  • Jerry Stahl is the author of the novels I, Fatty, Perv—A Love Story and Plainclothes Naked. His highly acclaimed autobiography, Permanent Midnight, was turned into a feature film starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.
  • Kimya Dawson is in the band The Moldy Peaches and has some songs she made up all by herself, but her first true love was the Magna Doodle.
  • Jonathan Ames, a writer and performer, is the author of I Pass Like Night, The Extra Man, What’s Not to Love?, My Less Than Secret Life, Wake Up, Sir! and I Love You More Than You Know. www.jonathanames.com
  • Thomas Dolby Robertson is the founder of Beatnik, Inc. and is considered the “Godfather of Internet Music.” He also wrote the hits She Blinded Me With Science and Hyperactive, which garnered five Grammy nominations.
  • Romy Ashby is the editor of Panther Books and Goodie Magazine. She’s the author of the cult novelette The Cutmouth Lady.
  • Joe Jackson is a musician, singer and songwriter who is credited with bringing new wave music to America. He is also the author of the book A Cure for Gravity.

CD 2

  • Dominick Dunne has been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair Magazine since 1984 and has written seven best-selling novels, the latest of which is titled A Solo Act.
  • Catherine Burns directed the feature film A Pound of Flesh, and has interviewed such diverse talent as Aerosmith, Robin Williams, Howard Stern, and Chuck D. She is The Moth’s Artistic Director.
  • Lewis Lapham is the National Correspondent for Harper’s Magazine for which he writes the award-winning “Notebook” column. In addition, he is the author of eleven books, the latest of which is Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration.
  • Dan Kennedy is a columnist at McSweeney’s as well as author of the critically acclaimed Loser Goes First and the anticipated follow-up Rock On. www.reallysmalltalk.com
  • Robert Ooghe is a web designer, graphic artist and media-sensitized free spirit.

CD Production

Graphic Design: Mary Domowicz

Audio Recording & Editing: Audible.com

© 2006 Storyville Center For The Spoken Word, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting is prohibited.

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