Dinosaur Ballet

It’s been stressful day, amiright? I invite you to please relax enjoy the insane cuteness as you watch a parade tiny dancing Dinosaurs accompanied by soothing classical music. Animation by Ross Butter.

Gail In Print, Modern Drummer March 2010 Issue

Please enjoy reading my profile on Fiction Plane drummer, Pete Wilhoit in the March issue of Modern Drummer. Read the full issue online at This Link!

Happy Birthday, Robin Zander!


Robin, Bun E, Tom and Rick Circa 1979

Robin Zander, lead singer for Cheap Trick was born on this day, January 23rd in 1953! In just a couple of days I’ll be seeing Cheap Trick play live here in NYC with opening band, Jellyfish! Yay! Happy Birthday Robin!

Remembering Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence, lead vocalist of INXS would have celebrated his Birthday today, having been born on January 22, 1962, if he hadn’t died on November 22, 1997 of asphyxiation due to hanging. Adding to the tragedy of his passing, his girlfriend, Paula Yates, died of a heroin overdose in September of 2000. Their daughter, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily, is now being raised by Yates’ ex-husband, Bob Geldof. Rest in Peace, Michael and Paula.

A Shot of Poison Coming Soon to a Bookseller Near You!

shot of poison book cover
The Doctor Is In

Last summer, I spent a few minutes penning a witty foreword to a Rock & Roll Tell-all biography called A Shot of Poison, written by my friend Christopher Long. A Shot of Poison is crammed full of Chris’s true-life escapades and various forms of torture that he endured while working as part of Poison’s road crew for years and years. Since part of Chris’s duties involved being the handler/ babysitter/whipping boy for bassist Bobby Dall, a good part of the book concerns what a Doucheasaurus Rex Dall is. But there is a lot of other good dirt that you are not going to know even if you are the world’s biggest Poison fan, and it was a fun read! Here’s what Amazon.com has to say:
Continue reading A Shot of Poison Coming Soon to a Bookseller Near You!