Dan Epstein is the author of Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging '70s and Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of '76, both published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. He writes about baseball, music and other cultural obsessions for a variety of outlets and publications. He lives in Greensboro, NC, and is available for speaking engagements.
Got Lube?
Posted by: Carole Pixler | November 12, 2007 at 09:06 PM
What do you mean "the shoes are a deal breaker?"
Posted by: Fred B | November 13, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Dan - i don't even freakin' know who the guy on the left IS!
Posted by: rich | November 13, 2007 at 12:52 PM
I was like Gene, that's my eyebrow pencil, and he was all like whatever, you used my blow dryer. I mean like, what a dick.
Posted by: Sarah Parker | November 13, 2007 at 02:33 PM
C;mon, Rich - it's only Rob Halford of Judas Priest. Maybe you just don't recognize him without the motorcycle and leather cap...
Posted by: Dan E | November 13, 2007 at 02:33 PM
Nowadays whenever I see Paul I'm reminded of "Dr. Rockso, the Rock 'n Roll Clown" from Metalocolypse.
"I do coke-caaaaaaain!"
see:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j258/karabinis/1478714902_m.jpg
Posted by: moondog | November 13, 2007 at 04:24 PM
rob: i'll trade you this jacket for that chest wig
paul: cchhaa!
Posted by: Greg Barbera | November 13, 2007 at 05:06 PM
paul: what are you wearing under there rob?
rob: i'll show you mine if you show me yours...
Posted by: Greg Barbera | November 13, 2007 at 05:07 PM
paul: you fucked danzig? no shit!
rob: yep
Posted by: Greg Barbera | November 13, 2007 at 05:08 PM
"But the LAST Depeche Mode CD...THAT was the shit."
Posted by: stu | November 13, 2007 at 07:57 PM
...and make it JUICY
Posted by: Jeb | November 14, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Paul (in that high pitched wail used to address the crowd): "Thanks to Viagra, mine goes to 11."
Posted by: Chris Perry | November 14, 2007 at 01:33 PM