Monthly Archive for September, 2007

Givin’ all my ducats to Uncle Sam

Ian Rogers on Kid Rock. 

I haven’t had occasion to meet him yet, but from stories I’ve heard and witnessed, Kid seems like a great guy and I look forward to hearing this new album of his.  I’ll fish this issue out of the closet and give it a look-through again tonight.  He had a feature in another GR issue: “Kid Rock’s Favorite Bass Tracks.”  I remember one of them was “Cars that Go Boom” by L’Trimm, but really, who doesn’t count that one as a favorite?

But the link to Motorbooty made me wish that someone would put out reprints, or a bound collection or something.  Come to think of it, a Grand Royal mag collection would be stellar too.  I’m sure Ian and/or the Beasties get that question all the time, though.  Maybe they could include the tabloid they gave out on that one tour where they call Billy Joel “the fifth Beastie Boy.”  Surely I can’t be the only one who remembers that?

Lost my head for topless shots

From: Britain W.
To: James Wolcott
Subject: VF notes

Jim,

I am on my knees, Mr. Wolcott, saying thank you, thank you and thank you again for persuading Christopher Hitchens to do his first flat-out, boob-baring n00d pix. Please tell me there’s somebody on the VF team who can slip me some stills of the shooting that day… please. I’m serious. I know you think like I do in this respect, so please … as one good hombre to another … you don’t have to be the guy who passes along the stills. Just tell the still photographer or the editor or whomever caught him as he posed. I’m not a sleazebag either — I don’t pass along stills to the Slate crowd or my friends. This would be just for me, myself & I. Also, if you have any extra Gay Talese, too? Out-takes, perhaps.