You’ve heard that voice before, or maybe you’ve heard that song, but you never knew the man behind it. Meet him today – be it Ugly George, famous for a cable access program back in the 80s, or Jim Dickinson, the man behind many household rock’n’roll names. Also, a short story by Touré about a girl who hears voices in her head – loud, and in harmony.
Judith, It’s Your Mutha
It wasn't easy for Next Big Thing contributor Judith Sloan to tell her mother she was a lesbian. Little did she know, the hardest part was yet to come.
Guitar Shopping with Jim Dickinson
My Friend George
In the 1980s, Ugly George made a name for himself on New York cable access television by accosting women on the street, video camera strapped to his back, and persuading them to expose their breasts. The city has changed a lot since then. But has Ugly George? Writer Tom Beller ...
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