watches Jilli hop around in excitement.

Check out the complete contributor list for the book (which is just a few swipes at the introduction away from being turned in to the publisher):

Contributors: Brooke Alberts, Mike Appelstein, Jake Austen, Peter Bagge, Ken Barnes, The Bengala, Tosh Berman, Jon Bernhardt, Gene Booth, Derrick Bostrom, Joe Boucher, Carl Cafarelli, Kevin Carhart, Sean Carrillo, Hayden Childs, Genevieve Conaty, David Cotner, Robert Dayton, Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe, Stuart Derdeyn, Deke Dickerson, Brian Doherty, Jonathan Donaldson, Philip Drucker, SL Duff, Andrew Earles, Becky Ebenkamp, Russ Forster, Phil Freeman, Ron Garmon, Doug Gillard, Chas Glynn, Gary Pig Gold, William Ham, Doug Harvey, Max Hechter, Richard Henderson, Elizabeth Herndon, Tim Hinely, Jay Hinman, Andrew Hultkrans, Elizabeth Ivanovich, Kris Kendall, Kelly Kuvo, P.Edwin Letcher, Ted Liebler, Michael Lucas, Michael Lynch, Erin McKean, Richard Meltzer, Rick Moody, Jim O’Rourke, Alec Palao, George Pelecanos, James Porter, Mark Prindle, Domenic Priore, Howie Pyro, Ken Rudman, Metal Mike Saunders, David J. Schwartz, Gene Sculatti, Greg Shaw, Jack Shay, Matthew Smith, Matthew Specktor, Vern Stoltz, Deniz Tek, Michele Tepper, Dave Thompson, Gregg Turkington, Jillian Venters, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Ed Ward, Steve Wynn and Jacqueline Zahas.

Where's your name, David?

I hope some of y'all who contributed to this book will also contribute to the High Hat at some point.

I am honored to be in such company. I love that there are (at least) nine Buffistas on the list. By the way, David, I sent out my release form yesterday, but if you're rushed for time, the bio I included with it is the same as the one I emailed to you.

That's a great list, Hec. I'm looking forward to the book.

Where's your name, David?

We're listed above the contributors as The Editors. Same with our bios.

I am honored to be in such company. I love that there are (at least) nine Buffistas on the list.

It'll be the most Bufistaful book ever!

By the way, David, I sent out my release form yesterday, but if you're rushed for time, the bio I included with it is the same as the one I emailed to you.

Shouldn't be a problem.

That's a great list, Hec. I'm looking forward to the book.

It's reallly really good. I think it's stronger than the Bubblegum book (and I was very happy with that). It's all assembled into one megafile with the vintage reviews (from some legendary 70s zines - did you know Bob Mosely from Moby Grape had a solo album? I sure didn't) and sidebars slotted in so you get a sense of how the whole thing will read. It's tremendously fun just getting the cross-genre frictions generated by the alphabetical listings. To wit: Hayden's Richard Buckner piece follows immediately after Buckner and Garcia's Pac Man Fever.

Hayden's Richard Buckner piece follows immediately after Buckner and Garcia's Pac Man Fever.

This makes me insanely happy. Like Jon, I'm just freakin' honored to be in such company.

This makes me insanely happy. Like Jon, I'm just freakin' honored to be in such company.

It's interesting for me to be publishing with music writers I read when I was 15 years old.

Current favorite alphabetical stretch of contrasting styles:

Swervedriver
Sylvester
Television Personalities
Temptations
10cc

Hec! I finally ripped that Western Swing box set that you rec'd and it is AMAZING. Whoo!

And Steph, while I'm thinking about it, finally, I loved the rest of Snake River. (Except for "How Soon Is Now?" which was covered much better by taTu.) Thanks!

Hec! I finally ripped that Western Swing box set that you rec'd and it is AMAZING. Whoo!

And such a deal too, huh? I love Western Swing, might be my favorite pre-rock American music. I had a big epiphany when I realized that Bill Haley and the Comets were really a small group Western Swing band (hence the accordion and steel guitar in their lineup).

And Steph, while I'm thinking about it, finally, I loved the rest of Snake River. (Except for "How Soon Is Now?" which was covered much better by taTu.) Thanks!

You're welcome! And on the "How Soon Is Now?" cover -- I'm amused by how many sets of the same song performed by different artists I have on my iTunes.

For instance:

Bird On A Wire -- Willie Nelson
Bird On A Wire -- Leonard Cohen

It's Your Thing -- The Isley Brothers
It's Your Thing -- Milli Vanilli (yeah, yeah -- save your mocking)

My Favorite Things -- John Coltrane
My Favorite Things -- The Sound Of Music SoundTrack

Smile -- Lyle Lovett
Smile -- Rickie Lee Jones

Some Kind Of Wonderful -- Soul Brothers
Some Kind Of Wonderful -- Joss Stone

Summer Wind -- Frank Sinatra
Summer Wind -- Lyle Lovett

...etc.