Music & Drama

Over 10 years of research went into this definitive encyclopedia. Presenting The Lounge Music Companion, a 500 page directory of bios with selected discographies, and rare interviews. The book covers lounge sub-genres: jazz vocals, cocktail piano, easy-listening orchestral, movie soundtracks, exotica, space age pop and the strange and unusual. The book was honored by Jazz Times and Cocktail Nation and is currently a text book reference of universities in the US, Australia and Europe. (music reference)

Jackie Gleason's Music, released in 2019 is the first book to examine the Capitol Records recording career of Jackie Gleason. The book presents historical information including biographies of session players, arrangers and myths and mis-information that has been floating around for over 50 years. The book has a detailed discography as well. (music reference)

James Spencer's biography detailing the life and music of Capitol Records composer, conductor and recording artist Les Baxter. Les is the composer of of over 200 movie scores. James knew Les in the later part of his life and from memoirs and over 20 years of research comes this book.

A collection of professional level comedic and dramatic acting monologues for boys ages 13-19 for acting study and use in professional portfolios. The book contains unique situations and explores a variety of emotions and dialects. Local play houses and acting studios have adopted many of James' original scripts. A must have reference for teen age actors. 

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13 plumes: 13 poems each.  A spellbound book of shadows for the queer soul. 

Here, history smolders with homoerotic desire.  Lovers--both remembered and forbidden--whisper from the margins.  Divas and icons glitter like saints in stained glass.  Erotic gods and monsters dance nude with us, reminding us that our myth is eternal. 

Past erotic confessions, part chant,  part fierce rebellion against the "muggles"  the homophobes,  the Christian pious and the insanity of the world.  The Lavender Quill is more than poetry--it is a celebration of queer life in all its beauty, sensuality, and defiance.  It is a chronicle of passion and pain, glamour and grit, loss and radiant joy.  

To read these pages is to remember every forbidden erotic kiss, every dance floor communion, every diva who saved your life, every chosen family who carried you home. 

The definitive martini recipe guide for gin and vodka martinis with a complete history of the drink, and 100s of creative martini recipes. The book also contains a handy cocktail lounge music companion of suggested listening.