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To Bruce, With Love

September 6, 2019 Tommy Womack

A guitar is a good friend. If you want it to be. Perhaps lover is a better word. (Lovers tend to cost more money than … more

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Salvation For Sale

July 16, 2019 Tommy Womack

I’m fascinated by televangelists. Ninety-nine percent of them are going straight to hell if I have anything to say about it, but I doubt I’ll … more

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Surrender — it ain’t just a Cheap Trick song

May 10, 2019 Tommy Womack

I like my life. I really do. I’ve made out like a bandit: great family, cozy home, made it as a second-string cult artist. I … more

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Screaming for Comfort

March 11, 2019 Tommy Womack

Some people — many people, actually — scream a lot. They don’t necessarily make any noise or open their mouths; their faces may be blank … more

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Just take one of these and you’ll feel better …

January 15, 2019 Chuck Allen

There used to be a jive-ass writer of self-help books named Peter McWilliams. He’s dead now. His books were always printed with large type and … more

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A Godzilla of Eateries, Worthy of Outsized Love

November 7, 2018 Tommy Womack

I don’t eat very much, or very well, for days at a time. What saves me is that my wife is an excellent cook and … more

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An Ode to the Clash (By a Punk From Skynyrdville)

September 7, 2018 Tommy Womack

When I was 16, in July or August 1979, I bought the only Clash album in the Sound Shack, which was the only record store … more

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The Suffering News Junkie

July 9, 2018 Tommy Womack

I used to be a news junkie. I loved being informed, loved editorials (so long as I agreed with them), and watched the Sunday morning … more

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Gimme, Gimme Some Ned

May 9, 2018 Tommy Womack

I get to write pretty much what I want to in this column. It’s a beautiful thing. I thought this issue I’d tell you of … more

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Of Royalties and a Stiff Upper Lip

March 8, 2018 Tommy Womack

Stuck for a topic, I asked my editor, Moloch, what I should write about. “Write about your favorite band,” he suggested. That’ll work, I thought. … more

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