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Erik Knear & Michael E. Knerr - Ep. 14
Episode 14
Thursday, 20 February, 2025
R__ chats with musician Erik Knear about his oeuvre, and about his late father, France writer Michael E. Knerr.Some samples of Erik's work:"Its All Adding Up"https://youtu.be/feaDaexlCPk?si=lr7vWDHNItImPlM7"Pi (Between He4ven and 3arth)"https://youtu.be/Rftfl26n96E?si=W4jX5SZ1gXB2P2jT"Michael Knerr"https://youtu.be/zvNp99xNcAI?si=zY_La7v4RaIC-S-x"What Was That You Said To Me"https://youtu.be/rcq5ERzWok8?si=_0GYiU0T1lYMk_soAnd just because Erik made me feel nostalgic and said the magic word, an anagram of abracadabra:https://youtu.be/wfqz9GnMyQ0 ***Sin & Sci-fi in the 60s: The France Books Universe *was* a video podcast & was nearly a book. Discover the fascinating characters surrounding International Publications, Inc., the publisher of sordid novels (and men's magazines) from 1962-1963 under the France Books banner. A publisher who would become a renowned biker, a fellow who would later have the audacity to claim he schtupped his pal James Dean, the man who co-created comic book heroine Black Widow, the most prolific Canadian writer ever, & a Who’s Who of science fiction writers all repped by editor/agent Forrest J Ackerman (the man who coined the shortened term “sci-fi”), and many, many others, including a writer whose earlier publisher was sued for libel in the amount of $750,000 by a former king of Egypt!Join hosts R__ & Greg as they dig deep sixty years back to unearth the hidden past. They're both Ed Wood fans & won't let up 'til they find Wood in one of the "France 75".#entertainment #booktube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
