About Michael Gerber

is Blogmom of Hey Dullblog. His novels and parodies have sold 1.25 million copies in 25 languages. He lives in Santa Monica, CA, and runs The American Bystander all-star print humor magazine.

Thursday, 9/30/10: Imagine Mike’s book for free!

By |2014-07-23T16:23:06-07:00September 27, 2010|books, free, John Lennon|

Because I am still not quite clear on the whole "capitalism" thing, I'll be offering my satirical Beatle noir mystery, Life After Death for Beginners, as a free download this Thursday, September 30. While I'm off watching a preview of "Nowhere Boy" at the Egyptian, you can get three years of my freakin' life in convienent .epub or .mobi format without paying a red cent.The softcover lists for $14.95, and the ebook for $4.99, but not for you, and not this Thursday. To quote the press release: LADFB stars Tom Larkin, an impossibly famous rock icon who dies tragically at the hands [...]

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Comment from A Tiny Revolution

By |2014-12-30T23:42:00-08:00September 21, 2010|1980, John Lennon|

A sort of fan letter. (Above: Ringo's letter from Queen Elizabeth II, 1965, h/t to Kenwood)Folks, just in case it's interesting, I'm pasting a comment I just left over at A Tiny Revolution. As expected, the thread on Lennon/McCartney is interesting, and well worth adding to, if you're so inclined. Enjoy--MGRight on, AndyC. 1000% agree about Paul and Linda's impact on those two issues--especially in the UK--and the observation that the McC's impact has been specific, while Lennon and Ono's impact has been conceptual. I personally prefer the former approach.I'm skeptical of artists as agents of genuine social change (and [...]

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Page Six on Sean Lennon

By |2014-12-30T20:31:56-08:00September 18, 2010|john and yoko|

If I could give Sean Lennon one single gift in his life, it would probably be to never appear in a gossip column. The hand he's been dealt has got to be so surpassingly alienating and weird, that seeing himself reflected in the media's funhouse mirror must make it even more difficult.What did George once say? “The nicest thing is to open the newspapers and not to find yourself in them.”So why am I posting this photo from gossip central Page Six, which recently touted Sean and model Charlotte Kemp as "the new John and Yoko"? Mostly because I like Sean's prepster [...]

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Shenk on Lennon/McCartney

By |2014-12-23T18:58:16-08:00September 16, 2010|1965, John Lennon, Paul McCartney|

Lennon and McCartney by David Bailey, 1965. My favorite photo ever of John and Paul, taken by David "Blow Up" Bailey in January 1965. Speaks volumes. In analysis that is almost Dullbloggian in its grain of detail, Joshua Wolf Shenk addresses the Lennon/McCartney collaboration in this multi-part series in Slate. Take a look; if you're reading this blog, you'll really enjoy it. This article--part of a series on famous collaborations--was forwarded to me by my own dear collaborator Jonathan Schwarz. Jon and I wrote a bunch of humor back in the 90s. You can read Jon's own "Yesterday" (or "Help!" [...]

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Socal Dullbloggers: Beatles on the Pier!

By |2014-12-30T20:35:27-08:00August 27, 2010|Uncategorized|

  The Beatles in LA, 1964. The Santa Monica Pier has just turned 100, and as part of a summer-long music series, they're running a three-day festival of all things Beatle. Sound-alike bands, booths, hints of karaoke, they say there are movies...all on the Pier, which is gorgeous and great fun. I really hope this tradition takes root. I cruised by the venue yesterday, and talked to some very nice memorabilia vendors ("Flip Your Wig" game, anyone? Yours is worn out by now, I'm sure) and Gillian Lomax. Gillian used to run the news department of our local "Breakfast With [...]

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New Beatle pix from the attic

By |2015-02-15T12:36:22-08:00August 20, 2010|Photos|

A documentary filmmaker named Paul Berriff has discovered some great photos of The Beatles he took as a 16-year-old assistant on the Yorkshire Evening Post. The pix are going on permanent display in Liverpool. Here's the site.This is now my favorite picture of Paul.

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Why People Love John Lennon

By |2015-02-15T12:31:43-08:00August 17, 2010|1970, John Lennon|

“Happy New Year…” Friend Jon just forwarded me this news article detailing a letter that John Lennon wrote a young songwriter in early 1970. The letter never reached the songwriter--it was intercepted and sold. Which I think is quite a neat metaphor for both Lennon's fundamental decency, and how the circumstances of his life conspired to make it difficult for him to express that.

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