Hello, It's Me: Dispatches from a Pop Culture Junkie - Softcover

Celebrating a wide variety of pop culture touchstones from the past 40 years, this guide celebrates the music, movies, television, hobbies and fads that defined recent generations. From the 1970s to the present day, this trip down memory lane describes the author's humorous, ironic, poignant and inspiring moments with numerous pop culture icons - including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Jay Leno, Johnny Thunders, Edward Albee, John Cheever and Milton Berle, as well as products and gimmicks like lava lamps, eight-track tapes and strawberry wine.

Chris Epting is the author of numerous books, including James Dean Died Here, Led Zeppelin Crashed Here, Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here, Roadside Baseball, and The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain. He has contributed articles to such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Westways, Travel + Leisure and Preservation magazine. Epting is also the national spokesperson and consultant for Hampton Inn's Save-a-Landmark program, which recently won the Preserve America Presidential Award. He lives in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife and their two children. Seth Swirsky is an American pop music songwriter, author, recording artist and noted baseball memorabilia collector. He is the author of Baseball Letters: A Fan's Correspondence with His Heroes and Every Pitcher Tells a Story: Letters Gathered by a Devoted Fan. He is also completing a unique documentary of the Beatles, A Year in the Life, which consists of interviews with people who have a story about themselves and the Beatles.