I’m overdue commemorating an important milestone for the San Diego scene: the release of Ray Brandes’ Getting Nowhere Fast, the long-awaited first volume of band biographies by this talented musician, historian and author.
Featuring an introduction by lead Penetrator Gary Heffern, the book includes unrivaled accounts of Glory, the Zeros, the Penetrators, the Crawdaddys, the Dinettes, the Unknowns, the All-Bitchin’ All-Stud All-Stars (the birthplace of Country Dick Montana), Manual Scan, the Nashville Ramblers, the Gravedigger V and Ray’s own Tell-Tale Hearts.
I’m grateful Ray first took some of the content in this book for a test spin on Che Underground: The Blog, but the scope and depth of his book is unprecedented. Buy your copy now from Amazon — and be sure to leave a review!