by Mike Edison
Rhodes, Dusty, 67, 68
Rice, Condoleezza, 322
Rifkin, Joel, 154
Ring, The, 58
Rite of Spring, 45
roach clips, 32
Road Warriors, 67
Rock, Rebel, Rock, 41–42
Rock, Rock, Rock, 42
Rock Against Racism, 43
Rock Against Reagan, 43, 44–47
Rockettes, 6
Rolling Stone, 228
Rolling Stones, 26, 35, 71, 159, 169, 260
Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare), 9
Romper Room, 8
Ronettes, 63
Ronson, Ron, 81, 82–83, 91, 110, 228
Roosevelt, Teddy, 97
Rosenbaum, Barry, 81, 91, 110
Rotten, Johnny, 103
Rubin, Jerry, 43
Rubinstein, Giza, 153, 154
Rubinstein, Ronald, 39–40, 153, 154
Ruderman, Carl, 79–80, 82, 89, 91, 110
Rules of the Game, 39
Ruta 66, 164
Ruth, Babe, 119
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 242
Sammartino, Bruno, 6
Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, 283
Sands Hotel, 83
Sassy, 202
Saturday Night Live, 215
Savage, Randy, 99
Schang, Gabrielle, 219
Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 322
Scream Queens, 114
Screw, 47, 75, 88, 101, 243, 245, 277, 278, 279, 281, 287–91, 317, 318, 319–21; Edison as editor of, 317, 318–22; Edison as writer for, 23–24, 26–29, 47, 75, 277–78, 279, 280, 303; relaunch of, 318–22
Sedaris, Amy, 307
Seinfeld, Jerry, 259, 304
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 241, 275, 284
Seven Songs About Ass-Fucking, Butt Sucking, Cunt Licking and Masturbation, 25
Sex Pistols, 9, 36, 102, 104
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 163, 233
Sgt. Slaughter, 57
Shakespeare, William, 9
Sha Na Na, 120
Shane, 124
Shark Club, 94, 96
Sharky’s Machine, 12–14, 54, 62, 69–71, 119, 127, 146; European tours of, 49–53, 71–73
Sheik, The, 6–7, 283
Shockabilly, 13
“Shoot the Tube” column, 104–106
Shortz, Will, 306
Shuggie, 58, 68–69
Siegel, Don, 38
Silverman, Sarah, 303
Silverstone, Alicia, 272
Simins, Russell, 309–310, 311
Simmons, Russell, 307
Simpsons, The, 105
Simunek, Chris, 222
Sinatra, Frank, 63, 85, 92, 95, 101, 156, 272
“Sitting on Top of the World,” 283
Skye, Dan, 220–21
Slimane, Hedi, 306
Smith, Bessie, 92
Smith, Patti, 103
Snake River Canyon, 95
Snoop Dogg, 227
Soft Drinks & Beer magazine, 170–73, 177–78, 181, 183, 220
Soft Drinks & Beer International, 220
Sonic Youth, 14, 25, 70, 307
Sonora, Aggie, 324
Sorrow and the Pity, The, 277
Soul Asylum, 49, 51
Soundgarden, 13
Soviet Union, 43
Spade, Kate, 306
Spanish Inquisition, 161, 293
Spector, Phil, 63, 286, 306
speed, see amphetamine
Speedy Gonzales, 53, 54, 70, 71
Spencer, Jon, 285–86, 309–311, 312
Spielberg, Stephen, 292, 304
Spinal Tap, 106, 195
Sports Illustrated, 87
Star Club, 164
Star Trek, 24, 285
Star Wars, 77, 278
Stasiak, Stan, 56
Stern, Howard, 197, 198, 290, 293
Stevens, Vincent, 81, 91
Stony Awards, 261–62, 271, 272–73
Stratton, Richard, 291–92
Stravinsky, Igor, 45
“Stray Cat Blues,” 70–71
Street, Adrian, 67
Streisand, Barbra, 40, 307
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 103
Styx, 40
Sulley, George, 119, 120, 128, 129, 136–40, 168, 312
Sullivan, Kevin, 58–59
Summer of Sam, 261, 263, 268, 271
Sun Ra Arkestra, 41, 286
Superbowl, 77
Superman, 7, 286
Supersnazz, 123, 136
Supreme Court, U.S., 87, 88
Swimsuit, 87
Tastebuds, 35
Taxi Driver, 47
“Taxman,” 163
Taylor, Hound Dog, 291
Taylor, Larry, 309
Tepper, Jeremy, 7–8, 10–11, 14–15, 56–57, 59–60, 69, 202, 323
Teresa, Mother, 97
Texas All-Star Wrestling, 65–67
Texas v. Johnson, 88
Thompson, Alison, 262–63, 264, 265, 266, 267–69, 279
Thompson, Hunter S., 93
Thoreau, Henry David, 317
Thoroughly Modern Millie, 163
Three Kings, 264
Thunders, Johnny, 144
Tiers, Wharton, 70
Tiffany B., 153–54
Tiny Tim, 40
Toronto Star, 279
Tosh, Peter, 49, 241
Townshend, Pete, 38
Toxic Avenger, 262
Tramps, 35
T. Rex, 61
Truman, Harry S., 178
Trump, Donald, 80, 200
Trump, Ivana, 80, 200
Turmix, Kike, 132–33, 143, 144, 161–62, 164–65
Turner, Joe, 35
Turner, Otha, 284
Turner Diaries, The, 88
2001: A Space Odyssey, 233
Tzara, Tristan, 45, 144, 147, 161–62, 164–65
Underground Press Syndicate, 103
Uriah Heep, 40
Vachon, Butcher, 14, 140
Valentino, Rudolph, 283
Valium, 36, 289, 308
Van Dam, Rob, 229–30, 260
Vanity Fair, 260
Van Sant, Gus, 306
Ventura, Jesse, 105
Vibrato, Looch, 324–25
Vicious, Sid, 104
Vicodin, 250
Villa, Pancho, 4, 200, 201, 234
Village Voice, 15, 279, 287
Waits, Tom, 309–311
Waldos, 207–208
Wall Street, 265
Walt Disney, 27, 203
Wang, Wally, 76–77, 136, 272
Ward, Bill, 41
Warhol, Andy, 6, 102, 305, 306
War of the Worlds, 296
“War on Drugs,” 188–89
Washington Post, 215
Waters, John, 151, 306
Weathermen, 103
weed, see marijuana
Weir, Bob, 35
Welles, Orson, 269
Wells, Junior, 35
White Album, 165
White Castle, 111–13, 260
Who, The, 35, 38
“Whole Lotta Love,” 285
Who Sings My Generation, The, 38
Wilder, Billy, 135
Williams, Hank, 26
Willy Wonka (char.), 257
Winterland, 104
Wishnia, Steve, 220, 221
Wonder Years, The, 264
“Wooly Bully,” 283
World’s Fair (1939), 111
World War II, 153, 186
World Wrestling Federation (WWF), 6, 9–10, 14, 57, 227–29, 230
WrestleMania, 6, 23
Wrestler, The, 58
wrestling, see professional wrestling
Wrestling Baby Blast Festival, 322–25
Wrestling’s Main Event, 15, 19, 21, 47, 315;
Edison as editor and publisher at, 5, 6–8, 56–60, 62, 63, 66, 68–69, 104, 202, 229, 315, 323
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 85
Xanax, 308
X-Files, 78
Yale University, 305, 322
Yankowitz, Al, 41
Yardbirds, 120
Yellow Submarine, 245
Yeltsin, Boris, 147–48
“Yer Blues,” 163
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!, 285
Yippies, 24, 43, 103, 185, 199
Young, Neil, 307
Zappa, Ahmet, 307–308
Zappa, Dweezil, 307
Zappa, Frank, 307
Zapruder film, 77
Zoolander, 265
Zuretski, Tuvya, 293
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