ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dan Kennedy is author of the books "Rock On" and "Loser Goes First", and a longstanding contributor at McSweeney's dot net. His essays appear in GQ, and his work has been anthologized in "Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category", "Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of Lists", and other publications.

He lives in New York City and there is speaking and reading in downtown clubs, and on stages across the country.

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