As it happens every generation, it’s common sport for many adults to bemoan the current teenage generation, complaining they lack the focus, ambition and responsibility that existed of past generations. For anyone who feels that way, I wanted to share a story about a group of teenagers I met — a group that might help restore some faith among the critical.
I was made aware of a newspaper article up in Seattle, an interview with an up-and-coming rock ‘n’ roll band called The Lonely H. In the piece, one of the band members mentioned that as part of the cross-country tour on which they were about to embark, they had picked up a copy of a recent book I wrote, “Led Zeppelin Crashed Here.” The book is an atlas of rock ‘n’ roll history sites, and they were taking it on the road to track some of the places.
This bit of news made my day, because in my head I’d always hoped the book would find its way onto at least one tour bus. I mean, what better environment for a book like this than with a traveling band?
