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Don’t Believe the Hype
Don’t Believe the Hype
A promotion man’s MO
William Mersey
May 2
How to Tell if They’re a Faker and a Poser
How to Tell if They’re a Faker and a Poser
I had a feeling — and I was right
William Mersey
May 22
Swift-Mo-Dee
Swift-Mo-Dee
Taylor, Taylor as far as the eye can see
William Mersey
Sep 27, 2023
My Daddy’s Best Stories
My Daddy’s Best Stories
From a guy with 17 gold and platinum records
William Mersey
Jul 21, 2022
The Miley Cyrus Ripoff
The Miley Cyrus Ripoff
Pop sugar baby steals a concept
William Mersey
Jan 16
Goodbye Music Business
Goodbye Music Business
I couldn’t take any more rip-offs
William Mersey
Jul 3, 2021
I Feel For You
I Feel For You
Another day — another city
William Mersey
Jan 3, 2021
Standing At the Crossroads
Standing At the Crossroads
And I took the wrong fork
William Mersey
Jul 2, 2021
My First Road Gig
My First Road Gig
An ominous harbinger of things to come
William Mersey
May 22, 2021
Memories of the East Village
Memories of the East Village
The neighborhood and my days gone by
William Mersey
Feb 22, 2021
Truck Drivin’ Bill
Truck Drivin’ Bill
With 50 hours driving and 2 hours playing the bass, was I a truck driver or musician?
William Mersey
Oct 16, 2020
On the Road With Ravioli
On the Road With Ravioli
My savant saxophone-playing roommate with perfect pitch
William Mersey
Jun 28, 2021
Gettin’ Biznified With Johnny C
Gettin’ Biznified With Johnny C
Playing with a blues legend before he became one
William Mersey
Oct 28, 2020
The Democratic Club
The Democratic Club
Bro’s Ho’s and Fro’s on the “deuce” (the old 42nd street)
William Mersey
Oct 11, 2020
My Best and Worst Moment As a Professional Musician
My Best and Worst Moment As a Professional Musician
And it happened at the same time!
William Mersey
Oct 19, 2020
The Palm of His Cock
The Palm of His Cock
Davy from the Belmonts knew Staten island like the title
William Mersey
Oct 11, 2020
Hospitality Girls Meet the US Navy
Hospitality Girls Meet the US Navy
A Philipino’s Dream Come True
William Mersey
Nov 16, 2020
Memories of the Borscht Belt
Memories of the Borscht Belt
Playing the Catskills in its heyday!
William Mersey
Nov 22, 2020
The Full circle Experience
The Full circle Experience
It worked for Kunar but not for me!
William Mersey
Nov 17, 2020
A Regular Joe Named Rod
A Regular Joe Named Rod
Rod Stewart does the right thing!
William Mersey
Nov 29, 2020
An Unmitigated Piece of Crap
An Unmitigated Piece of Crap
When a producer ruins your song
William Mersey
Dec 5, 2020
Meeting Jerry Lieber
Meeting Jerry Lieber
The songwriter who composed the soundtrack of my youth
William Mersey
Oct 25, 2020
Sam the Sham
Sam the Sham
Legendary bluesman, my ass. Legendary rip-off was more like it!
William Mersey
Nov 28, 2020
Butthole Surfer Time
Butthole Surfer Time
We won the contest
William Mersey
Dec 15, 2020
Resurrecting My Inglorious Musical Past
Resurrecting My Inglorious Musical Past
Tech and Amazon to the rescue
William Mersey
Jul 14, 2021
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