For those prone to disbelief, Josh Alan Friedman's landmark book, TALES OF TIMES SQUARE, serves as last will and testament of what once was. Still in print since its 1986 hardcover release by Delacorte Press, TALES became its own podcast in 2017. The demimonde of old Broadway bend your ear from the burlesque theaters, boxing rings and gutters of a fading 42nd Street. All 17 episodes-as well as 17 episodes of TALES OF... MY DEAD HEROES appear at Josh's legacy site, BlackCracker.fm Previous to that, the civil rights movement was turned upside down in Josh's autobiographical novel, BLACK CRACKER. A hardcover is available from Wyatt Doyle Books, as is Josh's collection of music journalism, TELL THE TRUTH UNTIL THEY BLEED. Before that: WHEN SEX WAS DIRTY; I, GOLDSTEIN: MY SCREWED LIFE (with Al Goldstein); and NOW DIG THIS: THE UNSPEAKABLE WRITINGS OF TERRY SOUTHERN (co-editor with Nile Southern).Before the age of graphic novels, Josh set off satirical fires and lawsuits as writer-half of the Friedman Bros cartooning duo. Two anthologies feature the art of Josh's brother, Drew: WARTS AND ALL and ANY SIMILARITY TO PERSONS LIVING OR DEAD IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. On the music front, as "Josh Alan," he barnstormed the state of Texas for 30 years, rocking whole arenas with his Guild D-40. Copping three Dallas Observer Music Awards for Best Acoustic Act, he released six albums: FAMOUS & POOR, THE WORST!, BLACKS 'N' JEWS, JOSH ALAN BAND, SIXTY GODDAMMIT, and his 2025 tour de force, ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTALS.