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Pauls Boutique
Dan LeRoy
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Acknowledgments
Without the love, friendship and support of the following people, this book would not exist: Stephen, Rachel, Thomas and Henry Catanzarite; Drew and Angie LeRoy; Nancy, Alex and Matthew LeRoy; Heather and Eric Lewis; Michael Lipton; Brenda Smith Nutter Schanie, John D. Nutter, Devin Nutter and family; Paul, Gina, Abigail, Amanda and Drew Martin-Ryan; Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Tallman; Jamie Tallman; and the editors and staff, past and present, of The Charleston Daily Mail, especially Monica Orosz and Chris Stirewalt.
One of the best things about this experience has been the people I have met as a result of it, who have been almost unfailingly helpful, thoughtful and kind. I thank everyone who agreed to be interviewed for this book, including Bill Adler, Gil Bailey, Lisa Ann Cabasa, Madelyn Clark, Eric Haze, John King, Donovan Leitch Jr., Madlib, Dan Nakamura, Prince Paul, Max Perlich (a hat tip as well to Martin Perlich and Linda Perlich Porter), Matt Robinson, Mike Ross,. Ione Skye, Pam Turbov, Paul Weller and Marvin Young. Ricky Powell also unearthed some of his old, unpublished photos from the Pauls Boutique era, three of which are featured here.
In particular, I extend my gratitude to Cey Adams, Mario Caldato Jr., Tim Carr, Matt Dike, Jeremy Shatan, Jon Sidel, Mike Simpson, Leyla Turkkan and Brian Williams. Many of these people patiently answered several rounds of questions; many pointed me in the direction of valuable sources; and each of them always went the proverbial extra mile. So did Jennifer Hall of SAM Entertainment, and without the inimitable Sean The Captain Carasov, I cant imagine how any of this would have gotten done.
My sincere appreciation as well to Dr. David Barker at Continuum for commissioning this book, and for all his subsequent encouragement and assistance. Meanwhile, Mark Laudenschlager at the peerless Beastiemania.com was invaluable, sharing rare documents, recordings and advice. In the always-sage words of The Captain, Mark and his co-conspiratorsBrian Chambers, Kristine Sivacek, David Ensinger and Mike Klenkeknow shit I bet the Beasties dont
And thanks to Mike Dwho graciously offered his recollections of this little-documented eraand to the Beastie Boys, for Pauls Boutique. I have tried to tell the story of the album I consider their greatest as accurately, but entertainingly, as possible; I hope they will agree, and that you will as well.
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