Drinks with Tony

Alan Black is the author of Kick The Balls and co-author of The Glorious World Cup . He runs The Edinburgh Castle, a pub in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District that tends to attract literary scumbags like myself and the fella below. Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting and The Acid House . This interview from the archives is from 2006 when he was in San Francisco promoting The Bedroom...

Glen David Gold is the author of I Will Be Complete and Carter Beats the Devil . Our chat includes San Francisco vs. Los Angeles, punk rock, X, stalking John Doe, David Blaine, and how to find some sort of happiness. Kevin Smith is the writer and director of Clerks , Dogma , Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back , and is an all out indie film rock star from the school of the ’90s. This interview is...

Liska Jacobs is the author of Catalina . It’s a really good book and she’s a kick to hang out with. We chat about writing amazing books, craft, misconceptions of Los Angeles, and more. Chelsea Handler  hosted a show called Chelsea Lately . She has also written books. I caught up with her at Vesuvio in San Francisco and we chatted about My Horizontal Life . This interview is from the Dr...

Mark Haskell Smith is the author of Blown , Heart Of Dankness , Naked at Lunch , Salty and more. He’s a professor at UC Riverside’s Low Residency MFA program and just a dang fun fella. Larry Clark is a filmmaker and photographer. His films include Kids and Wassup Rockers .This interview is from the Drinks with Tony archives. Wanna write a novel? Check out Tony’s  online class sta...