Smog in a Wild Kingdom of Burning Love
Ian Christe, Alternative Press, 1995
BILL CALLAHAN has spent so much time alone that almost all he can do is be true to himself. He is absolute Bill, and people respond to that. Born in 1966, Bill grew up in Maryland and England, and has lived in plenty of points around the country since reaching a certain age. He just left San Francisco for leafy green California capitol Sacramento, serial killer center of the USA, just so he can afford an apartment by himself.
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