G P SkratzG. P. Skratz is the author of fun (Philos Press, 2006), the prose-poem collection The gates of disappearance (Konglomerati Press, 1982), and ghostwriter of the Three Stooges bio Larry: The Stooge in the Middle (Last Gasp, 201). From 1969- 75 he led the Stone Show, a five-member troupe of poets and musicians, through hundreds of performances and two cross-country tours. After settling in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1975, he co-produced Actualist Conventions, eclectic displays of theater, dance, poetry and "art with no name." In the early 80s, he did performance art and video residencies at Toronto's A-Space and San Francisco's La Mamelle/Art Com. Nowadays, he plays guitar in and writes songs for the acoustic band Smooth Toad "twisted roots & cast-iron crooning for those occasions when your ordinary music just won't do." Read More Read Less