Review:
book: "Liquid Lover" by
John Moriarty
By
John Frame (Nov 2001)
Hear
John Frame’s interview with John
Moriarty
author of Liquid Lover recorded 26th
October 2001 by phone on 26th October 2001, from Kansas City,
Missouri, USA.
Liquid
Lover was published as a paperback in 2001 by world renowned USA
lesbian & gay publishers Alyson
Publications and is described accurately on the cover as "a memoir of
addiction, recovery and hope”.
Liquid
Lover is a bare-knuckles recounting of how John came to achieve sobriety after
27 years of alcohol addiction. He holds nothing back: from his first alcohol
experience at age 10 and rape by an older boy at 11, to discussion of his
alcohol-ruined relationships in adult life. Liquid Lover celebrates the
three years so far of his recovery and offers great hope to others who can
benefit from reading an honest success story. John talks about his process of
recovery – what worked for him and what didn’t. He
doesn’t offer an instant cure, but rather the assurance that the addict can
choose to accept help - when they are ready.
Not
at all preachy, with a unique style and very entertaining – and highly
recommended. I gave my promotional copy to my GP’s Stonewall Medical Centre as
a resource for their “GLADS” (gay and lesbian alcohol and drug support) peer
group (which was instrumental in keeping me clean and sober since January 1994).
I bought my own copy, which I apparently permanently loaned out to a friend. So
I am happy to find that a tenth anniversary “eBook” version has been released
in 2011 available from amazon.com
and Barnes
& Noble. I was also lucky to find a good second hand print copy.
You
are welcome to choose from two versions
of my interview – the dialogue only (18 minutes) or the 23 minute special
which aired on Queer Radio in November 2001 (which includes 3 songs : Maddy Prior “Another Drink”, Dead Kennedys “Too Drunk To
Fuck” and Doris Day “Stepping Out With My Baby”)
Hear the 18
minute intervew:
John Moriarty 26th October 2001 (18 minutes, 128kps stereo, 18mb mp3)
Hear the 23
minute special:
John Moriarty 26th October 2001 with *music
(70 minutes, 128kps stereo, 65mb mp3)
·
“Another Drink” (Maddy Prior, 1978 Chrysalis Records LP “Changing Winds”),
“Too Drunk To Fuck” (Dead Kennedys, Alternative Tentacles CD “Give Me
Convenience Or Give Me Death”), “Stepping Out With My Baby” (Doris Day,
Columbia CD “Bright And Shiny”).
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