About this Burbia Blogger - added on 08/08/2007 Anthony SavonaIf you take John Mellencamp's (or whatever he was called back then) song "Small Town," and changed the "small town" lyric to "suburbs," then you'd pretty much get Anthony Savona's life. Born and raised in the 'burbs, Anthony currently raises his family in suburbia and works in the Big City as Editorial and Creative Director for a mid-sized B2B publishing company.
If you Google his name (or the variation "Tony Savona"), he is the one credited with the book Console Confessions and the magazines EQ, Surround Professional, Car Sound & Performance, and so on. He is not the one involved in any class action lawsuits, the "DC Application Details" (whatever that is), or the Office Manager for Office of the Prime Minister (who really seems to be a Tony Savona that has made something of himself).
His essays have appeared in GQ magazine (a long time ago, but it still counts) and director Kevin Smith's unfortunately named entertainment news site, Movie Poop Shoot (now the less scatologically named Quick Stop Entertainment). Blogs by Anthony Savona
Don't turn on the light! I'm over here...by the front window. Behind the couch. Duck down -- they'll see you! Them! Out there! Across the street, down the block -- everywhere! They're taking over! Can't you see! Sure, they seemed pretty ... read more.
There are a lot of stereotypes about suburban living -- many of them justified, mind you, but stereotypes just the same. The fenced-in yard, barbecues, leaf blowers - that kind of thing. You very rarely hear anyone mention an 11-foot inflatable water slide, yet that is what I find ...read more.
markbecker ??Wed, 08/08/2007 ?? 13:05
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