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Big Boy Medlin. Writer: Roadie. James BigBoy Medlin was born in Santa Anna, Texas and grew up in Odessa. He graduated from The University of Texas in 1968. Medlin served in the army and was wounded in Viet Nam June 7, 1969. James was a founding writer of The Austin Sun and The L.A. Weekly.
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James BigBoy Medlin was a founding writer of the Austin Sun, The L.A. Weekly and E! Entertainment Television. He and fellow Sun and Weekly veteran, Michael Ventura, wrote the rock and roll comedy “Roadie.”. Medlin is the author of the novel “Slap Noir.”.
Jul 18, 2014 · Fast-forward 30-odd years later – years of living by his wits, typing two-finger style, earning his keep as what I call a "working writer": James BigBoy Medlin sat down in his indescribably...
Big Boy Medlin. Writer: Roadie. James BigBoy Medlin was born in Santa Anna, Texas and grew up in Odessa. He graduated from The University of Texas in 1968. Medlin served in the army and was wounded in Viet Nam June 7, 1969. James was a founding writer of The Austin Sun and The L.A. Weekly.
Apr 8, 2020. 9 min. WHY NOT? / BigBoy's All Something or Another Baseball Team. As of this writing, we have no baseball season. No one knows when, or if, the season will start. The ritual, distraction and meditative... James BigBoy Medlin / Art by Dan Hubig. Mar 23, 2020.
Jul 16, 2014 · James “Big Boy” Medlin Guest Post: Origin of SLAP NOIR. July 16, 2014 read603 Leave a comment. ~guest post by James “Big Boy” Medlin. “Did you hear about Milton Smith getting his head blown off?” My mother was calling me from West Texas. I was in Austin. “Wha…no…what?” I stammered.
A fourth generation Texan, James BigBoy Medlin was born in Santa Anna, raised in Odessa, and further educated in Austin. He was a founding writer of the Austin Sun, L.A. Weekly, and E! Entertainment television. He and his partner, Michael Ventura, wrote Roadie, a rock & roll comedy starring Meat Loaf and Art Carney.
