Need Help For Wonderland Author Rodger Jacobs
Dear Readers,
Rodger is a Wonderland legend. He has hit on some hard times with some medical issues, etc. Please help if you can. I sent him some cash too. Rodger has visited the blog before and posted messages here. Much of what he writes about for Wonderland has been backed up by the Nils Grevillius interview that I did.
From Rodger’s blog:
As my psoriatic arthropathy continues to advance, with pain worsening now that I’m off the oxycodone, it has become increasingly clear over the last couple of months that my years of longhand scribbling are pretty much over. I can barely hold a pen any longer except to sign my name on a credit card receipt or bank draft (and that has always been an impossible-to-duplicate scrawl anyway that bears no relationship to cursive or neat script).
Somehow I need to get another laptop (not a Mac) or a typewriter, though the latter could get too expensive what with ribbon cartridges. My only other option is to quit writing altogether and apply for a change in my disability status to permanent.
Please PayPal a few bucks to Rodger if you can to: rodger_jacobs@yahoo.com
I would also like to thank Rodger for providing the John Holmes preliminary court trial testimony in his book, Long Time Money And Lots Of Cocaine.
Rodger even has a Wikipedia page.
Here’s his blog- http://rodgerjacobsonline.wordpress.com
I think that Rodger is talking about us here, heh-heh!
“A large segment of the population continues to be fascinated by the Wonderland murders. It’s not only an unsolved mystery, it’s a quintessential L.A. story of the 80s: drugs, sex, excess, night clubs, gangsters, and porn stars”
–Rodger Jacobs
Thanks to steel for making me aware of Rodger’s problem.
Thanks Everyone~
Bonnie Brae 3:38 pm on November 18, 2013 Permalink |
I just bought his Tunafish Sandwich book which is fantastic.
Bonnie Brae 3:46 pm on November 18, 2013 Permalink |
Hearing about his health issues makes me sad. I hope it turns around.
John 8:41 am on November 19, 2013 Permalink |
I like the part about the Reagan Secret Service guy looking into Rodger’s sack of beer, as the motorcade is about to cruise by…
localarts 6:31 pm on November 18, 2013 Permalink |
I bet he doesn’t have health insurance either. I will be more than happy to chip in. It wasn’t that long ago that I questioned Rodger Jacobs credibility with respect to Ron Launius, for that I apologize. With that said, I still have trouble getting my mind around the number of murders he was suspected in.
Long Time Money is fantastic and a must have for anyone interested in the Wonderland Murders.
Get well soon Rodger.
criticextraordinaire 6:57 pm on November 18, 2013 Permalink |
Good post, John. I sent some shekels Rodger’s way.
kdimmick 7:39 pm on November 18, 2013 Permalink |
For those who don’t know, Rodger was the one who conducted all the interviews seen in the movie “WADD” for film maker Cas Paley. While all the WONDERLAND/John Holmes shenanigans are not his primary interest, he is VERY knowlegeble about the whole thing.
John 1:05 pm on November 19, 2013 Permalink |
Rodger is very thankful and can now go take care of some things like seeing the doctor, taking care of household stuff, etc. Thanks you guys.
dreamweaverjenn 1:59 pm on November 19, 2013 Permalink |
Will definitely see what I can do. I can relate to his chronic health issues and I can totally relate. Poor man. Keeping him in my prayers ❤
Rodger Jacobs 6:13 pm on November 19, 2013 Permalink |
John, thank you and your delightful readers very much from the bottom of my heart. And God bless the folks who purchased and enjoyed “Tuna Fish”, the book still manages to sell a couple of copies every month or so. It’s rather ironic that with the amount of self-publishing I did (back in the day before it became as popular as it is now and still had certain stigmas attached to it) my first work published by an established publisher, “The Furthest Palm”, has basically bombed. That book is from the very popular Trace Stories I wrote for the original 8763 Wonderland website that ended up on the syllabus of a University of Maryland course titled “Literature in a Wired World.”
But I digress. Thanks to you and CE (from the old IMDB Wonderland board) and a couple others I have made an appointment with a new doc for this Thursday to get many of my RX meds refilled. Any and all contributions are most graciously accepted. Bless you and the nice crew you have here. I’ll make a point of stopping by more often.
Rodger Jacobs 6:20 pm on November 19, 2013 Permalink |
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