One of Our Spaceships is Missing, by Chris Gerrib

Okay, first things first. I know Chris Gerrib served in the U.S. Navy and I believe much of what he writes is drawn from his experiences in the Navy. So, do they have fuck parties in the U.S. Navy too, or is that just a Martian Navy thing? I’m deathly curious.

Anyway, One of Our Spaceships is Missing is an action-packed, fun to read, very thrilling novel. I was sucked in at the beginning and I stayed hooked until the end. I don’t think there was a dull moment in the entire novel.

When pirates hijack an interplanetary passenger liner that’s in route to Earth from Mars, the FBI, the USSF and the Martian Navy work together to rescue the ship and its passengers.

There are Point-of-View characters who are FBI, Martian Navy, pirate and hostage, and you get to see what’s happening with each group.

Really, it’s a great novel.

Silver

Like I call my favorite acoustic guitar Black Beauty, I decided I will call my bass guitar Silver. Though it is silver, I’m actually naming it after Benjamin Orr, who was The Cars’ bass player. When Benjamin Orr died, Ric Ocasek wrote a song about him called “Silver”.

Lions!

Man, that was super hair pullin’ game, had me yelling my head off there at the end. But we won it. Lions are gonna make their first Super Bowl appearance this year, because I said so.

I admit that I don’t even know the name of the Lions’ current head coach, but I think he’s a damn good coach.

Stevie, Dolores, Blas

I think Stevie Ray Vaughan was the greatest guitar player that ever lived, Dolores O’Riordan was the greatest singer that ever lived, and Blas Elias is the greatest drummer that ever lived.

But if you asked me what my favorite band is, I would have to list a hundred different music groups.