It's been a good year for Jesse Sublett. After reading his latest book, Never the Same Again: A Rock 'N' Roll Gothic, you'll think he's entitled to a couple. The scorching memoir details his early days as one of Austin's punk pioneers, before his life was derailed by the murder of his longtime girlfriend. Suspected of the crime, he then proves instrumental in uncovering her killer's identity. Picking up the pieces, he rises to prominence as one-third of the Skunks, Austin's premier punk band, and pens a series of rock murder mysteries before being diagnosed with a normally terminal form of cancer. Thank God, as evidenced by our opening line, Sublett beat this too, and turned all this turmoil into one hell of a read. Delving into the past must have awoken long-dormant memories, as a reunited Skunks can be seen gigging around town, and 2004's Austin Music Awards featured longtime Chronicle family member Sublett,with his throbbing bass backing the Class of '78, a supergroup of survivors from Austin's punk heyday.
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