Back to the 90s with Author Andy Frye

Back to the 90s with Author Andy Frye Maccabee and Marccella 46:56

In this Episode…

What if Bill And Ted went to the 1990s —the age of Nirvana, grunge, punk, Lollapalooza—and stopped off in Portlandia along the way? Join us as we ride with Darby on her trip back to mid-1990s Chicago with author, Andy Frye, as the conductor. You’ll enjoy the good times with Darby as she relives her carefree twenties, soaking up all the pop culture and nostalgia you could ever imagine in Ninety Days in the 90s.

If you could time travel back to the 90s…

Would you go see Nirvana’s first gig? Form a punk band? Play a winning lottery ticket? Buy Amazon stock?

Sounds great, but Darby has other ideas.

Darby Derrex is not experiencing an early Midlife crisis. (Or is she?) She’s failed on Wall Street and in her relationships. She returns to Chicago to take over her uncle’s record store and imagines a “do-over.” Little does Darby know a time machine rumbles under her feet.

Chicago, 1996: Grunge tops the charts. Concertgoers are crowd surfing. Bands like Smashing Pumpkins rescue us from Celine Dion and hair metal. And it’s the year Darby left behind her music critic job—and her true love.

Once Darby goes back, she has a blast—and that’s part of the problem. She’s got 90 days to return or stay back forever. Both are tempting, but Darby has to face the music.

ANDY FRYE has written for Rolling Stone, ESPN and other publications. Currently, he writes about sports business for Forbes. Over his career, Andy has interviewed hundreds of athletes, rock stars and other celebrities. Among the bands and solo artists he has interviewed are Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Morrissey, Jimmy Eat World, Rage Against The Machine, and Alice In Chains.

Proceeds from every book sold of Ninety Days in the 90s is donated to KT’s Kids Foundation, a Chicago-based nonprofit that plans and provides recreational events, field trips, and outings for Chicago children and teenagers with physical disabilities.

Check out the organization at KTsKids.Com.

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Maccabee is a husband of 19 yrs, father of two boys, Army vet, voice actor, writer, and podcast co-host of Beyond the Pen. Growing up in the theater and working as a voice actor, script analysis has been a critical skill he's been perfecting over the years. This skill has allowed him to look past what the author wants you to see and discover the truth between the words and the printed paper. Every story is unique, and so are the authors.

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