Ross Warner has been writing about the three pillars of popular culture (television, music and film) since high school. His work has appeared in such magazines as American Heritage, Cinema Retro, Hittin' the Note, Heeb, and Glide. His work on his other major obsession, the Grateful Dead, has been similarly featured in both books and magazines. Drunk on Sunday, his first book, was published in 2020.
As one who was present when power pop visionaries Cheap Trick could be seen playing taverns in an Illinois college town-three sets, that lineup, that look, those songs, $5 cover-the band and I go waaaay back. Having borne eyewitness to those days, I can tell you author Ross Warner did his homework in preparing American Standard. His vivid telling of the saga will make you'll feel like you were there yourself.