The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Working the Demo – Our hero returns to Brooklyn chastened with a broken ankle, and puts his faith in his roommate’s healing hands, and his band’s ideas for their future.
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Benchley: Among the Horses
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Among the Horses – Our hero leaves the rock of the city to camp among the hippies of Vermont and discover where “whoa” comes from.
Benchley: The Waiting
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The Waiting – On the heels of sudden success—a good show, a potential manager—arrives doubt, fear, and the means for everything to fall apart. Aspiring music god Gary Benchley discovers his dream of rock may not be everyone else’s dream too.
Benchley: Finding a Manager
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Finding a Manager – In a perpetual state of flipout, our hero sculpts the unique, simple, evocative, electric-guitar-free indie-pop (with prog leanings) sound of Schizopolis. Go, Benchley, go.
Benchley: Benchley Athletic
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Benchley Athletic – Prepare for total catastrophe as the singer in the band who’s dating the co-worker starts fucking the band’s drummer on the side…and working out at a gym.
Benchley: Schizopolis Resurgent
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Schizopolis Resurgent – After a year of living in New York, he has acquired an apartment, a job, a rewarding hobby, and a meaningful, sexless relationship.
Benchley: Beyond the Show
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Beyond the Show.
Benchley: The First Concert
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The First Concert.
Benchley: Naming the Band
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Naming the Band – a report on avant-garde art parties, a surprise visit from his sister, and the future of punk rock.
Gary Benchley, Rock Star: At the Pavilion
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: At the Pavilion – Aspiring rock star Gary Benchley returns from summer vacation with a story about romance, patriotism, and sexual frustration.