Billy Barnes

Happy Saturday! If you follow my blog, you know that yesterday there were issues with the official blog site. In the process, my blog from Thursday is destroyed. Only a very small portion remains. I spent five hours creating that blog! And the response to that blog was incredible. It was about the Billy Barnes tribute that took place at The Pantages Theatre Monday night in Los Angeles and the efforts of Fred Barton and Scott Thompson to bring ONE FOR MY BABY to Broadway. Thank you for your...Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Billy Barnes. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!Read Full Story

So, a couple of weeks before I almost died I was on tap to write a cover story for Philadelphia Weekly about William Barnes. You know, the robber dude who shot a cop during a robbery attempt 40-some years ago, only to be charged with homicide after the officer, Walter Barclay, died in 2007. Now, I'm all about executing cop killers. I think we should do it publicly, actually. But this case got under my skin onaccounta the facts that: 1) Barclay didn't die from the gunshots (unless you believe...Read Full Story