Richard Lefkowitz, author of Welcome to Fabulous Angeles
Original Airdates: Aug. 21-23, 2026
TVC 746.1: Ed welcomes Richard Lefkowitz, author of Welcome to Fabulous Angeles: The Rock ’n’ Roll Adventures of a Wayward Westside Teen, a coming of age memoir about Richard’s years growing up as a teenager in 1970s Los Angeles along with his best friend—a character known in the book as “Moxie”—while also searching for validation and fulfillment. Throughout the pages of Fabulous Angeles, Richard and Moxie bluster and bluff their way into exclusive parties, once-in-a-lifetime concerts, and many tapings at CBS Television City, while also crossing paths with such celebrities as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, The Doobie Brothers, and Stevie Wonder. Welcome to Fabulous Angeles is available wherever books are sold online, as well as at FabulousAngeles.com. Topics this segment include why L.A. is a lot more like a small town than most people would realize; how Richard’s adolescence coincided with a number of seismic cultural changes that occurred in L.A.; and why FM radio was an integral part of the soundtrack of his life.
Richard Lefkowitz on the music of Van Halen and Jackson Browne
Original Airdates: Aug. 21-23, 2026
TVC 746.2: Richard Lefkowitz, author of Welcome to Fabulous Angeles, talks to Ed about why Van Halen, the 1978 debut album by Van Halen, is the quintessential L.A. album; why “The Fuse” and many other songs by Jackson Browne capture the vibe and imagery of L.A.; and why the murder of actor Sal Mineo in 1976 hit close to home for Richard in many ways. Welcome to Fabulous Angeles is available wherever books are sold online, as well as at FabulousAngeles.com.
