Bill Sassenberger was born in Springfield IL and was driven west like a tumbleweed, to Phoenix, then southern California until he was finally wedged between rocks in Tucson AZ and settled down in 1988. His first book is TOXIC SHOCK Assassin of Mediocrity A Story of Love, Loss and Loud Music, published by Earth Island Books.

    Bill and his late wife Julianna Towns were the proprietors of Toxic Shock Records, which operated its gloriously weird store and record label at various Pomona CA locations and brief foray in New Orleans from 1980 to 1988, before decamping to Tucson, Arizona where it became vital for a whole new group of outsider music fans up until its 2014 closure. 

    Today, Bill lives in Tucson and enjoys spending his spare time innkeeping, budget traveling, collecting gimcrack and eating broccoli.