More praise for Guitargonaut

“This book is brilliant in all the right ways. Stories of early days of a young dude to a mature punkrocker raising and maintaining a family while playing live and jumping into a polluted bay. I'll stop here. Get your copy today! Buy one for your friend!” ~ Fast Mike

“An enormous accomplishment, but more than that, it’s a big emotional profound process that changes you. Well done!” ~ Samantha Cook

“I came across your book from Stu. As a result, one of the kids at the store ordered copies. That book exhibited more energy than some whole sections!”~ Tom Martin | The Bookplate

“I just finished reading this incredible book by my dear friend Sluggo chronicling his 397 years playing rock and roll, and living the life of a geriatric pirate assassin.”

~ Derek LaPlante

“Damn man, what a tome! Your love of music, family and friends is on display. And it's your lack of ego and your candor that's endearing and they're stories from the streets... or a van traveling the streets. A gritty punk tapestry woven with a love of friends and music. Loved every minute of it!” ~ Brian MacMillan

“My dear friend Sluggo has published a memoir of sorts and it’s currently # 1 on Amazon in Punk Musician Biographies! Sluggo is one of the best human beings I know, has an endless parade of amazing stories, and is a great storyteller/writer as well. I’m super excited for him, proud to call him a friend, and just a tiny annoyed off that he got his book polished before I did. Good on ya sir!”  ~ Daniel House | Owner C/Z Records, Bassist Skin Yard

“My pal Sluggo Cawley 's memoir is now available. You know you want this story of an extraordinary life, written with a flair for detail and a warmth of spirit for even the craziest of events. Life is a labour of love.” ~ Kira Siegmann

“We love you and need human beings like you! More than ever!!!!”

~ Christopher Graigrai Simmersbach | Guitarist A Subtle Plague & The Durgas

“I'm nearly done with the book. I think I mentioned how astounding it is that you can piece together those bizarre happenings after all those years, all those miles. I guess I can tell my stories too without notes. But I've not been drunk, or shitting in parking lots, etc. And dressed like some nutcase. But of course - for me the most impressive writing has been about Blixa. I remember it happening and reading your stuff and your wife's. One in particular was about unvaccinated school mates putting his health at risk. Thanks for writing your stories, gotta go finish the book.” ~ Peter Follansbee | Woodworker

“You owe it to yourself to read this book. Sluggo has lived a very rich and eventful rock and roll life. He is a great storyteller and you will run the gamut of emotions while reading his stories. I thought I had a wild life…not so much after reading this!” ~ Jon Senum

“I can’t remember the last time I was excited to get home and read!!! Mad laughter & some big tears of empathy! Your familia is dope! Great folk! So fuggn good. Thank u.”

~ Herbert Haygood

“I just wanted you to know that I'm enjoying the hell out of your book. It's been a great distraction as of late and I look forward to it every night.”  ~ Timothy Donovan

“Really liking the book. Don’t let the short chapters deceive you, it’s a hefty tale! You really did a good job. It reads effortlessly and it’s more than holding my interest. Very few books can do that! The last full book I read might have been Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski), years ago. I’m a quarter way thru and trudging on! It’s so good. Really. I’m biased of course because it’s about all the stuff I love. But still. You seem to have really nailed it.”

~ Eric Cobbs

“I'm loving chewing through this thing. Which is saying something, since I don't really have the attention span to finish a book anymore (I'm hoping this one breaks that cycle!)”

~ Jason McKinsey

“The theme that runs through your book is one of community and connection through the music scene and how people show up for each other.” ~ Cooper Lee Bombardier

“Guitargonaut is an ode to a life well-lived. It’s a look at the career of a touring musician. Sluggo’s storytelling combined with fantastic photos of his bands, the punk scene, touring, and misadventures with other bands creates an immersive experience. It is also a love story to family and friends. He shares the ups and downs of life, specifically navigating and emerging from a family health crisis, and how the music community supported him during that time.”

“I give it nonfiction book of the year. Really pulled me out of my winter depression. You saved my life! Great fucking book!!!” ~ Rob Borden

“Your book is great. I’m having a really good time reading it. I can hear your voice telling the stories. It’s like being back in the passenger seat of the van with you in the old days, driving up to the Pacific Northwest.” ~ Dean Scheben | Singer of The Grannies

“It’s such a phenomenal book. I loved it! I didn’t think I could love the Sluggo family more than I did but I do! Heartfelt, funny, cool, sometimes scary, it hits on all cylinders!”

~ Lily Crabtree

“Like being dragged by your heels through cities teeming with mud, booze and filth.And loving every minute of it!”  ~ Leah LaMothe

“One of my favorite stories from Sluggo's terrific book illustrates how living your art disperses good out into the world like ripples from a rock thrown into water.” ~ Stuart Cawley

“I finished reading the excellent book GUITARGONAUT by Sluggo Cawley. I’ve known Sluggo since 1988, when Toxic Shock released an album from his band Hullabaloo, based in the Boston area. The late 80’s were an interesting time for punk rock. Major labels were just beginning to sign bands and soon ruin it for the underground. Sluggo has a knack for storytelling and remembering all the small details. The pages are filled with malcontents, losers, drunkards, fuck-ups and rag tag musicians and fleshed out with plenty of great photos. The stories of his friendship with a pre-fame Nirvana will surely appeal to your average grunge fan, but this book offers so much more. There was a time when a sense of community existed between like-minded, near starving bands such as Skin Yard, SNFU, the Cows, the Hickoids and yes, Nirvana. They would support each other with floors to sleep on, bagels, beer and camaraderie. His tour stories give a glimpse into the disastrous, dangerous and occasionally triumphant nature of DIY touring. After Hullabaloo broke up, Sluggo moved west, settling in pre-gentrified San Francisco in 1990, where he formed the bands AINT and then the cross-dressing geriatric punk band the Grannies. The book is filled with great tour stories from such diverse places as Portland, (where he would meet his wife Laurian and befriend Elliot Smith!) Texas, Memphis, Canada, Tucson, Europe and even Alaska! Through Toxic Shock, I was glad to be able to connect Sluggo with Daniel House, Jack Endino, and Jeff Smith who’ve become his best of friends for decades. I enjoyed reading his encounters with other Toxic Shock label alumni like House of Large Sizes and Jesus Chrysler and got a chuckle from hearing his opinion of the Datura Seeds. Alt-Country/pop success? Ha! Another good one was how he invented the Salad Spinner! As with most aging punk bios, there are too far too many mentions of the now deceased, including our mutual friend and bon vivant Terry Tolkin, Davy Jones and Scott Alcoholocaust. I give this amazing book 5 stars!” ~ Bill Sassenberger