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Missing Parsons: a book, a band, a blog

Missing Parsons are music obsessives and radio 'professionals' Chris Price and Joe Harland. We've just published a book - Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll America - about our peregrinations in Americana. Excerpts from it are here on this page.

We're also a band - Chris Price and Simon Kilshaw. We like to think our of our music as being another expression of what it means to be a music fan. Watch a video of our theme tune Live Fast, Die Young down there on the left in the videos box, or a cover of Townes Van Zandt's If I Needed You.

You can buy the book here, the album here, and if you're into MyFace etc. we have lots of fun with team Parsons on our Facebook page. Welcome along, and thanks for joining us!

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At 10:36am on August 22, 2010, Ian DunlopIan Dunlop said…
I'm flying into to Atlanta the day before you.

ian d

At 2:09pm on February 28, 2010, Bob HarrisBob Harris said…
Great stuff guys. Happy Trails.
Bob.

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The Unchained Tour of Georgia

"Courtney and her friends all had names like characters from ‘The O.C.’ – all Jacks, Joshes, Tiffanys and Cary Anns. The girls were impossibly attractive, the boys tattooed of forearm and styled of hair." Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll America



The pluralisation of the names – the Jacks and the Joshes – seems so casual and dismissive now. What I hoped to do, albeit by means of a rather lazy stereotype, was paint a picture: a… Continue

Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:30am

Missing Parsons

Tyin' On My Flyin' Shoes (Chris)

Today is a Townes day. The flat is rented, tickets bought. Soon I'll be heading to Swampland in south Georgia (Gram Parsons Guitar Pull in September, anyone?), then later in the year it's off to Australia for whatever rock and roll misadventure might present itself Down Under. There just remains the now customary and symbolic purchase of a new pair of Converse to mark the occasion. Time, then, to be tyin' on my flyin' shoes.



Music and travel are inextricably linked in my… Continue

Posted on August 4, 2010 at 1:00am — 4 Comments

Missing Parsons

May the 4th Be With You



There's a kind of wearisome inevitability about two film lovers publishing a book on May 4th and announcing it with a bad Star Wars pun. Please believe us when we say that the jokes in Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock &… Continue

Posted on May 5, 2010 at 5:30am

Missing Parsons

Doctorin' The Joshua Tree Lineman (Chris)

I don’t believe in fate. For me there is no predetermined path, no pattern, no destiny. I believe existence is arbitrary, events determined by a combination of chance and free will.



But today has been a very odd day. A random series of happenings, entirely unconnected to each other and invisible to anyone but me and Live Fast, Die Young co-writer Joe, have conspired to make today the kind of day when you question whether life isn’t some sort of bizarre matrix which… Continue

Posted on April 22, 2010 at 2:30pm

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Missing Parsons commented on Terry Roland's blog post 'Gram Parsons: The Flight of the Cosmic Saint of Joshua Tree'
Great piece Terry - thanks for posting. We made a pilgrimage of our own for Gram's 60th and wrote a book about it - Live Fast, Die Young. Will be celebrating his life at the GP Guitar Pull in Waycross tonight.
Sep 23, 2011

The Unchained Tour of Georgia

"Courtney and her friends all had names like characters from ‘The O.C.’ – all Jacks, Joshes, Tiffanys and Cary Anns. The girls were impossibly attractive, the boys tattooed of forearm and styled of hair." Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll AmericaThe pluralisation of the names – the Jacks and the Joshes – seems so casual and dismissive now. What I hoped to do, albeit by means of a rather lazy stereotype, was paint a picture: a crowded bar packed with hip young Charlestonians…See More
A blog post by Missing Parsons was featured Oct 17, 2010

The Unchained Tour of Georgia

"Courtney and her friends all had names like characters from ‘The O.C.’ – all Jacks, Joshes, Tiffanys and Cary Anns. The girls were impossibly attractive, the boys tattooed of forearm and styled of hair." Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll AmericaThe pluralisation of the names – the Jacks and the Joshes – seems so casual and dismissive now. What I hoped to do, albeit by means of a rather lazy stereotype, was paint a picture: a crowded bar packed with hip young Charlestonians…See More
Blog post by Missing Parsons Oct 16, 2010
Walter Kent Savage commented on Missing Parsons's blog post 'Tyin' On My Flyin' Shoes (Chris)'
i can't think of a good enough comment
Aug 10, 2010
Rick Gray commented on Missing Parsons's blog post 'Tyin' On My Flyin' Shoes (Chris)'
I listened to Townes' Flyin' Shoes, performed by Lyle Lovett, yesterday. I had forgotten how much I love that song. I could listen to it over and over again. Townes Van Zandt is a fantastic story-teller. If you are unfamiliar with his…
Aug 10, 2010
Victoria Folkerts commented on Missing Parsons's blog post 'Tyin' On My Flyin' Shoes (Chris)'
Lovely, just lovely....
Aug 5, 2010
Tom Bingham commented on Missing Parsons's blog post 'Tyin' On My Flyin' Shoes (Chris)'
I'm usually a bit uncomfortable about plugging my reviews, but in case anyone's interested, here's a review I wrote of Robert Earl Hardy's book on Townes…
Aug 4, 2010

Tyin' On My Flyin' Shoes (Chris)

Today is a Townes day. The flat is rented, tickets bought. Soon I'll be heading to Swampland in south Georgia (Gram Parsons Guitar Pull in September, anyone?), then later in the year it's off to Australia for whatever rock and roll misadventure might present itself Down Under. There just remains the now customary and symbolic purchase of a new pair of Converse to mark the occasion. Time, then, to be tyin' on my flyin' shoes.Music and travel are inextricably linked in my brain, and nothing…See More
A blog post by Missing Parsons was featured Aug 4, 2010

Tyin' On My Flyin' Shoes (Chris)

Today is a Townes day. The flat is rented, tickets bought. Soon I'll be heading to Swampland in south Georgia (Gram Parsons Guitar Pull in September, anyone?), then later in the year it's off to Australia for whatever rock and roll misadventure might present itself Down Under. There just remains the now customary and symbolic purchase of a new pair of Converse to mark the occasion. Time, then, to be tyin' on my flyin' shoes.Music and travel are inextricably linked in my brain, and nothing…See More
Blog post by Missing Parsons Aug 4, 2010

May the 4th Be With You

There's a kind of wearisome inevitability about two film lovers publishing a book on May 4th and announcing it with a bad Star Wars pun. Please believe us when we say that the jokes in Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll America, which came out…See More
A blog post by Missing Parsons was featured May 6, 2010

May the 4th Be With You

There's a kind of wearisome inevitability about two film lovers publishing a book on May 4th and announcing it with a bad Star Wars pun. Please believe us when we say that the jokes in Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll America, which came out…See More
Blog post by Missing Parsons May 5, 2010

Live Fast, Die Young by Chris Price & Joe Harland

Chris Price and Joe Harland (aka Missing Parsons) read the opening chapter of Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll America, out now. Buy the book here: http://bit.ly/95ehNH and go to http://missingparsons.com/ for more information…
Video posted by Missing Parsons May 5, 2010

Doctorin' The Joshua Tree Lineman (Chris)

I don’t believe in fate. For me there is no predetermined path, no pattern, no destiny. I believe existence is arbitrary, events determined by a combination of chance and free will.But today has been a very odd day. A random series of happenings, entirely unconnected to each other and invisible to anyone but me and Live Fast, Die Young co-writer Joe, have conspired to make today the kind of day when you question whether life isn’t some sort of bizarre matrix which reaches down into your tiny…See More
A blog post by Missing Parsons was featured Apr 22, 2010

Doctorin' The Joshua Tree Lineman (Chris)

I don’t believe in fate. For me there is no predetermined path, no pattern, no destiny. I believe existence is arbitrary, events determined by a combination of chance and free will.But today has been a very odd day. A random series of happenings, entirely unconnected to each other and invisible to anyone but me and Live Fast, Die Young co-writer Joe, have conspired to make today the kind of day when you question whether life isn’t some sort of bizarre matrix which reaches down into your tiny…See More
Blog post by Missing Parsons Apr 22, 2010
Missing Parsons commented on Missing Parsons's blog post 'Joshua Tree - where it turns out the streets do have names after all (Chris)'
Mick - wonderful pics. Thanks so much for sharing them! Chris.
Mar 9, 2010

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