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# Hell: My Life in the Squirrel Nut Zippers

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Review: Beautiful book about a great band! - Great book! We'll written!
Review: Tom tells the real story of SNZ - I remember the first time i saw the Squirrel Nut Zippers in late 1994 or early 1995 in Philadelphia. My friend, Ken Mosher, had been telling me about his new band and their crazy sound. Philly was my first chance to see them play and to see Ken for the first time in a few years - in a bar venue the name of which i don't remember. The show was awesome, the crowd danced and sweated and the band seemed to be having a blast. Ken was always eclectic, always nuts and this group seemed to fit him perfectly. Tom's story takes us from the "band as art project" through that heady time when the positive audience reactions fueled the group and then through the process of the band losing the joy and, sadly, eventually falling apart. Tom actually stops before the end comes, but he shows us the writing on the wall. I saw this all happening over those years and, at the time, could not understand how the individuals in the group could not figure out a way to make it work. I was only just starting my own career as a lawyer - decidedly NOT the most creative of professions - and was too caught up in the mindset of the "bad business man" to really see how destructive fame and financial success can be to creative people. As I have gained the perspective over the ensuing years (decades!), it is easier for me to understand - but it is an abstract understanding. Reading Tom's description of what really inspired him and what drove the music of SNZ made me appreciate how the band was really doomed by its own success. I recall someone -from Mammoth, I think - cynically commenting to me about the band that "with that many people the egos are bound to come into conflict and the band will inevitably break up." Tom makes it clear that, while that dynamic was indeed present within the group, it was not until the band started to experience success and the record company started using them to "pull the plow", as Tom describes it, that the fractures became too deep to mend. It became too much about whose brand of weird would take the spotlight. Aww, hey man! It was fun while it lasted!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,519,598 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,248 in Jazz Music (Books) #7,315 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies #31,123 in Memoirs (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (47) |
| Dimensions  | 5 x 0.3 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 099104259X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0991042593 |
| Item Weight  | 5.1 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 140 pages |
| Publication date  | August 16, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Oyster Point Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book about a great band!
*by J***Y on September 7, 2025*

Great book! We'll written!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tom tells the real story of SNZ
*by A***D on September 3, 2014*

I remember the first time i saw the Squirrel Nut Zippers in late 1994 or early 1995 in Philadelphia. My friend, Ken Mosher, had been telling me about his new band and their crazy sound. Philly was my first chance to see them play and to see Ken for the first time in a few years - in a bar venue the name of which i don't remember. The show was awesome, the crowd danced and sweated and the band seemed to be having a blast. Ken was always eclectic, always nuts and this group seemed to fit him perfectly. Tom's story takes us from the "band as art project" through that heady time when the positive audience reactions fueled the group and then through the process of the band losing the joy and, sadly, eventually falling apart. Tom actually stops before the end comes, but he shows us the writing on the wall. I saw this all happening over those years and, at the time, could not understand how the individuals in the group could not figure out a way to make it work. I was only just starting my own career as a lawyer - decidedly NOT the most creative of professions - and was too caught up in the mindset of the "bad business man" to really see how destructive fame and financial success can be to creative people. As I have gained the perspective over the ensuing years (decades!), it is easier for me to understand - but it is an abstract understanding. Reading Tom's description of what really inspired him and what drove the music of SNZ made me appreciate how the band was really doomed by its own success. I recall someone -from Mammoth, I think - cynically commenting to me about the band that "with that many people the egos are bound to come into conflict and the band will inevitably break up." Tom makes it clear that, while that dynamic was indeed present within the group, it was not until the band started to experience success and the record company started using them to "pull the plow", as Tom describes it, that the fractures became too deep to mend. It became too much about whose brand of weird would take the spotlight. Aww, hey man! It was fun while it lasted!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good, but abrupt ending left me wanting more.
*by P***K on June 29, 2020*

Entertaining read, but the end was like I was missing pages from the book. I was left wanting more, like a short epilogue about what has transpired since the end of the “Classic” SNZ lineup dissolved. Read it in one sitting. Worth the $10.

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