Excess all areas - Susan Richmond

Excess All Areas takes readers on a roller-coaster
backstage ride into the surreal and unpredictable world of the band contract rider. A rider is a shopping list of items
usually food and drink
requested by the band
which forms part of the contract for the concert venue. If you think Van Halen's '80s demands to remove all of the brown M&M's from the sweet bowl in their dressing room was a tad precious
think again.Excess All Areas delves into the dressing rooms of our favorite musical acts
from Black Sabbath to Usher
and has a good old rummage around
discovering a penchant for expensive champagne
enough towels to dry an army
the odd boa constrictor
inflatable sumo outfits
ice without square edges
water from the top of Mount Olympus
white tube socks (12 pairs
to be exact)
and soda water
just for spilling on the floor.This colorful volume includes illustrations that are equally as entertaining as the outlandish 100 featured riders and will leave you amazed
stomping your feet
and shouting for more.