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Black Coffee Blues #2
Do I Come Here Often?
Do I Come Here Often? includes interviews with Jerry Lee Lewis and Isaac Hayes, articles on Roky Erickson and David Lee Roth and Rollins' 1991Lollapalooza tour journals and features illustrations by Shannon Wheeler("Too Much Coffee Man").
187 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Henry Rollins
106 books1,722 followersHenry Rollins (born Henry Lawrence Garfield; often referred to simply as Rollins) is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, author, actor and publisher.
After joining the short-lived Washington, D.C. band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the Californian hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1981 until 1986. Following the band's breakup, Rollins soon established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups until 2003 and during 2006.
Since Black Flag, Rollins has embarked on projects covering a variety of media. He has hosted numerous radio shows, such as The Henry Rollins Show and Harmony In My Head, and television shows, such as MTV's 120 Minutes and Jackass, along with roles in several films. Rollins has also campaigned for human rights in the United States, promoting gay rights in particular, and tours overseas with the United Service Organizations to entertain American troops.
After joining the short-lived Washington, D.C. band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the Californian hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1981 until 1986. Following the band's breakup, Rollins soon established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups until 2003 and during 2006.
Since Black Flag, Rollins has embarked on projects covering a variety of media. He has hosted numerous radio shows, such as The Henry Rollins Show and Harmony In My Head, and television shows, such as MTV's 120 Minutes and Jackass, along with roles in several films. Rollins has also campaigned for human rights in the United States, promoting gay rights in particular, and tours overseas with the United Service Organizations to entertain American troops.
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October 19, 2017
Hank, I love you, but this book isn't a good look. You out-hipstered the god damn hipsters you hate. You out-meatheaded the meatheads you hate. The only parts of this book that were good were the ones where you weren't talking shit about how weak everyone who isn't you is. Even then I felt like that may have been on accident or because I had heard your CD or podcast episode where you talked about said story and so I was able to add that second side to the story.
Good fucking job.
Good fucking job.
June 3, 2010
I’ve wanted to read more of Rollin’s non-poetry, non-prose writing and had been looking for some of these books for a while. I struck pay dirt when I found Do I Come Here Often?, Smile, You’re Traveling and Broken Summers, all used, in one visit to Pegasus Books.
I decided to read Do I Come Here Often, the second volume in the Black Coffee Blues series, first. I think it was the fact that this book contains the tour diaries from the Lollapalooza tour.
Over time, my attitude about Rollins has fluctuated. There was a long period of time where I thought he was some kind of nut job, this after being a Black Flag fan for years. It was his television show, his activism in both same sex marriage rights and aid to U.S. troops in various forms, as well as reading Get In The Van that got me interested in Rollins again.
I enjoy reading this stuff. I’ve said it before; I find Rollins’ writing to be somewhat inspirational. I admit some of the vitriol seems excessive, though I do agree quite often with his attitudes on life. I can’t fault the guy’s politics, that’s for sure. I think his negativity is a little ridiculous sometimes. I, however, did not have as difficult a childhood, none of my very close friends have died yet and so forth. So, ultimately, I take Rollins with a grain of salt and I pick and choose what to take in and ponder.
You can’t deny that the man knows how to get things done. His discipline, focus and intensity are all major factors in his success and success in general. It’s allowed him to carry on to become so much more than the fourth singer for Black Flag. The spoken word shows and tours, the books, the movies, his TV show are all evidence this man is no dummy and doesn’t let much slow him down. That’s the inspiring part, for me.
Having said all that, this is a great book, one I think might be entertaining even for someone who has no familiarity with Rollins. The interviews reprinted here from various magazines are excellent. Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lee Hooker and Issac Hayes are all interviewed herein. The chapter on David Lee Roth is awesome. He definitely has some choice comments, both good and bad, for his Lollapalooza tour mates. Sometimes Rollins can be extremely funny, as evidenced in his spoken word shows (the one about the fan, the dead girl and Tom Waits is hilarious) and that humor comes through in his writing. I’d read any piece of nonfiction by Rollins. Good stuff. I look forward to reading the next one.
I decided to read Do I Come Here Often, the second volume in the Black Coffee Blues series, first. I think it was the fact that this book contains the tour diaries from the Lollapalooza tour.
Over time, my attitude about Rollins has fluctuated. There was a long period of time where I thought he was some kind of nut job, this after being a Black Flag fan for years. It was his television show, his activism in both same sex marriage rights and aid to U.S. troops in various forms, as well as reading Get In The Van that got me interested in Rollins again.
I enjoy reading this stuff. I’ve said it before; I find Rollins’ writing to be somewhat inspirational. I admit some of the vitriol seems excessive, though I do agree quite often with his attitudes on life. I can’t fault the guy’s politics, that’s for sure. I think his negativity is a little ridiculous sometimes. I, however, did not have as difficult a childhood, none of my very close friends have died yet and so forth. So, ultimately, I take Rollins with a grain of salt and I pick and choose what to take in and ponder.
You can’t deny that the man knows how to get things done. His discipline, focus and intensity are all major factors in his success and success in general. It’s allowed him to carry on to become so much more than the fourth singer for Black Flag. The spoken word shows and tours, the books, the movies, his TV show are all evidence this man is no dummy and doesn’t let much slow him down. That’s the inspiring part, for me.
Having said all that, this is a great book, one I think might be entertaining even for someone who has no familiarity with Rollins. The interviews reprinted here from various magazines are excellent. Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lee Hooker and Issac Hayes are all interviewed herein. The chapter on David Lee Roth is awesome. He definitely has some choice comments, both good and bad, for his Lollapalooza tour mates. Sometimes Rollins can be extremely funny, as evidenced in his spoken word shows (the one about the fan, the dead girl and Tom Waits is hilarious) and that humor comes through in his writing. I’d read any piece of nonfiction by Rollins. Good stuff. I look forward to reading the next one.
January 25, 2023
I enjoyed this more than the first volume (Black Coffee Blues). I recognized some of the material from his spoken word performances. If you haven't checked those out, do yourself a favor and listen to them. The interviews were OK, but the best content is his tour/travel journaling. I'm looking forward to Smile, You're Traveling: Black Coffee Blues Part 3
January 11, 2021
Here you get more of Henry Rollins being Henry Rollins. Something I can appreciate...The good and the bad. I always find him entertaining and thoughtful. Genuine and imperfect. Kind and an asshole. We are all humans after all. He is seasoned writer at this point (mid-late nineties)and it shows. The flow (or pacing) was great. Made it difficult put down at times. Thanks Bradley if you are reading this. It was a perfect gift. Now onto part 3 of the trilogy “Smile, You’re Traveling”.
April 26, 2022
Henry Rollins is such a fascinating person who knows equally interesting people. This second black coffee blues book didn’t do it for me as much as the first, and honestly it only boils down to the lack of creative writing in this one.
I loved the ebb and flow of the first, with some journal entries then a poem, and so on. This book is more journalistic, which got a little dry at times.
I loved the ebb and flow of the first, with some journal entries then a poem, and so on. This book is more journalistic, which got a little dry at times.
June 24, 2024
I had read Black Coffee Blues Part 1 ,any years ago which resonated more with me. Throughout this book, I couldn’t decide if I agreed with him or considered him a snob, musical elitist…
All in all, I enjoyed his perspective about being in a band, being on the road, and the superficiality of being famous.
All in all, I enjoyed his perspective about being in a band, being on the road, and the superficiality of being famous.
August 26, 2025
I wanted to love this as a Rollins fan, and I love his spoken word shows but like... this wasn't it. There were some glimmers -the interview with Jerry Lee Lewis for example. But the diary entries? I'm just going to go stab myself in the eyes with some nine inch nails while I hate everything and everyone.
April 18, 2024
Dagböcker från blandade perioder, möten med giganter som Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lee Hooker, Roky Erickson och Isaac Hayes och lite annat i en härlig mix.
Allra bäst är dagböckerna från Lollapaloozaturnén 1991 och berättelsen om läraren (den före detta Vietnamveteranen) som fick Henry att börja styrketräna.
Allra bäst är dagböckerna från Lollapaloozaturnén 1991 och berättelsen om läraren (den före detta Vietnamveteranen) som fick Henry att börja styrketräna.
January 11, 2014
I was such a huge fan of the first book in Rollins’ Black Coffee trilogy that my expectations for book 2 may have been a bit too high. I just remember being really disappointed the farther and farther I got through “Do I Come Here Often?” to see that it was turning out to be almost nothing like his first book, “Black Coffee Blues” and instead more like a badly-written journal of Rollins’ activities in Lollapalooza and other concerts. This book could have benefited greatly had Rollins left out some details of his touring and worked in his poetry instead.
“Do I Come Here Often?” Actually has an interesting start and I was hooked immediately; Rollins dispenses his raw, frozen wisdom through a handful of stories dealing with the themes of “coping with exhaustion”, “controlling one’s anger”, “the toll of lifestyle changes”. These things were exactly the kind of stuff I hoped to see in the book; Rollins telling a story that is seemingly devoid of any meaning, then briefly explaining said story’s significance and showing how it actually had meaning all along. I could just ponder the stuff for hours.
But things completely take a hard turn when this stream of wisdom ends abruptly and Rollins begins to recount his interviews with other musicians and talk about the music scene itself. The chapter about David Lee Roth for instance seemed so incredibly out of place after the previous chapters that I had to double check which book I was reading. From then on “Do I Come Here Often?” only seems to get worse. The pace slows down significantly, and Rollins’ special brand of knowledge takes a back seat to some surprisingly-boring accounts of him interviewing other musicians. None of it was bad per se, but having it be in a sequel to a book like “Black Coffee Blues” just didn’t feel right.
“Do I Come Here Often?” unfortunately didn’t live up to my expectations and was nowhere near as good as the previous book in the series. However, there are still a number of good things in it, and I’m hoping to see Rollins redeem himself in Part 3 “Smile, You’re Traveling”.
“Do I Come Here Often?” Actually has an interesting start and I was hooked immediately; Rollins dispenses his raw, frozen wisdom through a handful of stories dealing with the themes of “coping with exhaustion”, “controlling one’s anger”, “the toll of lifestyle changes”. These things were exactly the kind of stuff I hoped to see in the book; Rollins telling a story that is seemingly devoid of any meaning, then briefly explaining said story’s significance and showing how it actually had meaning all along. I could just ponder the stuff for hours.
But things completely take a hard turn when this stream of wisdom ends abruptly and Rollins begins to recount his interviews with other musicians and talk about the music scene itself. The chapter about David Lee Roth for instance seemed so incredibly out of place after the previous chapters that I had to double check which book I was reading. From then on “Do I Come Here Often?” only seems to get worse. The pace slows down significantly, and Rollins’ special brand of knowledge takes a back seat to some surprisingly-boring accounts of him interviewing other musicians. None of it was bad per se, but having it be in a sequel to a book like “Black Coffee Blues” just didn’t feel right.
“Do I Come Here Often?” unfortunately didn’t live up to my expectations and was nowhere near as good as the previous book in the series. However, there are still a number of good things in it, and I’m hoping to see Rollins redeem himself in Part 3 “Smile, You’re Traveling”.
January 5, 2012
Firstly I recommend you read my personal opinion of the first part of these series - then to read this one. Otherwise you won't get it what I mean or what I´m talking about.
The difference between the first book and the second sequel is that this book is more of a diary from the tours than contributions of short stories and dreams that have a subtext. A hidden meaning that makes us think.
Of course, Henry mentions many topics that are indirectly related to ordinary notes from a tour, with ordinary experiences and occurrences. But, I think it´s not as interesting as an interpretation of his ideas in the first part of the books.
The next isssue that differs from the Black coffee blues no.1 are interviews with Henry´s favorite artists. According to my opinion it´s the weakest part of the book. I believe it might be intersting for people who know the artists who Henry talks about. But I don´t know them and it was wasting my time. But I get why Henry wanted to show us the people. I believe it´s important part of his life that by the way contributed to his personality and knowledge. So we should know it.
In the whole book there are two or three a short essays that were originally released in some magazines. The contributions aren´t poor, I guess. But I prefer contributions in the prequel book to this one.
OK, I´m really glad to have read this part of Henry´s life and I also look forward to reading sequel of this book. But as I said I´m still convinced the Black coffee blues no.1 is better than this part of series. Of course, I don't want to warn you off, I haven´t any reason. So read :)
The difference between the first book and the second sequel is that this book is more of a diary from the tours than contributions of short stories and dreams that have a subtext. A hidden meaning that makes us think.
Of course, Henry mentions many topics that are indirectly related to ordinary notes from a tour, with ordinary experiences and occurrences. But, I think it´s not as interesting as an interpretation of his ideas in the first part of the books.
The next isssue that differs from the Black coffee blues no.1 are interviews with Henry´s favorite artists. According to my opinion it´s the weakest part of the book. I believe it might be intersting for people who know the artists who Henry talks about. But I don´t know them and it was wasting my time. But I get why Henry wanted to show us the people. I believe it´s important part of his life that by the way contributed to his personality and knowledge. So we should know it.
In the whole book there are two or three a short essays that were originally released in some magazines. The contributions aren´t poor, I guess. But I prefer contributions in the prequel book to this one.
OK, I´m really glad to have read this part of Henry´s life and I also look forward to reading sequel of this book. But as I said I´m still convinced the Black coffee blues no.1 is better than this part of series. Of course, I don't want to warn you off, I haven´t any reason. So read :)
September 13, 2013
Book was given to me by a dear friend and IS Read Best on the Road for some reason (first opened in Back seat on way up to mountains for the night-yup) great reading and Insight here... enjoyed under the right circumstances could almost be life changing in AA way at least for me anyway as I get ready Now only a few months have passed I Will watch my life packed and carried off on a truck but, not my life really as I was taught by reading this book while traveling with just a suitcase of 'things' to carry from place to place with me... A Strange Exhilerating feeling of freedom swept over me and i seemed to have a more surgical insight into the workings and goings on of the world around me with penultimate interest in the persons everywhere only weakened in defense ultimate against the infested places an trappings TOO in this system of things. all of the above just some of the awareness of mr Rollins thoughts while he was in the midst of a much broader longer stroke of traveling spreading road all over the earth... my little travels and movings could never match the bold stance of this road weary traveller...!HELLO HARRY! ='P. Thank you for sharing your experience in such transparent ways and with the ever present honesty almost cold but sincere overall I think anyway.. This book inspired or at least played a part in a time of Great Decisions for me which led to a literal MOVE house and home -- 1,000miles away... not bad to strike an old stubborn man like me into SHAPE! Great Book! Could change a life. £='P
April 9, 2012
God I love Henry Rollins. He doesn't mind telling you precisely what he thinks and feels and if you don't like it, tough. For those of you who are wondering who the hell Henry Rollins is, he's the founder and lead singer of the punk band Black Flag, is known for his spoken word tours (oh how I would love to attend one of those), had a talk show on TV for a time, and owns his own publishing company, 2.13.61. Rollins has also been in a number of films: Johnny Mnemonic, Heat, Lost Highway, Wrong Turn, and The Chase to name a few.
In Do I Come Here Often, we're given a glimpse of Rollins's life on the road, the time he got to interview Jerry Lee Lewis and his visit with a young fan dying of cancer, to name but a few scenarios. Henry's writing is brash, honest, sad, from the hip and what we all want to say sometimes, but never do. There are other books in the series: Black Coffee Blues, which I don't have, and Smile, You're Traveling which I do have. I intend to read what I have and collect the ones I don't. I hope I can meet Henry some day, just to shake his hand and thank him for being true.
In Do I Come Here Often, we're given a glimpse of Rollins's life on the road, the time he got to interview Jerry Lee Lewis and his visit with a young fan dying of cancer, to name but a few scenarios. Henry's writing is brash, honest, sad, from the hip and what we all want to say sometimes, but never do. There are other books in the series: Black Coffee Blues, which I don't have, and Smile, You're Traveling which I do have. I intend to read what I have and collect the ones I don't. I hope I can meet Henry some day, just to shake his hand and thank him for being true.
November 30, 2010
My first foray into Rollins literary works, and I think it was a good choice.
The book has a mix of interviews he's conducted, tour diaries and other magazine articles collected together.
The interviews show a surprising variety of tastes and interests. He tackles them as a consummate professional, yet it does seem to clash with some of his own personal views about heroes.
The tour diaries betray the monotony and pettiness of such an excursion, although he seems fairly harsh in his assessment of the fans.
I saw him once in a local supermarket, and am very glad that I never approached him, given his vitriol towards people who disturb him.
Having said that he shows his tenderness and frailty when talking about his depressions and his meeting with a young Australian fan battling leukemia.
I'll be reading more Rollins for certain, it's unflinching and thought provoking, even if you don't agree 100% with him.
The book has a mix of interviews he's conducted, tour diaries and other magazine articles collected together.
The interviews show a surprising variety of tastes and interests. He tackles them as a consummate professional, yet it does seem to clash with some of his own personal views about heroes.
The tour diaries betray the monotony and pettiness of such an excursion, although he seems fairly harsh in his assessment of the fans.
I saw him once in a local supermarket, and am very glad that I never approached him, given his vitriol towards people who disturb him.
Having said that he shows his tenderness and frailty when talking about his depressions and his meeting with a young Australian fan battling leukemia.
I'll be reading more Rollins for certain, it's unflinching and thought provoking, even if you don't agree 100% with him.
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June 9, 2013I may like this one even better than part one... The more I travel the more he resonates with me. I just found an article in LA Weekly today that he wrote admitting a love for LA that Henry never thought he'd have. That he never thought LA could ever feel like home but as much as he travels he knows no other place he'd rather call home now. At least that's how I interpreted it: maybe I'm biased because that's how I feel. He and I definitely live in the same LA. We don't lie to ourselves about it's glamour, but that doesn't mean we have to hate the town we pay such high rent to be a part of either. I don't tell myself that I live in the greatest city on earth, but I certainly am happy here. My city has a heartbeat. And I beat in time with it.
March 10, 2008
This book is a collection of lot of the more mainstream articles Rollins wrote for Details and other publications during the early 90's plus reflections on tours from that time. It encompasses the period when Joe Cole was killed but doesn't refer heavily to that event, which is covered extensively in other books.
Some of the stuff was really entertaining, mostly the tour journals which are inflected with that unmistakable Rollins touch, but some articles (like the one about David Lee Roth) were a waste of time for the most part. If you are going to pick up a Rollins book, you could certainly do better than this one.
Some of the stuff was really entertaining, mostly the tour journals which are inflected with that unmistakable Rollins touch, but some articles (like the one about David Lee Roth) were a waste of time for the most part. If you are going to pick up a Rollins book, you could certainly do better than this one.
December 1, 2012
This journal (with interviews) gives us some insight into how the man views the world, or more importantly his mission in this world. It's admirable to see a person with his passion, but there are not any significant moments that really stand out here. I'm looking forward to more from HR, though. There's enough here to show he has a story or more in him.
January 1, 2008
Henry Rollins' rage is amusing. Although not as witty as the stuff he's doing now, it reads okay for a journal...a bit repetitive but fun.
October 9, 2024
It’s been a while since I’ve read a Rollins book. I used to think he was a bit of performative nihilist but n this sequel he seems to just look down on far too many people. Most people in this world are ok regardless of whether they work out or not. I think he may have also matured in the 25 years or so since this was written but it doesn’t change what he has written. It doesn’t bear much similarity to the first book, with reprints of old interviews with Isaac hayes and a couple of others, I found these bits dull and just skipped over them. Rollins books are usually at their best when you are deep inside the authors mind, and an interview with a third party is a long way from that, although his enthusiasm and curiosity for lots of different types of music came across throughout. It was at its strongest when it was a tour diary of lollapalooza 91, but even in this bit he comes across as a bit of a tool to my middle aged eyes. Teenage me would probably been quite excited about this book it all feels a bit juvenile, at least Al Jourgensen gets a twice repeated good kicking in it.
August 31, 2017
Henry Rollins is one of my kindred spirits. The book chronicles the journal entries, interviews, and articles of a man who is passionate about his projects and the resulting alienation and disenfranchisement that occurs in between those projects. Henry's outlook at the time of these journal entries are those of a man in transition. The period of life in between the late twenties and early thirties when nostalgia bites the hardest and one wonders what they're doing with themselves. Henry's words are blunt at times, soft at others, but always with the same tone of outsider looking in. Whenever I'm feeling lost or in my own little world where my own projects seem far away, reading Henry's works always pull me back into the Part Animal, Part Machine mindset.
November 17, 2025
I haven't read any Rollins in a couple of decades, and it was fun to dip back into this grab-bag of essays, rants, and diary entries. These days, I'm less enamored of the repeated assertions of intensity, "going hard," and denunciations of the inauthenticity of many of his musical colleagues, though I'm still amused by his disses of Al Jourgensen of Ministry and Trent Reznor of NIN while recounting Lollapalooza '91. Hank has that "meathead" side, but underneath that you can see the sensitive music lover and voracious reader in what he writes (and he makes me miss Tower Records for sure). The interviews with musicians like Isaac Hayes and Jerry Lee Lewis are highlights (and God bless him for making the effort to conduct a conversation with Roky Erickson).
June 27, 2020
I’d never listened to HR’s music before reading this. My brother recommended it. He has the occasional strong turn of phrase and flash of emotion. But mostly what shines through this hodge podge of diaries and interviews is the sense of a lonely man, enthralled by music, overawed by talent, bitter, and unable to connect with people owing to a hinted-at broken home and disillusionment of life on tour. Interesting read but fundamentally repetitive and ironically the lasting lasting impression is of a hard hit but very hollow drum.
January 6, 2021
It’s well worth a read if you’re into Henry Rollins. A lot of it is journal entries whilst on tour, also some interviews he conducted with certain famous musical artists. Would be a little bit dry or boring for somebody not interested in Rollins. Overall though I enjoyed it. Gives good insight into the mind of Rollins.
February 3, 2021
"Noc je sběratelkou vzpomínek. Noc shromažďuje myšlenky, které se na slunci schovávají. Noc vyvádí ven z temných škvír obyvatele, kteří se straní idiotského hluku davů. Noc dává sílu a dělá člověka statečným. Pravá láska a svěřování tajemství se dějí jenom v noci. Slunce je frigidní vyšetřovatel. Svit svíček zvýrazňuje krásu lidských tvarů."
April 12, 2023
Honestly worth reading for "The Iron" and "Jerry Lee Lewis" alone. Reading about two people so deeply taken by an inescapable passion for music is just a joy.
Some fantastic writing and a few introspective sections on what it truly means to be "strong". A few sections go a wee bit all over the place, but they've all got Henry's distinctly misanthropic and driven tone.
Some fantastic writing and a few introspective sections on what it truly means to be "strong". A few sections go a wee bit all over the place, but they've all got Henry's distinctly misanthropic and driven tone.
April 18, 2021
A much better collection than the first volume. Still has moments of overindulgence but they're spread out enough to make them forgivable this time.
The journal entries, which are edited much better than Part 1, are interspersed with reprints of articles for various magazines and newspapers.
The journal entries, which are edited much better than Part 1, are interspersed with reprints of articles for various magazines and newspapers.
July 3, 2017
Best bit was the interview with Isaac Hayes and finding out the story behind the Sam & Dave classic, "Hold on, I'm comin'".
March 14, 2019
A good quick read if you want to hear a rock star tell rock star stories. Rollins is a very honest individual and it's present here. Worth a read if you're into it.
August 19, 2025
A big improvement on the first book in the trilogy.
Here Rollins is no less angry or driven, but his rage fueled diatribes are offset with some wonderful reviews and interviews.
Here Rollins is no less angry or driven, but his rage fueled diatribes are offset with some wonderful reviews and interviews.
September 29, 2025
In his raw and candid collection "Do I Come Here Often?", Henry Rollins explores the depths of his restless mind, offering an unfiltered look at life on the fringes of sanity and society. With brutal honesty and an intense narrative style, Rollins shares personal stories, reflections, and passionate critiques that confront the complexities of human experience, urging readers to confront their own inner struggles and existential fears. This compelling work is more than just a collection of rants; it's a deep examination of the human condition, brimming with the energy and passion characteristic of a true maverick like Rollins. Prepare to challenge everything you thought you knew about life, yourself, and the world.
August 9, 2012
I think what really sets this book apart from it predecessor 'Black Coffee Blues' is substance. 'Black Coffee Blues' was good but its segments were almost all short blurbs of random thought. Some were funny, some were insightful, a lot of them were angry but not many of them had any substance. You could read and enjoy them in less than a minute and forget them just as quickly. 'Do I Come Here Often?' has much more for you to sink your teeth into; the longer segments (which include entries from tour diaries, interviews and essays) present much more fleshed out thoughts and commentary that stick with you far longer than the rapid fire vitriol of 'Black Coffee Blues'.
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