The Mason Williams Reading Matter [B0050]

1969 PB tenth printing, with clean, fully legible text pages, some staining on the cover, and a 1-inch tear at the top spine of the back cover. See photos. Mason Williams (1938- ) is an American classical guitarist, composer, singer, writer, comedian, and poet, best known for his 1968 instrumental "Classical Gas" and for his work as a comedy writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live. This iconic book includes his original poetry, many with comical lyrics, and original photographs, 'some of which are funny'.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "What an odd great little book."; "A mixture of whimsical, erotic, profound poems, observations. Always a delight when I discover it again."; "These Mason Williams books are a hard find these days. It is full of bits of wisdom such as "There are no empty Tabasco sauce bottles" to poems titled 'I saw a dead grocery cart lying on the side of the road today' or 'How to escape from a Mexican whorehouse'."; "Sweet sixties fun from an inspired humorist and musician. This little book is a mishmash of poetry, photographs, and absurdist stories bound to amuse anyone with a penchant for that era's Lenny Bruce style irreverence and a sweet spot for Pythonesque joviality."