In this exclusive interview, author and humorist Joe Tripician discusses his Balkan adventure when in 1997 he was hired to keep the President of Croatia from a war crimes indictment.

In the immediate aftermath of the bloody Balkan wars of the 90s, a penniless science-fiction author was hired to write the official biography of Croatia's President, Franjo Tudjman.

In an effort to keep Tudjman out of the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, the Croatian government hired Joe Tripician, the author of "The Official Alien Abductee's Handbook", to pen a state-sanctioned biography for US consumption. The biography, far from a whitewashed piece of propaganda, became a darkly comic and sadly tragic tale of deception, danger, death and desire, where guilt abounds, but responsibility remains elusive.

"Balkanized at Sunrise" is the true story of how Joe navigated between toadying government aides, lying politicians, harassed dissident journalists, and Croatian and Bosnian women looking for a quick visa. It's a fascinating memoir of political, moral, and sexual proportions.

More background on the story here: http://joetrip.com/projects/89-balkanized-at-sunrise

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One of Jeff Buckley's close friends, fellow musician and confident Frederick Reed, reveals for the first time private conversations, incidents and coincidences of this great musical artist.

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One of Jeff Buckley's close friends, fellow musician and confident Frederick Reed, reveals for the first time private conversations, incidents and coincidences of this great musical artist.

In this podcast, Fred recalls how Jeff and the New York music scene interacted and fed off each other.

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Jeff Buckley's Alien Song:

Back in '96 author, lyricist and EMMY-award winning producer Joe Tripician had the rare opportunity to write and record a song with the legendary Jeff Buckley, one year before he died. Joe's musical partner Frederick Reed co-wrote the song and recorded the session. This single song was released for free on the internet in '97, and shows Jeff's humor and playfulness, a lighter side not typically associated with the artist. You can hear the song, and learn more about the story behind it, in these podcasts, and also here: http://joetrip.com/projects/90-jeff-buckleys-alien-song

These podcasts feature remembrances that will reveal, exclusively and for the first time, private conversations and startling incidents of this world famous musical artist. Some insights include: the type of music Jeff secretly loved but never revealed to the press, how Jeff hid himself from Gary Lucas, and Jeff's physical and emotional condition in the year before his death.

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