Johnny Crossdraw Brusco

Drummer in the Mist

Dec 12, 2023 · 1 minute read

Yesterday, December 11, 2023, we lost Johnny, the dear friend that we were all better for knowing. He filled many different roles for those who knew him. Could have been uncle, brother, best friend, partner, or many others. Johnny was always there for each of us in the best way that he could.

We lost a great one, but what a legacy he left behind for those that knew him.

You are already missed, and the world is not the same.

Thank you for all you did for each one of us.

Godspeed, Johnny Crossdraw.

In My Defense

April 2026 · Couple minute read

I've recently heard from folks central to his story, and want to clarify the backstory of his book at little.

I may not have done it well enough in the book. Johnny (or John to many) spoke into a digital voice recorder.

Taking a copy of the recordings, transcribing them, putting them in a cohesive order, I then wrote the story I was told.

No more, no less. Intentionally, I did not try to corroborate any of it.

In essence, I wrote his autobiographical narrative as he told it. We all want to be the hero and victim of our story.

So, if you read the book and think, "this can't be (or isn't) true," well, maybe it is, maybe it isn't.

But, I can say this with certainty: This is the story that Johnny told me.

Was he an angel? A devil? A little bit of both? It is probable that he remembered things differently than others.

The truth is in the ether. To find his version you'll have to read the book.

Tale of Johnny Crossdraw Brusco

What makes an interesting life?

Dynamite? Yup.
Drug dealing? Yup.
Hollywood Legends? Yup.
Mafioso types? Yup.
Rock bands? Yup.
Tragedies out of nowhere? Yup.

What you have here are some of the elements of Johnny Crossdraw Brusco’s life.

How does it all fit together? What is missing?

How about growing up in a small town in the Arizona desert, and ending up in Thailand owning a western bar?

Get ready to read about one of the coolest modern legends. This is the only official life story as recorded by the one and only- Johnny "Crossdraw" Brusco.

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Video of Johnny Crossdraw Brusco in Action