Justin Pearson - GG Alien and the Mystery Meat Book

Justin Pearson’s writing draws largely on his experiences in other creative realms– mainly, but not exclusively, his lifelong career as a musician, along with the many jobs he has had to take on to continue on this path. From an early age, Justin sought refuge in the world of punk and DIY ethics. This lead to the formation of his first band, Struggle, and touring at fifteen years old, which he has continued to do so for the last thirty plus years in subversive and, at times, divisive acts including The Locust, Swing Kids, The Crimson Curse, Some Girls, Retox, Head Wound City, All Leather, Planet B, Dead Cross, Deaf Club, and Satanic Planet. His use of quick wit and rapid retorts have been known to get him both into and out of trouble, and this is a staple of his writing style as both an author and lyricist.

Pearson’s latest writing, GG Alien and the Mystery Meat, dives into a slew of intertwining subjects surrounding art, class, and sexuality, to name a few. Here, Justin steps right up to the line of a social faux pas steeped in current social politics as he reflects on navigating working a minimum wage job at a gay club while maintaining a non-paying job as a “musician” throughout his thirties. Addressing an ever-present overwhelming capitalistic economy as well as his potential cultural appropriation, he lays out (or maybe coughs and spreads out) his absurd and questionable time spent as an employee at San Diego’s most popular gay night club.