Glad Hand Saloon is filled with authenticity of detail and fine descriptive passages—
of characters, certainly, but also of Palm Springs and of a world of purely bar-centric
gay life. Mr. Scott’s dialogue is clean, natural, and always relevant; his lean prose style
sparkles with clarity and has an effortless masculinity—a very nice writing style indeed.
This is a winner of a book.

Katherine V. Forrest, novelist and editor

It's the characters, stupid , May 10, 2006  
By J. Duggins (Palm Springs, California United States) - See all my reviews

If you like language that leaps beyond the usual parameter of non-verb construction,
this is the book for you. Steve pushes metaphor outside the known world, forcing the
reader to stretch and grow. Another aspect of this book which you'll find unforgettable
is his creation of zany, improbable scenes inhabited by some of the most outrageous
characters you've ever met (with the possible exception of your in-laws). You'll laugh
at their antics, their down home language and bubba mentality in Palm Springs, the
playground of the stars of yesteryear. scene.

  A surprisingly fine , Felliniesque novel about Los Angeles.
Grady Harp – top 50 reviewer.

ECHO PARK, a culturally rich oasis in the midst of sprawling downtown Los Angeles,
has just been immortalized in a terrific new novel by Steve Scott. Rich in color, scents,
sights, and character, this first novel is a joy. Scott writes in a nonlinear fashion that
at times takes the reader a little too far off track, but when he brings it all together it is
clear that this is a unique view of a unique place. Narrated by a gentleman whose closest
ally is his telescope (Mr. Peepers), we are given a view of Echo Park with all the beautiful
bridges, boats, lotus blossoms, and the hookers, hustlers, cops, and assorted oddballs that
keep this hotpot bubbling to the very last page. Scott introduces myriad characters - a
masturbating priest, the ladies of the Midnight Son who ply their bodies at the Suku Suku bar,
the Pastime Jocks of the Armpit Lounge (a collection of bizarre older gay men), and the
abused but salvaged hooker Charo who is the pivotal character bringing the explosion of
colorful happenings together. At times the author allows his surreal fantasies to confuse the
storyline, but his poetic imagery is so lush...and so much fun! ...that this minor flaw is quickly
overlooked. In the end this Fellini-type cinematic story finds meaning in each of the
characters lives/roles, and with the narrator's final letters to his departed friend - Neurotica
Jones - summing up a life as viewed through a balcony telescope, we are left caring very
much for all the folk of Echo Park. This is a very fine first novel and I encourage everyone
who is fascinated with the madness of Los Angeles, in all its mixed ethnic splendor, to jump
on for a wild and satisfying ride!

Anita Clay Kornfeld, a nationally published author., 

Read J.D. Tynan's Review of 'ECHO PARK' (in PDF) Here