in 1992 he collaborated with joseph mcgrath on a screenplay "starlets" (later retitled "festival"), which satirized the cannes film festival. during the year peter fonda reportedly tried to prevail on southern to give up any claim on "easy rider" in exchange for a payment of $30,000, but southern refused. southern also assisted perry richardson with another book based around michael cooper's photography, "the early stones", which was published late in the year.