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A HUMOROUS ACCOUNT EXPLORING THE FINE LINE BETWEEN LONDON'S CLUBS AND CRIME Dave Courtney, whose autobiography, Stop the Ride, I Want to Get Off, was a huge bestseller, reveals all from another hidden aspect of London's underworld. Notorious in London's criminal underworld, Dave is also a big name in the club and dance scene. Raving Lunacy is the story of this double life, and how one world spilled over into the other. From parties in prisons, sewers, railway arches and aircraft hangers, to legitimacy (Dave and his partner Terry Turbo won 1999's 'Best Large Promotions of the Year'); Raving Lunacy covers the ground that Stop the Ride left out, as Dave details what went on after the doors were shut tight. The clientele that came to the parties was, in Dave's words, 'the most colourful characters London has to offer'. Dave was, as ever, in the thick of it and saw and experienced the explosion, the fallout, the casualties and the successes. Told with characteristic humour and brazen honesty, Raving Lunacy reveals the darker side of the era known as the summer of love.

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The larger-than-life villain is back with more underworld stories and pleny of larfs Mirror

This is Dave Courtney's second autobiographical work, the first being the bestselling Stop The Ride I Want To Get Off. In this book he details his exploits in the dance and rave scene over the years. He has had an amazing life and at times you do wonder if all the events actually happened! He really enjoys the rave scene and has hosted raves in some very unusual places, including a disused sewer in Slough and a circus tent outside Staines. The descriptions of the characters are very vivid, including his larger-than-life partner Jan and Warrior, whom you definitely would not want to get on the wrong side of. But some passages of the book flag when he reels off a long list of everybody who was at a particular event. One element of the book that will certainly cause discussion is his views on drug use. Although he warns against 'hard' drugs like crack he is an advocate of ecstasy, speed and others. His case for their use is based mainly on the fact that they aid enjoyment but then this book was never going to be a serious debate on drugs. At the end of the book are some interesting details on his life since Stop the Ride became a bestseller. He has appeared on author tours, spoken at the Oxford Union and also writes regularly for Front magazine. The narrative is laced with bad puns, plugs for his previous book and some very black humour. If you enjoyed his previous book or are a keen clubber then this is well worth a read, but if you are easily offended then steer clear! (Kirkus UK)

* 'The larger-than-life villain is back with more underworld stories and plenty of larfs The Mirror * 'Illuminating and funny - well worth passing the time with' Maxim

Author Information

Dave Courtney was born and lives in South London. He has recorded with Tricky and took his own movie, Hell to Pay, to the Cannes Film Festival.

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