Overview
"Beginning where his last memoir left off, George Tabb recounts a humour and pathos-filled teenage tale of growing up and overcoming abuse. Called ""the David Sedaris of Punk,"" by ""Resonance Magazine"", George Tabb picks up where his last acclaimed memoir, ""Playing Right Field"", left off, crafting teenage tale of growing up, losing one's virginity and overcoming abuse. His maniacal father Lester enlists him to take the family SUV all the way down I-95 - with a trailer of pissed-off horses in tow. He survives the journey only to find a hostile school environment (where he convinces the entire football team he has a bionic arm) and a bizarre home environment (where the egomaniacal Lester has evicted a group home for retarded children in order to enact his well-financed dream of reconstructing the mansion from Gone with the Wind.) Through it all George focuses on what's saved teens with bad families for generations: the seemingly impossible quest to get laid. With the help of the Ramones, the ""Rocky Horror Picture Show"" and Tommy ""God's Gift to Women"" Corn, Tabb gets a life."
Full Product Details
Author: George Tabb
Publisher: Counterpoint
Imprint: Soft Skull Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 19.10cm
Weight: 0.369kg
ISBN: 9781932360998
ISBN 10: 1932360999
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 14 March 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
George Tabb's strength springs from being one of the most unpretentious punk veterans of the last quarter century out there. From adventures in little league to routinely getting pummelled by kids in suburban Greenwich and his own father, Tabb draws readers into his own existence, allowing all who dare a peek into his isolated, disturbing, hilarious and rebellious moments. - Resonance Tabb recounts his experiences with exploding crucified frogs, rapist dogs, homicidal turtles and astronaut hamsters. It's a fantasy many readers will recognize. Tabb's writing captures the spirit and mindset of childhood beautifully. - The New York Press Raucous...Tabb's wry recollections of growing up will be darkly funny and all-too-familiar to anyone who still smarts at memories of middle school. - Publishers Weekly
Author Information
George Tabb grew up as one of the few Jews in Greenwich, CT, which became the subject of this first memoir, Playing Right Field (available from Turnaround). After quitting college, Tabb moved to New York where he continued to play in punk bands, such as The Gynecologists, Iron Prostate and Furious George.
