Burning Through the West Coast (eBook)

<p><strong>Take a trip back in time (before political correctness ruined everything) with three guys from New York on a West Coast adventure in the summer of 1978.</strong></p><p>Join author Paul (Disco) DiSclafani, his cousin Sal (The Catman) and their friend Bruce (Mr. B) as he transports you back to those carefree days in the late '70's, recalling a zany but true trip as they burned their way through Southern California and Arizona.</p><ul><li>Stand next to them on the line as they use their New York attitudes to resolve car rental SNAFU's, lost luggage, and useless hotel room vouchers.</li><li>Be part of <i>The Tonight Show</i> audience as Johnny burns them on National TV.</li><li>Spend a couple of foggy days in Arizona for a visit with their crazy friends, Felix and Kozshekka, as a flood of biblical proportions strands them across the street from the airport.</li><li>Travel down Arizona's Salt River with our inebriated heroes as they hold on for dear life when their lazy float turns into a white-water disaster.</li><li>Experience the miracle of finding a bag of weed when they arrive in LA</li><li>Participate along with them in the "e;Pause that refreshes"e; every time they hear a Bruce Springsteen song</li></ul><p><i><strong>Burning Through the West Coast</strong></i> is a lighthearted romp, with original photographs from the trip and chapter illustrations by John Colquhoun, which will make you smile every time you turn the page. 6,000 Miles, 576 Beers, 4 states, 3 Guys from the East Coast, and a bag of weed.</p><p>What could possibly go wrong?</p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>What people who have never read the book are saying:</strong></p><ul><li>"e;Great, another book trying to imitate <i>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</i>..."e; - Hunter S. Thompson</li><li>"e;To be honest, I don't remember these guys at all..."e; - Johnny Carson</li><li>"e;They stole ice from me, those bastards!"e;&nbsp; - Burt "e;Slim"e; Perkins, owner of the Vagabond Motel</li><li>"e;I never did get a Christmas Card from those guys."e;&nbsp; - Joanne Kowalski, Travel Agent</li></ul><p><br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>What people who know Paul DiSclafani are saying:</strong></p><ul><li>"e;My son and my nephew would never do any of those things!&nbsp; I bet it was that Bruce who tricked them into doing all those bad things. I knew he was a bad seed from the first day I met him."e; - Carmela DiSclafani, Paul's mother</li><li>"e;My son? Your son was no angel, you know..."e; - Muriel Oeher, Bruce's mother</li><li>"e;I've been wondering what happened to that steak for 42 years."e; - Paul's Aunt Jean (Sal's mother)</li><li>"e;This book has been a real lifesaver. Without sports to watch during this COVID-19 pandemic, the writing of this book has kept my husband occupied and out of my hair. Best. Babysitter. Ever."e; - Barbara DiSclafani, Paul's wife</li><li>"e;Two hundred pages and he mentions me in only two sentences..."e; - Tony DiSclafani, Paul's brother</li></ul>