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Escape from Bellevue: A MEMOIR OF ROCK N ROLL, RECOVERY AND REDEMPTION.

Expanding on the irreverent and unflinching play, the book is the full tale of this boys life, chronicling the outrageous escapades, unquenchable thirst and ultimate redemption of a goofy kid from a nice Irish-American family who grew up in 1970s Long Island with a love of radio and sports and dreams of rock stardom. Life changes forever when a bonafide rock guitar god moves in next door and the Gonzo-esque journey then pin-balls through the streets and bars of Manhattan, encountering a myriad of rock & roll heroes, nomadic night crawlers and comically maladjusted misfits along the way on his descent down the rabbit hole. In chapter after chapter, Campion is found at the center of some wild & weird situations that send him heading for the falls. Some doozy stories include awakening locked out of a girlfriends apartment wearing only a pink thong, being hijacked by partying rodeo clowns, various doomed job stints that go spectacularly awry, and music business tales involving some renowned artists like Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple and Rainbow), Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes), Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen), Dan Murphy & Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), and other oddball brief encounters with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, a frightening Bette Davis, and one cringeworthy dilly about a shot at the big time auditioning for Madonnas record label that goes down in flames.

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• Escape from Bellevue
• Chris Campion
• Knockout Drops
• Indie Rock
• NYC
• music
• ROCK n ROLL
• RECOVERY