"This book is Russell Beck saying yes to every crazy idea that came his way in 1970." — Malaika
I was twenty-one, broke, and itching to escape an Indiana winter. When a lucky twist of fate set me free from military service and Vietnam I found that what I wanted next was simple: adventure.
What followed was a year I still can't quite believe.
Hitchhiking to Mardi Gras led to my first alcoholic blackout. Fifty cents to my name, I stumbled into a mystery job — two weeks on a tugboat during an oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico. No toothbrush. No change of clothes. No idea what I'd signed up for.
That was just the beginning.
From Indiana back roads to California highways, I was making it up as I went. That fall, my friend Steve and I hit the road promoting singer Glenn Yarbrough — 14,000 miles fueled by canned sardines.
Things usually worked out. M
Book 3 in the How My Life Worked series. If you've ever said yes when you probably should have said no, you'll feel right at home.
