Mike Seid

Broschiertes Buch

Big Top (The Astonishing Tale of the Underground Circus)

Beschreibung

Sparked by the sight of a homeless man on the day of his son's birth, Paul O'Brien, Sr. is inspired to form a foundation for people lacking community. When his son is born later that day with eight arms - yes, eight - Octopus Man is destined to run and caretake the eventual Underground Circus. Eight arms notwithstanding, Paul O'Brien, Jr. is no doubt the coolest dude you will ever meet. Surgery offered to him as a child to make him more like the other kids? "No thank you," he would politely answer. The reader is offered a look into the lives of this group, which includes Titleist, a badass yet noble hero who just happens to have a head the size of a golf ball - not literally, but in contrast to his XXL body it may as well be; Ben - or, Gentle Ben - the sweetest 9'9" tall man you could ever meet; Giraffe Man - or "G" to his friends - a neurotic soul with high blood pressure. But then again having a 15" neck would tend to affect one's blood pressure, wouldn't it? The fly in the ointment comes when a reality TV producer weasels his way into their community. Hence, we get the modern-day phenomenon of exploitation, degradation, and humiliation - whatever it takes to make lots of money. The juxtaposition of our kind souls deep in the forest amidst the dubious forces that saturate our pop culture poses the essential question: Who are the real freaks? Big Top (The Astonishing Tale of the Underground Circus) shows what would happen if The Night Circus met A Confederacy of Dunces and they went on a date deep into the woods for a midnight screening of the cult classic Freaks.

Autor

Mike Seid has been a sometimes, once-in-a-while stand-up comic since he was twenty-five years old. Here and there, New York and Los Angeles, over the years and of course every day in his own head. Born in The Bronx in 1958 to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward...no, actually he was born to Sam and Bertha Seid, he grew up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium. After migrating to Queens, aka "The Country" at the age of eight, his somewhat normal childhood consisted of eating Creamsicles and playing stickball. Adulthood eventually led to working for a Fortune 500 company, and living with his happy family. Now settled in Mountainside, NJ with his soon to be bride, Monique aka Uma to the kids and grandkids, Kara, Mel, Philip, Holden, Cole and Scarlett. Big Top (The Astonishing Tale of the Underground Circus) is Mike's third book. He previously wrote Chuckin' Chuck (The Astonishing Tale of Charles Manson Pitching in the Major Leagues) and Born in da Bronx (Bits N' Pieces). His future hobbies will include spelunking, mountain climbing and skydiving, but that is only if the TV breaks and Hell freezes over.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Grampa Mac Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 176g
• ISBN-13: 9798991283021
• Artikelnr.: 74141792