Music, Drugs, and the Mess We're In

By Erik J. Trilk

James and Beth are from opposite sides of the country living in the Twin Cities: American's Heartland. Traveling to Minnesota, with more baggage than was packed in the trunks of their cars, these two idle dreamers have discovered their early twenties to be much bigger than what they expected them to be. It was always supposed to be about parties, anonymous hook-ups, chemicals, debauchery, and having an all-around good time... but things don't always happen as planned.James: a know-it-all Californian from a proud family with proud money who loves life when times are good but can't stop himself from being terrified of adulthood and the societal expectancy to "grow up". Because, for James, when it comes down to it, life's problems can always be solved with good times full of beer, good friends, good ladies, good sports, and most importantly, plenty of good tunes.Beth: a presidential scholarship winner with an Ivy League-sized chip on her shoulder, a destructive attitude and a troubling, obsessive secret. Beth skipped town, leaving the East Coast and her parent's collective dream of attending Harvard far behind to travel cross-country with her best friend, Darcy, in hopes of saving Darcy's diminishing life- but, in the meantime Beth is quickly discovering that it may be her own life that needs to be saved.Beth and James may not know each other or have it all together, but Beth and James do have a few things in common: they both like good times that make you laugh, good books that make you think, and good music that makes you sing, and when it comes down to it, they both overwhelmingly agree that sometimes it's easier to talk to a complete stranger, than to speak with your best friend.For those people that are into: Nick Hornby, Super Furry Animals, Earl Grey tea, 90's alternative music, swearing loudly at themselves, British films based on clubbing, Tori Amos, watching the sun come up with blissed out eyes, Britpop, feeling sorry for yourself, Holden Caulfield, lying to your parents, house music, living in the past, basking in the misery of under-achieving sports teams, and staying up until the sun rises with a good friend and a good tune.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1470063905
• ISBN13: 9781470063900
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"