The Summer of 76: A Journey to Self Discovery

By Jamie Flynn

Have you ever thought about just breaking away from the confines of a hum-drum, boring life? or, maybe you are in an abusive or destructive relationship that you dream of escaping? Well, that's exactly what Summer & Lisa did in the summer of 1976! The day after Jamie's 16th birthday party, high on mushrooms, Jamie and Lisa stole her dad's car and ran away from home! Too many years of constant fighting at home, and a mother who was needlessly harsh & strict, Jamie just wanted OUT at any cost! Her BFF, Lisa was more than happy to oblige! Come join the fun on this incredible journey, complete with romance, fun, partying, soul-seeking & non-stop adventure! Summer was also in love with the late great singer/songwriter, Dan Fogelberg, and was dead-set on finding him in the Rockies, where she was convinced they would ultimately fall in love and live happily-ever-after, and make beautiful music together! Their spirit-quest took these two 16 year-old blonde bombshells from the suburbs of Houston, to a 5 month trip all over the western U.S.. From Aspen to Los Angeles, from mansions to sleeping bags in the car: from living it up to not knowing where they would find their next meal: from glamorous cocaine parties with rockstars, to peyote-trips with Indian Shaman in the Sangre-de-Cristo Mountains, to a field in Kansas full of marijuana trees that grew like cornfields! For these two little babes in the woods, this was One Incredible Summer! Everybody has seen Thelma & Louise, and Cheech & Chong! so, just imagine the combination of these two movies, and throw in a real- life-first-time-love-affair coupled with the desire to find the deeper meaning of life, and answers to the questions we have about life, and you've got one helluva great trip you just wish you'd taken yourself!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499031211
• ISBN13: 9781499031218
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"