Escape From Bellevue - Signed and inscribed A Dive Bar Odyssey

Christopher John Campion

ISBN 10: 159240426X / ISBN 13: 9781592404261

Published by Gotham Books, NY, 2009

About this Item

Gotham Books, NY, 2009, 372 pgs. First/First in Near Fine/Near Fine condition with a ding to bottom, small top spine tear, a B written on ffep,and a crease to flap. Otherwise tight, square, clean and unclipped (please review photos). The Author has Signed and inscribed on the half title pg. Memoir of indie rock near stardom, alcoholism, several escapes from Bellevue and subsequent creation of a sold out off-Broadwar musical depiction of his life. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. Yellow and tan boards with gold lettering.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Escape From Bellevue - Signed and inscribed A Dive Bar Odyssey
• Publisher: Gotham Books, NY
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159240426X
• ISBN 13: 9781592404261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First/First.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Memoir/Biography

About this title

Synopsis

Indie rock raconteur Chris Campion one of the few patients ever to escape from Bellevue s locked ward recalls his band s tumultuous ride, his plummet into addiction, and the strange road back to sobriety. Chronicling more than twenty years in the life of a Long Island kid who became a hardcore fixture of Manhattan s indie rock scene, Escape from Bellevue is a coming-of-age tale like no other. As the lead singer of New York based indie rock band Knockout Drops, Campion got a taste of fame (but, alas, no fortune) on a wild ride that lasted from the early 1980s through the 1990s. Charting Campion s extensive experience in the music industry alongside his personal tales of struggle and survival, Escape from Bellevue puts the spotlight on the collective psychosis of twenty years spent in a rolling bacchanal. Just as the Knockout Drops reached the height of their success, having toured with headliners such as Soul Asylum and Violent Femmes, Campion

About the Author

Christopher John Campion is the lead singer of the indie rock band Knockout Drops and is the creator, playwright, and star of the hit off-Broadway rock musical Escape from Bellevue.