With his fifteen minutes of fame, and royalty cheques, long since run out, 70s rock star Poet Springs, now spends his days locked in his suburban basement trying desperately to avoid both sobriety and gainful employment.It would seem that every time Poet ventures forth into the real world, terrible things happen. He's hounded by an international female revenge cult, threatened by mental patients turned kickboxing champions and all too often, he winds up in the emergency ward with minor brain damage; the result of coming in a distant second in various fist fights. Which may explain the sudden barrage of flashbacks from his band days: a past life populated by dwarf lawyers, crazed roadies, mobsters and groupies - and punctuated with bomb thefts, intermittent gunplay, Zamboni-jackings, acrobatic sex and occasionally – even music.
But if Poet’s past wasn’t crazy enough, his present troubles are just beginning. Take his wife, Erika who seems to be getting pretty chummy with hi-tech Baron, J.P. Mandel after being hired to decorate his Xanadu-like mansion. Even worse, Erika has come up with the crazy idea that Poet should get out of the basement and get a job!
With nothing to lose but his sanity, Poet must win back his wife, make peace with his past and stay one step ahead of both the neighbors and the cops. Which begs the question: You can take the boy out of rock ‘n roll... but can you ever take the rock’ n roll out of the boy?
As a former member of the popular 70s rock band "The Cooper Brothers", Richard Cooper brings his own real-life experiences to JUKEBOX, a comedic rock n' roll saga that offers a rare glimpse into the music business the way it really was.
Rain Publishing Inc.
Burlington, ON Canada
Released August 2007
Ask for it at a bookstore near you or visit www.rainbooks.com
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