Ridiculous and IllAdvised, Rale Sidebottom
Ridiculous and IllAdvised, Rale Sidebottom
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Ridiculous and Ill-Advised

Author: Rale Sidebottom

Narrator: Rale Sidebottom

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2024


Synopsis

At once hilarious and crazed, lyrical and absurd, hopeful and fantastical, Ridiculous and Ill-Advised drops us into the world of DIY 1990s, where drugged-out skateboarders, radicalized demolition derby gods and wild fairie artists grapple with the universal mysteries of love and economy, the possibility of success at making a living on their own terms.
Taking acid, writing garbage screenplays, skating pools, and playing in experimental noise bands. That was me before I met The Family. Then I was accidentally kidnapped from the parking lot of a rock concert after having sex in an ancient school bus with a strange beast. I'd been kidnapped, but also - I'd escaped. With no home base and no fixed point in space, we drifted from town to town and state to state, a rogue gang of 'curb painters' on a madcap ride down the backroads, to that world hiding out behind the strip malls where dumpsters are still full of magic and me, a young monster desperately trying to become just one thing: a filmmaker...

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex on October 23, 2023

Ridiculous and Ill-Advised is a modern American road story that steps on the gas at the start and never slows down. It’s raw, real, and bleeding with emotion thanks to author Rale Sidebottom, who captures the spirit of youth as well as the authenticity of what it means to be an artist, all with a po......more

Goodreads review by Theo on June 05, 2024

I adore on the road type books and I could not put this down. It’s a beautiful story that’s is nearly unbelievable at times. I was completely captivated......more