A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight into Murderer's Row

Eugene S. Robinson, Lydia Lunch

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Feral House,U.S.
17 January 2024

Biography: general

A rollicking no-holds barred memoir from journalist and musician Eugene S. Robinson that takes readers along through the story of his life.

""A weird rollicking ride"" frames how author Eugene S. Robinson views his journey from a Brooklyn kid with decidedly offbeat punk rock proclivities to the realities of California hardcore and dark detours into shows, tours, drugs, porn, guns, MMA fighting, an Ivy League-esque education and his eventual entry into the US Defense industry just in time to see his boss dragged into Contragate.

Robinson's writing mirrors his fighting style intensity, ferocity, and brutal truth. He knows exactly who he is and how he is perceived by the white people and white culture that surrounds him. Robinson challenges accepted norms. He fights against easy answers and safe passages. He says:

""No one who ever gets a life sentence for just about anything really expects it to last a lifetime. Even if the modifier is ""without the possibility of parole."" Hope springs eternal but there's always the undiscussedotheroption. The one where the fate is chosen, freely, and the protagonist has about as much interest in escaping as he does of being almost anywhere else at all. Which is to say: not at all.""

A Walk Across Dirty Water is Robinson's memoir of growing up in Brooklyn during the 1970s, playing in punk bands and touring the world during the

By: Eugene S. Robinson
Foreword by: Lydia Lunch
Imprint: Feral House,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781627311427
ISBN 10: 1627311424
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 17 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

EugeneRobinson . He grew up in New York City, where he firstunderstood the surreal joy of a bloody nose obtained through fighting. The6'1"", 235-pound Robinson has worked in magazine publishing, film, andtelevision. He has studied boxing, Kenpo karate, Muay Thai (mixed martialarts), wrestling, and Brazilian jiu jitsu. Robinson is the vocalist and frontman for Oxbow, a rock group-cum-fight club. He is also the vocalist for thecritically acclaimed punk-metal supergroup, Buuel. He lives in the San Francisco area.

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A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight into Murderer's Row

Eugene S. Robinson, Lydia Lunch

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