Gun, Needle, Spoon
Published on 9. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-936873-57-9 (ISBN)
Description
During punk rocks heyday in the late '80s and early '90s O'Neil worked at the legendary Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco's premier punk venue. He then went on to become a roadie and eventually the tour manager for Dead Kennedy's and Flipper. That was before his life got totally out of control: O'Neil was a heroin addict for 18 years. Although the specificities of O'Neil's story are more extreme than most, the narrative arc is not. Many will relate to the idea of getting exactly what you want only to discover it isn't what you need.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Westland
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
321 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-936873-57-9 (9781936873579)
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Person
Patrick O'Neil is the author of the memoir "Hold Up," which was published in France. During punk rock's heyday (1979-83) O'Neil worked at the legendary Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco's premier punk venue. He then went on to become a roadie and eventually the road manager for Dead Kennedys and Flipper, as well as the Subhumans (UK) and T.S.O.L. (Los Angeles). But that was before his life got totally out of control. O'Neil was a heroin addict for eighteen years, incarcerated for two and a half years, went to two long term residential rehabs for a total of three years, worked as a substance abuse counselor for six years, and has been clean off drugs for the last thirteen. He holds an MFA from Antioch University Los Angeles, teaches at a community college, and splits his time between Los Angeles and San Francisco.