New York City animator Kevin Nelson likes to drink cheap booze, have sex and wander the seedy streets of the East Village. He also likes power. It's the latter that eventually brings him down... Crashing out in the Alphabets opens with a glimpse of life in New York through Kevin's increasingly sick eyes. He meets Lucy Brown, a crack whore; their bond is booze, drugs and vicious sex. When she dies of a cocaine overdose, Kevin is crushed. Lucy's death sends Kevin into a tailspin. He walks the streets with her ashes in a plastic baggie, he tries to fish in the filthy East River, he does a stint in the drunk tank. Through it all, though, he manages to keep his standards high at Cartoon City, the animation company where he works. But slowly he tires of his bosses and their control. He wants to rule the show at Cartoon City, he wants to make his own short film, and he wants nothing to stand in his way. Booze-addled, he begins killing his way to the top. His first boss t! akes a bullet in the head during an afternoon jog. The replacement is done in by horse tranquilizers in her coffee. Kevin is reaching his goals, but his mind is fraying. And just when he needs what's left of his sanity to pull off his murderous jag, two new characters enter his life: Sarah, a red-headed beauty he thinks is his salvation, and Bill, a co-worker with reasons to bring Kevin down. With both in tow and a 40 oz. of malt liquor in hand, Kevin careens toward his destruction...
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At the tender age of 28, Garrett Diamond has already experimented – for good or ill -- with a vast array of artistic endeavors, including painting, sculpture, writing and music. His work, he says, “portrays the maddening things that one sees during the beginnings of life.” His music “depicts both the outcast’s view of life and the dark cascade of truth.” His writing unmasks the soul within us all. His artwork has had showings at the CVS Cultural Center, the Elizabeth, N.J. Public Library, The Tunnel, and Tompkins Square Art Around The Park. He has given musical performances at Border’s Books and Music, Cafe Della Pace and CSV Cultural Center and has appeared on Queens Cable Public Access. Diamond has had readings at CSV Cultural Center, Bar 13, and Barnes & Nobles Bookstore. His writings and reproductions of his artwork have appeared in Mudfish, Number Foundation Magazine, Rutgers University Review, 12th Planet, Writers Choice, Story Mania and the NY Hangover. Diamo! nd lives in Astoria, Queens. When not selling Tv’s or scribbling on napkins, he can be found drinking Kamikazes in any bar that will serve him.
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Crashing Into The Alphabets,
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I was very disappointed with this book. It is the product of a man with very sick fantasies.
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This review is from: Crashing Out in the Alphabets (Paperback)
Kevin works for Dick Rogers. The relationship could be better. Every relationship in Kevin's life could be better. Between his work at Loon Animation, rushing to catch the train at Grand Central and drinking more than anyone should drink Kevin's life is difficult at best. Kevin's latest honey Lucy is a (drug addict), he is only mildly bothered. They stumbled over one another in an alley, what more could be expected? Then she is found on the street, beaten to death, and he is alone again. The worrisome thing for Kevin is that death becomes a regular happening for those associated with the comic animation firm. Kevin isn't real sure just what he should do. The police stumble all over their feet before they finally begin to have a pretty good idea who the culprit might be. Writer Diamond's Crashing Out The Alphabets is a hard hitting, fast paced tear through the wreckage we humans often leave in our wake. Diamond's characters are not always very pretty or likeable, but they sure are believable. Both the dialogue between the various players, and their behavior toward one another is painful to take at times. Kevin's disintegration as a person is awful to watch even as he enjoys success in his work. Diamond has crafted an intriguing work filled with well fleshed out characters, human dilemma and near insurmountable difficulty. The volume is not meant to be a lighthearted romp for a lazy afternoon. This is a hit `em hard, hit `em often, leave them gasping read from opening page right on to the last paragraph. Crashing Out The Alphabets is not a book for the faint of heart, or those easily affronted. The language is raw, gritty and well suited to the character's depicted and situations portrayed in the work. Some obscenity, some graphic sex...
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This book is a wild and untamed ride in the spirit of Neal Cassady. The exploits of "Kevin" are outrageous, raw and savage. It is both incomprehensible yet some how believable that such a beast can exist in our metropolises. Fans of the Beat Era will consume this book readily. thanks for submitting to spilledink.com for review!
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