{"product_id":"9780062228970","title":"Adios, Motherfucker: A Gentleman's Progress Through Rock and Roll","description":"\u003cp\u003eA blend of This Is Spinal Tap and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the cult classic confessions of a debauched rock ’n’ roller and his adventures in excess on the ’80s hair-metal nostalgia tour through Middle America, now in a revised and updated edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time at the start of the new century, the unheard-of Unband got a chance to drink, fight, and play loud music with ’80s metal bands like Dio and Def Leppard. To the mix they brought illegal pyrotechnics, a giant red inflatable hand with movable digits, a roadie dubiously named Safety Bear, a high tolerance for liver damage, and an infectious love of rock \u0026amp; roll and everything it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnband bassist Michael Ruffino takes us on an epic joyride across a surrealistic American landscape where we meet mute Christian groupies, crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, and thousands of head-bangers who cannot accept that hair metal is dead. Here, too, are uncensored portraits of Ronnie James Dio, Anthrax, Sebastian Bach, Lemmy of Motorhead, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdios, Motherfucker is gonzo rock storytelling at its finest—excessive, incendiary, intelligent, hilarious, and utterly original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat really happens when a band with more guts than sense goes on tour with the gods of ’80s hair metal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRock and Roll Memoir:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow The Unband’s bassist Michael Ruffino on a joyride across a surreal American landscape, pieced together from years of actual journals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGonzo Journalism at its Finest:\u003c\/b\u003e A chaotic blend of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Spinal Tap\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e, packed with beer-drinking chimps, crack-smoking Girl Scouts, and uncensored rock history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e80s Hair Metal Gods:\u003c\/b\u003e Get up-close and personal with legends like Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy of Motorhead, Sebastian Bach, and members of Def Leppard and Anthrax.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLife on the Road:\u003c\/b\u003e Filled with illegal pyrotechnics, a roadie named Safety Bear, and a high tolerance for liver damage, this is an unflinching look at the price of chasing a rock and roll dream.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556483584241,"sku":"9780062228970","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780062228970_p0.jpg?v=1765796394","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062228970","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}