Burning Through the West Coast: 6,000 Miles, 576 Beers, 4 States, 3 Guys from the East Coast and a Bag of Weed

by Paul DiSclafani

Overview

Take a trip back in time (before political correctness ruined everything) with three guys from New York on a West Coast adventure in the summer of 1978.

Join author Paul (Disco) DiSclafani, his cousin Sal (The Catman) and their friend Bruce (Mr. B) as he transports you back to those carefree days in the late '70's, recalling a zany but true trip as they burned their way through Southern California and Arizona.

• Stand next to them on the line as they use their New York attitudes to resolve car rental SNAFU's, lost luggage, and useless hotel room vouchers.
• Be part of The Tonight Show audience as Johnny burns them on National TV.
• Spend a couple of foggy days in Arizona for a visit with their crazy friends, Felix and Kozshekka, as a flood of biblical proportions strands them across the street from the airport.
• Travel down Arizona's Salt River with our inebriated heroes as they hold on for dear life when their lazy float turns into a white-water disaster.
• Experience the miracle of finding a bag of weed when they arrive in LA
• Participate along with them in the "Pause that refreshes" every time they hear a Bruce Springsteen song

Burning Through the West Coast is a lighthearted romp, with original photographs from the trip and chapter illustrations by John Colquhoun, which will make you smile every time you turn the page. 6,000 Miles, 576 Beers, 4 states, 3 Guys from the East Coast, and a bag of weed.

What could possibly go wrong?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781952859663
Publisher:	Red Penguin Books
Publication date:	10/28/2020
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Paul DiSclafani is an award-winning columnist for the Anton News Group, which publishes local newspapers in Nassau County on Long Island, in New York. As a weekly columnist for the Massapequa Observer since 2016, his column “Long Island Living” has garnered several writing awards.
The Press Club of Long Island recognized “Long Island Living” in the “Best Column” category in both 2018 (Third Place) and 2020 (Second Place).  The New York Press Association voted “Long Island Living” as one of the best humor columns in all of New York State (Third Place) in 2020.
A Massapequa resident since 1967, Paul had his roots in the East New York section of Brooklyn, growing up surrounded by a large Italian family.  Many of his columns and musings recall family gatherings and touch on all aspects of life today.
Paul began his love affair with the printed word after taking a journalism class during his senior year in High School.  That led to a successful writing career in college as a sportswriter and editor.  Although pursuing a career in the world of Healthcare IT, he continued to make friends and colleagues chuckle with stories and tales (both written and verbal) through the years.
Ironically, it was a sports blog that got him back into writing in 2015.  His daily articles on the Mets run to a World Series in 2015 got the juices flowing again.  After continuing to write into 2016, he submitted a sports-related story to the Massapequa Observer, beginning a new career.  He began submitting several essays and musings about life on Long Island.  After just a few weeks, the editors were requesting something every week.
Having told stories over the years of adventures with his friends, and even chronicling them in short story form, he decided to finally sit down and write a book about one of them.  “Burning Through the West Coast” is the culmination of those years of storytelling.
A married father of two, Paul and his wife Barbara have been blessed with two great kids, James and Kevin.