{"product_id":"guitargonaut-9781916864672","title":"Guitargonaut","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuitargonaut (gĭ-tär′gə-nôt)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn adventurer engaged in a quest. With a guitar. And a constantly evolving idea of how to play it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSluggo started rock bands and toured the world for four decades; 1980-2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are stories of what he found out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter mostly revolves around individual gigs, with a couple notable exceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome exceptions are chapters about his friendships with: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNirvana (1989-1990) with many previously unseen photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliott Smith (1993-2000) with unpublished photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the time he toured, Sluggo and his wife lost their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey became parents, one child became quite ill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of these stories predate GPS and cell phones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains hundreds of photos, flyers \u0026amp; rock ephemera embedded in every chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, it's a book about people, community and, well, love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCawley, Sluggo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sluggo Cawley Lives in Oakland, California with his wife, their two sons and two cats. He's been playing in rock bands since 1980.","brand":"Earth Island Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324709175570,"sku":"9781916864672","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_994b63c1-40be-4fba-bcc7-a6747b30bfba.jpg?v=1748698007","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/guitargonaut-9781916864672","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}