Join us for a Ridiculous event!

Published by Hellgate Press - www.hellgatepress.com -

Some “Ridiculous” Praise:“Anyone who has ever been caught upin something bigger than himself willremember those feelings with claritywhile reading Eugene writer GuyMaynard's absorbing first novel.”- Eugene Magazine, March 2011

“Guy Maynard vividly evokes thepassions and fevered tempo of thosetimes [the 1960s]--the music, theweed, the hitchhiking, the fellowship,the idealism, the outrage, and thewildness in the streets...”- John Daniel, author of Rogue RiverJournal and The Far Corner

Oregon author Guy Maynard Oregon author Guy Maynard reads from his new novel, reads from his new novel,

“The Risk of Being Ridiculous” “The Risk of Being Ridiculous”

Macri Park BarMacri Park Bar462 Union Ave462 Union Ave

Williamsburg, BrooklynWilliamsburg, Brooklyn

Tuesday, April 26Tuesday, April 267:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

It’s Boston 1969 and nineteen-year-oldIt’s Boston 1969 and nineteen-year-old

Ben Tucker lives in a funky apartment onBen Tucker lives in a funky apartment on

Mountfort Street with his tribe of fellowMountfort Street with his tribe of fellow

long-haired freaks. long-haired freaks.

Together they mix radical street politics, aTogether they mix radical street politics, a

love of rock and roll, and celebratory druglove of rock and roll, and celebratory drug

use in their desperate search for lives thatuse in their desperate search for lives that

make sense in a world distorted by war,make sense in a world distorted by war,

racism, and bankrupt values.racism, and bankrupt values.

“Ridiculous” takes you on a passionate“Ridiculous” takes you on a passionate, lyri, lyri--

cal six-week ride through confrontationcal six-week ride through confrontation

and confusion, courts and cops, parties andand confusion, courts and cops, parties and

politics, school and the streets, Weatherpolitics, school and the streets, Weather--

men and women’s liberation, acid and acmen and women’s liberation, acid and ac--

tivism, revolution and reaction. And, oftivism, revolution and reaction. And, of

course, Love—as through it all, Ben fevercourse, Love—as through it all, Ben fever--

ishly pursues the long-shot desire of hisishly pursues the long-shot desire of his

life: Sarah Stein.life: Sarah Stein.

Join us for a Ridiculous event!

Published by Hellgate Press - www.hellgatepress.com -

Some “Ridiculous” Praise:“Anyone who has ever been caught upin something bigger than himself willremember those feelings with claritywhile reading Eugene writer GuyMaynard's absorbing first novel.”- Eugene Magazine, March 2011”

“Guy Maynard vividly evokes thepassions and fevered tempo of thosetimes [the 1960s]--the music, theweed, the hitchhiking, the fellowship,the idealism, the outrage, and thewildness in the streets...” - John Daniel, author of Rogue RiverJournal and The Far Corner

Oregon author Guy Maynard Oregon author Guy Maynard reads from his new novel, reads from his new novel,

“The Risk of Being Ridiculous” “The Risk of Being Ridiculous”

Macri Park BarMacri Park Bar462 Union Ave462 Union Ave

Williamsburg, BrooklynWilliamsburg, Brooklyn

Tuesday, April 26Tuesday, April 267:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

It’s Boston 1969 and nineteen-year-oldIt’s Boston 1969 and nineteen-year-old

Ben Tucker lives in a funky apartment onBen Tucker lives in a funky apartment on

Mountfort Street with his tribe of fellowMountfort Street with his tribe of fellow

long-haired freaks. long-haired freaks.

Together they mix radical street politics, aTogether they mix radical street politics, a

love of rock and roll, and celebratory druglove of rock and roll, and celebratory drug

use in their desperate search for lives thatuse in their desperate search for lives that

make sense in a world distorted by war,make sense in a world distorted by war,

racism, and bankrupt values.racism, and bankrupt values.

“Ridiculous” takes you on a passionate“Ridiculous” takes you on a passionate, lyri, lyri--

cal six-week ride through confrontationcal six-week ride through confrontation

and confusion, courts and cops, parties andand confusion, courts and cops, parties and

politics, school and the streets, Weatherpolitics, school and the streets, Weather--

men and women’s liberation, acid and acmen and women’s liberation, acid and ac--

tivism, revolution and reaction. And, oftivism, revolution and reaction. And, of

course, Love—as through it all, Ben fevercourse, Love—as through it all, Ben fever--

ishly pursues the long-shot desire of hisishly pursues the long-shot desire of his

life: Sarah Stein.life: Sarah Stein.