Warwick J. Knox
Published: 2013-07-17
Total Pages: 196
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Beltway Bub: Tripping on Truth in the 1960s & 70s is a story about a boy named Riddick "Bub" Kellow who was born in 1953. That was the same year that Playboy and the Corvette débuted, and rock music was just starting to roll. Altogether, those elements signaled the birth of a new and exciting era that would eventually put America's values to the test.As Bub's family moves five times during his adolescence, his peculiar characteristics make it hard for him to fit in with the popular kids at his schools. Therefore, he's elated when his family moves to the Washington DC area in 1966, and he finally gets accepted into a big preppie clique. Then his family moves to the affluent town of McLean, Virginia, and Bub finds new friends within the growing hippie counterculture. While embracing their ideals, Bub shuns the traditional values of his former clique, and takes an interest in the spiritual revolution. Then his lust for drugs and alcohol grows strong during the psychedelic era, and his behavior becomes attuned to the call for civil unrest. Finally, his life starts spinning out of control, which often causes him to exclaim, "What the fuck just happened, man!"Beltway Bub: Tripping on Truth in the 1960s & 70s is an interesting and humorous story that everyone should be able to relate to. It was written to examine the hand we were dealt at the time we were born, and how it shapes our future. It delves deep into the human condition of personal identity, youthful desire, and the lessons they teach us. It's a short story, but it's rich with non-stop crazy adventures, profound thoughts, and a conclusion that might cause you to reevaluate your own definition of the Truth.
