The Calpocalypse: An Allegory in Verse - Softcover

Gandy, Maurice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595447635 ISBN 13: 9780595447633

Publisher: iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Maurice Gandy creates a looping, feverish narrative in this collection of riveting rhyme about sun, sand, and the search for the perfect wave. The Calpocalypse describes the wanderings of a group of itinerant California surfers on the beaches of San Francisco and Mexico in the 1960s. A far cry from Funicello and Avalon, characters like Macho Peaches, The Duke of Tan, and Coyote Conquistador introduce us to the real psycho-spiritual world of the surfers' esoteric lifestyle.The action begins when a riot on the beach triggers an escape to the "Ultimate Toolies" in the mountains. An unfortunate encounter with a mountain cat causes another sudden flight, this time to Mexico where even the unwritten laws of the surfing gods don't apply. Things get wilder when a few of the surfers join the religious cult of the Reverend Cosmo Tease, while others are challenged to daring feats at the mysterious San Andreas Fault.In a climactic finale, we learn who defied the limits, who bailed, and who got axed. Whatever happens to them, each one of Gandy's funny, engrossing characters is altered forever-as is the reader-by the experience of The Calpocalypse.

About this title

About the Author

Maurice Gandy is a college and university instructor in Mobile,Alabama. He has written humor columns and feature articles for print, and he is the author of An Uncharted Inch, a book of original poetry. Gandy is married and has two adult daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595447635
• ISBN 13: 9780595447633
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392