St. Peter’s Fiasco: The Perfect Storm Spoof
I wrote this decades ago when I was in the comedy world, years after The Perfect Storm became a megahit. This was originally supposed to be a small magazine article but I took a long weekend (literally 3 days) to stretch the story into a novella, following author Sebastian Junger’s style and prose to make fun of the kinds of people I grew up around and partied with. It’s very lowbrow but very true. Think of this as the cliff notes version of the Jersey Shore TV show. Shakespeare it ain’t. Friends and family helped get the book all over the area. It actually sold better at bars and gas stations than bookstores. This is the last batch available. Please don’t hold this against me. All copies can be signed and personalized. The back cover description:
This unrestrained spoof of The Perfect Storm and its influence on the quirky island-city of Gloucester, Massachusetts gives a clearer (and more hilarious) view of Cape Ann’s young adults than Hollywood could ever capture.
The Perfect Storm depicted the events of six fishermen who left port and never returned. St. Peter’s Fiasco describes what happens when five very macho, very sheltered cousins do the unthinkable - travel to Boston in their prized Camaro the night before St. Peter’s Fiesta, Gloucester’s sacred version of Mardi Gras - a truly blasphemous thought. Small minds, small cars, big dreams: The perfect recipe for a fiasco.
I wrote this decades ago when I was in the comedy world, years after The Perfect Storm became a megahit. This was originally supposed to be a small magazine article but I took a long weekend (literally 3 days) to stretch the story into a novella, following author Sebastian Junger’s style and prose to make fun of the kinds of people I grew up around and partied with. It’s very lowbrow but very true. Think of this as the cliff notes version of the Jersey Shore TV show. Shakespeare it ain’t. Friends and family helped get the book all over the area. It actually sold better at bars and gas stations than bookstores. This is the last batch available. Please don’t hold this against me. All copies can be signed and personalized. The back cover description:
This unrestrained spoof of The Perfect Storm and its influence on the quirky island-city of Gloucester, Massachusetts gives a clearer (and more hilarious) view of Cape Ann’s young adults than Hollywood could ever capture.
The Perfect Storm depicted the events of six fishermen who left port and never returned. St. Peter’s Fiasco describes what happens when five very macho, very sheltered cousins do the unthinkable - travel to Boston in their prized Camaro the night before St. Peter’s Fiesta, Gloucester’s sacred version of Mardi Gras - a truly blasphemous thought. Small minds, small cars, big dreams: The perfect recipe for a fiasco.
I wrote this decades ago when I was in the comedy world, years after The Perfect Storm became a megahit. This was originally supposed to be a small magazine article but I took a long weekend (literally 3 days) to stretch the story into a novella, following author Sebastian Junger’s style and prose to make fun of the kinds of people I grew up around and partied with. It’s very lowbrow but very true. Think of this as the cliff notes version of the Jersey Shore TV show. Shakespeare it ain’t. Friends and family helped get the book all over the area. It actually sold better at bars and gas stations than bookstores. This is the last batch available. Please don’t hold this against me. All copies can be signed and personalized. The back cover description:
This unrestrained spoof of The Perfect Storm and its influence on the quirky island-city of Gloucester, Massachusetts gives a clearer (and more hilarious) view of Cape Ann’s young adults than Hollywood could ever capture.
The Perfect Storm depicted the events of six fishermen who left port and never returned. St. Peter’s Fiasco describes what happens when five very macho, very sheltered cousins do the unthinkable - travel to Boston in their prized Camaro the night before St. Peter’s Fiesta, Gloucester’s sacred version of Mardi Gras - a truly blasphemous thought. Small minds, small cars, big dreams: The perfect recipe for a fiasco.