American Zen synopsis
What
is redemption worth and what are you willing to risk for it?
Five
friends, three decades, one band and a set list of rock
and roll songs that had defined their unique dynamic and generation, American
Zen is an alternately tragic and hilarious week in the lives of four
friends in search of the fifth who broke up their band. Hunting for their ex-front
man Dave, their odyssey becomes a wider and deeper search for salvation and
meaning. During their road trip throughout the eastern seaboard, their amities
are put to the test while realizing how much they can and can’t afford to risk.
What unfolds is a story of undying friendship driving home the point that even
salvation and redemption can come at a high price.
Rob
the conflicted Zen master, Billy the suicidal ex-SEAL, the ailing Jo Jo, his
husband Jeremy and Mike Flannigan our narrator learn how cruel the last three decades have been to them. As they
reluctantly seek the truth behind their breakup, the reunion garners for them
more infamy and notoriety than they’d ever had as a group. Yet on their road to
redemption, they give the best and most soul-defining performances of their
lives even in the midst of scandal, gang violence and sudden death.
American
Zen offers a snapshot of a nation in painful transition. As Barack Obama is
about to take the reins as President, Mike is virtually the only political
journalist currently not writing about the incoming administration. As America
looks forward to change, Mike struggles with that in his and his friends’
lives, realizing that, while the game too changes, the rules remain the same.
This
is American life and death. This is American rock and roll. This… is American
Zen.
American Zen is going for $4.99 on Amazon Kindle. You can download the first five chapters or so onto your Kindle as free sample.
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