A Brick Out of Place : My Rite Of Passage: My Rite Of Passage

By Gardner, Lamar, D

Book Id: WPLBN0100302522
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 2.82 MB
Reproduction Date: 06/18/2018

Title:	A Brick Out of Place : My Rite Of Passage: My Rite Of Passage
Author:	Gardner, Lamar, D
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Drama and Literature, Autobiography
Collections:	Authors Community, Erotic Fiction
Historic Publication Date:	2018
Publisher:	Self Published

Member Page:	Lamar Gardner
Citation APA MLA Chicago D Gardner, B. L. (2018). A Brick Out of Place : My Rite Of Passage. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Step Into A Pair Of My Shoes And Into The Life Of Lamar Dexter Gardner (P.K.A DJ 20/20). This Autobiographical Novel Was Written To Give You A Better Understanding Of My Trials, Tribulations, Strengths And My Struggles, Trying To Keep My Sanity And Focus Together Growing Up In The Mean Diverse Streets Of New York. Take A Walk With Me Through The South Bronx In The 70's. the Enlightenment Era, The Creation, Sex Abuse, Abandonment, Dealing With Death, Drugs, Suicide, Addiction, Music, Incarceration, Rehab, Isolation, Peace And Marriage. In This Factual, Tell-All, You Will Get A Comprehensive Compassion Of Who I Am?, My Upbringing, Beliefs And What Shifted my foundation To cause A Brick (Me) To Become Out Of Place. These Stories Are Non-Chronological Reflections Of My Rite Of Passage Into Man-Hood. my Ultimate Sacrifices, Accountability's And Truths towards the Pursuit Of Happiness. Stay-Woke

Summary
Step Into A Pair Of My Shoes And Into The Life Of Lamar Dexter Gardner (P.K.A DJ 20/20). This Autobiographical Novel Was Written To Give You A Better Understanding Of My Trials, Tribulations, Strengths And My Struggles, Trying To Keep My Sanity And Focus Together Growing Up In The Mean Diverse Streets Of New York.

Excerpt
They say a brick house can stand for decades as long as all the bricks are in place but what if one of those brick was removed? How vulnerable does that house become? My mother was the brick that held our foundation together, and then tragically removed, we all fell down. So many things have happened in my life growing up, some funny and some sad. I find myself sitting around with people talking about my early misadventures. People told me “20 you should write a book” (20 was a shorter version of DJ 20/20 giving to me by my peeps, duh). I never really gave it any thought because I figured the things that were happening in my life were just as normal as anybody else’s, putting these events, accomplishments or misfortunes on paper never really crossed my mind. I said “self” “What would I like to expose the world to about me”? Would people be open minded and interested in reading it? So I said fuck it give it a shot! The stories you are about to read are as true as far as my knowledge can take you. The characters in these storie's names have been changed to protect the rights of those who didn’t give me permission to use their real names. The stories aren’t written in chronological order, they are written in a style of how I would normally tell them. Most of my stories revolve around me, “the brick” of my family, my mother, my upbringing, trials and tribulations and what happened to me when that brick was removed from our family wall. All my stories are real and based on true events that shaped my life, my rite of passage into manhood. Enjoy.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter Title One The Latch Key Kid Two My Mother Three Johanna and Coco Four Straddling the Fence Five The Eviction Six A Whole New World Seven Mr. Nobody Is Somebody Now Eight A Different Approach Nine A Full 360 Ten Recovery / Time to Reinvent Eleven New Life – New Endeavors Twelve Romeo and Hooliet Thirteen Our Trials and Tribulations Fourteen A Walk To The Alter Fifteen Memories Sixteen Emotions Seventeen Advertisements, Products And Social Links Eighteen DJ 20/20”s Philosophical Quotes