Scam by Erick Lyle
Scam was equal parts an introductory guide on how to get things for free and punk memoir. Youths experienced trainhopping, house shows, and cross country tours that sought out swimming holes. Community was sought and celebrated through generator punk shows on Mission Street, hunting for cans of beer on Easter, and Food Not Bombs. Angst was manifested while stealing electricity from lampposts, squatting in Miami, selling plasma, tagging freight trains, wheatpasting, spraying salt water into vending machines, returning stolen merchandise, and dumpstering as seen through the lens of a young punk. Scam has gone on to inspire a generation of imitators, the highest form of flattery.
Erick Lyle is an activist, a musician, the editor of the influential zine Scam, and the author of On the Lower Frequencies (Soft Skull 2008). Raised in South Florida, he spent much of the nineties hopping cross-country freight trains and living in abandoned buildings. He now lives in Brooklyn.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781934620700 |
| ISBN 10 | 193462070X |
| Title | Scam |
| Author | Erick Lyle |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Microcosm Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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