Good & The Hard Times in Los Angeles

Join the exhilarating adventure of Los Angeles in the 1970s as youenter an era where fast muscle cars, bright neon lights, and thaturban street style ruled…Steve was having the worst day of his life. He lost his job; he lost his family; and hefound himself in the worst part of the city where he almost lost his life. As hewanders through neighborhoods filled with street walkers, tweakers, gangs andthe homeless, lives from those very streets begin to intermingle with his own.Chris and his crew confront him. Richie rescues him. Angelica learns to love him.In the pulse of the city, other lives change. Chris wants to change, to start to giveback to a community that has always been his home. In spite of a negative homeand life in a hard-core school, Juan learns the true meaning of responsibility andfamily and allowing one’s talents to shine. There are heroes here too. Juan andSteve, from very different worlds, both save lives. Chris uses his street smarts tomentor a troubled youth. As the lives of gang members and victims, heroes andeveryday people play out in a neighborhood of poverty and pride, the readerbegins to understand the complexity of intertwining lives and the victory inpersonal bests, positive change and the ability to accept and forgive.The Good & the Hard Times in LOS ANGELES is a true marriage of novel writi ng andfi lm making. The text provides a hard-hitti ng, lean-and-mean look at the lessglamorous streets of LOS ANGELES that manage to produce some of the fi nestpeople. The stories of Chris as he develops a sense of social responsibility, ofJuan, as he matures into a hard-working, talented arti st and family provider andof Steve, who discovers that the worst day of his life has brought him the mosthappiness he has ever known. Their stories are vibrantly told in gripping chapterswhere street dancing, gang confrontati ons, and graffiti competitions spring fromthe pages.Scribendi Canada…The Good & The Hard Times in LOS ANGELES, is a fast-paced, interestinglook at the lives of very special people and how they connect. It is agood glimpse into the people and the situations that made the 70’s in LA aspecial time in a special place.