By: Bob Wayne Publisher: Booklocker.com Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Booklocker.com Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 192 Publication Date: July 30, 2005
Book Description: DESCRIPTION: Sandwiched between the greed-is-bad 60's and the greed-is-good 80's, lies a generation defined as much by its cynicism and withdrawal as the Flapper youth of the 20's. Recovering from Vietnam, Watergate, and the deaths of most of the 60's political and rock and roll icons required a great deal of...partying.
So if you took the coming of age exploration of American Graffiti, combined it with the hi-jinx of Animal House, dosed it liberally with the drug and alcohol craziness of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and then set it at Penthouse Magazines #3 party school of 1974, you'd have a good feel for Troutman Penthouse 1975.
Illustrated by Brian Kelly, this autobiographical story revolves around a very naive 17 year old who finds himself on the top floor (hence 'Penthouse') of a coed dorm stuffed to the roof with nothing but 'first time away from home' freshmen. This eight story stage for strutting and fretting is isolated by the rolling farmlands and sandy pine forests surrounding Central Michigan University. Affectionately referred to as 'The Zoo', it is the launching pad for keggers, streaking, road trips, witnessing the first KISS tour, sexual exploration, Disco decadence, attending the legendary Hash Bash, and...cracking jokes at an autopsy.
Join Bobwhite, Governor Blondy, Boo Boo, Airforce, Farmer, Pewamo, Goatbeater, Rollo, Brucey the Youper, Bing and Bong and the rest of the gang as they ride a wave of 70's madness in this memoir of a lost generation.
So bad I could only read half of it This book is seriously lame. It reads more like a kid's clubhouse book than a book about college. Most of the stories just plain suck. You read through an entire chapter expecting something exciting or traumatic to happen, hoping to get some surprise ending, but you get nothing. There is one chapter where the author and his friends drive to the beach, watch a sunset and eat hotdogs. I'm not kidding. Here is a favorite quote of mine from page 42, "I grabbed my jacket. The weather hadn't turned bitter yet, but the evenings were cool. Momma may have raised me in the dark, but she didn't raise me stupid." Wow. That was a really interesting tidbit to put in there. Who wants to read about a group of guys sitting around a dorm room smoking pot and listening to records? Who wants to read about some kid getting locked out of his dorm room in his underwear? Who wants to read a story about a bunch of guys who climb a tower, smoke some pot and then one of the guys jumps and hangs dangerously from a cable. Wow. That is one heckuva crazy exciting life you had in college. Seriously, I hate to be so critical because the stories in this book were no doubt fun experiences for the author to live, but they are not fun to read about. In full disclosure, I could only get through about half of this book so maybe the later chapters are much better. The only story I liked was about how the author lost his virginity and how the girl rejected him the next day as a one night stand mistake. That's the juicy kind of stuff that a book about college should be filled with. People want to read about the dirt and this book has little to none.
I laughed. I cried. ... I belched. Suburban kid barely survives freshman year in this comic yet realistic "Coming of Age" college adventure. We were all there in a measure adapting daily to the wringing out of sexual guilt and the exploration of personal limits of the chemical kind. It's a once in a lifetime experience for most of us. There's no going back, but you might be motivated to pick up the phone and call an old friend to reminisce once you breeze through this thoroughly enjoyable novel. Just don't let your kids read it!!
Troutman Penthouse 1975 Troutman Penthouse 1975 was a wonderful journey! This book brought back much forgotten memories of 1975 as well as laughter and tears (of sadness and happiness). Troutman Penthouse is sure to give the reader a rollercoaster of laughs and fun reading! Great book !
Thoroughly Entertaining! Great read by the pool, under a tree, or on vacation. I loved the crazy characters in this book - Rollo cracks me up! Wayne is a great storyteller and has a special way of taking you along on the ride of what is was like to be young and naive in the carefree 70s. I was thoroughly entertained and recommend this book to anyone!
Laughed My Butt Off I polished it off a day and a half after I got it and laughed my butt of. Oh my god, the memories. I'll always treasure the fact that I got an original edition, signed and autographed copy. The only think I am debating on is whether or not to allow my 19 year old Sophomore at Western Michigan read it. I am to afraid she might identify with one of the characters and even more afraid she might tell me which one....Its a real delight....can't wait for the next one.
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