Playing Right Field

A Jew Grows in Greenwich

George Tabb, John Strausbaugh, John Strausbaugh

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English

Soft Skull Press
14 May 2004

Punk, New Wave & Indie; Biography: arts & entertainment

One of a handful of Jews in the WASPish enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, and still under 100 pounds in his junior year of high school, Tabb was routinely kicked around by the other kidsone blind, another one with one armas well as his father. ""Playing Right Field"" refers to an early experience of the author and his brother, Lloyd, who played Little League together; they were forced to share one team t-shirt between the both of this because his father the multi-millionaire was too cheap to buy one of each of them. George and Lloyd chose right field because hardly any balls ever got hit out there and they thought it would be safe and provide them with lots of space. The book will include many stories, all true and some very hard to believe. Each story has a strong sense of morality, and the book will be fun as well as very educational. Using the idea of ""right field"", the book will trace Tabb's growing sense of isolation and rebellion from birth through near the end of tenth grade.

By: George Tabb, John Strausbaugh
Introduction by: John Strausbaugh
Imprint: Soft Skull Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9781932360400
ISBN 10: 1932360409
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 14 May 2004
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Tabb is an iconic and influential songwriter, musician, television producer, actor, author, and activist. His bands, from Roach Motel to Furious George have been influential to musicians around the globe, and young musicians continue to re-record many of Tabb's original songs to this day. His first two books Playing Right Field and Surfing Armageddon, both memoirs, have won various awards, as well as have been translated into many languages across the globe. He lives in New York City.