"Young Grant's father bought a piece of Desolation Sound land in the 1970s, just in time to encounter a gun-toting cougar lady, left-over hippies, outlaw bikers and an assortment of other vagabonds. In those years Desolation Sound was a place where going to the neighbours' potluck meant being met with hugs from portly naked hippies and where Russell the Hermit's school of life (boating, fishing, and rock 'n' roll) was Grant's personal Enlightenment - an influence that would take him away from the coast to a life of music and journalism and eventually back again."--Provided by the publisher.
Record details
ISBN:1550175149
ISBN:9781550175141
Physical Description:286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm print
Publisher:Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub., 2010.
A little place in the wilderness -- Fjord rowboat -- C'mon sea legs -- Shine a light -- The beautiful failure -- Smoke on the water -- Harvest moon -- Hermit of Desolation Sound -- Lund -- Blood's too rich -- Wishing well -- Captains courageous -- Take me to the riot -- Somewhere else -- Going bush -- Cloudy with a chance of drunk -- Hangover days -- Welcome to the night sky -- When animals (don't) attack -- My sword hand's anger -- Purple haze -- Stormy high -- Big buck