Party Time is Published April 11

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Shaun Attwood arrived in Phoenix, Arizona a penniless business graduate from a small industrial town in England. Within a decade, he became a stock-market millionaire. But he was leading a double life. After taking his first Ecstasy pill at a rave in Manchester as a shy student, Shaun became intoxicated by the party lifestyle that would change his fortune. Making it his personal mission to bring the English rave scene to the Arizona desert, Shaun became submerged in a criminal underworld, throwing parties for thousands of ravers, and running an Ecstasy ring in competition with the Mafia mass murderer “Sammy The Bull” Gravano.  

As greed and excess tore through his life, Shaun experienced eye-watering encounters with Mafia hit men and crystal-meth addicts, extravagant debaucheries with superstar DJ’s and glitter girls, and ingested enough drugs to kill a herd of elephants. This is his story. 

 

Shaun Attwood  

Tunes

I had to pick 7 popular tunes to play and discuss (in relation to my life and how they make me feel) on BBC radio tomorrow as part of the Party Time launch. It’s a pre-recorded show, so I’ll post the podcast next week. Here are the 7. If you have any thoughts that might be helpful, please post them in the comments.  

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgYi-fmi9tk– Although the video is rubbish, this is my all time favourite tune from my raving days. No, the girl in the video isn’t my friend, Jessica Arviso

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLCHARjjrws- This Moby classic reminds me of when raving began in the UK and the “Madchester” scene

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iKFn8dlxX8Love this tune and the movie/book Trainspotting.

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NFV8dHrZYM– More recent, but so uplifting with a Manchester feel to it.

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgum6OT_VH8 - Loved listening to Muse in my jail cell on my Walkman. “Chasing starlight. Black holes and revelations.” I’ve been there!

6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74“We’re a slave to money and then we die.” Love it.

7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ldOuVuas1cLove the piano sound. It’s an inspirational song about thriving against the odds. From Wiki: The song's Spanish title, "Viva la Vida", is taken from a painting by 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, which translates into English as "Long Live Life." When asked about the album's title, referring to Frida Kahlo's strength, enduring polio, a broken spine, and a decade of chronic pain, Chris Martin said: "She went through a lot of shit, of course, and then she started a big painting in her house that said 'Viva la Vida', I just loved the boldness of it."[5]

Shaun Attwood 

Fighting for the Prize

It has been quiet around here. That is a welcome respite after the cacophony of NOLA.We  returned from our trip to New Orleans last Tuesday. Suffice it to say, we raged on Bourbon street, dined at Commander's Palace, won money at the casino...full report on all that later.
Returning to work and getting all things in order for the fight this weekend has precluded the usual blather from being posted. The Heavyweight I manage fights in Union City,NJ this Saturday. As manager, I have had a difficult time dealing with the opponent, getting the contracts squared away, getting my fighter to the NJ medical screening and all related details. nevertheless, once that bell rings for round 1...we are back on track. Stay tuned.

First Review of Party Time

Written by the journalist Mike Peake.

Riveting Prequel

I hugely enjoyed Attwood's previous book Hard Time, the author's gripping account of his hellish stay in a US jail following his arrest on drug charges, and Party Time is the much-anticipated prequel that fills in a lot of the blanks.
His story really begins when he arrives as a young hopeful from the north west of England in Arizona with a dream to make a million - but he is soon yearning for the rave scene he so enjoyed back home... and the drugs that went with it. Working overtime to make it as a stockbroker, Attwood begins burning the candle at both ends as his party-mad alter ego comes to the fore, and with the pill-popping comes pill-trading, followed by big money, an entourage, a growing reputation as the town's main Ecstasy-dealer and, inevitably, a cast of nefarious characters lurking in the wings. The ambitious young man from Widnes becomes increasingly paranoid as a succession of people let him down, and when his local supremacy is challenged by violent rival gangs he realises that this is not the world he envisioned. There's no easy way out, though, when so much money and so many friendships are at stake, and his growing sense of unease/desperation is palpable. I'd have liked more information about the amounts of money that changed hands, and I also found some of his 'posse' hard to engage with, but this is a great, cautionary tale about what can happen when ambition becomes entwined with a life of crime - and a seemingly-decent guy finds himself immersed much, much deeper than he bargained for. Recommended.

Party Time on Amazon UK

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Party Time Kindle USA 

Shaun Attwood  

Party Time

Party Time just went on sale on Amazon UK, 3 days before the official release: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Party-Time-Shaun-Attwood/dp/1780576137/ref=la_B0042NT0CU_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1365430275&sr=1-2 …

Party Time is available with free worldwide delivery here: http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Party-Time-Shaun-Attwood/9781780576138?selectCurrency=USD

 

Locked-Up/Banged-Up Abroad Clips

First Banged-Up Abroad clip released today: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/locked-up-abroad/videos/no-more-running-from-the-law/

Second Banged-Up/Locked Up Abroad clip released today, including snippets of my parents interviews: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/locked-up-abroad/videos/living-the-lifeas-a-drug-dealer/

Shaun Attwood

2: Chatting with Shannon about his Freedom