{"product_id":"rules-of-the-road-brendan-mcnally-9781739066604","title":"Rules of the Road: Breakdowns on the Musical Highway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Captures the untamed spirit of the 1990s indie music scene better than anything I've ever read. I was instantly transported back to the sights, sounds and smells of a time I thought I'd forgotten: the endless parade of bands in vans and pubs and clubs-and all the offbeat personalities and insane situations that defined the heyday of alt-rock and made it so much fun, whether you were in a band or just a fan. Somebody needed to document this era, and Rules of the Road gets it just right.\" - Slo' Tom Stewart, Furnaceface\u003c\/p\u003e\"A raw look at what it's like to be a rock and roll everyman. The ups, downs, and existential angst.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Brent Donnelly, author of Alpha Trader and 50 Trades In 50 Weeks; brother \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo say that the band Jimmy George were a hot ticket in Ottawa's emerging indie music scene of the 1990s wouldn't really do them justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSinger J would get things going every Sunday night by grabbing the microphone and saying, \"We're Jimmy George!\" To which guitarist Spike would shout to the crowd, \"And you suck!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRules of the Road is the story of a musician and a band that's part of the Canadian musical legacy. Bands were linking local scenes into regional ones, before going on to form a national indie scene bopping around Canada in different little tour buses and vans, playing different video games along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRules of the Road is a raucous romp through one part of the 90s Canadian indie music scene, in a town some think of as a place that fun forgot. Here's the story of one of the players who played his part (and bass) while going on his very own musical ride, in a little green tour bus, along with the kings of the Duke, Jimmy George.\u003cbr\u003e- From the Foreword by McNally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brendan McNally, Stephen K. Donnelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173906660X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739066604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Donnelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Brendan McNally","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44522294903039,"sku":"9781739066604","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e19d3397-e7d7-4978-bfd3-4f35c6db01ae.jpg?v=1700156539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rules-of-the-road-brendan-mcnally-9781739066604","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}