Sting-Ray Afternoons
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A bittersweet memoir of the author's 1970s childhood nostalgically shares observations of his family life as it was shaped by influences ranging from the Steve Miller Band and Saturday morning cartoons to Bic pens and Schwinn Sting-Ray bikes.
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I'm a completely biased reviewer - Mr Rushin graduated from a southern suburban school in Minnesota the same year I graduated from a school about 30 miles south of his. So I know of all the Bloomington landmarks (the Met, the Southtown theater, the Holiday Inn) he discusses in the book, but I was at most of them around the same time he was.
Having said that, I don't think you had to have grown up in a Minneapolis suburb in the 70's to appreciate the book. It's smartly written, it's honest and it's heartfelt. I think it's relatively universal story, but I think it helps if you grew up in the 70's.
Highly recommended.
