Download or read book My Rude Awakening Friends, Lovers & Other Paraphernalia written by Ray S. Skop and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Rude Awakening Friends, Lovers and Other Paraphernalia is the author's journey through life. Covering a modern day Romeo and Juliet love story, trials and tribulations in the music industry, recovering from alcohol and smoking addiction and starting life over again. Ray's story spans seven decades of life in America. It is a Jewish Forrest Gump and culminates in the miraculous saving of the author's life.