Whiskey Road

Author: Sharkey, Parkey
Title: Whiskey Road
Publication: Palo Alto: Parkey Sharkey, 1961
Edition: First Edition

Description: Stapled wraps. Grey octavo with stapled wraps; 40 pages; 23 cm. Very good (-); clean and unmarked; staples rusting a rad and foxing.

"You will read about the days of PARKEY SHARKEY...in the reform school; his boxing days in California; how he crashed in Hollywood...Parkey is California's most famous character. He gave his old home town back to the Indians--the town, Palo Alto, California...Parkey has now moved to the mountains forever." --Title page // "We have all met outlandish characters who leave a lasting impression. Parkey Sharkey was one of those characters. His one-man taxi company serviced all of the bars on the outskirts of Palo Alto, a notoriously dry college town during the 1950s and 1960s. Parkey was a hard drinking cab driver that advertised: “Going any place, from Palo Alto to Tokyo, via the great northern circle route. We also give bodyguard service, foot rubs for the ladies, as well as standard pick-up and delivery service. And if you have had one too many we can get you home in one piece.” Parkey was also known as a one-time prize-fighter, almost-movie actor, writer of letters to newspaper columnists, frequent guest star on radio and TV shows, and the author of “Whiskey Road”, a self-published book wherein he tells of his adventures as a cabbie. The book was an instant classic in dingy saloons and cocktail lounges from San Francisco to Los Angeles." --pahistory.com.

Seller ID: 104307

Subject: Biography