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Dave Brigham

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Born

Hartford, CT, The United States

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http://davetronik2000.blogspot.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Memoir, Short Stories

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I grew up outside Hartford, CT. When I was 16 I discovered college radio and quickly grew to love the punk and hardcore music that the University of Hartford and Wesleyan University stations played. Nearly 30 years later, I still love punk and indie rock, as well as classic rock, jazz, blues, electronica, old-school country and psychedelia.

I've been writing stories since I was in 2nd or 3rd grade. Over the years I've published small batches of 'zines with odd names like Frog Spit and Slank in which I included some of my stories alongside stories, poems, essays and cartoons of my friends and family.

In 2010 I published my first collection of short stories, after 10 years of on-again, off-again writing and editing. I'm proud of this collection ...more

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	(C)rock Stories: Million-Dollar Tales of Music, Mayhem and Immaturity 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the House Band, Volume 2 by Deborah Grabien (Editor), Greg Anton, Chaz Brenchley (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wicked Good Trip by Dave Brigham (Goodreads Author), Martina Marek (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great/Dismal: My Four-Month Tour of Duty on the Battleship Patchouli it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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It Came From the Basement: "Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms"

The latest in a new series with which I'm trying to reinvigorate the DaveTronik 2000 blog. In these posts, I will write about an item or items currently stored in the unfinished side of my basement. Many of them have been stashed in boxes for decades, waiting for this moment.

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