{"product_id":"9780062228970","title":"Adios, Motherfucker: A Gentleman's Progress Through Rock and Roll","description":"\u003cp\u003eA blend of \u003cem\u003eThis Is Spinal Tap\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e, the cult classic confessions of a debauched rock ’n’ roller and his adventures in excess on the ’80s hair-metal nostalgia tour through Middle America, now in a revised and updated edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time at the start of the new century, the unheard-of Unband got a chance to drink, fight, and play loud music with ’80s metal bands like Dio and Def Leppard. To the mix they brought illegal pyrotechnics, a giant red inflatable hand with movable digits, a roadie dubiously named Safety Bear, a high tolerance for liver damage, and an infectious love of rock \u0026amp; roll and everything it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnband bassist Michael Ruffino takes us on an epic joyride across a surrealistic American landscape where we meet mute Christian groupies, crack-smoking Girl Scouts, beer-drinking chimps, and thousands of head-bangers who cannot accept that hair metal is dead. Here, too, are uncensored portraits of Ronnie James Dio, Anthrax, Sebastian Bach, Lemmy of Motorhead, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdios, Motherfucker\u003c\/em\u003e is gonzo rock storytelling at its finest—excessive, incendiary, intelligent, hilarious, and utterly original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119035531504,"sku":"9780062228970","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062228970_p0.jpg?v=1772497296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062228970","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}