Publisher's Synopsis
Scranton, Pennsylvania. A town fraught with a history of failure and disaster. But the lone bright spot in everyone's year is the city's massive St. Patrick's Day Parade, one of the largest in the country. Many a glass is hoisted and marching band lint-rolled into action on this fine holiday. On this day, only a few years ago now, a band of revelers descended on the downtown area, ready to forget their troubles and reacquaint themselves with old friends.So how can the finding of a forgotten ATM card place everyone in such terrific danger? Does the subsequent discovery of cyborgs and time travelers living among us plunge us into greater peril? Are the insane cover charges at bars all over the city somehow alleviated or circumvented through greased-palms and/or flying elbows? Can drunk board games truly decide who is the better man? Will visitors from outer space ruin a perfectly good hotel party? Is it possible to find the love of your life while intoxicated in Scranton? How does one become the King of Parade Day? And the most diabolical question of all - Who is Tom Pagano? A tale of action, suspense, and vomiting unfolds to reveal a secret history of Northeast PA, as well as insidious drinking games, illegal swimming holes, catastrophic property damage, and delicious corned beef. There truly isn't anything quite like Parade Day. Not even Arbor Day.The bound version of Parade Day includes a shakily hand-drawn map of downtown Scranton, as it existed during the time of the events, an index, so you can easily locate all the Twelfth Night and Coors Light references, as well as a section of Discussion Topics and Questions, for your book club or personal edification!
