The Groove Project: Two Unlikely Friends, an Unlucky Car, and a Lifetime They Never Imagined

by Heagen, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781450243759
• ISBN10: 1450243754
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-12
• Publisher: Textstream

Summary

It is 1969, and Paul Heagen is a nervous high schooler uprooted from the Midwest to California, when he is taken under wing by Mark, The class clown. Mark convinces Paul that the two of them can overhaul a broken-down 1957 Chevy and turn it into a muscle car.In his memoir, telling compelling story of personal redemption, Paul chronicles how he and Mark toil for months and slowly transform "The Beast" into a bona fide hot rod-while securing a friendship they both believe will last a lifetime. However, it is only a few months later when life intervenes, and Paul and Mark drift apart. Thirty years later, Paul is strangely compelled to track down his old friend. As he discovers Mark's life reduced to shambles through illness and self-destruction, Paul reverses roles and nurses Mark back to sanity, leading him to a faith that eventually becomes his anchor.The Groove Projectpulses with the sights and sounds of an unprecedented period in American history-the Hippie Movement, The Vietnam War, Motown music and muscle cars. it tells a timeless story about a young man's struggle to fit in And The unlikely friend that helped him find his way.