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I Sold The Moon! (A True Story) by Barry McArdle
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Just because it happened, doesn't mean you'll believe it.
Take a rollicking ride through the 1970s with the original Moon Man, Barry McArdle, a silver-suited street performer and comic philosopher who spent ten years crisscrossing America selling lunar real estate (transportation not provided). As told by the author, I Sold the Moon! explores how a young man, fresh out of college, could get the idea that he could claim the moon, and then sell it. Exactly what drugs was he on? Well??..
Moon Man's adventures are paralleled throughout by a more earthly concern: his romance with a young woman as adventurous as he, in the turbulent days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The story of this "first love" is threaded from the opening chapter until the final page. I Sold The Moon! is for anyone who believes in following their dreams and searching for true love. It's cosmic, perceptive, passionate and fun. Mostly fun. Hear it here from the one, the only, the original Moon Man.
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Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| EPISODE 1; Preface: Moonstruck; Chapter 1: Selling Pie In The Sky; Chapter 2: Chico Daze (34.32 MB) | In 1969, inspiration strikes; Moon Man takes a stroll down ?The Ave? in Berkeley; and how stoned can you be at your graduation from college? | Oct 3, 2007 |
| EPISODE 2; Chapter 3: Hollywood Calls; Chapter 4: Help Wanted; Chapter 5: Unreal Estate (24.98 MB) | An actual audition in Hollywood ? is stardom beckoning? Then, what is the opposite of being a Hollywood star? Finally, realizing the future. | Oct 3, 2007 |
| EPISODE 3; Chapter 6: Moon Shadow; Chapter 7: One Dollar One Acre (41.78 MB) | Acres of printing and going door-to-door. | Oct 3, 2007 |
| EPISODE 4; Chapter 8: No Transportation Provided; Chapter 9: As Seen On TV (59.1 MB) | Selling frenzy at the fair and the famous appearance on 'Creature Features' | Oct 3, 2007 |
| EPISODE 5; Chapter 10: Moonlighting; Chapter 11: Running On Empty (52.89 MB) | Selling at the department store, a debauched party and rock concert promotion ? what a combo. It?s enough to make a guy leave town. | Oct 3, 2007 |
| EPISODE 6; Chapter 12--Reeeeeeeally Big Show; Chapter 13--Keep Virginia Clean, Throw Your Garbage in Maryland; Chapter 14--The Dark Side (40.63 MB) | Meetin' the family at the Barnacle Goose, then standing up and being shot down by kid comedians; Nixon gets grilled and the departure for Europe approaches. | Nov 4, 2007 |
| EPISODE 7; Chapter 15--In Her Majesty's Secret Service; Chapter 16--Strangers In The Night. (33.84 MB) | Landing in England and getting some face time with the Queen. Then, an exotic night train ride across Italy. | Nov 15, 2007 |
| EPISODE 8; Chapter 17--What Are Friends For?; Chapter 18--Comes A Time (24.11 MB) | A German beauty on the boat to Greece; then, the relationship changes. | Dec 15, 2007 |
| EPISODE 9; Chapter 19--A Bad Trip; Chapter 20--Jesus, Mary and Joseph. (28.85 MB) | Bummer! The worst kind of trip back in England, but then finding a familial link in Ireland. Plus, a call from the "Late, Late Show." | Dec 8, 2007 |
| EPISODE 10; Chapter 21--The Late Late Show; Chapter 22--Moon Man Faces Dublin Snag. (50.76 MB) | A peak experience on national TV. Then, a court case, but justice is served. | Jan 5, 2008 |
| EPISODE 11; Chapter 23--New Moon; Chapter 24--Berserkeley; Chapter 25--Day At The Office. (34.95 MB) | Returning to the US and finding home. Then, locating "Moon Base One," at the end of The Ave on the UC Campus. One Dollar One Acre! | Jan 9, 2008 |
| EPISODE 12; Chapter 26--Moonshine; Chapter 27--Moon Madness (27.89 MB) | "Moonshine" the show -- good reviews, bad managers, serious lack of money, which is not funny considering it's a comedy. Then, Paula pops the question, but the answer is no. | Jan 22, 2008 |
| EPISODE 13; Chapter 28--Full Moon; Chapter 29--As Time Goes By (38.78 MB) | Clippings from the "Moon Book" and some good and not so good memories of life on the road. | Jan 28, 2008 |
| EPISODE 14; Chapter 30--Hula Moon; Epilogue (23.41 MB) | Landing in Hawaii, falling instantly in love. There's a letter from Paula and there's life beyond. | Feb 9, 2008 |