Rush's Rehab Diary
Have you ever wondered what REALLY happens when a popular personality enters a drug rehab program? How do their egos interfere with/assist the course of therapy? Is it effective? In this satirical view of residential treatment programs, biting humor and social sarcasm challenges our assumptions about the cult of celebrity that is currently the rage in the United States...
Rush's Rehab Diary: High Satire for Low Brows
According to Rush’s Rehab Diary, small group therapy can be quite effective in producing short-term behavior change. In this satirical view of residential treatment programs, biting humor and social sarcasm challenges our assumptions about the cult of celebrity that is currently the rage in the United States. No celebrities were harmed during the creation of this work.
Have you ever wondered what REALLY happens when a popular personality enters a drug rehab program? How do their egos interfere with/assist the course of therapy? Is it effective?
According to Rush’s Rehab Diary, small group therapy can be quite effective in producing short-term behavior change. In this satirical view of residential treatment programs, residents are segregated by politics and their abused substance of choice:
* Alcoholics (Democrats)
* Pill-poppers (Republicans)
* Smokers, snorters, and sniffers (Libertarians)
A fourth category, former child stars, includes representatives of the first three categories.
Set in a mythical treatment center in a legendary place called “Colorado”, several thought-provoking questions are posed (and answered), such as
* Why did Gary Coleman lose the California governorship to Ahnold?
* How do you make illicit wine in a toilet?
* Does a voodoo doll of Al Franken really work?
* How fast can Steven Segal knock you on your butt when you challenge his acting abilities?
The 28 day diary is also scattered with biting humor and social sarcasm that challenges our assumptions about the cult of celebrity that is currently the rage in the United States. The title character, “Rush”, makes observations about his fellow “celebrities”: Charlie, Angelina, Courtney, and a certain former US President ordered by his politically motivated wife to either work on his sexual impulse problems or be neutered.
In Adobe Acrobat format, this e-book contains links to web resources that footnote the main topics: making voodoo dolls; answering the question “who is Paul Harvey, anyway?”; tips on brewing prison toilet wine, and more. There’s even an interlude featuring a Haiku contest.
For more information:
http://tinyurl.com/vdw1
A free sample (featuring Tai Chi with a Steven Seagal) may be downloaded from
http://tinyurl.com/38h66 (Acrobat Reader needed)
About Syrtis Major Publications
Syrtis Major Publications is a producer of off-beat publications such as Rush’s Rehab Diary, How to Hide Your Illicit Affairs, and the forthcoming So, You Want to be a Dominatrix: The Insider’s Guide to the Ultimate Safe Sex Business.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
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Syrtis Major Publications
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Posted by gremlin at January 19, 2004 08:09 PM
