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What do Carl Bernstein, Moon Zappa, Jann Wenner, Richie Havens, Larry King, Graydon Carter and Chris Erikson all have in common?

They all are key characters in stories from the new book, The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck by Marty Wombacher.

The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck is a collection of true-life stories, that no one else could tell but Wombacher, because they’re tales from his somewhat eccentric and unusual life. Wombacher’s life is unique in the fact that he’s had small doses of fame, but he is not famous. He moved to New York in 1993 to be a writer and ended up publishing a magazine, fishwrap, that relentlessly and unmercilessly mocked the same magazines he was hoping to get a job with. The magazine was a cult hit and Wombacher received favorable press in Sassy magazine, Spin Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, NY Press, USA Today and the Chicago Tribune, among others.

In this day and age where everybody, including the homeless guy drooling on himself in front of Penn Station, is writing a memoir, The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck is not a memoir and it’s not an autobiography. It’s a collection of short stories, intended to be standalone pieces, and for this reason, the stories are not presented in chronological order.

The stories themselves are a mixed lot. Through Wombacher’s true-life tales the reader is taken on a multitude of journeys. One trip includes being written up in hundreds of newspapers after creating a satire of Trivial Pursuit, then appearing on the Today Show and being interviewed by Jane Pauley, only to have to return to his boring, tedious job in a printing factory two days later. Another story involves a meeting with Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter that ends in disaster. And then there’s Wombacher’s failed date with Moon Zappa at Spin magazine’s 10th anniversary party. There’s also the night where Wombacher, in an attempt to steal Percodan from a woman who’s making a romantic dinner for him, finds something very frightening in her medicine cabinet. And of course there’s the time Wombacher and his cohorts drunkenly blow up a gin room. And then...well, there’s a whole table of contents more. Jump on the firetruck and see for yourself.

And as an added bonus, there's two flip book movies included, starring Marty Wombacher as the Beaver. Woo hoo!

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click here to buy book Contact Marty Wombacher: Phone: 212-243-6197 Click To Send an e-mail to Marty click here to buy book	What do Carl Bernstein, Moon Zappa, Jann Wenner, Richie Havens, Larry King, Graydon Carter and Chris Erikson all have in common? They all are key characters in stories from the new book, The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck by Marty Wombacher. The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck is a collection of true-life stories, that no one else could tell but Wombacher, because they’re tales from his somewhat eccentric and unusual life. Wombacher’s life is unique in the fact that he’s had small doses of fame, but he is not famous. He moved to New York in 1993 to be a writer and ended up publishing a magazine, fishwrap, that relentlessly and unmercilessly mocked the same magazines he was hoping to get a job with. The magazine was a cult hit and Wombacher received favorable press in Sassy magazine, Spin Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, NY Press, USA Today and the Chicago Tribune, among others. In this day and age where everybody, including the homeless guy drooling on himself in front of Penn Station, is writing a memoir, The Boy Who Would Be A Fire Truck is not a memoir and it’s not an autobiography. It’s a collection of short stories, intended to be standalone pieces, and for this reason, the stories are not presented in chronological order. The stories themselves are a mixed lot. Through Wombacher’s true-life tales the reader is taken on a multitude of journeys. One trip includes being written up in hundreds of newspapers after creating a satire of Trivial Pursuit, then appearing on the Today Show and being interviewed by Jane Pauley, only to have to return to his boring, tedious job in a printing factory two days later. Another story involves a meeting with Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter that ends in disaster. And then there’s Wombacher’s failed date with Moon Zappa at Spin magazine’s 10th anniversary party. There’s also the night where Wombacher, in an attempt to steal Percodan from a woman who’s making a romantic dinner for him, finds something very frightening in her medicine cabinet. And of course there’s the time Wombacher and his cohorts drunkenly blow up a gin room. And then...well, there’s a whole table of contents more. Jump on the firetruck and see for yourself. And as an added bonus, there's two flip book movies included, starring Marty Wombacher as the Beaver. Woo hoo! click here to buy book I'm also the editor, publisher and writer of Natalie Word magazine. Click here to read all about it. (Note: Natalie Word won't be available till December 4th. Click then. Thank You!)
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