Sting-Ray Afternoons : A Memoir

from 5hrdrive

Okay, I'm a child of the seventies as well, just a few years older than the author, and I grew up in the Midwest too, Illinois rather than Minnesota. But it was pretty much the same childhood and many of the author's recollections might as well be my own. I had the off-brand Stingray and the same...

from ethel55

There is both a lot of great and cringe worthy nostalgia wrapped up in this memoir by Steve Rushin. Looking back at his Seventies childhood in Bloomington MN, Rushin evokes a lot of memories of playing outdoors until dark, and how wishing for something so hard, like the 'right' Addidas sneakers o...

from rosalita

Steven Rushin, who grew up to be the only thing he ever wanted, a sportswriter at Sports Illustrated magazine, recounts his childhood in 1970s Minnesota. With sharp wit and a knack for telling a ridiculous story (especially if it makes himself the object of ridicule), Rushin recounts growing up a...