A Hitchhiked Journey: Friendship, Freedom, and the America of 1961 with Author Lee Livingston
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My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Lee Livingston, author of the book In the Rearview Mirror. Lee Livingston was born in Los Angeles, California, and spent his early childhood in New York City and most of his school years in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Claremont Men’s College in 1965 with a BA in Literature and finally completed his MFA in Theatre Arts from UCLA in 2005. During the '70s he was a Vice President/Creative Director at Grey Advertising in Los Angeles. From 1980 until 2024, he ran his own commercial film production company. In 2021, he left Los Angeles to escape the homeless and high taxes of California. He now lives in Atlanta with his wife and close to his kids.
In my book review, I stated In the Rearview Mirror is a memoir by Lee Livingston. Lee and his friend Dango spend the summer between high school and college first working in California and then hitchhiking back home to Cleveland, Ohio.
It is fun to see the world as it was in the early 60s from the eyes of two young men on the brink of adulthood. From thumbing rides to hopping on trains to pretending to be old enough to drink and play cards in Las Vegas, we get to experience life on the road as they make their way toward college.
But Lee doesn't just show the fun and games of late adolescence. He also focuses on mental health, family issues, male friendships, and figuring out who you are and who you are meant to become. If you like a solid memoir, then this is a book you won't want to miss.
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