LEECH MOB: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang

Friday, July 29, 2016

Raves and Drugs

Remmy

In the early 90’s, Raves were underground parties that took place at makeshift clubs, usually in warehouses. The DJ would spin techno music that evolved into several different styles, such as Jungle, Trance, Drum n Bass, and Dub Step. I remember how it changed a lot of kids’ styles, who went from wearing old, baggy Goodwill-copped pants and torn hoodies to designer clothes. Quickly the skater and hardcore look was abandoned for the designer-thug look and people could easily spend a thousand dollars on an outfit. Of course, it helped to pay for all that gear if you sold drugs, so Raves also helped turn many kids into serious druggies. Before Raves came around, it was all about weed, 40’s, and shrooms. But after hitting a few Raves, Ecstasy, Heroin, and Cocaine became easier to find. In Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang, you get to read about Kelly’s first experience at a Rave. This is the straw that breaks the camel’s back and, after the cops raid the joint, Kelly is hauled off in cuffs.

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Going To A New School

Tank

Going to a new school is an issue many kids have to face in their lifetime and it sucks! Not knowing anybody, trying to fit in, and having to make new friends are all unnerving challenges. But it’s also a time when you can start a new chapter in your life. In Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang, Kelly’s parents divorce and he moves to a different state – where he doesn’t instantly get along with everyone he meets; in fact, quite the opposite and he gets into a fight on the first day of school. At lunch he sits at the Loser Table and to make matters even worse, Kelly has to ride the Tard-Cart to school. By the time Kelly finishes the first semester, the teachers label him the right candidate for The Program, designed for outcasts, screw ups and kids with learning disabilities. Even though he’s not happy about his current situation, Kelly finds friendship with other kids who don’t exactly see eye-to-eye with the school’s royalty – the Preps, Jocks, and popular kids. However, Kelly finds that the Skaters, Hardcore, and Leech Mob kids could care less as they form their own society outside the hierarchy of the Riverview High School elite, but find that comes with a price.

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Losing Your Virginity

Violet

Losing your virginity is a vivid scene in Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang—not so vivid as to receive an R-rating but maybe a PG-13. In Leech Mob, Kelly hooks up with the older Violet. She’s Kelly’s first love, but Violet has been on a spree for a couple years now and soon leaves Kelly in the dust. He chases her for a while but then finds what his friends warned him about is true: Sooner or later Violet is going to make you cry. Yet Kelly has some payback in mind and starts a civil war within the Leech Mob. Kelly and the Riverview Crew storm a Landbury party because Violet is there with her new boyfriend named Mud. I can tell you one more thing: This doesn’t end pretty.

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Bad Teachers

You ever have a bad teacher? Well in Leech Mob, we get to make fun of all the bad teachers we’ve ever had. The foreign exchange teacher who abandons her classroom that erupts into nothing short of The Lord of the Flies, a novel about a bunch of kids – deserted on a tropical island – who all go crazy. Or how about the ancient, ancient history teacher with tufts of hair growing out of each ear – who doesn’t realize when his history documentary video has been replaced with… pornographic entertainment. What about the crazy, pro-wrestling fanatical teacher who stages a pay-per-view wrestling event in class to get his students motivated? You get to read about these teachers and more in Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang.

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Jails and Institutions

Kelly

Raise your hands, kiddies, if you were ever locked up in an institution. If you’re not nuts when they put you in, you will be when they decide to release you. In Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang, after a series of arrests for minor infractions, Kelly’s next mistake lands him into a psychiatric facility. There, Kelly meets a lively cast of mental patients, all with issues of their own: anger, violence, promiscuity, drug and alcohol abuse. Kelly finds a common link to many teen’s issues. Here, Kelly relates to his psychiatrist and peers the events leading up to his final arrest. So sit in with Kelly on a couple mental health groups where there is never an outburst or anyone hauled off in four-point restraints or anything crazy like that-wink wink.

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Date Rape

This is a blog on the dreaded subject of date rape. Date rape is when a couple goes out and usually the guy puts pressure on the girl or gets her drunk and takes advantage of her sexually. Date rape usually involves someone, once trusted, who uses their proximity to manipulate their partner. In Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang, Violet is a girl known to have many boyfriends. She also comes from a family whose parents like to drink and throw a lot of parties. When one of her parent’s friends gets drunk and tries to pressure Violet sexually, all hell breaks loose, especially when her friends don’t believe her. Is this just another one of Violet’s made-up stories? Through the whole ordeal, Violet feels a little like the girl who cried wolf.

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Conscious Bands

I’d thought I’d write a short blog about Conscious Bands, which are an important factor in Leech Mob: A Novel about a Connecticut Gang. A Conscious Band is a necklace, usually with a round, leather medallion with the continent of Africa in the middle. They are striped black, green, yellow and red which are popular colors for African flags and have different meanings behind them. Conscious Bands represented a Free South Africa-- or being conscious to the struggle that was happening in South Africa.

Conscious Bands became popular in the late 80’s and early 90’s when many hip-hop artists also wore them. People could find them in many African imports shops in the 90’s but in 2012, searches for the phrase Conscious Bands turned up very little information and images for them. Now, at the end of days, it will be Andrew who will be held responsible for the Conscious Band Incident. In Leech Mob, Andrew introduces Conscious Bands to Kelly who goes on to wear one, which sparks some controversy among the different gangs.

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