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Motel Matchbooks: A Memoir from the Long Road

By John F Allaire
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By John F Allaire
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A Road Memoir by John Allaire (writing as fictional character Jimmy Piston)

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Motel Matchbooks is a raw, funny, and deeply human road memoir tracing a month-long North American tour by Ottawa singer-songwriter Jimmy Piston - a stand-in for the author, veteran musician John Allaire. It is equal parts road diary, barroom confessional, and love letter to the messy business of staying alive through art.

The narrative follows Jimmy and his misfit road companion Benny as they haul guitars, ba...