Background
Herriges, Greg C. was born on April 16, 1950 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond Charles Herriges and Charlotte Catherine Poggioli.
(With his customary pyrotechnics, Herriges gives us a "wha...)
With his customary pyrotechnics, Herriges gives us a "what if" tale written in a swift, agile manner that has become his signature style over the course of seven luminous novels. So you thought Buddy Holly died in a plane crash in 1959, right? Rudolph Kearns, aka Rudy Keen, begs to differ. Keen, a striving rock and roll song writer and musician, narrates an alternate history concerning some of the greatest singers of the 50?s and 60?s. He has the inside scoop on numerous Rock giants: Del Shannon, Sam Cooke, Richie Valens, the Big Bopper and a wealth of other famous singers. Keen manages to write his own hit song, but nothing turns out the way he dreamed it would. Between the lines, Herriges seems to be reminding us to be careful what we wish for and be careful not to take any agents or record producers (or film producers either) at face value.
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(They set out to find J.D. Salinger. In the mid-1970s, hid...)
They set out to find J.D. Salinger. In the mid-1970s, hiding out for nearly a decade, J.D. Salinger was already a literary legend, the lost leader and vanished wiseman of millions of readers around the world, from the USA to USSR. An unreachable hero. Or was he? Enter inner-city teacher Greg Herriges, determined to fulfill his dream of meeting and speaking with the reclusive author. Herriges' tale is a double helix narrative of personal quest and romantic love as he and his former girlfriend, both young, big city high school teachers, hit the road one summer Kerouac-style, on a mission to find the hidden giant, discovering America--and themselves--along the way.
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Herriges, Greg C. was born on April 16, 1950 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Raymond Charles Herriges and Charlotte Catherine Poggioli.
Bachelor English and Education, Northeastern Illinois University, 1972. Master of Arts Literature, Northeastern Illinois University, 1975.
Teacher Tuley High School, Chicago, 1972—1974, Roberto Clemente High School, Chicago, 1974—1988, Taft High School, Chicago, 1988—1989. Professor William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, since 1989.
(With his customary pyrotechnics, Herriges gives us a "wha...)
(Lenny Blake-"a tender teenage comic learning to cope with...)
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Member of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association United States West.
Married Durschlag Cara Herriges, June 22, 1970 (divorced July 1977). Married Carmen Nereida Perez, January 22, 1983. 1 child Jeremy Charles.