Goa Freaks, I'll Miss You

UPDATE FOLLOWS

Today I experienced a tragedy... the death of a book. This wasn't just any book, but my most valued book. I have many books that I value for different reasons. This is one I didn't place monetary value on, nor is it a particularly valuable book in general. However, this one had such sentiment attached to it, that I couldn't even dispose of it on my own... I enlisted the help of another person, and still shed tears as he walked away with it.

A few hours later, and a slight bit stronger, I at least snapped a quick picture of my soon-to-be-gone prized possession. As I write this, the book sits in the nearby recycling bin. The book suffered death by mold, after a tragic water accident. I did try to save the book, using towels and a heater, but there was not a dry page in the book. After several days of attempting to save the destruction of the book, I hid it from myself. I supposed I hoped that when I found it again, it would have been restored to it's original beauty. I knew better, and this morning - I sadly came across the book with varying colors of mold and mildew; black, pink, green... quite a colorful display of damage.

The book was Goa Freaks: My Hippie Years in India, a true account of life, boldly written by Cleo Odzer. It latched onto me in a way no other book has ever done. In fact, I spent about three days reading this book, stopping only to eat. I didn't intentionally sleep while I was reading the book, but a few times, I was awakened to the sound of the book hitting the floor, and once - woke up with it covering my face. At the time, I didn't care to sleep, I just wanted to read... Each page brought me closer to the end of the book, which even caused me a slight amount of distress, knowing that I would no longer even be a distant spectator in the world of the Goa Freaks.

UPDATE:
Powell's Books, of Portland, Oregon, (or as some people refer to them, Book Mecca), carried two copies at a reasonable price of only $8.95 plus S&H. What an amazing deal!! But sorry fans and hopeful future readers, you're going to have to find your own copies... Those two are gone!