We’d never had a real record store in Huntington. Paul saw the sign-DAVIDSON’S MUSIC-above one of the usually vacant storefronts that lined Fourth Avenue. It was in the air all around us, floating in the heavy purple sky among the smell of rotting fish. We were standing beneath the marquee of the movie theater, trying to decide where to skate, when I noticed the muffled sound of music-hard rock music-coming from somewhere on the street. We’ve got an exclusive excerpt from Die Young With Me below, followed by a very exciting giveaway! Take a look.įrom Die Young with Me by Rob Rufus, published by Touchstone, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Side note: I’m dating myself here, but the early 2000s punk nostalgia in the excerpt is so very real, guys. But just as the success and the big tours started, Rob got some devastating news: He had Stage Four cancer.ĭie Young With Me: A Memoir follows Rob post-diagnosis as his life slowly separates from his inseparable twin and he rediscovers himself through unique struggles and of course, the power of music. The West Virginia teens made it their mission to show the world that punk wasn’t dead in their corner of the world and their band, Blacklist Royals, quickly gathered up an audience around the world. Since a young age, music meant the world to Rob Rufus and his twin brother, Nat. Discover life, impending death, and the power of music in DIE YOUNG WITH ME!
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