Whitey, 2000
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About the Book
"Whitey, 2000" traces the fascinating life of Zachary Adecki, a never-married, ad agency creative director mired in a mid-life crisis compounded by sex, success and betrayal. Nadine Wolfe, his beautiful lover of 15 years has left him, his partners are plotting his demise and the 19-year-old daughter he's never met is coming to meet "daddy."
More troubling are his string of near-fatal mishaps. Who is the mysterious woman-image he sees during these accidents and what does she want? Seeking solace, Zach beds a buxom client but their erotic, unforgettable tryst only heightens his panic. Falling in love with a good Catholic girl means marriage and the last time he felt obligated, he left Nadine at the altar.
Unable to commit, he falls victim to one final "accident." Deep in a coma, he joins the mysterious woman-image on a journey back to a simpler time. There he is forced to confront the past and finds what he needs to face the future.
But underneath Zach's journey lies the true soul of "Whitey", a story of how America changed during the past fifty years... a funny and biting "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" that touches on everything from Sputnik to rock & roll to tabloid journalism. For anyone interested in an uproarious look back at the last 50 years of the just-past millennium, Whitey, 2000 delivers an irreverent yet heartwarming tale of redemption, hope and faith.
About the Author
Terry began his writing career selling jokes and short stories to publications such as Saturday Evening Post, Gambling Times and American Legion Magazine. After reading Confessions of an Ad Man by David Ogilvy, he started freelance copywriting, which eventually led to his position of creative director/partner at Phoenix-based ad agency Winward, Moody, Garvey, Gatesh.
Terry has won various local and national advertising awards including The Addy's, RAMP and Golden Pyramid. Marketing scripts he wrote and produced gave him the opportunity to work with two Emmy winners - the late E.G. Marshall and Edward Asner.
Terry also writes song lyrics and received an award from the American Song Festival for Exceptional Lyric Writing (Suburban Lady). Airplay for tunes he co-wrote with BMI artist Paul Christopher gained him membership into ASCAP.
Shortly after turning his efforts to writing fiction, Terry completed a collection of 13 short stories, Baker's Dozen. One selection, Clothesline, was honored by The Society of Southwestern Authors in their annual short story contest.
"Whitey, 2000" is his first novel. A second novel, "Son Of A... Arizona Governor", has just been completed