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Christopher Paul Meyer

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Born

in New York City, The United States

Website

http://www.christopherpaulmeyer.com

Twitter

C.P. Meyer@smokingpistols

Genre

Noir Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir

Influences

Mamet, Orwell, Pinter. Didion, Hammet, Conrad, LeCarre.

Member Since

January 2015

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/ChristopherPaulMeyer

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I write noir and nonfiction. I am a former bouncer, firefighter, soldier, actor and prison chaplain. I started my writing career as a screenwriter, writing five screenplays, three of which were either optioned or commissioned. Icarus Falling is my first book, a memoir of my years as a nightclub bouncer. I've also edited my late father's short works for the collection I Was A Champion Then. When not writing, I enjoy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, improv comedy and directing political rants towards my reflection in the bathroom mirror. ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 13 ratings · 5 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Icarus Falling: The True Story of a Nightclub Bouncer Who Wanted to Be a Fucking Movie Star But Settled for Being a Fucking Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Icarus Falling: A True Story About the Broken Dreams, Broken Heart and Broken Bones of a Nightclub Bouncer in LA 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Was A Champion Then: Fourteen Stories About Quiet Injustice, Small Rebellions and Restless Hope by Alfred A. Meyer, Christopher Paul Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I Was A Champion Then -- the Kickstarter push!

This is a callous promotion of behalf of my late dad's book -- I Was A Champion Then: Twelve Stories About Quiet Injustice, Small Rebellions and Restless Hope. We just launched the Kickstarter funding. We're going for $3500 in 14 days. You know what wouldn't suck? If you could help in any way!

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“She never let her intelligence get in the way of a good time.”
― Christopher Paul Meyer, Icarus Falling: The True Story of a Nightclub Bouncer Who Wanted to Be a Fucking Movie Star But Settled for Being a Fucking Man

tags: party-girl

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“By the end of the interview, George and I had clicked....I mean, we weren't BFF's spray-painting hearts and our initials on freeway underpasses or anything. But we seemed to understand each other.”
― Christopher Paul Meyer, Icarus Falling: The True Story of a Nightclub Bouncer Who Wanted to Be a Fucking Movie Star But Settled for Being a Fucking Man

tags: buddies, good-boss

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“She was Bloomingdale’s, not Victoria Secret. She was vanilla, not peach. She was Paul Reiser, not Lenny Bruce. This was not my kind of chick.”
― Christopher Paul Meyer, Icarus Falling: The True Story of a Nightclub Bouncer Who Wanted to Be a Fucking Movie Star But Settled for Being a Fucking Man

tags: attraction, women

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Christopher’s Quotes

“LA owed me. LA was like a beautiful painting that I could only see afterhours through the museum window. It was like a Firebird blasting some catchy tune until the light turns green and it speeds off, leaving me stuck with Katy Perry in my head the rest of the day. LA had promised me a lot and it had paid off very fucking little.”
― Christopher Paul Meyer, Icarus Falling: The True Story of a Nightclub Bouncer Who Wanted to Be a Fucking Movie Star But Settled for Being a Fucking Man

tags: hollywood-lifestyle, los-angeles

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