Zen Matador: the Fine Art of Transcending Bull

Zen Matador: The Fine Art of Transcending the Bull The memoirs of Tomás Chavez. An East-meets-West mind-fest, a psychedelic collage, truly one of a kind. This long-awaited autobiography is a must-read for beatniks, boomers, and late bloomers; hippies, hipsters, and tipsy tripsters; Chicanos, Paisanos, and gay Republican swells; garage musicians, fundamental Christians, and other ne'er-do-wells. In this metaphor, the matador is that in us that is passionate, compassionate, and evolving in consciousness; is that daring soul who lives on the precipice of the Matter-horn, precariously surfing an avalanche of danger, destruction, and damnation. The bullfighter is potentially heroic though often fearful and not fully assured-yet, yes, he's the guy who takes the proverbial 'bull by the horns.' Now in my mid-seventies, I offer this mix of memories, poems, and prose pieces in hopes that it might in any way be helpful to another human being-a laugh, a lift, an insight, maybe even a little support with our mutual stuff.