Confessions of a Robot
A true story about boxing, booze, rock'n roll, sex and mysticism
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THE STORY FOLLOWS THE MULTIMENSIONAL CAREER OF FORREST REW MATHIS, AKA BUD FROM HIS YOUTH IN THE “ OLD SOUTH” OF LOUISIANA AND TEXAS, TO HIS REARING IN SAN DIEGO, DURING WORLD WAR TWO. WE FOLLOW HIS EXPERIENCES AS A SOLDIER, HIS SUBSEQUENT DISCHARGE AT THE AGE OF 20, WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT, AND HIS RETURN TO SAN DIEGO, WHERE HE RESUMES HIS CAREER IN BOXING. IN AN INCREDIBLE SHIFT IN DIRECTION, HE GOES FROM BOXING TO SONGWRITING, MUSIC PUBLISHING, BAND MANAGER, NITE-CLUB MANAGER, ARTIST MANAGER, AND NITE-CLUB ENTERTAINER. HE MARRIES THREE TIMES AND FATHERS FIVE CHILDREN. ALONG THE WAY HE IS INITIATED INTO A SPIRITUAL SEARCH FOR TRUTH, BY A SPITITUAL MASTER, MAHARAJ CHARAN SINGH JI OF THE RADHA SOAMI SCIENCE WHO PROMISES TO REVEAL THE ‘REASON FOR BEING’. BUD HIMSELF ADMITS, IT’S REALLY NOT YOUR ORDINARY, “CONFESSION”. BUT HE SWEARS, EVERY WORD IS TRUE.