GorillaConvict
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Where the edge of fiction and reality collide....
Male
38 years old
St. Peters, Missouri
United States
Last Login: 10/18/2009
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| General | I like sports (soccer, b-ball, football). I watch the NBA, Champions League Soccer and NFL. I support LA Clippers, San Diego Chargers and Arsenal. I play sports, jog, workout (spin and yoga). I like to read (street novels, fantasy and prison lit). My favorites are: Naked Lunch, Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, In The Belly Of The Beast, Hot House, Monster, Trainspotting, Football Factory, 1984, Dog Eat Dog, In The Hat, Atlas Shrugged, Get In The Van, Season In Hell, Pimp, Wheel Of Time Series, The Crystal Shard, True To The Game and Soledad Brother. I also like to write (obviously). | | Music | My favorite bands are Bad Brains, Alice In Chains, The Pixies, Nine Inch Nails, Suicidal Tendencies, Tool, Dead Kennedys, Angry Samoans, Prodigy, Rage Against The Machine, Nirvana, NOFX, Ministry, Faith No More, Black Flag and NWA. | | Movies | Pulp Fiction, Clockwork Orange, Princess Bride, Natural Born Killers, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Cheech and Chongs Up In Smoke, Brazil, Clerks, Monty Pythons Holy Grail and Colors. | | Books | PRISON STORIES, a real life view of the dog-eat-dog world of
the feds, is the first in a new series of books from GCP that paint a picture of
life in the feds. PRISON STORIES definitely keeps it real with stories of prison
drug dealers, dudes getting turned out, power-tripping guards, gang-banging
psychopaths, jailhouse snitches, and hustling by any means necessary. Order your
copy of PRISON STORIES now (click
here to order) and learn more about Gorilla Convict writer, Seth "Soul
Man" Ferranti by clicking on the BIOGRAPHY
section of this site.
The next volume in the PRISON STORIES series, The
Seven Deadly Sins, will drop in early 2006. Eventually Gorilla Convict
Publications hopes to have prisoners from across the nation writing and
submitting stories for the PRISON STORIES series. Only the most brutal,
bizarre and real stories will be published.
Gorilla Convict Publications will be dropping PRISON
BASKETBALL, a collection of articles and photos featuring the best ballers
in the BOP, along with short interludes giving readers a glimpse into the prison
basketball culture that dominates the feds. PRISON BASKETBALL explores
the world of prison through real life stories of penitentiary b-ball legends,
photo exposés, and big-time gangstas.
These pieces represent the beginning of Seth Ferranti’s
writing career. More articles by Seth are archived and can be viewed at www.hoopshype.com
and www.prisonerlife.com.
"A White Boyz Tale"
In the midst of the 9/11
hysteria, the publication of this article in "Don Diva" magazine in the summer
of 2001 turned Seth into 'BOP Enemy ..1' and resulted in his transfer to a higher
security prison. His transfer was based solely on the words appearing in this
article. During that transfer, Seth was put through a nightmare journey courtesy
of the BOP that included diesel therapy, SIS investigations, trips to the hole,
and a stay in a drycell. The BOP tried to break him, but Seth wouldn't stop
writing. The retaliation and harassment from his keepers only made him stronger
mentally and forged his pen hand in steel.
"Diesel Therapy"
This article, published in
"Vice magazine", details Seth's first mini-diesel in the 9/11 aftermath cycle of
retribution.
"Institutionalized"
This article describes
the BOP's attempts to derail Seth's educational pursuits.
"The Abuser"
This article in Don Diva
started the Ron Jordan and prison basketball tidal wave that led to several
publishing opportunities, international acclaim for Seth Ferranti and Ron
Jordan, as well as talks of prison basketball documentaries and Ron Jordan
movies.
"Soul in the Hole"
This article was Seth's
first appearance in Slam and continued the Ron Jordan saga.
"PoloSport"
Seth's second Slam piece, this
article cemented his growing reputation as the official chronicler of prison
basketball.
"World of Prisons"
This article with a
humorous take on life on the inside represents Seth's first foray for FHM.
"Final Count"
This was Seth's first
political piece for The Ave.
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| | Heroes | Hunter S. Thompson, Kevin Smith, Sean Penn, Irvine Welsh, Jack Henry Abbott, George Jackson, Edward Bunker, Nannie Martin, Henry Rollins, Arthur Rimbaud, Donald Goines, Ian Mackaye, Kurt Cobain, Trent Reznor, Layne Staley, Billy Bob Thornton, Marilyn Manson, Tommy Lee, Ice T, Fat Mike, Mike Patton, Howard Stern and Ice Cube. |
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Writing and poetry exposed to agents and publishers (for serious writers and poets), Book Contest, Writers Cafe
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GorillaConvict's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn | | Education: | College graduate |
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GorillaConvict's Networking
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About me:
CLICK LINK BELOW TO LISTEN TO AN INTERVIEW WITH SETH FERRANTI
Interview
with Seth Ferranti on 1080 The Fan (Streaming MP3)
Gorilla Convict Publications (GCP), home of federal prisoner
and Gorilla Convict writer, Seth "Soul Man" Ferranti, was formed to give a voice to authors emerging from the depths of
America's gulags. Life in the belly of the prison beast can be vicious, and
Gorilla Convict writer Seth "Soul Man" Ferranti exposes the drama and
twisted realities that go down on-the regular in the nation’s largest and most
violent system, the Bureau of Prisons. Click
here to read excerpts from PRISON STORIES and PRISON BASKETBALL.
Seth M Ferranti, federal prison register 18205-083, is the
Gorilla Convict Writer. In 1993, after spending two years as a top-15 fugitive
on the US Marshal's most wanted list, he was captured and sentenced to 304
months under the federal sentencing guidelines for an LSD Kingpin conviction and
committed to the custody of the Attorney General. A first-time, non-violent
offender, Ferranti has served 15 years of his 25-year mandatory minimum
sentence. His case was widely covered by The Washington Post and Washington
Times, and his story was profiled in the pages of Rolling Stone and Don Diva
magazine. His current release date is October, 2015.
During his incarceration Ferranti has worked to better himself
by making preparations for his eventual release back into society. Ferranti
earned an AA degree from Penn State, and a BA degree from the University of Iowa
through correspondence courses. He is currently pursuing his Masters from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Along with his studies, Ferranti writes about the prison
experience. Numerous magazines including "Don Diva, Slam",
"Vice", "FHM". "King", "Feds", "The
Ave" have shown love, publishing Seth's articles. His
work as a prison basketball journalist has led to international recognition in
Spanish, French, Italian and Mexican magazines and his articles on prison
ballers appear on www.hoopshype.com
and www.prisonerlife.com.
Click on the MEDIA
KIT link and the PUBLICATIONS
link to follow Seth Ferranti's publication history and to read his articles and
the stories behind them.
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Guero, a young suburban white kid, is thrust into the feds on a
marijuana rap. Facing a lengthy sentence he sets out to make his mark in
the penitentiary and get his respect. Chaos and violence loom around
every corner as Guero tries to integrate himself into prison life by
falling in with the shotcallers on the pound. This is the beginning of
his tale. Click HERE
to read an excerpt from Prison Stories. |
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This book takes a look at the best basketball talent the BOP has to
offer. In his twelve years in the feds, gorilla convict writer Seth M,
Ferranti has been widely published and is considered the preeminent
international prison basketball journalist His pieces regularly appear
in Slam, Don Diva, www.prisonerlife.com, and the ..1-rated NBA basketball
website, www.hoopshype.com. Seth's articles have drawn international
attention. Foreign publications such as L'Equipe and Liberation from
France, Gigantes del Basket from Spain, www.basketnet.it from Italy, and
El Universal from Mexico have translated his articles in their pages,
profiling Seth and the players he's covered. Click HERE
to read an excerpt from this forthcoming book. |
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Kilos of cocaine and heroin,
luxury customized cars, millions of dollars of illicit
proceeds, dime pieces galore and multitudes of vicious
murder and violence. Read about the infamous
gangsters that 50 Cent, Nas, Jay-Z, Fat Joe and Ja
Rule rap about. These aren’t’ studio
gangsters, they’re real life, read their stories in Street
Legends.
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"In this
gripping gangstaography Seth Ferranti manages
to once again take you somewhere you don't
want to go." —Don Diva
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Seth “Soul Man” Ferranti has
written for Don Diva, Feds and Street Elements
magazines. He currently resides in the belly of
the beast where he is serving a 25 year sentence with
the men he writes about. Street
Legends is his second book.
Visit his web site:
www.gorillaconvict.com
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Book Purchase Information:
$15 post paid at www.gorillaconvict.com
Also available at www.amazon.com,
www.barnesandnoble.com.
Wholesale rates upon inquiry at diane@gorillaconvict.com.
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Who I'd like to meet:
Other writers, Open Minded People, Anti-War On Drugs Advocates
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