Pepperoni, Jalapeños & LSD

The World Is My Ashtray, Book 1

By: P.H. Mountain

Narrated by: David Lee Garver

At eighteen, Paul Mountain pissed on his academic scholarship to the University of Minnesota and fled to Boulder, Colorado without money, family or prospects. In a cramped one-bedroom apartment with two other dudes, Paul's life was youth unbridled, impulsive, and without remorse. Within a year, Paul finds himself in a tiny cabin with his new girlfriend in a Rocky Mountain ghost town, convinced he can write his way out of poverty before buying his first legal drink. He was wrong. He was wrong about a great many things. In his whirlwind comedic memoir, Paul escorts the listener on his rabid quest for anything to avoid the looming bondage of adult responsibility.

Set against the backdrop of the final decade before the tech revolution, Pepperoni, Jalapenos and LSD is a story filled with women, drugs, old motorcycles, speed junkies, crime, sex, mountaintops, poverty, more sex, long blasts down empty ski slopes and laugh-out-loud happiness. More than anything, it's a story of embracing recklessness and celebrating mania.

"The day will soon come when the cigarettes finally take hold, the doctor shouts, "Cancer!", and God's gavel falls, sentencing me to death and who the fuck knows what else. Probably hell, but I'm hoping for a clerical error, the great celestial typo."

©2022, 2024 Paul Humbeutel (P)2025 Paul Humbeutel

Well Done

Great book. Very enjoyable and very well done must say. Great storyline and very well explained. Definitely recommend this book, great listen.

A combination of humor, thoughtfulness, and unbelievable (but true) stories

This wildly entertaining memoir set in Boulder, Colorado is a rollercoaster of humor, heart, and unforgettable characters. P.H. Mountain captures the chaos and charm of moving from Minnesota with a couple of friends in a way that’s both hilarious and thought-provoking. The stories are over-the-top in the best way—equal parts outrageous and deeply human. I couldn’t wait to dive back in each time I set it down. An absolute blast to read.

Reckless and Wild!

Loved it! “Pepperoni, Jalapeños and LSD” brought me back to a simpler time when you could pretty much get away with anything and author P.H Mountain definitely did. Having grown up in the 80s as well, I remember those wasted days vividly. The writing is righteous and the narrator nailed it and brought the book to life. Looking forward to P.H. Mountain’s next audio book “Nuns with Shotguns”.

Never laughed more

Such a funny book, I was laughing out loud constantly. It gave me a different perspective on Boulder than I got growing up years later. Many passages were shared with friends all with the response “tf are you reading?”

Pepperoni Jalapeno & LSD

Stupid !!! Teenage sex story!!!
Don’t bother, if you’re older than 15.
Waste of good money.