James Thaddeus Goad was born on 1960 or 1961 and is an American author and publisher.
15 Facts About Jim Goad
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Jim Goad grew up in Philadelphia, describing himself as a loner, misanthrope and weirdo.
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Jim Goad experienced violent treatment from his parents and bullies at his school, eventually learning to fight back.
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Jim Goad moved to New York City to study acting and was accepted to study at New York University under Stella Adler.
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Around 1994, the couple moved to Portland, Oregon and Jim Goad devoted his time to writing.
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In May 1997, Jim Goad began dating then-stripper Anne "Skye" Ryan about the time that Debbie was diagnosed with the ovarian cancer that later killed her.
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Jim Goad left Ryan by the side of the road, and fled to Washington state.
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Jim Goad's thesis is that the rich elite blind the poor, and cause them to fight one another, instead of working together for their mutual benefit.
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The book, written while Jim Goad was in prison, is an autobiography.
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Jim Goad wrote a comic called Trucker Fags in Denial, which was originally published as a comic strip in the Portland-based publication Exotic and was published as a comic book by Fantagraphics in 2004.
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The comic, written by Goad and illustrated by Jim Blanchard, is about two truckers named Butch and Petey.
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Jim Goad writes a weekly column for Taki's Magazine and Greg Johnson.
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Jim Goad has released music and performed as Big Red Goad, performing covers of classic and trucker-themed country songs.
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In 2002, Jim Goad acted in The Suzy Evans Story, a film about a police detective who protects a battered woman named Suzy and proceeds to abuse her himself.
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Jim Goad is referred to as the "godfather of the new right" and is associated with the alt-right movement, with Proud Boys figure Gavin McInnes citing him as one of his favorite writers.