Alan Gorg, (B.S. 1952 and M.F.A. 1970, U.C.L.A.), teacher/writer/producer/director/actor, has written and produced documentary films for the University of California and PBS in the 1960’s and 1970’s, and founded theater groups in Hawaii in the 1970’s and California in the 1980’s.  Media Associates published his  autobiographical novellas THE SIXTIES, THE SEVENTIES, PROOF THAT GOD EXISTS, ENCOUNTERS WITH ABORIGINAL PHILOSOPHERS, and his Young Adult novella LOOKING FOR THE REAL THING in the 1990’s, available through www.amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Encounters-With-Aboriginal-Philosophers-Alan/dp/1478246960/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-2&keywords=alan+gorg http://www.amazon.com/Proof-That-God-Exists-ebook/dp/B009GRSY2E/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-5&keywords=alan+gorg http://www.amazon.com/Proof-That-God-Exists-Biographies/dp/1478306882/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-6&keywords=alan+gorg http://www.amazon.com/Encounters-With-Aboriginal-Philosophers-ebook/dp/B008J7MOOG/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-12&keywords=alan+gorg http://www.amazon.com/The-Seventies-Alan-Kent-Gorg/dp/0964275473/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-13&keywords=alan+gorg http://www.amazon.com/Looking-Real-Thing-Alan-Gorg/dp/1424173434/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-15&keywords=alan+gorg http://www.amazon.com/The-Sixties-Biographies-Love-Generation/dp/0964275414/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-17&keywords=alan+gorg http://www.amazon.com/Looking-For-Real-Thing-ebook/dp/B008J7MQAI/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1364068918&sr=8-18&keywords=alan+gorg The short films FELICIA (1965), THE SAVAGES (1968), FREE GROWTH (1970), and AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A HOPI (1978) were honored at the American, Columbus, and Mercer Film Festivals, the National Short Film Competition, and the Los Angeles International Film Exhibition (FilmEx).  In 1980 Gorg produced a weekly video magazine THE OAHU GAZETTE for PBS station KHET-TV in Honolulu and the short film 1NSIDE STATE PRISON, which was also honored at FilmEx.     Gorg and wife Gwyn wrote and produced the feature film LIVING THE BLUES (1986) with legendary guitarist and vocalist Sam Taylor, winning a Filmtrax Award at the Ghent International Film Festival and a Best Feature nomination at the American Film Institute Video Awards.  .  Their educational documentary/docudrama PROPHECY&POLLUTION (2011). has been an official selection at the Columbus, Dreamspeakers, New Beijing, GreenReel Environmental, and Mumbai International Film Festivals and won a Neptune Award at the Moondance International Film Festival.     LIVING THE BLUES is available on the watchbox.com and amazon.com: https://www.thewatchbox.com/movies/305-living-the-blues http://www.amazon.com/Living-Blues-sam-taylor/dp/B001NMT8T8/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1331714276&sr=1-4 The rough cut of EARTH SPIRIT is on amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Spirit/dp/B006MNIT1Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1331714532&sr=1-4 The rough cut of EARTH SPIRIT is there on amazon, but the final fine cut is on the watchbox.com: https://www.thewatchbox.com/movies/304-earth-spirit DVDs of PROPHECY&POLLUTION are available from amazon.com: \ http://www.amazon.com/Prophecy-Pollution/dp/B006UYFA96/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1331714605&sr=1-1   But downloads of PROPHECY&POLLUTION are on thewatchbox.com: https://www.thewatchbox.com/movies/296-prophecy-and-pollution In July 2007, PublishAmerica announced the publication of the Young Adult novel LOOKING FOR THE REAL THING by Alan Gorg, the story of a Los Angeles high school senior seeking a simpler future away from angry kids, stressed adults, monstrous schools, everyday violence, massive traffic, choking smog, sickening pollution—seeking a little peace, a little quiet, some connection with nature. http://www.publishamerica.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?catalogid=20383 http://www.publishamerica.net/product7477.html. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Looking-for-the-Real-Thing?page=results&domain=search&pos=&box=&store=ALLPRODUCTS&keyword=Looking+for+the+Real+Thing . http://lookingfortherealthing.wordpress.com    

REVIEW by Gwyndolin Lee

Looking for the Real Thing by Alan Gorg


Young people who love nature might be our hope for a better future—like the hero in the new young adult novel LOOKING FOR THE REAL THING from
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Written by veteran teacher/filmmaker/novelist Alan Gorg, this is the story of one L.A. high school senior Corey who seeks a simpler future away from angry kids, stressed adults, monstrous schools, everyday violence, massive traffic, choking smog, sickening pollution, junk food—seeking peace, a little quiet, some connection to nature.

Corey has felt that rush you can get from stress, but the side effects he feels and sees around him make him back off and hang back. He is not with the raging ambitions and angry desires and frustrations of the masses of his schoolmates. He wants a life out of the rush, working with others who want to make the world better.

Corey hates the competition and aggression promoted in schools—and in truth, consumer capitalism does appear headed for disaster. All modern achievements—from automobiles to computers to spaceships—get their energy from the burning of coal and oil, sources of our increasing global warming. Corey sees the effects of pollution in the city, in the countryside, everywhere.

He describes his senior year: "I'd loved Cleo since we were kids together. We were the real thing, destined to be soul mates. But in high school, Cleo decided she wanted the good life. She thought I was crazy, wanting to leave L.A., where all the money is. But the mountains, the desert, the beaches—out there in the silence, my feet on the earth—I could feel a spiritual connection.”

This is that rare story for those sensitive teenagers who seek a way out. Many do not want to go to a university or wear suits and ties or drive two or three hours commuting every day. That does not mean they are lazy or gang members or delinquent or stoners. Some kids do not feel right going along with a mean system. Maybe they feel trapped. This book is for them.