Thomas at age 13 in a photo booth at Madam Tussauds Wax Museum in London, 1964.
Originating from correspondence with an incarcerated friend, Thomas’s memoir, titled I Wore The Wrong Shirt To Work Today, is what Thomas calls the “random memories of a misfit.” Today’s podcast highlights the first five chapters. From running for his life from his mother as early as he could remember, to smoking cigarettes by the ripe age of six, Thomas’s childhood was never boring. And getting older only complimented his skills in evading capture.
(Chapters: Really?, Jack, Remembering Things, School Number 8, Maybe Meds Would Have Been Better?)