When his mother is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, Eric Garcia (aka. Uncle Scotchy) comes home to Miami to help — a role that will consume the next eighteen years of his life. What follows is part caregiver’s journey, son’s memoir and blues folklore: the story of a demon he comes to call “The Time Thief,” who steals his mother’s mind, his father’s body, and years Eric can never get back. Told in twelve unflinching “Rounds,” fueled by whiskey, harmonica, and gallows humor, this is a deeply Miami story — Cuban and Jewish, sacred and profane — that any musician, caregiver, or son will recognize as a true story of love.

Praise for Uncle Scotchy & The Time Thief

“Eric is a tender and soulful storyteller with a musician’s ear for song and an artist’s eyes for detail. He goes deep, and you’ll feel it in the places where love and life dance in the dark.”

Dan Le Batard
Award-winning journalist and host of The Dan Le Batard Show

“A love letter to family, Miami and the beautiful sh*tshow of being alive. It’s hot as f*ck here, but Eric reveals the warmth, humanity, heartbreak, and humor underneath the sunshine and shvitz. He weaponizes the truth against the one thing none of us can defeat: time. You’ll need extra whiskey and Cuban coffee for this ride.”

Billy Corben
Award-winning filmmaker

“I’ve had the pleasure to play the serious blues and lots of late-night jams with Eric. He is the real deal and always brings the heat!”

G. Love
Musician and founder of G. Love & Special Sauce

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