First and foremost, this book couldn’t have happened without the love and understanding of my wife, Nikki, and our son, Isaac. Without them, of course, I probably wouldn’t have had to write it in the middle of the night. It was worth every lost minute of sleep.
My parents, my brother and sister, and the rest of the Crain family deserve their own sentence and their own love and special thanks. As does my second family, Barry Rosen and Susan and Steve Fisch.
The following people all tie for next on the list, for taking my calls, answering my questions, holding my hand, patting my back, kicking my ass, or whatever else was required of them over these past couple of years: Anne Garrett and James Fitzgerald at James Fitzgerald Agency; Ben Schafer, Collin Tracy, and everyone else at Da Capo Press/Perseus Books Group; Josh Venable; Bob Mehr; Terry Glaze; Kinley Wolfe; Tommy Snellings; Buddy, Ken, and Kitty Webster; Scott Minyard; Kerry King; Chris Paluska; Brian Slagel; Jon Wiederhorn; Rick E. Warden; Dale Brock; Paul Rachman; Riki Rachtman; the Columbus Division of Police; Juliya Chernetsky and everyone at
Uranium; Corey J. Apling; David Karon; Larry English; Jody Dankberg and all at Krank; Jerry Hudson; Derek Shulman; Jason Janik; Michael Insuaste; Ross Halfin; Mick Hutson; Bugs Henderson; Heidi Ellen Robinson Fitzgerald; Lucy Purdon, Pete Money, and all at Focal Point; Tom Beaujour; Joe Gross; Caryn Ganz (for the original assignment and everything else); Charles Aaron; Chuck Flores; Scott Beggs; Danny Balis; Nicole Simon; Borivoj Krgin and
Blabbermouth.net; the entire ZC/07 team and everyone who contributed to the cause; my
D Magazine family (Tim Rogers, Eric Celeste, Adam McGill, Stacey Yervasi, Sarah Eveans, Laura Kostelny, Elizabeth Lavin, and everyone else); Sarah Hepola; Don Cento; Kris Youmans; Robert Wilonsky and the
Dallas Observer; Ross McCammon and David Granger at
Esquire; everyone I’ve worked with at
Spin, RollingStone.com, and
American Way; Skip Hollandsworth; Casey Monahan; Brad Meltzer; Jeff Pearlman; David Hale Smith; Adam Yeargin; Barley House; and the Old Monk.
Last, but certainly not least, I’d like to thank the makers of Dr Pepper and Marlboro Lights.