CONTENTS

Introduction

1 Someone Always Has to Go First

2 “If I Have to Integrate Heaven, I Don’t Want to Go”

4 “Can You Imagine?” — The Bernie Custis Story

5 The Johnny Bright Incident

6 Chuck E. and the Cats

7 Moon and the Artful Dodger

8 A Family Affair

9 A Cup for Pinball

10 A Lasting Legacy: Three Profiles

Acknowledgements

Bibliography