This is a work of literary nonfiction, and as such, I have played with the chronology of events in some instances for the benefit of the narrative and ultimately the reader. The only composite events take place in chapter 2, when two visits to Visalia (an initial scouting visit for the road trip and the visit on the trip itself) are combined into one. All quotes are accurate, as I tape-recorded my conversations with players and took contemporaneous notes. There are also no composite characters in the book; on occasion I have changed the names of certain people to protect their identities.