Contents

Dedication

Preface

Author's Note

Part One

1: The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

2: I Love L.A.

3: Geisha Grace

4: 1798 or 1998?

5: Grouser

6: Toodles

7: Fat

8: Blue Balls

9: What to Do with a Finger Bowl

10: “Old” Men

11: Convulsive Decision

12: Stupid Jobs

13: Grace Cathedral

14: Use It

15: Peyote, Sweet Potatoes, and LSD

16: The Scene

17: Initiation Rites

18: Knobs and Dials and Wires

19: Lather

20: Jailbirds

21: Monterey Pop

22: Woodstock

23: Altamont

24: Ladies (and Gentlemen) of the Canyon

25: Reruns

26: Strawberry Fuck

27: The Big House

28: And the Winner Is …

Part Two

29: Dosing Tricky Dick

30: Small Busts

31: China

32: The Chrome Nun

33: Fanatics and Fans

34: Silver Cup

Part Three

35: Seacliff

36: Jefferson Starship

37: The Brandy Twins

38: All-Access Pass

39: Firing Myself

40: TUIs

41: Immoderation

42: Working Solo

43: An Easy Ride

44: Exits

45: Panda

46: The Political Pie

47: The Cold Shoulder

48: The Gamut

49: On the Road Again

Part Four

50: Rising with the Sun

51: Fire and Passion

52: Rock and Roll and Aging

53: Dropping the Body

54: A Few Closing Words

Discography 1966–1995