ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

With gratitude

To Jon Graham at Inner Traditions, and Mindy Branstetter, Erica Robinson, Manzanita Carpenter, and Patricia Rydle; and Cannon Labrie, urbane rock-and-roll editor.

And to my agent, Susan Schulman, generous with time, support, and sound counsel.

To the late Ian MacDonald for opening up new worlds of thinking about the Beatles and their era.

To my brother Andrew for bringing all the records home.

And of course always to Boo, who holds fast, and makes everything else possible.