References:
Barrie, James Matthew. Peter and Wendy. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911.
Fulghum, Robert. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. New York: Villard Books, 1988.
Photo and Design Credits:
Cover Photo: Courtney Rowell
Author Photos: Marcus Serrano
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs in this book are from the author’s private collection.
Logo Design: Piper Panzeri
Editing: Carl Lennertz, Elisabeth Chretien, and Bryony Sutherland
Chapter Song Quotes:
Chapter 1. The Boys
“Weekend Runaways”
Mark Elliott & Michael Bornheim ©2012 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Monkeytown Music, BMI
Chapter 2. Rock-Salt Shotgun
“Searchin’”
Mark Elliott ©2011 Mark Elliott Music, BMI
Chapter 3. Beyond the Pond
“The Year Never Ends”
Mark Elliott, Joachim Coppolino, and Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Joachim Coppolino Music/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 4. Olly Olly In-Come-Free
“Life Is”
Mark Elliott & Tully Kennedy ©2005 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Tully Kennedy Music
Chapter 5. Fight Night
“Fight Night”
Mark Elliott, Dave Spak & Michael Bornheim ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/ IZIT Music, SESAC/Monkeytown Music, BMI
Chapter 6. Trash and Trashy Down the Ditch
“Jackass Family”
Mark Elliott & Neal Coty ©2002 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Warner Chappell Music SESAC
Chapter 7. Bass-Trap Ponytail
“Magnolia Memories”
Mark Elliott ©1987 Mark Elliott Music, BMI
Chapter 8. Ants and Buffalo
“Reaching Down to Touch the Sky”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 9. Eight-Track with an Engine in Back
“Eight-Track with an Engine in Back”
Mark Elliott, Dave Spak & Gary Culley ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC/Canoe Run Music, SESAC
Chapter 10. Blue Beams and June Bug Shadows
“Weekend Runaways”
Mark Elliott & Michael Bornheim ©2012 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Monkeytown Music, BMI
Chapter 11. The Belly Flop, the Buoy, and the Old Front Door
“That’s How the River Runs”
Mark Elliott & Scotty Cothran ©2005 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Scotty Cothran Music
Chapter 12. More Bowden than Baseball
“Starmount”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 13. Metal Arms
“Flight of Dreams”
Mark Elliott & Gary Culley ©1991 Bluewater Music BMI, Canoe Run Publishing, BMI
Chapter 14. Gone Fishen’
“Brothers Forever”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 15. Snakes in the Grass, Birds in the Closet
“Tire Swing Time Machine”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2015 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 16. Strychnine Strangers in a Bundy World
“Reaching Down to Touch the Sky”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Dave Spak Music
Chapter 17. The Lost Language of Ten
“Smoke from An Old Campfire”
Mark Elliott & Cole Bruce ©2010 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Cole Bruce Music, ASCAP
Chapter 18. Six Million Dollars
“Brothers Forever”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 19. The Babysitter’s Boobs
“Rachel With the Red Hair”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 20. Rattlesnakes and the Dreaded Middle Name
“When Cowboys Were Kings”
Mark Elliott ©2004 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Jeff Middleton Music, BMI
Chapter 21. Pup Tents, Head Fakes, and Midnight Rambles
“Elizabeth’s Song”
Mark Elliott ©2008 Mark Elliott Music, BMI
Chapter 22. The Ghost in the Trash Can Lid
“The Possum Song”
Mark Elliott ©2000 Mark Elliott Music, BMI
Chapter 23. Dracula’s Got A Cavity
“Strange”
Mark Elliott & Wendy Jans ©2010 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Wendy Jans Music, ASCAP
Chapter 24. Call for Them One Morning and They’re Gone
“Old Dogs”
Mark Elliott and Tony Ramey ©2003 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/Tony Ramey Music, BMI
Chapter 25. Searching for Bigfoot and Finding Faith in the Long Stride
“Searchin’”
Mark Elliott ©2011 Mark Elliott Music, BMI
Chapter 26. Insulated By Infinity
“Reaching Down to Touch the Sky”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2014 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 27. Seasons in the Sun
“Passions”
Mark Elliott ©1992 Bluewater Music, BMI
Chapter 28. Ten Won’t Come Again
“Ten Won’t Come Again”
Mark Elliott & Dave Spak ©2016 Mark Elliott Music, BMI/IZIT Music, SESAC
Chapter 29. The Neverland Effect
“Not All Who Wander Are Lost”
Mark Elliott ©2005 Mark Elliott Music, BMI