Heartfelt thank yous to my sweet mom for having the love and patience of a saint, and for not squelching my soul; and to my dear departed daddy for inspiring me always to dig for the gold.
Intense appreciation goes out to Michael Des Barres, C. Thomas (my Cleveland High School creative writing teacher), Don Van Vliet, Vita Paulekas, Bob Dylan, The Fab Four, the late Gram Parsons, the late Brandon de Wilde, Frank and Gail Zappa, and Chuck Wein—for altering my priorities.
Adoration abounds for my divine girlfriends who hold me up and calm me down: Melanie Griffith, Joyce Hyser, Catherine James, Denise Kaye, Rona Levitan, Mercy, Sheri Rivera, Iva Turner, and the ever-present Mrs. Zappa.
Merci beaucoup to my darling Patti D’Arbanville for the perfect title.
Special love to Michele Meyer.
Beyond space and time—Danny Goldberg.
Thank you, Stephen Davis, for the encouragement; and thanks to Ron Bernstein, Bill Dana, Ben Edmonds, and Mel Berger.
A massive and abundant thankyouthankyouthankyou to Jim Landis and Jane Meara for “being here now.”
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