Prologue: The Gut Bomb King ix
1 The Place I Loved the Most
1(18)
2 A New Kind of Man
19(20)
3 As My Mind Bends Clouds into Dreams
39(11)
4 Oh Geez, Let's Make a Band
50(16)
5 Break out the Guns and Ammo, Everything's Gonna Be Just Fine
66(18)
6 For Personal Reasons This Has to Be My Last Song
84(14)
7 Somebody Else Who Was a Little Crazy in the Eyes
98(18)
8 Now I Wanna See If You've Got Any Ears
116(20)
9 I Am Finally, Finally, Where I'm Supposed to Be
136(19)
10 Listen to Your Junk Man---He's Singing
155(14)
11 Hyperactivity Was Our Business
169(17)
12 Then Again, Let's Just Let It Ride
186(18)
13 A Classic Case of Be Careful What You Wish For
204(14)
14 It Was Me and You, Baby, I Remember the Night You Promised
218(18)
15 There's Always Room to Throw Something Out
236(17)
16 Big Man! Are They Still Standing?
253(14)
17 That's Your Time Clock, My Friend
267(16)
18 Deliver Me from Nowhere
283(18)
19 The Blue-Collar Troubadour
301(19)
20 Smilin' Kind of Funny, Everybody Happy at Last
320(17)
21 I Didn't Even Know the Language of Partnership
337(18)
22 Get the Hostility Out Now, I Can Take It
355(19)
23 Holy Shit, I'm Back
374(17)
24 Hope, Dreams, and Rededication
391(16)
25 The Country We Carry in Our Hearts Is Waiting
407(21)
26 That's a Big Shark, Man
428(18)
27 The Next Stand of Trees
446(19)
A Note on Sources 465(4)
Acknowledgments 469(6)
Index 475