Acknowledgements

Editorial: Lisa S., without my grammatical errors, plot holes, and lapses in taste would have further exceeded acceptable limits.

Inspirational: My beloved hometown of Milwaukee; JR, GR, AB and MW for never letting me forget; Too many musician friends to list, but you know who you are; Everyone who passed through the doors of Teddy’s, Fantasy’s, The Stone Toad, or The Palms and suffered through the nights I was too drunk to perform; Ditto for the lovely and understanding wait staff of those same clubs; Los Angeles - you know who you are; Another ditto for the staff at Madame Wong’s; All my California friends who thumb their noses at fair weather status; And those without whom none of this would have been necessary: 1, 2, 3a, 3b, and 4.

For the girl from the mountain.