Table of contents : Cover About the Book About the Author Title Page Dedication Preface Prologue: New Orleans 1 THE EMPTY ROOM 2 WINGS OF FANTASY 3 THE FAKE WORLD 4 THE INVADERS 5 AMERICANA 6 THE BIG WEIRD 7 THANKSGIVING DAY 8 CELLULOID HEROES 9 LIFE ON THE ROAD: DIARY OF 1977 10 SLEEPWALKER 11 THE BIG GUYS 12 MISFITS 13 LOW BUDGET 14 BETTER THINGS 15 UNKNOWN PURPLE 16 THE MORNING AFTER 17 STATE OF CONFUSION 18 AFTER THE FALL 19 SCATTERED 20 PHOBIA 21 STILL SEARCHIN’ 22 OVER MY HEAD 23 STORYTELLER 24 THE VOODOO WALK 25 A STREET CALLED HOPE Epilogue: Security Picture Section Index Credits Copyright