Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Prologue 1
5. The Open Road
6. Portal 5
7. The Evolution of Truckin’ 9
8. Chasing Madness 13
9. Trapped at the Border 19
10. Listening to the Road 22
11. Wet Run 26
12. The Jack London of Rock and Roll 31
13. Hello? 36
14. Artful Charlie 42
15. The Dyl 48
16. Anticipation 51
17. Tuna Fish Trouble 56
18. Sam’s Dangerous Disease 60
19. Another Border Crossing 67
20. Buttering Toast 69
21. Father Knows Best? 76
22. The Rope Test 80
23. The “Make My Day” Syndrome 84
24. The Red Bike 93
25. Hakuna Matata 97
26. Religious Experiences
27. Laowai 103
28. Creation Elation 106
29. Moshe Dann 112
30. Radio Shack 115
31. Rose 121
32. Aunt Hattie 125
33. Getting Lost and Losing It 133
34. The Big Picture 139
35. Antelope Galloping 142
36. Paul and Barbara 146
37. Bears on the Brain 151
38. Winning (and Losing) the Race 154
39. The Summit 159
40. Old Men 161
41. The Gödel Connection 165
42. Afterword 173
43. Uhuru 180
44. Truckin’ 183
45. Acknowledgments 185