12. Virtuosity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Prologue: Hullabaloo 1
5. 1. The Stars Start Falling 9
6. 2. Magic Cloak 16
7. 3. Liquid Forget 20
8. 4. Vacation 26
9. 5. Teenage Babylon 31
10. 6. Just Do It 38
11. 7. Greenbriar 44
12. 8. Earthquake 50
13. 9. Carnations 55
14. 10. Clubland 61
15. 11. Throwing Shapes 66
16. 12. Virtuosity 71
17. 13. Red Head 76
18. 14. Nut Whites 83
19. 15. Tropicana 89
20. 16. Chino Jam 95
21. 17. Regular Format 101
22. 18. Good Mojo 109
23. 19. Wild Jokers 114
24. 20. Unforgiven 120
25. 21. Next to Merle 128
26. 22. Balance the Buzz 134
27. 23. Little Scissor 139
28. 24. Private Jet 169
29. 25. Don’t Leave 174
30. 26. Tutus and Tiaras 182
31. 27. Bash and Crash 188
32. 28. Giant Baby 193
33. 29. Diversions 200
34. 30. Helicopter 206
35. 31. Convertibles 213
36. 32. Shrinking, Sinking 220
37. 33. Let’s Have a Party 225
38. 34. Falsity 232
39. 35. Camouflage 239
40. 36. The Same Union 246
41. 37. Queen Bees 253
42. 38. The Right Way 258
43. 39. Gold and Platinum 263
44. 40. Cheerleader 269
45. 41. Fried and Raw 275
46. 42. Cookies 281
47. 43. Ultras 286
48. 44. Thingy in the Sky 291
49. Epilogue-a-Go-Go 298
50. Acknowledgments 300
51. A Note on Sources and Identifications 302
52. Index 303