20th Century Book Tour Diary

Paul Krassner, Tina Turner, Henry Miller, Kennedy, Dan Quayle, Susan Dey, an Empowerment Zone, Joan Jett — there wasn’t much I missed.

Your fans will ask for things. You will be touched.

Labor Day, Los Angeles, 1996

This is where my tour began, on the freeways where I grew up. I lost my virginity in Los Angeles, sexually and politically.

I lived in LA in the 70s, when Hollywood was still only an esoteric colony. The County of Los Angeles thrived on shipyards, aerospace, tourism, oil fiel…