The Closer You Are

Prologue: Dayton, Ohio - 19 Somethings and 5 ix PART ONE: Bursting With Confidence (1957-1986) 1. The Doors Of Morrison Elementary (1957-1971) 3 2. Eight Spoonfuls of Mustard (1972-1974) 15 3. Big School (1975-1980) 27 4. What We Build In Our Homes (1981-1983) 43 5. Land Of Danger (1984-1986) 63 PART TWO: Joker Bob (1986-1992) 6. Tobin and the Vampire (1986) 91 7. The Summer Of Steve (1987) 99 8. "we're Big In Germany" (1988-1991) 109 9. Denied (1992) 121 PART THREE: Night Of The Golden Underground (1992-1996) 10. The Big Turn (1993-1993) 133 11. Year Of The 7-Inch (1994) 161 12. King Shit and the Golden Boys (1995) 195 13. Drag Days (1996) 221 PART FOUR: I Am Produced (1997-2001) 14. Your Bobness (1997-1998) 233 15. In The Shark's Belly (1999-2000) 251 INTERLUDE: "The Rock 'N' Roll Rule Book" by Robert Pollard (2000) 16. Escape (2011) 277 PART FIVE: Do Something Real (2002- ) 17. The Blue Fairy (2002-2003) 285 18. The Electrifying Conclusion (2004) 301 19. The Fantast (2005-) 311 Acknowledgements 321 Notes 323 Index 339