Change of Seasons: A Memoir

Introduction Partnership 1 Just A Kid - 6 2 The First Lessons - 21 3 The First Season Serious Music - 1960's - 27 4 Racing - 29 5 Wrestling - 32 6 The Avalons - 34 7 Summer Of '66 - 39 8 First Year in Philly - 43 9 The Record Deal - 46 10 Meeting Daryl - 49 11 Drive-In - 54 12 Rocky Mountain, High. - 56 13 Moon Walk - 61 14 Valentine - 64 15 Jerry Ricks - 68 16 The Second Season Melody for a Memory - 1970's - 75 17 The Draft - 77 18 Europe - 81 19 Back in Philly - 98 20 Making a Move - 102 21 Desperation Leads to Action in LA - 108 22 The Audition - 11/22/71 - 114 23 Philly Mean Streets - 118 24 The First Album. The First Real Tour. - 123 25 Parkas - 131 26 She's Gone - 133 27 Abandoned Luncheonette - 137 28 The Cover - 150 29 Road Writing - 156 30 War Babies - 158 31 War Babies in the Woods - 163 32 The Silver Album - 169 33 Jamaica - 172 34 Silver. And Gold. - 178 35 1975 Part II - 186 36 1976 - 191 37 Helen Hobbs Jordan - 197 38 Racing. Life Accelerated. - 200 39 Road Trip - 206 40 All Things Must Pass - 210 41 The Third Season Possessions, Obsessions - 1980's - 215 42 I Hear the Voices - 217 43 T-Bone - 227 44 Pop Artists - 233 45 The 80's Sessions - 236 46 Here She Comes - 240 47 Smoking Guns, Hot to the Touch - 244 48 A Word from Our Sponsors... - 249 49 Video Killed Some Radio Stars - 253 50 More Racing - 260 51 Flying - 263 52 July 13, 1985 - 267 53 Wall Street - 276 54 Financial House of Cards - 281 55 The Fourth Season Back Together Again - The 1990's - 291 56 "Guys Like You" - 293 57 The Moustache - 299 58 Aspen Return - 303 59 Inner Athlete - 307 60 Going to the Chapel - 315 61 Prelude to Reclamation - 317 62 Chickens - 319 63 Jasper - 323 64 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch - 327 65 Build a House, Birth a Baby - 331 66 Midnight, June 19, 1996 - 333 67 Hawk - 340 68 Finally Meeting Hunter - 346 69 Ashes in the Sky - 353 70 Money, Money, Money - 358 71 Show Us the Money - 361 72 When You Start to See the Light at the End of the Tunnel - 363 73 Peak Perspective - 366 Afterword - Whole Oates - 369 Acknowledgements - 375 Index - 379