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Chapters (21)
  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Bright Young Things campus of Clarkwell College, graduation in the town of Clarksville, somewhere upstate, 1990
  6. Cool Days open mike night at Kafka-fe, after band "2 Much" plays, 1991
  7. New on the Scene utside in front of Club Hush, for a film screening party of Kill Fee, 1993 o
  8. Single in the City at a French bistro, 1995
  9. Hangover brunch, the morning after, 1995
  10. Natural Health a chance meeting at Jasper’s Yoga Studio, 1996
  11. The Fat Flush ’90s in the foyer of a friend’s renovated brownstone, 1997
  12. Art Stars at Bonwyck Gallery, 1998
  13. Inner Odyssey the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, 1999
  14. Life After Death facedown in the dirt of the desert, next morning, 1999
  15. Loyal Companions catching up at the dog run, 2000 catching up at the dog run, 2000
  16. In the Real World a run-in at the ShopShape magazine launch party sponsored by Senor Strawberry Liqueur, early 2001
  17. Wartime spotted at Kinko's, late 2001
  18. Office Job in the cafeteria of the Conde Nast building, 2003
  19. Settling a yard sale on an obscure block in the outer borough, 2003
  20. Starting Over in a remote village tavern on the farmlands of New Zealand, 2004
  21. Epilogue a gathering of friends

So there is this guy in there, who you will either be in love with or hate. His name is Jonah and he looks a lot like you before you filled into your adult body. But he's younger than you and he is doing SO WELL with his career. He just got a regular part on The Sopranos and he's like twenty-four years old. He's a friend of Sam's. They worked on the new Coen brothers movie together. I don't know—it's like he's more sincere? I don't mean that in a bad way about you at all. . .1 more mean that in a generational way, like we're these cynical Generation Xers and the people younger than us have promise?

Did you see Jacob Fountainhead was here? With his A&R rep who is actually cool and not a jerk? Jacob's so funny and successful now? With his album deal with Virgin and everything? Do you not keep in touch with him?

He came zooming in from his SNL appearance to just say hi to Sam. He's been a really big supporter of Sam's work since I introduced them—I mean, you know, Sam is so covered with people trying to be his friend or trying to microwave old friendships with him that he sort of appreciates someone kind of "screening" people for him. And since Jacob is such a close pal of mine . . . you? Right, yes I remember you used to work with Jacob. Where did you guys work together again? That's right, Kafka-fe. Oh weird—that was so long ago—

Andy! Be sure to tell Deb about the afterparty!

Sorry. Oh, yeah it's this stupid small afterthing we're going to. It's just a stupid and small afterthing.

Oh no, Uma is meeting us downstairs. We don't need to call her.

It's dumb . . . it's small . . . a stupid . . . afterthing . . .

Anyway, yay about that little play you wrote and performed! I didn't see it, but Jack said he saw it. So, yay! Great! It's really great that you are doing that. You did it, you took a step. You know I really admire you. It's just so great that you are just going to stick it out and see how long it takes.

And with TV and film being deluged with money, it's so great how you are sticking with theater. It's just so honest. You know I should really tell Conan or a producer or someone about it. Oh it closed? Well let me know next time!

Oh wait! Do you have it recorded? Maybe we could give it to Sam to give to his producer friend, Harvey.

You have it on what? VIDEO?