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Peppermint Lumps

In the first episode, an after-party hang with Courtney Love goes south, I turn Winona Ryder on to indie rock, and introduce you to my uncle, Sgt. Pepper.

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Screaming Eagles

In episode 2, my father gets extremely Bold with Jimi Hendrix’s Axis, my hometown of Tenafly is lousy with pop hits, and my brother Meets a Beatle. Which sucks …

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What’s on a Man’s Mind

With my beige Rabbit, record player, and private dorm room, I’m ready to cross “virgin” off the list.

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I F***ed with the Angels

It’s the last day of ninth grade. Let’s take some acid.

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The Rover

I meet Led Zeppelin — in a dream sequence and in actual quantifiable reality. Things go much better in the dream sequence.

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Hot Chestnuts & Dutch Apples

I meet my first rock star and discover the joys and perils of juvenile delinquency with Tenafly’s Rum Bum Gang.

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All Fun and Games

Projectiles are all the rage at Smith School. A bent paperclip propelled by a tautly pulled rubber band achieves greater distance and greater pain. I’m about to meet with the sharp end of that proposition.

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Heaven on Their Minds

Mom finds peace — make that Tenafly Women for Peace — I find Jesus (“Christ Superstar” that is), and Tommy Roberts and I form a Union … of the Smacked.

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The Chair

In Episode 4, my first-grade teacher sniffs out a hippie lover, I land in the stockade, and my brother is always in the last place you’d think to look.

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Genius Jonny

In Episode 3, we’ll all Meet the Beatles and the family genius. Plus: the Scariest Song in the World.