Audio files (mp3):
Summary:
Chapter One
In which: Gerry finally decides to write the book he always told Ginny Good he was going to write about her someday.
Duration: 35:26
Title: Ashland
Time: 1999
Place: Ashland, Oregon
Guests in order of appearance: The Beatles (A Day in the Life), Paul Scofield (King Lear), Love Theme from "The Godfather," Judy Garland (Over the Rainbow), Bing Crosby (Straight Down the Middle), Courtney Love (Doll Parts), Pete Seeger (Solidarity Forever), Bolshoi Orchestra (Internationale, 1977), Marvin Gaye (Sexual Healing), Nine Inch Nails (Closer), Chris Isaak (Wicked Game) The Rolling Stones (Sweet Virginia) and The Beatles (Helter Skelter).
Chapter Two
In which: Ginny Good grows up in Del Mar.
Duration: 27:01
Title: Del Mar
Time: 1941-1962
Place: Del Mar, California, etc.
Guests in order of appearance: The Beach Boys (Good Vibrations), Eartha Kitt (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), Mozart, The Beach Boys (I Get Around), Nancy Sinatra (Bang Bang), The Beatles (Piggies) and Patsy Cline (Crazy).
Chapter Three
In which: Gerry grows up in Michigan, flunks out of high school and meets Elliot Felton.
Duration: 28:12
Title: Royal Oak
Time: 1942-1961
Places: Royal Oak, Michigan; San Mateo, California
Guests in order of appearance: Theme from "The Lone Ranger," Theme from "Inner Sanctum," Theme from "X-Minus One," Theme from "The Shadow," Theme from "The Green Hornet," Introduction to Father Coughlin Radio Program, Mills Brothers (Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries), The Brothers Four (Greenfields), Theme from "Bambi," Spike Jones (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus), Frank Sinatra (Young at Heart), Chuck Berry (Schooldays), Les Brown (Joltin' Joe DiMaggio), John F. Kennedy, Joe McCarthy, Robert Welch, The Coasters (Along Came Jones), Ella Fitzgerald (That Old Black Magic) and Ritchie Valens (Donna).