Table of Contents
Prologue: A Clockwork Strawberry 1
Introduction: The Supersurvivor 15
Chapter 1 Rick 25
Chapter 2 Pat 41
Chapter 3 Troubadour 53
Chapter 4 Rooster to Engineer 67
Chapter 5 Yardbird 78
Chapter 6 Journeyman 89
Chapter 7 Bluesbreaker 106
Chapter 8 Just Like Freddie 121
Chapter 9 Stiggy 133
Chapter 10 NSU 146
Chapter 11 The Pheasantry 163
Chapter 12 'Fuck! I'm Rich!' 177
Chapter 13 Into the Woods 192
Chapter 14 Million-Dollar Timebomb 213
Chapter 15 The Domino Effect 231
Chapter 16 Fanfare for Eric 247
Chapter 17 The Black Box 264
Chapter 18 E+P 280
Chapter 19 Wonderful Tonight? 298
Chapter 20 'God Bless Our Wedlock' 319
Chapter 21 Made in Montserrat 335
Chapter 22 Captain Smirnoff 352
Chapter 23 'Please, Just Don't Cry 368
Chapter 24 A Place to Stand 384
Chapter 25 'The Hem of God's Garment' 402
Acknowledgements 417
Index 421