PART I: Stolen Songs, Stolen Ideas
1: October 1969
In which we’re back, in more ways than one…
2: If Only No One Won
In which my favorite chapter title houses thematic foreshadowing and a sneaky mnemonic.
3: How We Met
In which who we meet and who we’re supposed to meet may not be the same girl.
4: Where Has The Music Gone?
In which we get a little help from our friends Barry & Harry via a lost song by Mason.
5: Piano Man & The New Plan
In which Billy’s stage name & what Paul told Stan to make take us back to the open mic night where Local Boy was born.
6: A Trio of Dueling Suitors
In which we briefly encounter a duo of old friends.
PART II: A Van & A List
7: About an Encore
In which we stay for one more song before joining a redhead in a tan van.
8: The Big Break-In
In which we “re-enact” a scene from the first book without spoiling the stand-alone-ness of this one.
9: Hit List
In which Local Boy sees something he shouldn’t, and begins to worry Paul is dead.
10: If The Shoe Fits
In which we’re free to be whatever we want at a 1996 Oasis concert with an abrupt ending.
11: Scooby-Dooby-Doo, Where Were You?
In which we’re ready and we’re willing to watch cartoons with Jimmy while pondering where the time went.
12: The New Abnormal
In which we bide our time with research and adorn our commentary posts with bird paintings.
PART III: Four Weddings and a Fun Era
13: The Wedding Singer
In which two of Hugh Grant, Adam Sandler, and/or Jim Morrison play a crucial role beyond mere movie title invocation.
14: Devotional Deviations
In which we have just a little bit of history repeating.
15: Double Trouble
In which we reference The Breeders for no good reason, Kuco Mist for a mysterious reason, and both the 27 Club and a book called Timely Persuasion for plot forwarding reasons.
16: New Age
In which Dylan & Lennon aid a debate on song/album/chapter titling, Daphne quotes a great in real handwriting, we ponder the meaning of a fourth time around.
17: Timely Persuasion
In which we respect the greats who boldly name albums after songs from previous records while analyzing Local Boy’s book report & Daphne’s cryptic annotations.
18: A Wife, A Butterfly
In which we bring AWAB back in a more appropriate context and watch the same wedding in two timelines.
19: Wrong Way
In which we sublimely bring this section to a close after getting a few things off our chest and dropping one more wedding day bombshell.
PART IV: The Kids Are Alright
20: Start Choppin’