Memoir of being a Black punk rocker teenager in Apple Valley, CA sometime in the late 80s or early 90s. Seems to cover about a year, during which James had a whole coming of age, forged his identity, etc. Suburban isolation, alienation, & despair are compounded by Southern California's famous neo nazis, & the usual casual racism. Imagine a scene so tiny that the only 2 Black punks in town have to fill out their band with a racist skinhead punk. Ultimately James was just passing through, geographically speaking;& even had he stayed, he had connections to the outside world that none of his Apple Valley friends really did. His leaving his friends behind at the end is sad. Of course, Spooner grew up to became even more of a Punk rocker & lives his ideals so there's a happy ending for him. I like the period pictures at the end of James & friends. Definitely a great memoir. Does a pretty good job of explaining SHARPs.