** Characters ** Al Oupee the Hippie Bob Daniel Roland Mr. Big Big Hilda Claire Fran little Oupee Hank June Gap-Tooth Larry Duce Miss Kitty Stuff Lazarus Cletus Shirley Herr Prof Toe Fillmore Sappho Ron Fredo Lumpy Scrawny Aunt Paulette Victor Guillitine Sergei Eisenstein Marshall McLuhan Diego Rivera Frida Kalo Nam June Paik

** Stories ** room of the blue smoke it is amazing my mind refuses to rest Oupee's way of painting Oupee teaches Al about art who knows the Hippie Al tells a story the hateful Jesus reconstruction Roland Burbank cactus tall oleanders white trash neighbors psycho University Prof. neighbor Bob Mr. Big Aunt Paulette's Xmas story Al wants to tape it driver's chair wait an see pushing Oupee's truck trip to LA Chet Baker