Ginny Good, Text and Video Introduction Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter One, Ashland, 1999 In which Gerry finally decides to write the book he always told Ginny he was going to write about her someday. The Beatles (A Day in the Life), Paul Scofield (King Lear), Courtney Love (Doll Parts), Pete Seeger (Solidarity Forever), Nine Inch Nails (Closer), Chris Isaak (Wicked Game) and The Rolling Stones (Sweet Virginia). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Two, Del Mar, 1941-1962 In which Ginny Good grows up in Del Mar, California. The Beach Boys (Good Vibrations), Eartha Kitt (My Heart Belongs to Daddy), Mozart (Something Slick), Nancy Sinatra (Bang Bang), The Beatles (Piggies) and Patsy Cline (Crazy). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Three, Royal Oak, 1942-1961 In which Gerry grows up in Michigan, flunks out of high school and meets Elliot Felton. Themes from "The Lone Ranger," "Inner Sanctum,""X-Minus One" and "The Shadow," Mills Brothers (Bowl of Cherries), Jimmy Boyd (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus), Chuck Berry (Schooldays), John F. Kennedy, Robert Welch and Ritchie Valens (Donna). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Four, Fifteen Mile, 1959 In which Gerry and Donna McKechnie have a high school romance. Ray Charles (What'd I Say, Part 1), Dinah Washington (What a Difference a Day Makes), Nervous Norvis (Transfusion), Chet Baker (My Funny Valentine), The Monotones (Who Wrote the Book of Love), Johnny Mathis (Chances Are), Nat King Cole (Unforgettable), Jackie Wilson (Lonely Teardrops), Tommy Edwards (It's All in the Game), Brenda Lee (I'm Sorry), The Platters (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes), Donna McKechnie and Ray Charles (What'd I Say, Part 2). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Five, Pacifica, 1960-1961 In which Gerry drowns his sorrows, works on a yacht in Newport Beach and gets to know Elliot. Ella Fitzgerald (But Not for Me), Lonnie Donnegan (Rock Island Line) and The Cadillacs (Speedo). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Six, San Mateo, 1960-1962 In which Elliot proves to be somewhat weird. Mitch Miller (The Yellow Rose of Texas), Andres Segovia (Guitarrero), Mozart (The Magic Flute), Yma Sumac (Voice of the Xtabay), Sam Cooke (Summertime), Miles Davis (Sketches of Spain) and Paul Newman (Plastic Jesus). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Seven, North Beach, 1962-1963 In which Gerry and Elliot meet Ginny Good at the Jazz Workshop. Little Richard (Jenny, Jenny), Hank Williams (Your Cheatin' Heart), Righteous Brothers (Ebb Tide), Jerry Lee Lewis (Great Balls o' Fire), Allen Ginsberg and Leadbelly (Where Did You Sleep Last Night?). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Eight, Coyote Point, Spring, 1963 In which Gerry takes a writing class from Gordon Lish. Bobby Vinton (Blue Velvet), Mario Savio, Ken Kesey, Edith Piaf (Je Regret Jack). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Nine, San Bruno, Spring, 1963 In which Gerry messes with a high school chick and gets a bouquet of flowers for Ginny. Dean Martin (Standing on the Corner), Marcels (Blue Moon), Little Richard (Rip it Up) and Elvis Presley (All Shook Up). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Ten, 45th Avenue, Spring, 1963 In which Ginny and Gerry go out on a date and listen to The Magnificat. Nat King Cole (Mona Lisa), The Beatles (Love Me Do), Gene Chandler (Duke of Earl), Lesley Gore (It's My Party), The Rooftop Singers (Walk Right In), The Shirelles (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow), The Beatles (She Loves You), The Surfaris (Wipe Out) and J. S. Bach (The Magnificat). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Eleven, Farmer's Market, November, 1963 In which Ralph Wood and Gerry try to capitalize on the shooting of John F. Kennedy. Walter Chronkite, Charles Bukowski and William Burroughs. Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twelve, Clayton Street, March, 1964 In which Gerry messes with Marnie McCracken. Ginny messes with Jim Moss. Ginny and Gerry become boyfriend and girlfriend. Bob Dylan (Ballad of a Thin Man, A Hard Rain's 'a Gonna Fall and Don't Think Twice) and Charlie Parker (Now's the Time) Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Thirteen, Stockton Street, Spring and Summer, 1964 In which Ginny gets antsy and Gerry tries to find things to write books about. Tony Bennett (I Left My Heart in San Francisco), Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan (Just Like a Woman), Woody Guthrie (This Land is Your Land), Marty Robbins (El Paso), Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mississippi John Hurt (CC Rider), Bob Dylan (Talkin' New York Blues), T. S. Eliot (Practical Cats), Carl Orff (Carmina Burana) and Bob Dylan (Like a Rolling Stone and Blowin' in the Wind). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Fourteen, Pacific Heights, Fall, 1964 In which Gerry and Ginny spend their first Christmas together. S. G. Porter (Hello, Central, Give Me Heaven), Dave Clark Five (Glad All Over), Anais Nin, Josephine Baker (Some French Thing in French) and John Coltrane (Bye Bye Blackbird). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Fifteen, Boulder Creek, Christmas, 1964 In which Gerry tells Ginny's father she's nuts. The Beach Boys (Silent Night), Vivaldi (Four Seasons, Autumn), Harry S Truman and Charles A. Lindbergh. Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Sixteen, Clift Hotel, January, 1965 In which Elliot tries to steal Ginny away from Gerry. Beethoven (Ninth Symphony). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Seventeen, Vietnam, January, 1965 In which Ginny, Elliot and Gerry talk about Vietnam. Barry Sadler (Ballad of the Green Beret), Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (On Vietnam) and The McCoys (Hang on Sloopy) Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Eighteen, Ocean Beach, February, 1965 In which Elliot's father kills himself and Ginny goes off on a spree. Hank Williams (Never Get Out of this World Alive and Moanin' the Blues), Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Moby Grape (Naked if I Want To) and Quicksilver Messenger Service (Fresh Air). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Nineteen, La Honda, May, 1965 In which Ginny and Gerry take LSD in La Honda. The Beatles (Within You Without You), Alexander Borodin (Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor"), Igor Stravinsky (The Rite of Spring), The Beatles (Tomorrow Never Knows) and Philip Glass (Something Super Slick). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty, Shrader Street, 1965-1966 In which Ginny and Gerry get an apartment in Haight-Ashbury. The Beatles (Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds) and Ron McKernan (Pigpen). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-One, Foghorn Fish-and-Chips, Fall, 1966 In which Thulin and Wanda get married. Jefferson Airplane (Somebody to Love), Grateful Dead (Little Schoolgirl), Barry McGuire (Eve of Destruction) and Dr. Hook (Picture on the Cover of Rolling Stone). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Two, Haight Street, Spring, 1967 In which Ginny and Gerry meet up with Elliot again. Grateful Dead (Walk Me Out in the Morning Dew), Mozart (Something Slick), Chubby Checker (The Twist), Procol Harum (Whiter Shade of Pale), Jerry Garcia (Laughing), Timothy Leary (Dying) and Neal Cassady (Talking Fast and Slow). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Three, Golden Gate Park, Fall, 1967 In which Gerry wants to dump Ginny. Jefferson Airplane (Comin' Back to Me), Scott McKenzie (If You're Going to San Francisco), Simon and Garfunkel (59th Street Bridge) and Peter, Paul and Mary (Where Have All the Flowers Gone). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Four, Speedway Meadows, Fall, 1967 In which Ginny gets her cute butt tossed in the can. Janis Joplin (Cry and Piece of My Heart). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Five, Kentfield, 1968 In which Ginny, Gerry and Elliot all live together in Marin County with unhappy consequences. Gene Autry (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), Janis Joplin (Oh, Lord), Leonard Cohen (Suzanne), Richard Harris (Camelot), Neil Young (Helpless), Bing Crosby (Silver Bells), Judy Garland (Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas) and Placido Domingo (Ave Maria). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Six, Cole Street, Spring, 1969 In which Gerry meets Melanie and they like each other. Billie Holiday (Billie's Blues), The Beatles (Something, Here Comes the Sun and Golden Slumbers), Odetta (Another Man Done Gone) and The Kingston Trio (The Lion Sleeps Tonight). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Seven, Sutro Heights, Summer, 1969 In which Gerry and Melanie have a sad day. Moody Blues (Nights in White Satin), The Beatles (Yesterday) and Linda Ronstadt (When Will I Be Loved). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Eight, The Garden of Eden, 1971-1972 In which Gerry and Melanie have a happy day. The Rolling Stones (You Can't Always Get What You Want) and Joe Cocker (You Can Leave Your Hat On). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Twenty-Nine, Burlingame, Summer, 1972 In which Ginny and Elliot come for a visit and Gerry and Melanie end up in jail. Billie Holiday (I'm Going To Love You Like Nobody's Loved You), William Faulkner (Nobel Speech) and Janis Joplin (Maryjane). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Thirty, Manitou Springs, Summer, 1973 In which Gerry dumps Melanie and visits Ginny in Colorado. Lightnin' Hopkins (Found My Baby Crying), The Rolling Stones (Dead Flowers and Midnight Rambler). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Thirty-One, Sacramento, August, 1973 In which Melanie dumps Gerry. Tom Waits (Another Man's Vine), Bob Dylan (Lay Lady Lay) and The Rolling Stones (Angie). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Thirty-Two, Hillsborough, 1982 In which Elliot offs himself. Robert Johnson (Love in Vain), Willie Nelson (Unchained Melody), Mozart (Something), Ray Charles (Take These Chains from My Heart), James Taylor (Fire and Rain) and Miles Davis (Sketches of Spain). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Thirty-Three, Scenic Hills, Summer, 1990 In which Ginny kills herself, as well; Gerry's dad dies, too, and gets buried. Bette Middler (The Rose) and Leon Redbone (The One Rose). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Thirty-Four, Colma, September, 1988 In which Melanie thinks Ginny and Elliot are nuts even though they've been dead for a long, long time. Willie Nelson (September Song), Frank Sinatra (High Hopes) and Yma Sumac (Voice of the Xtabay). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase) Chapter Thirty-Five, I-5, 2004 In which Gerry finally finishes writing the book he told Ginny he was going to write about her someday. Phew. The Beatles (When I'm Sixty-Four, Let It Be and The End) and J. S. Bach (Amen from "The Magnificat"). Read (Plain Text) Read (Multimedia) Watch (Vimeo Showcase)