ABSTRACT

September 11, 1972: first ejaculation. (Actually, this is incorrect. This is the date that I remember, but I know it was a Sunday morning. I guess I'll never know.) Summer, 1976: read Richard Howard's Two-Part Inventions April16, 1977: first sexual encounter July/August, 1977: spent in France; no sex September, 1978: announced to the world that I was a Libertarian June 19, 1979: left Grants Pass for San Francisco, by bicycle July 1, 1979: first marijuana July 22, 1979: arrived in Chicago September 3, 1979: arrived at the University of Dallas October 15, 1979: bought first motorcycle December 23, 1979: Claudia kills herself April26, 1980: first fisted; first hallucinogens May/June, 1980: touring the Eastern Seaboard by motorcycle October, 1980: first apartment rented, in Chicago January 3, 1981: met dareK February, 1981: left Chicago March, 1981: spent in Memphis April, 1981: bought first car, a red 1966 MGB; named it Bella May, 1981: arrived in San Francisco, with Marc Summer, 1981: worked at Club San Francisco (Ritch Street)

September 23, 1981: flew to Honolulu 1981/82: worked at the Steamworks November 23, 1981: met Ralph February 19, 1982: met Basilio Melquiadez Martinez February, 1983: flew to New Orleans, stayed with Richard in Andalusia, Alabama March, 1983: bought van in Atlanta; drove west June 2, 1983: arrived in San Francisco June 7, 1983: first visit to Savages June 24, 1983: second (and last) wet dream, involving four bulls July 15, 1983: first paid performance at Savages; tits pierced afterward, in the basement July 23, 1983: hired for California Blue April 7-14, 1984: performances at the Follies, Washington, DC June 5, 1984: totaled Bella in New Mexico November 6, 1984: decision made to emigrate to Australia March 15, 1985: met Michael Pietri; shot The Other Side of Aspen II

March 17, 1985: premiere of Juice at the Castro Theater; met Artie Bressan May, 1985: "Spunk" is born in Advocate MEN August 11, 1985: won Greasy Jockstrap Contest at Powerhouse, San Francisco; met AI Parker September 2, 1985: fucked by AI Parker February, 1986: first fiction published: "Sweet and Sour Pork," in Advocate MEN April/May, 1986: bicycle tour of England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands April 30, 1986: met Philip Core

July, 1986: met Bill Webber September/October, 1987: bicycle tour ofPuget Sound, ending at World's Fair in Vancouver September 21, 1986: met John Gaines October 24, 1986: premiere of Jerker, Celebration Theatre, L.A.; met Bob Chesley October 29, 1986: Bill moved in January 4-12, 1987: performances at the Show Palace, NYC February, 1987: bicycle tour of Australia March 19, 1987: Black Party, the Saint, NYC August, 1987: bought 20 acres near Port Townsend, Washington; named it Bog End September/October, 1987: bicycle tour ofltalyNugoslavia March 21, 1988: Black Party, the Saint, NYC Summer, 1988: spent in Port Townsend, trying to build a house September, 1988-April 1989: travelled to NYC, London, Bangkok, and Sydney; spent five months in Sydney October 17, 1988: met Colm March 2, 1989: met Kosta July, 1989: eighth (and current) motorcycle, a red '83 BMW R80RT named 0. Mores July-September, 1989: spent touring the United States by motorcycle September, 1989: recognition of KS lesions Winter, 1989/90: spent in Oceanside, California May, 1990: bought 47 acres in Cazenovia, Wisconsin; named it Littledick November 1, 1991: met Stephen Hemming June, 1992: idea of STEAM is first broached

November, 1992: trip to Italy with Keith Griffith April, 1993: first issue of STEAM is distributed free at the March on Washington May, 1993-May, 1994: lymphoma, radiation, and chemotherapy February, 1994: trip to Hawaii November, 1994: Scott 0 'Hara: Nudes, Portraits, and Hard Dick Images at Mark I. Chester's gallery, San Francisco June, 1995: moved back to San Francisco August, 1996: Do-It-Yourself Piston Polishing (for Non-Mechanics), first book of short stories, published