Keefer's story begins in the swamps of south Florida in the summer of 1967. As a young boy receives a cheap Motorola transistor radio for his 8th birthday. Surrounded by alligators, water moccasins, and the occasional puma, the low-rent transistor becomes his only friend. Late at night, the Motorola picks up many weird and wonderful sonic waves.
Strange sounds begin to shape, and in some cases warp the young boy's impressionable years.
Then he heard his first Beatles song, followed closely by his first Stones song. The young boy used to sing in the church choir. Roll, he was no longer with the program. Fast forward to 1977. Along with Patti Smith, The Ramones, and the New York Dolls, Keefer discovers a dog-eared copy of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and develops a serious taste for bad craziness.