In the 1970s, a new, raw style of music rose through small clubs and underground radio. Known as punk rock, this genre shifted the course of pop music. In this book, the author recounts the early days of the San Francisco punk scene and tells the tale of a young Catholic boy who escapes his conservative Texas upbringing to live the life of a free-spirited punk rocker in the San Francisco of the 1970s. The book traces the arch of a shy misfit as he rebels against his repressed Catholic upbringing and dysfunctional family to become a San Francisco punk in the late '70s. It brings to life the punk scene in San Francisco, the bands, the clubs, and the author's most memorable experiences. More than this, it reveals the life-changing effect punk rock had on the author's life and how it set him on a totally different course.In the 1970s, a new, raw style of music rose through small clubs and underground radio. Known as punk rock, this genre shifted the course of pop music. In this book, the author recounts the early days of the San Francisco punk scene and tells the tale of a young Catholic boy who escapes his conservative Texas upbringing to live the life of a free-spirited punk rocker in the San Francisco of the 1970s. The book traces the arch of a shy misfit as he rebels against his repressed Catholic upbringing and dysfunctional family to become a San Francisco punk in the late '70s. It brings to life the punk scene in San Francisco, the bands, the clubs, and the author's most memorable experiences. More than this, it reveals the life-changing effect punk rock had on the author's life and how it set him on a totally different course.