When Tree of Smoke came out I was too burned out on Johnson to pick it up; I'd just read two of his earlier books, "Fiskadaro" and "Angels". The former takes place in a post-apocalypse florida (not as fun as it sounds!). The latter follows the lives of a handful of winners as they traverse the countryside drinking,…

I saw it alone when it came out on video. My dad & brother in the driveway working on a car, and they could hear me laughing from outside.

Your name is Wilco? Good lord.