A comprehensive look back at the life of an ordinary guy, who grows up in turmoil, and ends up with an opportunity to become something more than what he expected. Walking the hallways of high School not knowing where to go, the author ends up with friends that come out of no where, and start to encourage him to step away from normalcy and take a trip into the land of alternative music. Looking back the author realizes the things that we remember most are the bad times, unless they are worthwhile and spectacular. This book is a memoir of michael d'orazios early life which was crucial to his personal, and artistic developement. Includes the early years, the rise and fall of the band "The Burning" in the lated eighties, early nineties, recording sessions, etc. Contents 1. From the Beginning 2. Recollections of Childhood 3. Making Friends Losing Friends 4. My First Crush 5. Disciplined at Home 6. 8 Years at the Swim Clubs 7. Picked on in the Locker Room 8. Attending High School 9. Riot Street Party 10. Me, The Metal Head 11. My First Band 12. The Burning 13. My First Real Girlfriend 14. The Burning's First Recordings 15. The Band Plays Live 16. Back at Ian's Recoding Studio 17. The Last Show, and the End of the Band 18. The Father, the Son, the Murder Machine 19. Secrets, the Underground Bar 20. The Freak'in Out Sessions 21. The Case of Jake Meyer Contributors thus far: Michael D'Orazio, Marguerite Earhart