Lenny Decker is fleeing the American Dream while trying to comprehend its reasons and rules after being rattled from an exposure to its possibilities. Set in the mid-1990's in a quiet California beach town, populated with a cast of unforgettable characters which includes a 19"remote control TV, the story is replete with examples of some of life's crueler--yet hilarious--ironies, On the Beach is a compelling story of what happens when one young man's dreams bump up against reality.