Suck and Blow (36 page)

Greene, Darren,
105

Grohl, Dave,
310

Gross, Chris.
See
Barron, Chris

Guantanamo Bay,
287

guitar lessons,
7–8

gun permits,
252–253

guns,
14–15
,
187–188
,
245–254
,
291–292

Haas, Lukas,
173–174

hairstyles,
143

Hamilton, Chico,
46
,
59

Hampton, Bruce,
95
,
187

“Hand in My Pocket” (Morissette),
26

Hanks, Tom,
308

Hanson,
193

harmonica belt,
61–64
,
214

harmonica case,
64

Harmonica Club,
21

harmonica(s)

     
and admission to New School,
2

     
aspirations regarding,
18–20

     
challenges and culture of,
20–25

     
changes Popper's high school experience,
4–5

     
distributing,
179–184

     
less technically proficient players of,
25–27

     
Popper plays, in high school band,
13–14

     
Popper receives,
8

     
Popper sells,
58

Harrelson, Woody,
261
,
262

Harvey School,
6

Hawaii,
107–108
,
253

Haynes, Warren,
101
,
229

healing,
115
,
117–119

heart surgery,
202–203

Heffernan, Kevin,
181

Hefner, Hugh,
180

Hendrix, Jimi,
18
,
19
,
207

Herring, Jimmy,
131
,
201

Hicks, Taylor,
24

high school

     
Popper plays harmonica in,
12–14
,
185–186

     
Popper's experiences in,
3–7
,
14–17

Hill, Brendan

     
appearance of,
142

     
attends Grammy Awards,
190
,
191

     
and beginnings of Blues Traveler,
28
,
29
,
31
,
32
,
33–34

     
Bill Murray on,
261

     
life in New York,
48–49

     
musical education of,
37–38

     
role in Blues Traveler,
52

     
self–control of,
206

     
stages intervention,
203

     
turns down Mitsubishi commercial,
161

     
walks red carpet of Official All-Star Café,
159

Hill, Sebastian,
28
,
29

Hoffman, Dustin,
289–290

Hogan, Hulk,
319

Hohner,
181

Hollander, Sam,
264

homeless people,
73
,
78–79

homework,
1–2
.
See also
schoolwork

Hondamatic,
111–113

“Honesty and Love” (Popper),
35–36

“Hook” (Blues Traveler),
119
,
158
,
306

H.O.R.D.E.

     
banner for,
105

     
Blues Traveler returns to,
138–139

     
conception of,
122–124

     
end of,
140–141

     
first year,
126–128

     
hot air balloon,
136–137

     
main headliners and openers,
131–132
,
136
,
137–138

     
negotiations for,
124–126
,
129–130

     
New York Ancients Fife & Drum Society and,
109

     
prank at,
96

     
second year,
128–129

     
success of,
132–134

     
trampoline gag,
127
,
130–131

Horn, Mark,
43

Hosier, Tom,
50

hospitalization, following

motorcycle accident,
114–115

hot air balloon,
136–137

Housing Now March,
78–79

“Howard's Turn” (Blues Traveler),
226

“How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)” (Spin Doctors),
242–243

human fly musical suit guy,
163–164

hunting,
250

hypochondria,
309

ice cream,
146

Iceland,
288

IEDs,
285

Indian boil sucker joke,
77–78

indignity,
114–117

Iraq,
284
,
285

Israel,
296

Jack Frost,
195–196

James, Nigel,
138

Jeremy, Ron,
82

jingles,
58

John Popper Project Featuring DJ Logic,
259

Johnson, Magic,
174–175

Jordan, Michael,
171–172

Jordan, Steve,
149

Jose,
75–76

Joy,
239

“Just Wait” (Blues Traveler),
168–169

Kellison, Daniel,
67

Kinchla, Chan

     
appearance of,
142

     
argues with Gregg Allman,
101

     
attends Grammy Awards,
190
,
191

     
and beginnings of Blues

     
Traveler,
31
,
32–34

     
on high school band,
13

     
H.O.R.D.E. and,
129–130

     
and Late Night with David Letterman,
147–148

     
life in New York,
48–49

     
musical education of,
37–38

     
repays twenty dollars,
213

     
role in Blues Traveler,
52

     
self-control of,
206

     
stages intervention,
203

     
throws harmonica,
183

     
on USO Tour,
285–286

Kinchla, Tad,
218–219
,
221
,
256
,
259

King, B. B.,
293

King Kong,
165–166

Kingpin,
196–197

Kravitz, Lenny,
135

Kristen,
238

Landsthul Regional Medical Center,
281–282

lateness,
46–47

Late Night with David Letterman,
147–153
,
226
,
293

Lawrence, Arnie,
2
,
39–41
,
42
,
150

Led Zeppelin,
161

Le Locle, Switzerland,
108–109

Lemme, Steve,
181

Leno, Jay,
226

Lester, Rob,
67–68

Letterman, David,
147
,
149
,
152
,
180
. See also
Late Night with David Letterman

Levy, Howard,
127
,
181
,
192–193

libertarianism,
293–94
,
297–298

Little Walter,
25
,
70

Lockn' Festival,
301
,
303

Loder, Kurt,
211

Lollapalooza,
123

love and relationships,
232–239
,
242–244

loyalty,
104

lunch box,
61

Madison Square Garden,
162–167

Maher, Bill,
173

Mahoney, Bob,
258

Manhattan School of Music,
2
,
39–40

Manson, Jono,
43
,
50
,
52
,
259–260
,
263

Marley, Ziggy,
133–134
,
311

marriage,
296
,
301–303

Marsalis, Wynton,
5

Marx Brothers,
11

Masada,
81
,
82

Matthews, Dave,
134–135
,
277

McConaughey, Matthew,
261–262

McConnell, Page,
95

McDonald's,
144–146

McEnroe, John,
159–160

McGhee, Scott,
223
,
257
,
264–265

McRib,
145

Menagerie,
19

mice,
57

Miles, Buddy,
86

Miller, Larry,
176

Miller, LD,
306

Mills, David,
283

mistakes,
268–269

Mitsubishi commercial,
161

Mondo Cane,
44
,
64–65
,
67–68

Mondo Perso,
67

moped,
15
,
16

Morissette, Alanis,
26

Morrill, Paul,
164
,
165

“Most Precarious” (Blues Traveler),
197

motorcycle and motorcycle accident,
111–116
,
118
,
141

“Mountains Win Again, The” (Blues Traveler),
160–161

Mulroney, Dermot,
228–229

Murray, Bill,
151
,
175
,
196
,
260–261
,
309

music lessons,
7–8

Musselwhite, Charlie,
25

Myers, Mike,
151

Myrtle Avenue,
54–56

Neel, Johnny,
99

Nelson, Willie,
317

Neville, Ivan,
24

New England Patriots cheerleaders,
238
,
284
,
287–288

New Orleans,
206–207

New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music,
1–2
,
40
,
42–43
,
45–46
,
48–49

New Year's Eve,
164–167
,
198

New York

     
apartments in,
54–58

     
Blues Traveler moves to,
48–54

     
gigs in,
65–69
,
71
,
72

     
working in,
60

New York Ancients Fife & Drum Society,
109

New York Music Award,
305

New York Yankees,
187

Nicholson, Jack,
171

Niebank, Justin,
87–88

Nightingale's,
44
,
50–53
,
65
,
67
,
71

North Dakota,
107

North Hollywood Shootout
(Blues Traveler),
72
,
257–258

“No Woman, No Cry” (Marley),
311

Nudes-A-Poppin',
81–82

Nugent, Ted,
226
,
248

Ober, Ken,
174–175

O'Brien, Conan,
226–227

Occupy,
296–297

O'Connor, Sinead,
276

Official All-Star Café,
158–160

open-mic nights,
43–44
,
49–50

orgies,
81–82

Osborne, Joan,
43

Oskar, Lee,
23

Ostrosky, Beth,
225

Ovitz, Mike,
264

“Owed from the Aspect” (Blues Traveler),
312–314

Page, Steven,
139

Paluska, John,
167

Pandora,
266

Paramus Symphony Orchestra,
138

Pardo, Don,
274–275
,
277

Parker, Charlie,
41
,
42
,
168

Parton, Dolly,
191–192

Partridge Family lunch box,
61

Paul, Ron,
295–296

Perloff, Greg,
85

Phish,
93–97
,
123–124
,
163
,
167–168

Phoenix, River,
84

Pocket Full of Kryptonite
(Spin Doctors),
88

Pocket Full of Soul,
22

poker,
102

political conventions,
272–273

politics,
253–254
,
295–298

Popper, David,
7

Popper, Eloise,
301
,
315–320

Popper, Emily,
29

Popper, Eva,
8–9

Popper, John

     
early musical experiences of,
7–8

     
education of,
1–2