Cover: Pipe Dreams
A politically incorrect paean to sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.

One Nation Oversexed: What's happening to a nation bent on titillation?

The Initiate: A first-time acid trip leads to jail, madness, and a career.

Feed Your Head: Jefferson Starship reprises a classic album.

News: Building Bridges
A personal view of a successful campaign to stop forced pesticide spraying.

Kenneth Cleaver: The Consumer Correspondent wants a catalogue for normal people.

Open Mic: Randy & Me.

Geek Girl: Of Apache hackers and wanky crackers.

¡Ay Caramba!: Girl and the Gaucho dishes up luscious Latino fare.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

All Mine: 'The Claim' delivers an emotionally stillborn morality tale.

Fabric of Our Lives: R.E.M.'s sound has permeated our sonic landscapes.

Lost and Found: Trance-techno collective Lost at Last hits the major league.

Star-Crossed Lovers: New anthologies showcase country greats.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Russian River Blues Festival: Ticket information and news about the Guerneville celebration.

Health & Harmony Festival: Belly dancing, environmental expo, patchouli oil, and music, music, music--get the jump on the Health & Harmony Festival, the North Bay's biggest counterculture shindig.

Burning Brush: Horst Trave explores mysteries of color and line.

Dog Daze: 'Poona the Fuckdog' opens big pink box of weirdness.

'Art' Smart: Provocative play delivers thoughtful good time.

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