table of contents chapter 1 - san francisco : the olive district chapter 2 - new york city : van damn-it chapter 3 - new orleans : belle grieve chapter 4 -washington , dc : buchanan 's bog chapter 5 - los angeles : los pajaros chapter 6 - vancouver : patchouli chapter 7 - atlanta : pantaloon corners chapter 8 - boston : wrestling hill chapter 9 - chicago : west signal park endnotes : more about the author chapter 1 - san francisco : the olive district stuffed with hotness a cold pacific wind strafed the darkened san francisco street i hurriedly transited , as the resident meteorological transvestite , called summer here , blew her customary cold kiss to the city , giving me goose-bumps , which , even if they werent artisanal , were certainly special .