A ModernDay Vision Quest. The rites of passage entering into adulthood can feel like re-entering the Earths atmospheredangerous andpressure fueled, desolate, with intensity so strong it can burn up any living soul making the journey.Good luck andGodspeed to Americas youth. Carl 19 is in the midst of this pivotal transition. Gunshots, sirens, jazz,and roaring engines are commonplace in the Oakland ghetto. Carl is a cowboy-poet of mind and soul, born to the wrong generation. His dearly departed grandfather was his only role model, teaching him to chase girls and live selfishly like a true Wild West man. Haunted by this obsession to emulate