"My experience hitchhiking proved to me that out in that big, bad world, when you don't have two nickels to rub together at times, when you become a shadow in the midst of a sea of humanity, when you understand that you are merely a speck of dust on the side of a forgotten highway, that sometimes, nobody cares who you are. It was a powerful lesson in humility, and truth, about who I truly was, and what this world is really all about. This is what I found as I blazed across the country like a mad man on the loose." -- Larry Acquaviva No reviews yet. Please be the first to add one. And thank you. Larry Acquaviva. "This is the second of a five-book series documenting my life, from birth in Detroit to my time with the Athens, Ga.-based band, Widespread Panic, working as a roadie. This book ends when I meet the boys in the band on Halloween night 1987 at the Uptown Lounge in Athens, Ga. I was in the midst of a hitchhiking odyssey across America in which I should have died many times over. My life was out-of-control and spiraling towards the abyss, then I met Widespread Panic. Everything changed from there, but the wild times had really just begun. Book III, 'The Panic Years - Part I,' will be released in the spring of 2018." Rock It. Read It. Larry Acquaviva, November, 2017. "Watch your nickels, pennies and quarters." Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, percussionist, Widespread Panic. "Doing what it takes to find your Purpose and Place in the Universe." Eric "The Darkness" Carter, guitarist, Bloodkin. "I have verified that Larry Acquaviva is indeed the one, true Aceman and that the events described herein are 100% guaranteed truths, hallucinations or some combination of the two." Dave Schools, bassist, Widespread Panic. "Larry is retracing all those wild roads he's traveled, and bringing us along for the ride." Danny Hutchens, guitarist/vocalist, Bloodkin. "Music; it is what keeps me alive, and it is what moves me into the future. From my earliest memories, music has always been there, like a dedicated friend, like a silent lover, who will never leave my side. It has been through music that I have found the strength to carry on, and it is through music that my dreams always seem attainable. Music of life, music of dreams, music of love, she has guided me, and she has allowed me to tell my story, the story of 'Nobody Cares Who You Are,' a tale of the power of dreams, creativity and undying belief." Find It, Live It, Love It. Larry Acquaviva, November, 2017.