Legendary punk band NoMeansNo help out the Smugglers in finding the ultimate touring van. In Portland, the Smugglers discover the X-Ray Cafe, the 24-hour Church of Elvis, and that... their new van isn't working properly.

The Smugglers actually win something and are flown to Ottawa to perform on national TV and dine with the Governor General of Canada. With mixed results.

Nobody ever believes the story contained in this chapter, but we swear, it's true! Bounce-bounce-SMACK.

The Smugglers get a smackdown of culture shock when playing their first-ever show in San Francisco. Also: your emails received and read!

The Smugglers enter California for the first time and almost immediately get into a nasty encounter with Golden State bangers.

The Smugglers perform at the International Pop Underground Convention in Olympia during the sizzling summer of 1991, which changes the band's fortunes for years to come in the U.S.A.

Grant is forced to ingloriously perform an entire set from a rainy sidewalk in Bellingham when he forgets his fake I.D. back in Canada.

Despite the band name, the Smugglers plot, strategize, and attempt to cross the border into the rock 'n' roll promised land of America.

The Smugglers take the blame for the thorough and absolute trashing of the Hoodoo Gurus' dressing room at an infamous show with the Aussie hitmakers and the Young Fresh Fellows at the University of Manitoba.

The Smugglers discover Amigos, wild new rock 'n' roll oasis on the prairies, and in the process, form a bond with the club that would endure for 30 years. And they discover what a "rider" is.