During punk rocks heyday in the late 80s and early 90s ONeil worked at the legendary Mabuhay Gardens San Franciscos premier punk venue. He then went on to become a roadie and eventually the tour manager for Dead Kennedys and Flipper. That was before his life got totally out of control ONeil was a heroin addict for 18 years. Although the specificities of ONeils story are more extreme than most the narrative arc is not. Many will relate to the idea of getting exactly what you want only to discover