Straight Outta Skokie: The Krockey Chronicles: 1968

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

In 1968, Al Krockey was eighteen years old—coming of age in the most culturally explosive era in American history.

But the road to that moment began years earlier in Skokie, Illinois, where a block of co-op apartments and split-level houses felt like an entire universe.

From hustling a buck—hawking souvenirs outside Wrigley Field, working odd jobs, and dealing a little weed—to chasing the music that defined a generation, Krockey lived fast and wide open.

Nights at Chicago’s legendary Kinetic Playground, cross-country trips to wild pop festivals, and encounters with unforgettable characters turned 1968 into a year of freedom, risk, and discovery.