Don The True Story of a Young Person Author:Garrison Keillor, Monique Felix (Illustrator) Geek rock at the 4H fair... — Don, 17, is the son of Earl and Mavis Beeman and part of a punk rock band called Trash. He lives with his parents in a town in the Midwest. At the President's Day County 4-H Poultry Show dance, where Trash played drummer Bobby Thompson bit a chicken in the neck. The incident generated enormous co... more »ntroversy, made headlines, and outraged the boys' parents. Trash, angered over the reaction. wrote a wild, new song and decided that at the next dance, Bobby would eat the chicken. The parents of Trash musicians, feeling they had been unfair, sponsored "A Salute to Youth" at which their sons would play. Before the dance, rock journalist Green Phillips called Don to see if Bobby would eat the chicken this time, which as much as confirmed that it would be done. Bobby did what was expected of him, pushing Trash toward stardom with a chicken being the main attraction.