(this takes place in 1977) Vance Hopper lives in North Denver, Colorado and is 15 years old. There’s a gas station in his town with a pinball machine, which he’s almost always playing. He’s a hothead, for sure, but once he gets to know you, he loosens up a bit. If you *really* know him, you know he really does care about his friends, and that he’ll do anything for them, even if he won’t necessarily say it. He loves music, and his favorite band is Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath.