It was 1988 and the world was a beautiful mess. As Dickens said, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." I fell in love with someone the world never wanted me to have. This is where I fell in love with River Phoenix. "Isn't it supposed to be a good life?" "River, it is so much more than that, please-" "I don't think there's much more for me here."