Ominous new novel foresees dark boomer future

They have an in-house rock band -- Acid Reflux -- for their weekly "sock hops." Their dining hall is as clique-ridden as any high school cafeteria -- the early Haight table, the late Haight table, tables for the New York and Midwestern emigres, the vegan-vegetarian-Buddhists and the like. Nobody trespasses. Along with their rock 'n' roll, they still have sex (not that you want to picture it) and drugs (not the kind from Dr. Beaver), but they are treated like recalcitrant kids and react accordingly. "Novel Sings Baby Boomer Blues" News and Observer