Merv Lapin expounds upon his youth and family life, the early days of Vail (1960s), his life-long friendships created while traveling and camping in Soviet Bloc countries by Volkswagon van, creation of Vail international youth hockey exchanges with Communist Russia, and the community of Vail today., Due to the rich content of Lapin's oral history, a second session was also recorded. See Merv Lapin - Oral History - part 2.