According to the autobiography, Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s, how did Rusty Nail change John's life?

Rusty Nail was a local band that shared a house, and they invited John to move in with them. He lived with them for free, and made $80 a week for taking care of their equipment during their gigs. This gig gave John a whole new set of friends, and he vacationed with them in the Caribbean.