Memorial Day

The Explodo Boys - 1976

At least once a night the bickering would stop, the arrangements would coalesce, and Jimmy would take over the room, his '61 Les Paul pushing a Twin Reverb, growling and moaning; you were powerless to resist. Beethoven rolled over as you dug those Rhythm and Blues and everybody got hot and sweaty. Then the party left the bar and went elsewhere, all night long, and in the morning the sun began to shine…