Pretty quickly, I realised there weren’t the sort of promotional jobs I had in mind. Or rather, I couldn’t earn a living that way. That’s when I...got a job at Midnight Hot. As an exotic dancer.’ Daniel sat impassively, his only movement being the encouraging smile that told her this was all right. He wasn’t judging. This girl was opening her heart to him and he was becoming more enamoured with her, with every difficult word she told him. He allowed the pause to pass without comment. ‘Then I met. I was angry with the darling man for staring at me." Were you really staring at her, Ed?" Tina asked."As I told Kate, I'd look at a beautiful rose even if I had a garden full of them at home," I said."Kate is beautiful," Tina said."Why, thank you, Tina," Kate said..oO~Oo. We were maybe twenty miles inland from the lake, but were paralleling it today, heading southwest. I figured it'd take about a week before we left Lake Erie behind us completely. We made good time today, and I figured we made. . I want to prospect for other 'Johns' who might want to fuck you as well."Once inside the hotel lobby, my wife turned every head in the place. We took a seat at the bar and I ordered her some Champagne. We sipped and chapped as she got accustomed to the many guys checking her out. Once she finished her drink, I announced that it was time to go.We went to the elevator bank and we both got inside of the empty car. "I'll take you up and make the introduction" I announced, "then I'll return to the. It was a crazy time.The streets were burning, and I was there.Did I know you then? No, I don't think so. I would remember.I knew you were near, though. I could feel you. I know that now.All I knew then was that there was ... something ... incomplete ... about the way I was living.And behaving.My parents would never have understood. Or even recognized me. During that time.Sex. And drugs. And rock and roll. There was fighting in the street. I was a street-fightin' man. I was living a songwriter's.