"Here's a hundred dollars, Sean. That should cover the few groceries you need. Mostly, just eat what's in the house. Here's another thirty, for the Mo...ies. That should even get you some popcorn. Have a good time, and remember your promise, to be nice to the girls." Good-bye, Maggie. Have a good trip."Sean helped Mike transfer Maggie's bags, to the car, kissed her good-bye again, and drove off, toward home. He drove slowly, while his mind ranged ahead, to the next couple of days, and his hopes. They sat talking about the people they both knew, and things they had seen and done. Cathy's Mom and Carol's Mom had both been in a couple of organizations together. This is where Cathy and Billy had been introduced. They had been 14 years old at the time.Cathy told about things that had happened since Carol left for college, and, some of the things she had been told about Carol. Carol blushed a bit, but told Cathy, "You only heard SOME of the juicy things about me. I WAS a bit of a spinner, or. Then she relinquished her position to the next most senior girl. The chant was repeated word for word, except for the substitution of each girl's name for Esther's. When it was done, it proceeded down the line until all the sisters had coupled with the statue. One of the girls was menstruating, and pulled out her bloody tampon before coupling with the god. I suddenly realized why the phallus was brown: it was stained by countless years of the blood of menstruating women. And, no doubt, the. I returned the greeting, but a moment later I realized Rusty was already talking to the band.Pay attention, fool!People were starting to gather on the enormous front lawn, cordoned within the large holding pens that Jonah had outlined with posts and plastic caution tape. Apparently, the concert-goers would be hanging out in the field when they weren’t inside for their chosen set. Jonah was completely manic as he explained all this to us, but mostly I was extremely glad that the skies had chosen.