Underhill-Lounge

About this time, I thought it might be good to mention this little idea to Mrs. Underhill.
She was a bit skeptical. Her exact analogy was, “You don’t have to be in a band to appreciate music!”
Fortunately, due to the fact that she knew and liked E., she eventually conceded. But I knew I’d [...]

To go back a bit…
When I was working at the Italian restaurant there was a worldly piano teacher who worked in the building.
We bonded over Contemporary Classical Music (Cornelius Cardew) and 20th Century literature (Samuel Beckett).
Some nights, after lessons, he would come down for dinner. If it wasn’t too busy, we’d chat about music [...]

After a few days of thinking about what I had said and written I sent a note to E.
“Yeah, I suppose, if I’m going to continue spouting off about bars and tending I probably should at least have some experience behind the bar…If you can think of some gentle introduction to the job, let me [...]