The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe

Author:Mike Rowe [Rowe, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

A TALE OF TWO PUPILS

George Underwood was fifteen years old when he punched his handsome saxophone player. His motivation? An unforgivable display of skulduggery that simply could not be ignored. A completely unacceptable betrayal made worse by the fact that the handsome saxophone player in question was George Underwood’s best friend.

Here’s what happened: In the spring of 1962, George and his best friend were pupils at the Bromley Technical High School for Boys. They played together in a band you’ve never heard of called George and the Dragons. The Dragons had real potential, though everyone agreed that George was the most likely member to find real fame. He had the looks for it, that’s for sure. George was also handsome, remarkably so, and bursting with charisma. His personality leapt off the stage, he had a strong voice, and his Elvis impersonation never failed to make the young girls swoon.

Anyway, George had arranged for a date with Carol Goldsmith, the pretty schoolgirl he’d been eyeing all semester. But a few hours before they were supposed to meet down at the youth center, George’s saxophone player pulled him aside.

“Hey, George, I just saw Carol down at the record store. She said to tell you she wouldn’t be able to make it this evening. Between you and me, I think she’s seeing someone else.”

George was disappointed, obviously, but he appreciated the heads-up from his loyal bandmate. Future rock stars shouldn’t be stood up in public by pretty schoolgirls. They had images to protect. But in reality, it was Carol Goldsmith who wound up waiting for George Underwood that night. She waited for over an hour and probably would have waited longer if the handsome saxophone player hadn’t arrived in George’s place.

“Hey, Carol! How’s it going?”

“Oh,” Carol said, “I was just waiting for George. He was supposed to be here an hour ago.”

The saxophone player assumed a pensive expression and sighed deeply.

“Sorry, Carol. I saw George earlier today, and he told me he had other plans tonight. Between you and me, I think he’s seeing someone else.”

Carol Goldsmith was disappointed, obviously, but she appreciated hearing the truth. She also appreciated the saxophone player’s sympathetic gaze.

“Thank you for telling me,” said Carol. “By the way, you have pretty eyes.”

The saxophone player smiled. “Thanks. Hey, you wanna go get some ice cream?”

The next day at school, George learned of this treachery and reacted as any young man filled with testosterone and righteous indignation would. He confronted his traitorous bandmate, confirmed his duplicity, and delivered a roundhouse: a mighty blow that left his best friend flat on his back with a black eye and a swollen face.

Actually, the fallout was worse than that. George Underwood’s temper earned him the contempt of everyone at Bromley Tech, including that of his teachers, his best friend’s parents, and Carol Goldsmith. Sucker-punching the saxophone player led to the demise of George and the Dragons, as well. Why? Because with that one blow, George had forever changed his best friend’s appearance—and in

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.