The Killing of the Tinkers
“The prevention of crime.2. The protection of life and property.3. The preservation of peace.4. The maintenance of public safety.
I finally took Laura to a dance. As Jack Nicholson said, “I’d rather have stuck needles in my eyes.”
Before going to London, I’d lived in Bailey’s Hotel. You have to be old Galway to know it. Well, you have to be old. Off Eyre Square, towards the tourist office, a small street on the left and you’re there. The owner was in her eighties, a feisty old devil. A chamberma...id, Janet, was even older. She’d once given me a rosary beads. Shortly after, I’d killed my best friend. I’m not saying there’s a connection.
It was Janet who told me about the Saturday night dances. Sounded safer than a club and the band was live. If wearing a blazer and being over fifty counts as live. I dressed casual; black jeans, white shirt and a deep anxiety. Arranged to meet Laura in the Great Southern. She asked, “Why there?”
“So we can begin with notions.”
She, as usual, had no idea what I was talking about, but she agreed.MoreLess
I finally took Laura to a dance. As Jack Nicholson said, “I’d rather have stuck needles in my eyes.”
Before going to London, I’d lived in Bailey’s Hotel. You have to be old Galway to know it. Well, you have to be old. Off Eyre Square, towards the tourist office, a small street on the left and you’re there. The owner was in her eighties, a feisty old devil. A chamberma...id, Janet, was even older. She’d once given me a rosary beads. Shortly after, I’d killed my best friend. I’m not saying there’s a connection.
It was Janet who told me about the Saturday night dances. Sounded safer than a club and the band was live. If wearing a blazer and being over fifty counts as live. I dressed casual; black jeans, white shirt and a deep anxiety. Arranged to meet Laura in the Great Southern. She asked, “Why there?”
“So we can begin with notions.”
She, as usual, had no idea what I was talking about, but she agreed.MoreLess
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