章节目录 The Police Band

(88106 www.88106.info)    ItwaskindoftheDepartmenttothinkupthePoliceBand.Theoriginalimpulse,Ibelieve,wascreativeandhumanitarian.Abetterwayofdoingthings.Unpleasant,bloodythingsrequiredbythelineofduty.Evenifitdidntworkout.

    TheCommissioner(theoldCommissioner,nottheheyhavenow)broughtusuptheriverfromDetroit.Whereourmembershadbeen,typi?cally,workingtheShoBartwonightsaweek.SometimestheGlassCrutch.FridayandSaturday.Andtherestofthetimewanderingthestreetsdis?guisedaspostalemployees.Bittenbydogsandburdenedwiththird-classmail.

    Whatareourduties?weaskedattheinterview.Yourdutiesaretowail,theCommissionersaid.Thatonly.Weadmiredournewdark-blueuni?formsaswecameuptheriverincanoeslikeIn?dians.Weplantouseyouincertainsituations,certaintensesituations,toalleviatetensions,theCommissionersaid.Icanvisualizegreatsuccesswiththisnewmethod.Andwouldyouplay"En?tropy."Hewaspale,withabadliver.

    Wearesubtle,theCommissionersaid,neverfor?getthat.Subtletyiswhathaspreviouslybeenlack?inginourline.Someoftheoldones,theCommis?sionersaid,alltheyknowistheclub.HetookalittlepillfromalittleboxandswalloweditwithhisScotch.

    WhenwegottotownwelookedatthoseSteveCanyonrecruitingpostersandwonderedifwere?sembledthem.HenryWang,thebassman,lookslikeaChineseSteveCanyon,right?Theothercopswerefriendlyinasuspiciousway.Theylikedtohearuswail,however.

    ThePoliceBandisaverysensitivehighlytrainedandruggedlyanti-Communistunitwhoseefficacywillbedemonstratedinduetime,theCommis?sionersaidtotheMayor(theoldMayor).TheMayortookalittlepillfromalittleboxandsaid,Wellsee.Hecouldtellweweremusiciansbecausewewereholdingourinstruments,right?Emptyingspitvalves,givingthehornthatlittleshake.OrcominginatletterEwithsomeslyemotionstolenfromanotherlife.

    TheoldCommissionersideawasessentiallythatiftherewasadisturbanceonthecitysstreets——someethnicgroupcuttingupsomeotherethnicgrouponawarmAugustevening——thePoliceBandwouldbesentin.Thehandsomedark-greenbandbusarrivingwithsirenssinging,redlightswhirling.Hard-pressedmenonthebeatintheirwhitehatsraisingagratefulcheer.Westreamoutoftheve?hicleholdingourinstrumentsathighport.Askir?mishlinefrontingtheangrycrowd.Andplay"Perdido."Thecrowdwashedwithnewandtrueemotion.Startled,theylisten.Ouremotionstrongerthantheiremotion.Atriumphofartovergoodsense.

    Thatwastheidea.TheoldCommissionersmu?sicalideaswerenotveryinteresting,becauseafterallhewasacop,right?Buthispoliceideaswereinteresting.

    Wehaddrills.Pouredoutofthatmother-lovingbusontovacantlotsholdingourinstrumentsathighportlikeJohnWayne.Feltwewereheroesalready.Playing"Perdido,""Stumblin,""GinSong,""Peebles."Lavingtheterrainwithemotionstolenfromoldbusted-uploves,brokenmarriages,theneedle,economicdeprivation.Afewoldladiesleaningoutofhighwindows.OuremotionwashingrustyRheingoldcansandpartsofolddoors.

    Thiscityistoomuch!Wedbewalkingdownthestreettalkingaboutourtechniquesandwedseeoutofoureyesawomanstandinginthegutterscreamingtoherselfaboutwhatwecouldnotimagine.Adrunktryingtostrangleadogsomebodydleftleashedtoaparkingmeter.Thedrunkandthedogscreamingateachother.Thiscityistoomuch!

    Wehaddrillsanddrills.ItistruethatthebestmusicianscomefromDetroitbutthereissome?thingherethatyouhavetogetinyourplayingandthatissimplythescream.Wegotthat.TheCom?missioner,asixty-three-year-oldhippiewithnodoubtmanygraftqualitiesandunpleasantqual?ities,neverthelessunderstoodthat.Whenwedplay"ugly,"heunderstoodthat.Heunderstoodtheris?ingexpectationsoftheworldspeoplesalso.ThatourblackmembersdidntfeelliketotingjunkmailaroundDetroitforeveruntiltheendsoftheirlives.Forsomestrangereason.

    Hesaidoneofourfunctionswouldbetobesentouttoplayinplaceswherepeopleweretremblingwithfearinsidetheirhouses,right?Toinspiritthemindifficulttimes.Thiswastheplan.Wesetupinthestreet.HenryWanggrabsholdofhisinstrument.Hehasafour-barlead-inallbyhim?self.Thenthewholegroup.Theironshuttersraisedafewinches.ShortyAlanioholdinghishornathischaracteristicangle(sideways).Thereedsdroppinglacylittlefill-insbehindhim.Werecook?ing.Thecrowdroars.

    ThePoliceBandwasanideaofaveryromantickind.ThePoliceBandwasanideathatdidntwork.WhentheyretiredtheoldCommissioner(ourCommissioner),whoitturnedouthadalittledrugproblemofhisown,theydidntletusevendrillanymore.Wehaveneverbeenused.Hisideawasaromanticidea,theysaid(right?),whichwasnotadequatetotheragecurrentlyaroundintheworld.Ragemustbemetwithrage,theysaid.(Notinsomanywords.)Wesitaroundthepre?cincthouses,underthefilthylights,talkingaboutourtechniques.ButIthoughtitmightbegoodifyouknewthattheDepartmentstillhasus.Wehaveagoodgroup.Westillhaveemotiontobeused.Werestillhere.

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