Chapter 169

Steve was greeted warmly by the five piece band when he stepped onto the small stage they occupied. One of the members spoke very good English.

“We all watched that performance from Paris. It was incredible. We really don’t play rock and roll, if that’s a problem.”

“No problem,” assured Steve. “Just give the music with the lyrics and we’ll see what we can do.”

Steve spent five minutes lining up the songs they agreed on and then he stepped up to the microphone standing on the stage. “We’re going to do our best to entertain everyone. Please be patience since we just met and obviously never practiced any of this. We’ll start with ‘Summer Wind’ and go from there.”

The band played the intro for several seconds before Steve began to sing. He managed to get as far as the phrase ‘from across the sea’ before the room broke into serious applause. He stopped singing and the band played in circles for a few minutes before it quieted down. Then Steve picked up where he le