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to Florida.
Benny and Ted worked closely for weeks studying trucking companies until they discovered that any and all drug busts happened to semis heading north. Nobody suspected trucks heading south as they figured the drugs were already in the south. Some of the clever drug smugglers had rerouted their shipments and were going unnoticed.
Ted made the initial discovery and unfortunately for him the biggest newspaper in Florida covered the story. Two days later his wife and daughter were killed. He bought a bottle of booze that afternoon and had been hanging on to his job and his life ever since. He blamed himself and the drinks made the blame disappear for a short time.
As Benny flew down the road, his mind turned to tunes and his eyes found the car’s radio. He laughed as he saw it took cassettes and not compact discs. His thoughts turned to Red. Red owned a gunnysack filled with at least a hundred tapes. Benny had tried to buy him a CD player but Red refused. Just as Red’s father had, Benny would occasionally take him to the local thrift store where they sold cassettes for twenty-five cents a piece or ten for two dollars. Benny decided the store didn’t want to throw them away and sold them at such a cheap price just to get rid of them. Benny often wondered if anybody other than Red purchased them.
Benny rooted around in the car looking to see if there were any cassettes stashed anywhere in the vehicle. With his eyes on the road and his left hand on the steering wheel, he searched with his right hand. Bingo! He quickly glanced at the cassette to discover he had found Kenny Rogers’ Greatest Hits. He almost pulled the trigger and popped it in but decided at the last second that it was not quite what he was in the mood to hear. He tossed it in the back seat and rooted around some more. Another score! This time his catch landed him Bon Jovi. He wondered, who the hell likes Kenny Rogers and Bon Jovi? Then he remembered he did. But, again he was not in the mood to hear Bon Jovi. Benny tried one more time, this time on the backseat floor and came up with Black Sabbath—he popped it in and pushed the gas pedal a little bit harder as Ozzy wailed through the speakers.
Before he knew it, he had listened to both sides of the cassette and was pulling into Ted’s driveway. Benny immediately noticed the grass in front of Ted’s house was at least knee high. He guessed it was probably safer if Ted did not cut the grass on his days off and made a mental note to advise Ted to hire a landscaping company. He thought how Red would be appalled by the looks of Ted’s yard.
Benny stepped on the front porch and heard loud music. He was about to ring the bell or knock with all his might, when he saw a note taped crookedly on the front door. It read, “Come in Benny Man.”
Benny’s friend Ned did this to him all the time. For some reason, every time Benny had an appointment with him, he was somewhere in the house busy and Ned tacked a note on the front door giving Benny instructions.
Benny pulled the note off the door and crumpled the paper, unable to hear the crumpling because of the loud music. He stood still and listened for a moment. It was Jimmy Buffet. He grinned, remembering how they had made a connection that began with a love of Jimmy Buffet music. Benny could not wait to tell Rachael about this episode, and he wondered how the story might grow from here.
Benny followed the music to the back of the house and into a steamy bathroom. Boomerang Love blared through speakers of the audio monstrosity Ted had in the bathroom.
“Ted!” Benny called from just outside the door.
“Come in,” Ted invited.
Whatever , Benny thought. He had been in enough locker rooms for one lifetime and the sight of one more naked man wouldn’t kill him.
When Benny walked into the room, he saw a mound of bubbles and no sight of Ted. He wondered for just a moment if Ted had just passed out and was beginning to
Benny and Ted worked closely for weeks studying trucking companies until they discovered that any and all drug busts happened to semis heading north. Nobody suspected trucks heading south as they figured the drugs were already in the south. Some of the clever drug smugglers had rerouted their shipments and were going unnoticed.
Ted made the initial discovery and unfortunately for him the biggest newspaper in Florida covered the story. Two days later his wife and daughter were killed. He bought a bottle of booze that afternoon and had been hanging on to his job and his life ever since. He blamed himself and the drinks made the blame disappear for a short time.
As Benny flew down the road, his mind turned to tunes and his eyes found the car’s radio. He laughed as he saw it took cassettes and not compact discs. His thoughts turned to Red. Red owned a gunnysack filled with at least a hundred tapes. Benny had tried to buy him a CD player but Red refused. Just as Red’s father had, Benny would occasionally take him to the local thrift store where they sold cassettes for twenty-five cents a piece or ten for two dollars. Benny decided the store didn’t want to throw them away and sold them at such a cheap price just to get rid of them. Benny often wondered if anybody other than Red purchased them.
Benny rooted around in the car looking to see if there were any cassettes stashed anywhere in the vehicle. With his eyes on the road and his left hand on the steering wheel, he searched with his right hand. Bingo! He quickly glanced at the cassette to discover he had found Kenny Rogers’ Greatest Hits. He almost pulled the trigger and popped it in but decided at the last second that it was not quite what he was in the mood to hear. He tossed it in the back seat and rooted around some more. Another score! This time his catch landed him Bon Jovi. He wondered, who the hell likes Kenny Rogers and Bon Jovi? Then he remembered he did. But, again he was not in the mood to hear Bon Jovi. Benny tried one more time, this time on the backseat floor and came up with Black Sabbath—he popped it in and pushed the gas pedal a little bit harder as Ozzy wailed through the speakers.
Before he knew it, he had listened to both sides of the cassette and was pulling into Ted’s driveway. Benny immediately noticed the grass in front of Ted’s house was at least knee high. He guessed it was probably safer if Ted did not cut the grass on his days off and made a mental note to advise Ted to hire a landscaping company. He thought how Red would be appalled by the looks of Ted’s yard.
Benny stepped on the front porch and heard loud music. He was about to ring the bell or knock with all his might, when he saw a note taped crookedly on the front door. It read, “Come in Benny Man.”
Benny’s friend Ned did this to him all the time. For some reason, every time Benny had an appointment with him, he was somewhere in the house busy and Ned tacked a note on the front door giving Benny instructions.
Benny pulled the note off the door and crumpled the paper, unable to hear the crumpling because of the loud music. He stood still and listened for a moment. It was Jimmy Buffet. He grinned, remembering how they had made a connection that began with a love of Jimmy Buffet music. Benny could not wait to tell Rachael about this episode, and he wondered how the story might grow from here.
Benny followed the music to the back of the house and into a steamy bathroom. Boomerang Love blared through speakers of the audio monstrosity Ted had in the bathroom.
“Ted!” Benny called from just outside the door.
“Come in,” Ted invited.
Whatever , Benny thought. He had been in enough locker rooms for one lifetime and the sight of one more naked man wouldn’t kill him.
When Benny walked into the room, he saw a mound of bubbles and no sight of Ted. He wondered for just a moment if Ted had just passed out and was beginning to
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