Night Like This| J E F F S UWAK hooting, too. We listen to every Buddy song the jukebox plays and then we listen all over again. We take turns telling our stories and all of them seem interesting and important. Three strangers, friends, alive together in The Lighthouse at the heart of the universe. For a moment I can actually feel the earth spinning beneath my feet, the stars spiraling out around me in space, the magic, mystery, the immensity of life. And of course this night must end, and we must all eventually return to our beds where time and death are always waiting, but right now, man, right now I’m laughing while Buddy Holly sings “Rave On”, and “That’ll be the Day” isn’t far behind, and maybe the music can’t last forever, but I’ve got a whole pocket full of quarters and I can make damn sure it lasts a long, long time at least, and on a night like this that’s more than enough, because on a night like this, man, one more song is all I need.
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