CHAPTER TWENTYJesse was busier than ever after his hitchhiking story and working through the trauma of the plane crash. The news stories were getting so weird it felt like the world was turning upside down.
The school beat was heating up as racial imbalance collided with federal quotas. School bus drivers were being attacked by unruly students. The Ku Klux Klan was rearing its ugly head. Rattlesnakes were biting preachers, and heroin addicts were turning to methadone.
To complicate matters further, his weekly musical gigs with Butch at Mother’s were getting more popular. The two of them were rehearsing more than ever and writing new songs. Dreams of rock-and-roll stardom were beginning to feel possible. They talked about adding a third member to sing high harmony and wondered if they sho
