"But you know everything," he enthused. "Flip sides and backing groups. Labels and dates. And all that stuff you were saying about harmony and instrumentals and ballads. You should get a job in a record shop. You"ll know more"n the bosses."
"Music"s saved me, Red. After my dad got killed down the pit and mam had her breakdown I couldn"t have managed without it. I"d only met Aunt Josie once when I was little. When I moved here to live with her it took some getting used to. She"s been kind, but I"m fed up with her telling me off. I"d like to get a spot of my own away from her and have some peace."
They were silent for a while. Red tried to imagine what Sally must have been through. He tried to think of his own life without his parents and a fifty-year future at Wade"s. But he couldn"t. His
