The Police Band

  ItwaskindoftheDepartmenttothinkupthePolid.Theinalimpulse,Ibelieve,wascreativeandhumanitariaerwayofdoingthings.Unpleasant,bloodythingsrequiredbythelineofduty.Evenifitdidntworkout.

  Theissioheoldissioner,nottheoheyhavenhtusuptheriverfromDetroit.Whereourmembershadbeen,typi?cally,wtheShoBartwonightsaweek.SometimestheGlassCrutch.FridayandSaturday.Aofthetimewanderireetsdis?guisedaspostalemployees.Bittenbydogsandburdehthird-classmail.

  Whatareourduties?weaskedattheinterview.Yourdutiesaretowail,theissionersaid.Thatonly.Weadmiredournewdark-blueuni?formsastheriverinoeslikeIn?dians.Weplantouseyouiainsituatioainteuations,toalleviatetensions,theissionersaid.Ivisualizegreatsuccesswiththishod.Andwouldyouplay"En?tropy."Heale,withabadliver.

  Wearesubtle,theissionersaid,neverfetthat.Subtletyiswhathaspreviouslybeenlaginourline.Someoftheoldoheis?sionersaid,alltheyknowistheclub.HetookalittlepillfromalittleboxandswalloweditwithhisScotch.

  WheotownwelookedatthoseSteveyonrecruitingpostersandwonderedifwere?sembledthem.HenryWang,thebassman,lookslikeaeseSteveyht?Theothercopswerefriendlyinasuspiciousway.Theylikedtohearuswail,however.

  ThePolidisaverysensitivehighlytrainedandruggedlyanti-unistunitwhoseefficacywillbedemonstratediime,theis?sionersaidtotheMayor(theoldMayor).TheMayortookalittlepillfromalittleboxandsaid,Wellsee.Hecouldtellweweremusisbecausewewereholdingourinstruments,right?Emptyingspitvalves,givingthehornthatlittleshake.OringierEwithsomeslyemotionstolenfromanotherlife.

  Theoldissionersideawasessentiallythatiftherewasadisturbahecitysstreets--someethnicgroupcuttingupsomeotherethnicgrouponawarmAugustevening--thePolidwouldbesentin.Thehandsomedark-greenbandbusarrivingwithsirenssinging,redlightswhirling.Hard-pressedmenointheirwhitehatsraisingagratefulcheer.Westreamoutoftheve?hicleholdingourinstrumentsathighport.Askir?mishlinefrontingtheangrycrolay"Perdido."Thecrowdwashedwithnewandtrueemotion.Startled,theylisten.Ouremotierthantheiremotion.Atriumphofartoodsense.

  Thatwastheidea.Theoldissionersmu?sicalideaswerenotveryiing,becauseafterallhe,right?Buthispoliceideaswereiing.

  Wehaddrills.Pouredoutofthatmother-lovingbusontovatlotsholdingourinstrumentsathighportlikeJohnWaywewereheroesalready.Playing"Perdido,""Stumblin,""GinSong,""Peebles."Lavierrainwithemotionstolenfromoldbusted-uploves,brokenmarriages,theneedle,eicdeprivation.Afewoldladiesleaningoutofhighwindows.OuremotionwashingrustyRheingoldsandpartsofolddoors.

  Thiscityistoomuch!Wedbewalkingdowreettalkingaboutourteiquesandwedseeoutofoureyesawomanstandingierscreamingtoherselfaboutwhatwecouldnotimagine.Adrunktryingtleadogsomebodydleftleashedtmeter.Thedrunkandthedogscreamingateachother.Thiscityistoomuch!

  Wehaddrillsanddrills.ItistruethatthebestmusisefromDetroitbutthereissome?thihatyouhavetogetinyourplayingandthatissimplythescream.Wegotthat.Theissioner,asixty-three-year-oldhippiewithnodoubtmanygraftqualitiesandunpleasantqual?ities,helessuoodthat.Whenwedplay"ugly,"heuoodthat.Heuoodtheris?ingexpectationsoftheworldspeoplesalso.Thatourblackmembersdidntfeelliketotingjunkmailarouroitforeveruntiltheendsoftheirlives.Forsomestrangereason.

  Hesaidoneofourfunswouldbetobesentouttoplayinplaceswherepeopleweretremblingwithfeariheirhouses,right?Toinspiritthemindifficulttimes.Thiswastheplaupireet.HenryWanggrabsholdofhisinstrument.Hehasafour-barlead-inallbyhim?self.Thenthewholegroup.Theironshuttersraisedafewinches.ShortyAlanioholdinghishornathischaracteristigle(sideways).Thereedsdroppinglacylittlefill-insbehindhim.Werecook?ing.Thecrowdroars.

  ThePolidwasanideaofaveryromantid.ThePolidwasahatdidntwork.Wheiredtheoldissioner(ourissioner),whoitturhadalittledrugproblemofhisown,theydidusevendrillanymore.Wehaveneverbeenused.Hisideawasaromanticidea,theysaid(right?),whichwasnotadequatetecurrentlyaroundintheworld.Ragemustbemetwithrage,theysaid.(Notinsomanywords.)Wesitaroundthepre?cthouses,uhefilthylights,talkingaboutourteiques.ButIthoughtitmightbegoodifyoukhattheDepartmentstillhasus.Wehaveagoodgroup.Westillhaveemotiontobeused.Werestillhere.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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