Pretty Girls/ Joe Jackson

In 1985 Heidi and I went to New oRleans and spent a few days with Virginie and Hubert. It was July. I don’t remember how long we were there. We went swimming one day. We went out to Houma and rode in the motorboat with Annie on the swamp tour. The bayou tour. Virginie translated this for Hubert:

"Dieu, si tu m’ecoute..."

as we drove in the Skylark listening to Look Sharp. IT was six years old then, seemed ancient.

Heidi sat next to me as we drove home. “How often do you go to the bathroom?” she asked. She was scared something was wrong with her. I just looked straight ahead and drove, up 55 back to Memphis. I’d be gone in a few months.