The End of the Line

The End of the Line is a virtual entertainment center. Not only do you get a live band whose repertoire is so large that they literally take more time between songs than they actually do playing music. I guess they're deciding on what song to play next and do it in a democratic way where all three musicians have a turn to present their view on what should be played next, debate it, then vote. But, the group also has a unique physical presentation. Hair is one of their trademarks, along with t-shirts tucked into jeans and belted pants that are hitched up to somewhere between the bottom of the breast bone and the natural waist. But, getting back to the hair. A woman would be proud of it's length. Sometimes it's in a pony tail, which is okay. But sometimes, it's actually parted down the middle and combed straight down the sides of their faces. Although the hair is combed straight, it's not straight hair. So it actually curls down the sides of their faces. Maybe it's to hide their faces, which is probably a good idea.
After about 40 minutes, half of which has been spent in discussion of what to play, the band will take a break and put on music which has to be played on an 8 track. Remember them? They lost the fight way back when to cassettes. But, if you're fortunate enough to be on the dance floor, you might actually be able to dance to "Jail House Rock" in Spanish. The crowd goes wild for this as everyone hits the dance floor to twist!
A couple of times the dance floor had to be evacuated. One time a putrid smell permeated the place. It's not unusual for people to pass gas when they're twisting, but this smell was horrid. Everyone ran out into the street gasping for air as someone secretly laughed at having thrown a stink bomb. Then another time a guest singer was up on stage. Everyone was boogying down when people started coughing. Before you knew it, everyone was choking and heading for the door again. The whole place emptied out due to the pepper spray (again administered anonymously) except for the guest singer. What was he on that he was able to sing right through it?
Thus you have it, another vignette from the End of the Line.