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CHAPTER 17
Summary
Bud is washing down the floor
of The Log Cabin for the second time while the band sets up on the stage. He pretends
that the bucket is from a book his mother had read to him and which he calls Twenty
Thousand “Leaks” Under the Sea. Bud knows that Herman Calloway is trying to
work him like a dog, but Bud thinks that the man doesn’t know he’s good at hard
work. He also can make work go........
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This chapter is a wonderful descriptive explanation of a jazz band that creates music that touches Bud’s soul. It is........
CHAPTER 18
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As this chapter opens, the band is traveling to a dinky town called Mecosta. Bud has been living with Miss Thomas and the band for about seven days and this is his third road trip. As they drive along, The Thug teases Dirty Deed that the only reason he got the job on the piano is because he’s Dutch, white and doesn’t have the strongest personality in the world. The truth is that Mr. Calloway must have a white man in his band, because Negroes are not allowed to own property and engage in contracts. So, Dirty Deed does all of that and plays a mean piano as well. They play a gig at the Laughing Jackass, and Bud sleeps on the stage to guard the instruments.
The next morning, Bud gets bad
news: he has to ride back with Mr. Calloway. Bud isn’t pleased with the thought,
but he loads the car and prepares for an hour and a half with Herman. Finally,
Mr. C (as all the band members call him) appears. When Bud gets.........
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Finally Bud learns the truth about his family and how
his Momma has led him straight to his grandfather. So, what she.......
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