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Capitol City"</ref> He works as a courier. | Capitol City"</ref> He works as a courier. | ||
22:30: After work Dave drives to the | 22:30: After work Dave drives to the Gold Rush, DC's last strip | ||
club. The dancers work for money, but Dave never pays; somehow he | club.<ref>'The Gold Rush Nightclub, at 821 14th Street NW, began in | ||
1965 as a fairly tame nightspot. By the early 1970s, when this | |||
postcard was printed, it featured go-go girls on the first floor and | |||
an "exotic variety review" on the 2nd. This shot is of the Nashville | |||
Room on the 3rd floor, which featured live bands.' | |||
https://www.flickr.com/photos/streetsofdc/13495326474 </ref> The dancers work for money, but Dave never pays; somehow he | |||
gets others to pay for his drinks. Dave's taking notes for a novel | gets others to pay for his drinks. Dave's taking notes for a novel | ||
about it. He's going to run for mayor. He comes from a large redneck | about it. He's going to run for mayor. He comes from a large redneck | ||
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30:40: Joe tells of working in a gas station in a desert. One night a | 30:40: Joe tells of working in a gas station in a desert. One night a | ||
fellow | fellow arrives, driving backwards, who had driven hundreds of miles | ||
that way because his headlights were broken; another fellow | that way because his headlights were broken; another fellow arrives | ||
driving on 2 tires, not having had the time to replace its 2 flats. | driving on 2 tires, not having had the time to replace its 2 flats. | ||
The 2 men | The 2 men get into a fight. | ||
32:20: The next day a man with a car full of beavers (he bred them) | 32:20: The next day a man with a car full of beavers (he bred them) | ||
arrives; most of them are dead. | |||
32:40: 'A while ago' a young couple with a child argue about which is | 32:40: 'A while ago' a young couple with a child argue about which is | ||
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desert without his shoes. | desert without his shoes. | ||
33:30: Joe | 33:30: Joe gets a letter from his wife (Kathleen), who used to live | ||
with him at the gas station, had left 12 years ago. Despite the | with him at the gas station, had left 12 years ago. Despite the | ||
decline in business because the new freeway bypassed him, Joe stays, | decline in business because the new freeway bypassed him, Joe stays, | ||
confident she will return. | confident she will return. | ||
34:40: A bus-full of mutes | 34:40: A bus-full of mutes arrives late in the summer. They pass | ||
notes to each other. | notes to each other. | ||
35:40: One November a few years ago a nervous man | 35:40: One November a few years ago a nervous man stays all day and | ||
night. He | night. He seems to age 15 years overnight. Joe calls the hospital, | ||
which | which takes him. | ||
37: The area has suffered a number of natural disasters, but all have | 37: The area has suffered a number of natural disasters, but all have | ||