For those of you who, like me, live in places where Democrat and Republican primaries will be held over the next few weeks, welcome to your respite from the flood of commercials on television, chapter 7 being a little bit longer than most chapters have been.
One of the final songs released before Harry’s death was from the “Sequel” album, “Story of a Life.” All of his previous albums had been released under the Elektra label, and I believe that if “Sequel” had been recorded with them, “Story of a Life” would have performed better. Maybe it wouldn’t have reached the Top 40, but it would have done better than its peak of #105. The Boardwalk label hadn’t quite learned how to market Harry when they released “Story of a Life,” and, of course, they never had an opportunity to figure it out.
There are also two other, relatively oblique song references in this chapter: “Manhood” from the “Dance Band on the Titanic” album, and “Up On the Shelf,” also from “Sequel.”
Finally, a preview of coming attractions. Chapter 8 will be posted next week, but it is not the end of the story. I am writing an epilogue, but it will take a couple of weeks to finish writing it.
Writing this story has been a labor of love, and I appreciate the feedback I’ve been receiving. I am glad so many people are enjoying the story.
Have a good week, everyone.
Addendum: I couldn't make up my mind whether to link to the live version of "Story of a Life" or the album version. So here's the album version as well.