THE BARS OF LYNN

Night of 12 August 1986

05 The Coachman Lounge

What a stroke of luck - we hit the night that the French barmaid was working. She was trying to teach French to a gentleman that had lost the command of the English language - very amusing.

Grant had a "bad" Coors on tap, I had a Miller on tap. This was a turning point in our journey - we decided to stay away from draft beer and the use of glasses in general. Bottle beer was much safer, alas.

Ron Reagan was on the Tube. The crowd was thin - but on a Saturday night I bet the place gets packed - pool tables in the backroom draw big ones.

Photograph: angled view of a building corner with a welcome sign on the wall.