17. lemon groove - Sick Sacraments
17. lemon groove Micky Hill leaned back on the one material object he cared to possess, a second-hand Ford Galaxy 500 that he had purchased from Jolly Jack’s Used Car Lot on Franklin, off of 50. Dependable as it was, it also retained a stylish air of originality. The Galaxy 500 still had its original tan paint job and red vinyl seats. Other than the cigarette lighter, everything else still worked fine. The dents in the hood and chrome front fender had been there when he had driven it off the lot. Now broken and rusted over, the dents provided an element of organic character that appealed to Micky. He had removed the back seat and installed a foam mattress. Toiletries hung from the coat hook in a plastic Clinque cosmetic bag. He had adorned the interior with postcard-sized works on paper and Fotoroids he had created while living in the Galaxy, and had glued the street map of sacramento onto the roof. Stuc...