The lights came back on and Moira, Al, and I took a bow, waving our thanks to the quartet. Moira had a death grip on my hand. I made no effort to remove it.

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Sammi looked like she was about to charge the stage.

I took a microphone and addressed the crowd.

"Now that we've managed to depress you, let's try for something totally different. Fred-I mean Chance, could you come back onstage?"

He was surprised, having done all the things we had rehearsed. I caught him singing 'Pumped Up Kick' by Foster The People, and gave him hell. He just grinned.

"Just because I sing country doesn't mean...