"Jake," Roxie said as we got in my aqua colored 1955 Ford Thunderbird I'd bought new the previous year, "can you take me somewhere?"

"Yeah," I said as I cranked the car, "I'm taking you home and then I'm going to take advantage of you!"

She grinned, "No, I have something I want to show you."

I looked over at her, "And you have something I want to see!"

"Please, Jake. Will you take me to Culver City?"

"Culver City? What the hell for?"

"Like I said I have something I want to show you."

I turned toward Culver City...

Drabble published July 08, 2021 01:59

Christopher almost 3 years ago

That was my not-so-subtle way of saying the story took place in 1956, but then I remembered the new model year for a car actually comes out the year before.
Neville Hunt almost 3 years ago

I hadn’t noticed, Christopher, but I was transported to the West Coast in 1955... not that I’ve ever been there except via 77 Sunset Strip and Whirlybirds (although I doubt that those were around in ‘55). I will be checking out the Thunderbird 55 though.... and have just played Tom Waits’s Ol’ 55, an ol’ fave of mine on Spotify.😁
Frenchie almost 3 years ago

Thanks for the smile... ''And you have something I want to see!" :-D
Christopher almost 3 years ago

Thanks, Frenchie.
Christopher almost 3 years ago

Neville, I learned a lot about Los Angeles in the 1950s from 77 Sunset Strip too, along with Philip Marlowe novels.

And I love that Tom Waits song, although I always thought he was talking about a '55 Chevy Bel Air. At least that's what I pictured in my mind. The Eagles did an amazing cover of Ol' 55 back in 1974. You should check it out if you haven't heard it.

Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 5