Jake Randolph in "Requiem For A Stripper" Pt. 109

To call The Giant Clam a dive would be an insult to dives everywhere. Harrigan was not joking at the Bluebird Diner when he called it a dump. The building was dilapidated and paint was peeling off the sides. Even the sign had fallen down on one side, likely during an earthquake, and no one ever bothered to climb up there and put it back straight.

I pulled into the parking lot, dodging potholes that looked like pirates had been off the coast of Huntington Beach firing cannonballs into the asphalt.

I parked near the front door and got out...