ALL ABOUT EVE It was the New Years Eve Loser's Prom. Every hard-boiled character this gritty little town had to offer was putting in an appearance at The Pint Size Lounge. The street outside was filled with double-parked, roaring, V8-powered, street rods and low riders, while the interior of the tiny club was awash in the who's who of the local underworld, all done up in their Friday night finest.

. The cops watched from a discreet distance down the street. This was a box of dynamite sitting in a spark factory. If all went well there would still be a 1600 block of 4th Street come New Year's Day. If things went bad it could be a very long night.... 77 El Deora Oblique Americana: Static Generator