Article: An Even Whiter Shade of Pale

[Gilbert Klein]

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[Gilbert Klein]

8 hours ago, mansr said:

Surely it's a rolled-up banknote for snorting coke.

Close. Should I post the answer here or in the next article?

[Gilbert Klein]

On 8/26/2017 at 0:48 AM, JoseL said:

 

It is a straw, rolled-up paper or banknote for...chasing the dragon?

You are close, JoseL. The answer is kind of in the article, but you had to be there to know it. Or had a friend who was there.

How about this: I'll come back in two weeks and tell y'all, giving some people a chance to earn those free drinks.

And something I forget to do: thanks to all of you who've been so supportive and said such nice things about the column. I read them and they mean alot to me, but I always forget to reply.

And one other thing I didn't put in the article: I was freakin' awful that day at the Chelsea Hotel, but I got better and played adequately in my next band, 22 years later. Someone put us on YouTube...