“I got good news,” Truett began, turning once again to the group. Alley Cat is the number twenty-five most popular song on the Billboard Hot One-Hundred this week. 

   “Wow,” Lonny said, grinning large.

   “And you boys,” Truett went on, “are each gettin' one-hundred dollars for tonight's show.”

   “Yee-haa,” the boys whooped and hollered.

   After a few minutes of jubilation, Dennis turned to Truett. “We have been workin' on a new song. Would you like to hear it?”

   “Yea,” Truett said. He grabbed a lawn chair that was hanging on a hook and sat down next to Alice.

   Then Lonny click...

Please subscribe to keep reading.