REAL COOL TIME: TEAM HENDO GOES TO CHURCH

Last night, the three Hendo contributors (or, the two main contributors and the every-so-often Shrimp Cracker) went to church. The Christ United Church, to be exact, now re-commissioned the United Palace Theater. We were going to see The Stooges in a church, the day after Easter. The resurrection was official, and we were going to bear witness.

He had really tight French cut pants that were way too short. He just wanted to be normal -- at least for the next few blocks -- and he wasn't wearing any socks. This was the first character we'd encounter on our uptown oddessy. A super strange dude walking down the street with his girlfriend. She coulda been his wife I guess, though for her anonymous sake let's say girlfriend, cuz the dude was NUTS.

"Sick it's here dude," No Name exhorts.

"Yes!" Hendo non-ironically replies.

We were waiting for the 1 Local train to bring us 150 blocks to the north. Don't know if we were going to Harlem or the Bronx or Washington Heights, but whatever the preferred dominion, our minds were well beyond that realm cuz we were on our way to church. We were gonna have a Real Cool Time -- TONIGHT. We make our way to grab some seats, or for now at least two. Shrimp Cracker is stuck standing-room-only.

"I'll get up in like 70 blocks," No Name offers. So sweet.

"Do we have to transfer?" Hendo asks.

No Name: "Are we there yet?"

"The next stop is 50th Street," the voice overhead informs. We've traveled 25 blocks.

Hendo is in the middle of contemplating the state of self-releasing a record. "I wanna do a 7 inch next. But that shit's more expensive now. How shitty is that."

No Name is caught in his own reflection. "How come no one else on the train looks like they're going to see The Stooges?"

Almost there. Under 100 blocks to go...