It's 1973, and it's late at night in the office of a tiny educational publishing company. I'm alone, working like a slave to get a publication ready for the printer; no one else to help, because others hate the job and place even more than I. I labor on, angry, tired, fueled by endless cups of coffee. On a nearby desk is the radio, and it is blasting Billy Joel's epic "Captain Jack" at ear-shattering volume, practically leaping off the desk. I feel better, just from the energy of the music, but [...]
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