{"id":39951,"date":"2005-10-14T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2005-10-14T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=39951"},"modified":"2014-09-29T14:00:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T19:00:32","slug":"it-was-twenty-years-ago-today-part-ix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=39951","title":{"rendered":"It Was Twenty Years Ago Today, Part IX"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was D-Day, October 14, 1985. My late-night, inebriated promise of only 17 days before<\/a> had come to this; it was time to load up the car and start going for the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n

I got up early, and loaded up my ’73 Malibu. My guitars, naturally, rode in the passenger seat, surrounded by blankets and a pillow. In the back, a gym bag, an army-surplus duffel, a guitar amp, and my interview suit (nee<\/em> my graduation suit) in a laundry bag. And not much else.<\/p>\n

I climbed into the car; not quite<\/em> ready to head out yet. One last errand to run; withdraw my money from the bank.<\/p>\n

And then I’d be ready to go.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

I walked out the front door of Dad’s house, and down to the street, where my car – in whose safety I was a lot<\/em> less sure than before – sat. I started up, and drove over to Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan to pull my money out and get on the road.<\/p>\n

I parked on the street in front of the bank, checked my passbook inside my jacket pocket, walked up to the front door, and pulled.<\/p>\n

And nearly wrenched my hand. The door didn’t move.<\/p>\n

Huh?<\/em><\/p>\n

I focused on the door. Locked.<\/p>\n

I looked through the window. It was dark inside.<\/p>\n

A sign was taped to the door;<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Will Be Closed On Monday, October 14, for the Columbus Day Banking Holiday.<\/em><\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

We will re-open on Tuesday, October 15<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I stood for a moment, slack-jawed, mind reeling. Huh? Closed? Whaaaa?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0All the planning, and I hadn’t remembered that it was Columbus Day.<\/p>\n

Dejected, hoping it wasn’t a sign from above, I drove home to Mom and Dad’s place, broke the news, called my friend in Burnsville, and spent the evening laying very, very low.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow<\/em>, I thought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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