Let's tell a story four words at a time (Part 1)

Jones’ guitar-playing hands, fretting

“Misirlou” over and over

and over and over

and over and over

until his arthritic thumbs

popped off. Mick grabbed

the phone, called Bianca,

and turned it on.

He got Bianca’s voicemail,

leaving the message “FUCK”

– then suddenly, he realized

it was his own

mother’s number! Panic-stricken, he

dialed the number again

with the same result.

[del]The End[/del]

Meanwhile, across town, Donovan

was mad about saffron

, oregano, sage, mace, ginger

(aka The Spice Girls)

and wild about Maryjane