Bob and Claudia were so nice to have us, especially since it was their first big holiday with Melody, but sitting at the table across from Nev—it was sad. He was depressed about the record and still a little upset with me over “Black Coffee,” and I was homesick for the first time since I got to New York. I wanted my mama’s sweet potato pie and some macaroni and cheese, you hear me? I wouldn’t have minded going the rounds with Pearl if I could’ve had that. But there we were in New York, and it was freezing cold and we had put out a turd, and you know good and well white folks can’t make no
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