Presidential Deal (2011)
Presidential Deal
“Linda Barnes Sheldon.” It was Monroe Fielding at the podium, finishing his enthusiastic introduction. The band just below the risers where Deal and the others were seated burst into a reprise of “Gonna Fly Now,” and the sound would have been loud enough without the amplification that sent it roaring out of massive speakers hanging behind the makeshift stage.
Deal turned one ear from the speakers, tried holding a finger to the other, but it didn’t do much good. Both were still ringing from t...he opening processional that had had them all marching down the central aisle of the ballroom in the eye of several spotlights while the music blared and the crowd, which must have numbered five hundred or more, roared and applauded as if they were a bunch of pro footballers returning with the Super Bowl trophy.
Onstage now, he leaned close to Roland Wells, where Deal had planted himself despite the organizer’s attempt to keep the group lined up in alphabetical order, tried to make himself heard above the music.MoreLess
Deal turned one ear from the speakers, tried holding a finger to the other, but it didn’t do much good. Both were still ringing from t...he opening processional that had had them all marching down the central aisle of the ballroom in the eye of several spotlights while the music blared and the crowd, which must have numbered five hundred or more, roared and applauded as if they were a bunch of pro footballers returning with the Super Bowl trophy.
Onstage now, he leaned close to Roland Wells, where Deal had planted himself despite the organizer’s attempt to keep the group lined up in alphabetical order, tried to make himself heard above the music.MoreLess
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