Save the Last Dance For Me

by Richard Beban

Originally published on June 2, 2006

My brother still plays the vinyl Weighs down the tone arm of his record player with more & more pennies, stacked on, taped on, so the needle will never jump out of the groove. The old music soothes him, doo-wop three-chord rock, slow ballads with strings, easy dances from an easier time he won’t leave. [...]