For example, I m living at the Alvin Hotel, which is a theatrical hotel, across the street from Birdland in New York City. You could live there for a week for like 21 dollars. My rent is two weeks behind, I have no money, and the man at the desk is a fan of mine. He s been nice, he s let me stay there and not reported that I m two weeks behind, but now they re on his back. And he says to me, I can t hold them off any longer.
Tonight s the last night.
I m going to have to put a plug in your door. I don't have any money, but they left all the condiments on a table so that you could dress your food the way you wanted to. Crackers are free. And one says, Well, he can t find nobody. He s looking for a black woman who is tall and graceful, but with a voice like Sophie Tucker.