Free My Cup Runs Over: The Ultimate and Final Deception by Will Brown Page A

were a part of the interview he heard on the radio. Before they could begin eating, people were coming over to the table for autographs. One young lady came over to Little Joe.
    “Excuse me... as you can see we had to come in here to get something to eat because you weren’t outside selling those fish sandwiches. So you know you have to give us an autograph..”
    Everyone began to laugh again. Little Joe yelled out to everyone, “I told you. Didn’t I tell you? I could have been making some money right now. I’ll tell you! You guys sure know how to blow a brother’s hustle. Thanks baby. I tell you what. Your meal is on me tonight. How about that?” The woman didn’t hesitate one minute to say thank you as she began screaming in excitement in front of her girlfriends.
    “Now after you finish eating you and all your girlfriends can just come on over here and go right home with me.” 
    “What…Okay but be careful what you ask for. Are you sure you can handle all of us?” she asked while looking over the menu.  “We’ll be over as soon as we’re finished eating. Thank you.”
    T-Bird looked at Andre shaking her head. She couldn’t believe how off the chain Little Joe was, driving everyone crazy. Those qualities made her want him around even more. She expressed this to Andre.
    “There’s no way we can afford to let him get away. I want him on the tour until we finish and I need you to work it out.” 
    “No problem, I’ll talk to him and his manager tomorrow night and put the deal together.”
    Everyone began to eat while continuing to socialize with the people who continued to come over and talk to them about the concert. The young lady who received a meal on Little Joe returned back to the table with her girlfriends to talk with Little Joe and exchanged phone numbers with him, with the hope of possibly seeing him again. She then introduced her friends to all the members, with the possibility of attending future shows.
    “Man later for those groupies.” Andre said. “We’re gonna see plenty of that. Everybody better be careful; the next thing you know, somebody will be accusing you of rape. Believe me, I know all the tricks of the trade and you don’t want to face all that just for a booty call. You know what I mean? Business is business and you have to take care of that first, not your agenda. Remember everything you do affects all of us. On tour, we’re all one family and we have to look out for each other.”
    The drummer looked at Melvin. “He’s really trippin man. I’ve been through this before, too many times over the years so this ain’t nothing new to me. That’s why I bought my jimmies with me. I’m gonna have my fun. I can tell you that right now. I don’t know who he think he’s talking to because I left my parent's house a long time ago.”
    Andre walked right over. “Yeah that may be true, but I set the rules and they will be respected. If you fuck up one time you’ll be off the tour. You got that. Chump?” Melvin just looked at the drummer.
    “Look man chill out! Andre’s cool but I’m gonna tell you right now he’s strictly business. Let’s do the right thing. I want to see what else he has to offer after this tour is over and I want to get paid. Remember, he still has a new group in London that he’ll be bringing here soon and you never know when he can use us.”
    Afterwards, no one said a word, deciding to keep their opinions to themselves.  It was 3 in the morning by the time the left the cafe... 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

The Show
     
    When she arrived back at the hotel, T-Bird had a message waiting from JJ, wanting to know how the show went and letting her know the Wednesday night, talent night was continuously growing. There were new poetry readers along with up and coming singers. Looking at the clock, there was no way she was returning his call at this hour. The weather in Chicago offered a cool breeze that sailed