I managed to beat the heavy traffic out of Chicago and was heading east on interstate 90, in no time. I was so excited about the wedding and seeing my... family that the miles just seemed to fly buy quickly. By 11:30 pm that night I had traveled over 500 miles and was ready for a stop over just inside the state of New York border.The next morning shined bright, beautiful, very hot and humid. After a refreshing shower and light breakfast I was ready to continue home. Because of the heat and. There had to be improvements.Betts came later to see how we were doing. She had been working on the party for me. I thought this gathering was an important event for a lot of people. Wendy was doing the work but Betts was the guiding hand. It was not so much one birthday party as it was a group therapy session.We took our equipment home. I drew in my mind the two buildings and the rope. I didn't ask Nadac for help yet because he tried to get me to do this myself. This was like crying to a. There were a couple near the canal.Armed with some cans of strong larger, cigarettes andsome meat pies I set out to meet whoever was there. Ifound a group sitting around a large bonfire – there wasalways plenty of wooden palettes to provide fuel.I knew one or two of the guys and I sat down for a chatand to hand out the goodies I had brought with me. Thefood, booze and smokes went a long way to mellow the guysand I asked them about Jane.“There has been a girl around for a couple of. “Good evening, Joe,” she greeted me in accented English, “I like your looks. I,ll finish another drink, try to get to know you better then we go FUCK!” It Wasn,t long before we took our lives in a kamikaze Tokyo taxi and were at the hotel she liked. At the reception desk was the fattest Japanese Woman I,d ever set eyes on who may have been a beauty when Akikos age, but now waddled instead of walked. AKIKO had a few words and mamasan showed us to our room. The room was sparsely furnished, a.