I Paid My Father $250 in Rent Every Month for Five Years. After His Funeral, His Best Friend Gave Me a Key and a Box.

She also kept the group from spending its earnings on equipment it didn’t need.

“Were they actually close to making it big?” I asked.

“Depends what you mean by big.

A small label was interested.

There was a possible tour.

But it meant months on the road and uncertain money.