咖啡店的对面,原是一家兵工厂,在二战期间制造坦克。本店大概是在那个期间应运而生,为工人提供热饮和午间快餐。具体哪一年,无人知晓,只有面包头一拍脑袋,蹦出一个年号,“1927”,他对所有的问题都有答案。战后,兵工厂转业民用改做服装。再后来,被改编为一间间格子笼,住进了为数不少的所谓艺术家。
他头顶小帽,满脸沧桑,黝黑里透着莫名。像是走多了夜路,两眼闪着浅蓝色,迷雾般似醒非醒。乍看约六十挂龄,衣着庄重,黑衬衫,黑裤子,黑皮鞋,只一口牙,洁白。上身套短,金边作饰,一副要去赴约的样子。一开口,就惊艳了我,
“I would like to have your famous blue mount。。”,没等他说完,咖啡已好,回身递给他,“already for you,Sir”,这种着装,我必须有所致敬。我乐于跟顾客瞎掰,倒不是为了打听隐私,纯粹是拉话,希望我的顾客不仅仅是顾客。尤其是这位,觉得那嗓音像是烟熏一般,单看面容也会想到blues,或爵士乐。
“Nice dress up,you have a date or some?”,我是刚刚学会的赞美人,为了多卖出一杯咖啡。
他的沧桑,立刻变成了笑,在皱折的皮肤里绽开,就像一朵黑玫瑰,“Not in my age,well you never know。But I do have an appointment at sb’s anniversary。Another singer will be there too,she sing,I play,organ。。。”,好像他非常愿意把自己抖个底朝天,显得很骄傲。
“Organ?”,我一时弄不太清楚。他解释加比划,最后说“Church”,我算是摸着了点头脑,又想到一句美语,
“Great,hope that goes well。You know what,I so much admire you musician。Sadly,I also love music,but love only。Learned some when I was young,then dropped out。Sometimes feel like wanting to pick up,but maybe too late”
“Hey young man,never too late,never,but I have to go,talk to you another time。BTW,here is my new album,just 10 bucks,if you don't mind”
这招来得突然,一时想不好拒还是收,算啦,故作大老板的气魄,敲开钱箱,取出10块大洋,置于他的手中,敬意致到底,“Here you go”。心里却翻起来,我卖他一杯咖啡一块五,他卖我一张碟十块,谁赚了?
就在他走后不久,从楼里来了一位卖啤酒的,见我就笑,
“You must have bought a beautiful C~D~”
“Yeah,how do you know?”,我将两眼举起,望向天花板上的漏洞,上面有监视器不成?
“John is a great musician with a good heart。Don't get me wrong,for who he is,he should be walking on red carpet,but what he does is pity,today he gives you a new CD,yeah thanks,but next day,he comes to you,and say,where is my ten bucks?"
对音乐如数家珍的面包头,插了进来,“live or die,welcome to be a musician”
我低头看了一下新买的C~D~。。
上面印着 Glory Man,衬着山花烂漫的景和音乐家的大名,蓦然想起自己年少无知的曾经。
记得列宁有过一嘴,“Coke cola is a real thing”,于我,于真,则是眼前这杯咖啡,袅袅,飘走最后一丝云烟
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