she watched him count the money , amazed at his generosity . i 'm not sure that was even him . i thought of the frantic days when ben roberts and i were working on several shows at once , until the wee hours of the morning . soon they were at the top of the wall . i nursed him through his last illness as best i could and gave him a decent burial after he died . i was in the middle of my third song when the police burst in and loaded everyone they could catch into their paddy wagons . 