Juke Box Lens: 5/2-24/81

As previously noted, the 340 Club, on any given weekend night, was either a raucous party (50%) or a very raucous party (50%) . [NOTE: Between the juke’s debut April 3rd and McMorial Day, there were seven weekend nights with 6 or more hours of juke box playing; 7 with less than that and two spent in Leominster, MA]. McMemorial Day weekend was early that year and two extraordinary juke box nights were enjoyed – Friday ($12.30) was a big night but Saturday saw another record set with $18.10 in the juke box. That represented almost 11 hours of paid music. I must point out that there was a freebie button that Phil & I never hesitated to hit when the spirit moved us. If the party ended at 4 am, it must have had its early moments before five o’clock. Of the ten year period of occupation on West King Street; for me this period (Spring/Summer 1981) is the pinnacle. In fact, while we weren’t quite there yet, the precise pinnacle was fast approaching.