Red Album 08

Returning from his dismal  trip to Jersey City to tap his father for $2,000, Sam gets gloriously drunk in a number of Asbury Park dives. Pushing his luck in one bar, he offends a customer and is summarily trashed by the bartender and a local tough named Sal. Sal throws Sam out of the bar, but proves to be a straight-up kind of guy. He suggests the solution to Sam's problem is either robbing a liquor store or contacting an associate's loan company for quick and easy cash. Shoving the business card in his pocket, Sam slinks back to Ocean Grove.

Theme Song: "Trials of Life" by Turtle Soup (www.turtlesoupband.com)