We had some time to kill in South Bend.

I just saw it on the map. How could we not go?

What year, Stu? Early '50s Starlight Coupe, anyway.

'57 Golden Hawk.

Late '30s President Coupe.

The venue was one of the strangest I've ever played.

The stage looked like this.

But there was also a disco floor, complete with mirror ball,
crazy lights and a smoke machine (!) off to the side.

Then there were these guys, seen through a sneakily spread venetian blind,
who were using an adjacent banquet room for some kind of party.

And above the stage, a glass canopy dome with more lights.

Bad Motel Room Art of America, Part 1.