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Showdown at Main Street

from Conflict On Main Street by ShaneTheMusician

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New York City 1985 Day 4 4:20 PM


Before Music:

"WHERE THE FUCK IS THIS PRICK!!!?" Can be heard so loud that the entire city can hear it. The gang leader is looking far and wide for the mysterious gangster that seems to be growing in power and people. Yet couldn't find him. His lieutenants are beginning to worry that he may not be fit to be leader anymore, but say nothing. Just as the guy decides to relax and smoke a joint, something crashes in his window it's a person. The corpse of one of his best enforcers covered in cuts, bruises and with every bone broke in his body. There's a note on it written in his own blood. "MAIN STREET!!! TONIGHT!!!"


During Music:

The leader gathers as many people as he could. 100s maybe thousands of people all wearing his colors. His army in Main Street. Where you are waiting for him. You and you alone. The leader couldn't believe it. "You." He said. "You. This whole thing happened because of you. You run away from us one day and then you end up sneaking around tearing my shit down? You're a fucking coward." To which you reply. "Your boys and girls, beat, intimidated, robbed and murdered innocent people. Just a few days ago I seen two grown members of your gang assault a teen because he wouldn't join. You show blatant disrespect to MY city and those that come before you, all for wealth and power. Yet you have the audacity to call me, someone who's taken out 50 of your chumps so far, by myself let alone more with my crew. Yet you call me a coward? Fuck you." "Disrespect?" He said "You sound like the old man. So that's who gave you this power. I didn't think my dad would betray me that easily." Then the man himself steps out. "You betrayed yourself son." He said. "You took what I've built and you tainted it with your greed, arrogance and stupidity. This gang was meant to protect the city, not rule over it. This person is more of the kid I wanted you to be." "Well you must have did a terrible job if it's just the two of you." The leader said. You whistle. First more people show up. Not dressed in gang colours. Just ordinary people. Men, Women, Teens, even some children who came only to watch. Matching their thousands. The gang leader wasn't impressed. However his lieutenants pointed at something heading from Central Park. More and more people show up. 10 000, 100 000, 1 000 0000? Over 15 million people showed up, the entire popuation of New York City. Every man woman and child from all classes and walks of life. Even the cops and Mayor Koch showed up.


"You may have the most powerful gang in New York." You say. "But you don't have New York. So go ahead, kill me in front of all these people."


Before he can say anything you walk up to him. Sock him in the jaw and toss him to the cops. The whole thing started with one big gang war, but like all wars, it ended in the final blow.

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from Conflict On Main Street, released January 25, 2022

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I decided to go the John Carpenter Route and make my own music.

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