Chapter 9, Part 2: “Yourbanny potap”

I slapped some solos onto everything very quickly, and the only thing left was the vocalist, Rautkin. Just as I had expected, all the music was ready in two weeks. We went to the communications office on Dvortsovaya, made a call, agreed to a meeting, and set the time and place. Since our stay at the Oktyabrskaya hotel—to the delight of the administration and the guests in the neighboring rooms—was coming to an end, we moved in with Tropillo on Varshavskaya Street, in Kupchino. Overall, that apartment took quite a beating... Andrey was rarely there more than once a week, and we partied there to the fullest. Our head of public relations was Andrey Lukin, who had become good friends with half of the rock club. He was friends with Alex Ogoltely from the band 'Narodnoe Opolchenie' [People's Militia], may he rest in peace. Alex provided a direct supply of live warmth: we never had a shortage of girls, and they were always different, and all very nice. What can you say—youth is youth.