I introduce myself to Morris under my new persona... Shadow Mann
Ronnie puts the music on....turns the volume up...and I leap onto Morris' desk!! in my black, floppy 'Shadow Hat' ... custom made black suede jacket...with a giant red eagle on the back... I lip-synch my little heart out!!
"Come and live with me...I'll treat you nice...na na na na na na na"
Morris can hardly contain himself...he makes me perform it over and over for different members of his staff. Then he clears his office...leaving only the three of us. Morris slowly lights a cigar...and tries not to appear excited.
"OK Shadow...I want to to do an album...I'll even give you and Kelli your own label!! How much do you need to get started?" Haffkine chimes in "$25,000"...at which point Morris reaches under his desk...pulls out a brown paper bag and hands me $25,000 in cash!!
3 months later "Come And Live With Me" is released. I go on a promotion tour with another one of our discoveries, Sissy Spacek. She's promoting a song I found and Haffkine produced, "John You've Gone Too Far This Time," a commentary on the Lennon/Ono nude album cover.
I change Sissy's name to Rainbo, which I think is more commercial, and we travel the country promoting our records, until radio finds them too controversial, as "Shadow" and "Rainbo."
