the folks came out and greeted us ; we talked , and they wanted us to stay the night with them . `` derry 's answer to james brown gets off a good one ! i made a note to give him good feedback . its too early for my mind to think , so i pretend to listen . `` so what are your thoughts on what to do next ? '' this was no garden-variety street fighting they were doing . `` there were eight of us , and wedge led the attack . the boss wants to see me . '' 