I now have two Pavement-related koans
…with which to achieve enlightenment.
The first was from an article written in the Austin Press before a show - it went something like this:
"The Grateful dead employs two drummers during live shows, just in case one of them falls asleep. Pavement uses two drummers just in case…

I didn't realize we were closing in on the end of the season
.. which explains the buildup of tension. I'm talking about the late night phone call to Tammy coinciding with coach wanting to get slightly drunker before heading home.
Theories: Coach tipped someone off. It could be he is throwing some accelerant on…