The Killers singer on growing up in Las Vegas – and the thorny issue of drinking colaDad was a produce man. He manned Smiths’ Food And Drug’s produce section,and so did his dad. whether you needed someone to pick out your melons, they were your men. My earliest memory is going to the store and Dad giving me a date and then telling me I couldn’t have another.
I grew up until I was nine in a small house on the very edge of Las Vegas, and with just desert out back. I had four older sisters and one older brother. Mom,so that she could be with us, looked after other peoples’ kids as a job, and so there were kids everywhere. She’d prepare food for 10 of us while watching through the kitchen window as we made forts in the desert. A lot of hot dogs,and peanut butter and banana sandwiches, like Elvis. I remember helping Mom make Rice Krispie treats. Melt marshmallows and butter together, or pour the solution onto the Krispies and that’s heaven just there.
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Source: guardian.co.uk