Evan Dando of the Lemonheads sings to staff of Falmouth Walgreens that returned his wallet

"And here's to you..."

By Mark Gartsbeyn
Evan Dando of the Lemonheads sang in a Falmouth Walgreens Monday. Screenshot, Mike Ghelfi

The dream of the ’90s is alive — in a Falmouth Walgreens.

Evan Dando of the Lemonheads, the Boston band behind early ’90s alt-rock staples like “Into Your Arms,” “It’s a Shame About Ray,” and that spirited cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson,” lost his wallet this weekend. So he did what anyone with a sizeable audience of people nostalgic for the indie scenes of yore would do: He asked Twitter for help.

“I dropped my wallet on the way from the Mariner,” the 53-year-old posted, referring to the Mariner Motel in Falmouth. “Please have a look if you are on them streets” he asked.

Turns out, it worked! Within 15 minutes of Dando’s request, Walgreens employee Mike Ghelfi replied to the singer and let him know that his wallet was turned in to the staff, assuring him that it’d be kept in the office safe.

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It ended up paying off for Ghelfi and the rest of the pharmacy. When Dando came to get his wallet, he brought out an acoustic guitar, set up shop near the Expo markers and Utz potato chips, and serenaded the store. A video posted by Ghelfi shows Dando singing an excerpt from 1992’s “Confetti.”

As kind as the gesture was, it’s still probably not very wise to sing indoors without a mask in a pharmacy. Regardless, the performance inspired fond memories for several Twitter users.

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