I’m really tired tonight. I had to come in to work early today and the rest of the next two weeks due to co-workers being on vacation (get ready for a couple of weeks of whine) and I didn’t get much sleep. On top of that I had to work later than usual, so for my six photos on Sixpack Monday, I’m just going to take six random photos on the way home and match them up to videos when I get there. I hope I can stay awake for the walk.
Okay, not a good night at work again, and I actually contemplated going to the Fortress of Solitude, for a second night in a row but I just couldn’t do that to my former co-pilot, Al! So I’m going to do something that I’ve been meaning to do for awhile. I’m going to go to a certain part of the city and wander around and try to get photos of people and ask them a question. This is the kind of thing that can fall flat on its face if no one will play along, but you never know till you try. We haven’t been to the West Village for awhile, so that’s tonight’s destination.
Okay, here we go. It's a little chilly out tonight. It was blazing hot this afternoon and now I'm stuck outside in short sleeves. It's kind of a short-pants, dime-a-dance moment. Whatever that means.
Okay, here we are in the West Village. Through the magic of the internet you're spared a subway ride which included four teenaged girls all screaming at each other with iPods plugged in their ears and texting nonstop as they all tried to talk louder than each other. God I hate the world. And here we are.
I almost bagged the whole idea because I'm really beat and wasn't really into it, but I ran into Ana on the corner and decided to give it a go. I asked Ana what she'd say to Mayor Bloomberg if she could and she said: "I'd like to tell him it should be legal to drink alcohol on the streets if you're doing it responsibly." Good answer, Ana!
I had trouble getting other people to pose for me on the street and a lot of people were traveling in packs and that was no good for this reporter on the street, so I wandered into a liquor store and found Peter. I asked him what he thought of the new law where you can't smoke in the park. His answer? "It's bullshit." Another perfect answer!
I have to confess as I wander down this lonely street, I'm just not that into doing this. I'm really tired and kind of feel like just going home and drinking some beer.
Okay, I went full circle and ended up back at Christopher Street and Ana was talking to Boris on the corner. Boris agreed to have his picture taken and it was then I realized I only had two questions prepared and I had asked them already. I need to be better prepared next time I do this. So I had Ana ask Boris a question and she asked him what he liked about New York and what he disliked. His answer: "I like the fact that there's everything you could want in this city, but I don't like the fact that you can get lost easily in the West Village."
I started to ask this fellow a question and then realized who he was. Aaaaahhhhh! There's no escape!
Okay, I need to try this again when I'm not so tired. I decided to head homeward bound.
And for those of you keeping score, there's only one giant Budweiser left, so it looks like the orphans are going to have new home soon. In my stomach! Sip ahoy and see you tomorrow after dark. (Sip ahoy is a patented catch-phrase invented by Uncle Waltie. Use with permission only.)
My Apartment @2:31 am Midnight Movie—“After Hours, Part II”
It's really after dark tonight, I'm still at work and it's almost 2:00 am. Tonight is midnight movie night, even though it's long after midnight. Let's go home and then I'll tell you what's going on.
Finally, I'm out of work. It's a little after two...
I got a few hours of overtime tonight, so I'll be fucked if I'm walking home. Taxi!
And here we go, before you know it, it'll be show time.
Last week we watched the first half of the movie, “After Hours,” and I said it would be continued tonight. Okay, I told you then how in the first Midnight Movie I cut large chunks out and still made it work. I'm so tired, I'm going to do that tonight. Last week gave you a good set-up, so I'll try not to cut out any key parts, but still keep it short enough so I don't fall asleep in the middle of putting it together. Okay, now it’s time to say: “Roll ‘em (and whoever just pulled out rolling papers, I hope you have enough for all of us)!”
I told you it was going to be quick!
Sorry about today’s post, but as I’ve said before, that’s the beauty of MAD, every once in a while I can just take it easy. So, sorry today’s post was a bit of a gyp, but tomorrow’s post will be epic. I’m going to a screening of a movie and I have a great interview with a woman who is the writer and director of the film. She’s acted in films and TV with actors as diverse as Alec Baldwin, Gena Rowlands, Kiefer Sutherland, Dennis Hopper and Matt Dillon. So who is this mystery guest being interviewed at MAD? I’ll never tell, you’ll have to tune in tomorrow and it’ll be an epic post to make up for this turkey. And as opposed to most nights where I go out and do something, come home and go to sleep and post it around noon the next day, this one is being posted in real time, because I’ll probably sleep the whole day away tomorrow. So tonight when I say, goodnight everybody, I really mean it! See you tomorrow after dark. Further reading: IMDb, NY Times and Rewind.
"The Patty Duke Show" came up in yesterday's comments and I said I couldn't remember the hot dog thing. Well, the coolest DJ in the world, Gidget, sent in this video and it explains it all. "A hot dog drives her wild!" And why shouldn't it? Thanks Gidget! and don't forget to tune in to Woody Radio for the Secret Weapon show from 10am to 5pm! "Boris" picks the tunes and Gidget interlaces movie lines. The best show on radio! Now Check out the video.
I’m really tired tonight. I had to come in to work early today and the rest of the next two weeks due to co-workers being on vacation (get ready for a couple of weeks of whine) and I didn’t get much sleep. On top of that I had to work later than usual, so for my six photos on Sixpack Monday, I’m just going to take six random photos on the way home and match them up to videos when I get there. I hope I can stay awake for the walk.
We gotta get outta this place,
Stoned love,
Well, any other man stops and talks,
I can hear music,
Rollin', rollin', rollin',
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