Diary (January 11, 2021)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Monday January 11, 2021.

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Actors

Interesting to read your thoughts about the clear line.

I am not an actor myself, have very little contact with that world.

Come to think of it— I was a coffeehouse guitarist in my day; and a teacher; and in both roles I was consciously aware of playing a role.

• Post @ Twitter

Phalloi Round the Flag, Boys!

Phalloi Round the Flag, Boys!

Excerpt

"It's in your blood, like herpes. Either you got talent or you ain't."

"Like herpes?

"Yeah, like it never goes away."

"I agree that herpes never goes away. But I think you are thinking of your dick."

"The hell?"

"Your dick. Where the herpes is. Herpes pops up on your dick, right? Who cares about the blood? It's the dick you've got to worry about."

"I don't have herpes!"

"But you do have talent. Which is forever, like herpes."

"Yeah, in my blood, too. The talent, not the herpes. Wanna fight about it?"

"No no, not while your blood is full of herpes. You might bleed on me."

"Herpes ain't in the blood, I agree with you there, so let's fight, maybe we find out your blood ain't full of talent."

"Calm down. You don't have herpes, please don't drop your trousers, I believe you."

"And the talent?"

"The talent is real. You are the talent. I believe you, please don't drop your trousers."

"Thank you. You're a true pal."

"No, I'm a true parasite."

"Which is which you're my agent."

"Which is why I'm your agent." Pause. Cigar. "Now level with me. Do you have herpes?"

"Yeah." Cigar. Pause. "I guess that means I don't get the part."

"On the contrary. It means you were born to get the part." Pause. Smile. "Wanna fight about it?"

Pause. Smile. "Yeah."

Talent agent Fell Swoop with an as-yet unidentified client.

Links

• Rally Round the Flag, Boys! @ Wikipedia
• Maypole @ Wikipedia

When I insult my friends

When I insult my friends

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles