Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Actors are brave...writers are cowards


John on phone to Patty

‘Hey…it’s John’

Patty on phone to John

‘…when you call me…my phone says John. Just saying’

John

‘Moving on. You know how I’m on Twitter…mainly so someone will read my Tale of two Bernies story….that my dad actually started but anyway…’

Patty

‘So it’s a Tale of two Johnnies..’

John

‘I’m ignoring you. So I started following @thatrayklein…’

Pat

‘And you should have told me you were going to write about me…you obviously have a thing for me…’

John

‘…do not…’

Patty

‘So do…but alas…to me…you are like the brother I never had…or wanted. 8-p’

John

‘And thatrayklein is doing this character Rockka on @beckinfield …it’s an ongoing sci fi drama online.’

Patty

‘And you want me to act in it.’

John

‘No Where did that come from.’

Patty

‘You write about me and Adjin all the time.’

John

‘Didn’t know you were reading it.’

Patty

‘Couldn’t have changed my name?’

John

‘Fine. I’ll call you Bertha. And anyone from Seaside Heights will know it’s you cause we all hang out. If they know me.’

Patty

‘See…you’re like this annoying brother. And stop tweeting all over Chelsea Handler and Alyssa Milano And what’s with Tom Cruise…is he the ultimate daddy figure. Falling Skies…more dad figures?’

John

‘Finished General Psych One I see. Anyway. So I offered to write something for thatrayklein’s character. ‘

Patty

‘Cool. Or not at all. No I’m kidding. I like your junk. The radio spot ad you did was funny. They running it?’

John

‘MidWest…testing somewhere.  So I thought about how I wanted to do something funny and make fun of a few things I just think are wrong. So I wrote down anti-semitism and then the conspiracy theories about the US government doing the 9/11 attacks..’

Patty

‘Sounds hilarious. What about the stand up routine you wrote for that guy in Carolines in the City or something.’

John

 ‘He’s doing it in August or something.’

Patty

‘What’s that about?’

John

‘Studdering. ‘

Patty

‘Oh yeah. That’s a funny subject too. Good one John.’

John

‘I think Manny and thatrayklein are brave. I never realized how cowardly writing is…I’m miles away from an audience.’

Patty

‘Oh don’t worry. I’ll make sure people know you wrote stuff that  bombed.’

John

‘Nice to know you have my back….to stab like Psycho.’

Patty

‘Psycho sister. Well, keep me informed little brother.

John

‘Maybe I’ll put the script up once Ray and Manny have performed it. You know to show how I wrote it.’

Patty

‘Who the hell would care about that?’

John

‘Another writer.’

Patty

‘Oh writer. Now that you’ve gotten a few paychecks for writing ads you are a writer.’

John

‘Nope.’

Patty

‘When then?’

John

‘When I began to write. Well duh!’

Patty

‘Well duh? You are good with words.’




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