hed never been in Nebraska before
earlier he confused it with Kansas Yaknow where Dorothy
grew up
his brother-in-law looked up from
the road at him as he drove What?
The townmaybe never
said where Dorothy was from An Toto too
What are you talking about?
Dorothy Toto
This is Nebraska, not Kansas.
Huh
We’re in Nebraska, not
Kansas. his brother-in-law acted like he
was trying hard to suppress his amusement
Yah Right I knew . .
. . Knew it, yet you said.
You said it out loud.
Hey Excuse me all to hell If I gotta suffer me so do you
Listen. We’re gonna be in Nebraska for a long while,
Joe; we just got here. Any other gems or pearls of wisdom you want to share so
they’re out and we can put them to rest. I’m pretty sure I can help you with
that.
Youre pretty sure because theres
only you and I
Yes. Might get pretty ugly.
You might wanna pause an recall I
live in Califormiahave lived there longer than anywhere else Ive ever
lived Im a stranger in a strange land
You copping Heinlein’s line?
Youve read Heinlein I thought you were a King freak
Stranger in a Strange Land was
seminal. I couldn’t have gotten out of high school, hung with the friends I
had if I didn’t read it.
The Hobbit and The Lord of the
Rings were my crosses to bear Havent read
fantasy since Howbout Huxley
Huxley?
The Doors of Perception William Blake
No. No. That was tworight
two Nos I should have uttered, correct?
Correct A Blake line suggested Doors to Huxley I believe The Doors took their nameMorrison
suggested it from Huxleys work . .
. . I didn’t like The Doors . .
. . Wha . .
. . Or Hendrix
Stop Youre blowing my mind
Wait wait one second We are seven years apart
No wonder you dont appreciate
good music
he smiledtook a gander at his
brother-in-law his brother-in-law eyeballed
him Pay attention to the road
Kerouac
What?
Kerouac
When you belch you’re supposed to
say excuse me.
Fuck you
You are seven years older. Maybe courtesy
wasn’t taught then.
Or maybe its the sheer flatness
of Nebraska robbing me of my senses Great place to set pins along the side of the highway and bowl or dig holes
and shoot a fine game of pool
I think you’re thinking of
Kansas, ha.
No no There a tornado would come alongfuck with
our game an snatch us off to Oz Then Id be
forcedhave to live in colour not black
and white
Jesus. You’re tough to follow; live in color?
Yah I didnt see The Wizard of Oz in colour or
know that Oz had been shot in colour until Eightysixeightyseven I saw it with the girls Nearly shit Shithell nearly panicked
Eightysix or seven? Are you
fucking kidding me?
Dont Im confidentyou as an only child had all things top of the line There are benefits to wealth that you take
for granted
Im
not jealous
I dig there were things I didntwe didnt have
Character?
Pardon me
I meant to suggest that not
having things built character.
Ohshit youre smarter than I thought
the highway was long and flat and
straight
Whas that
Huh?
There Kum & Go A filling station
Yeah. Kum & Go’s are all across
Nebraska; like, ready to have your mind blown again? Sinclairs. The green
dinosaur . .
.
. Are you messin with me
No.
Kaahrist I havent seen a Sinclair gas station since I
left Chicago
That’s been a long time.
Yes
Not that I miss them Just that they invoke wonderful memories invoke my boyhood
Kum & Go I like it
What the hell Git & Go
Yeah, another gas station chain.
Kum & Go Git & Go
There.
Wha
There. he pointed Hy-Vee. Groceries.
Or there, Caribou Coffee; they
closed up in Illinois. Nice to see them out here.
Kum & Go Git & Go
Hy-Vee Interested in going into business
with me
What are you talking about?
I think we ought to open up houses
of prostitution Kum & Gos Git & Gos Hy-Vees youd wanna fuck a high-V rather than a low-V yah
You’re nuts.
Are you kiddin me Ive never been with a pro but if she was working for a house called Kum
& Go sureasfuck Id be more tempted Git & Go Are you kiddin me
Beside since Nebraska is so damn flat Ill be calling it
Ne-ska from now and forwardhere on out
Wont call it by its proper name
again until Ive put the bra back into it Running pros with ample titshuuge tits
Im tellin ya Its a game changer
You’re crazy.
Im brilliant
Theres gold in them thar
hills them tits
Ne-ska Makes me blue
I could help
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