It’s Saturday. It’s been dry all week with cold mornings and spring-warm days. David and I are at the bar with a week’s worth of catching up to do. Along the way, we’ll enjoy an adult beverage and work at Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “show.” Use it as a noun or a verb. Have fun!
If we were having a beer, we’d be in for a surprise.
“Hey guys. Can I get you your usual drinks?”
“Yes, Cheryl. It’s the last Saturday in April. I think we should drink to that.”
“You make it sound like we’d drink to anything, David.”
“Not so, Dan, but you’ve ignored a lot of good days on your blog.”
“I know, but I’ve been at this so long, I think I’ve touched on all of those before.”
“Still, Tax day? Passover? Earth Day? Three biggies.”
“And calendar day.”
“What?”
“Calendar day. The day on which may page-a-day calendar’s tabs are exposed and can hold a page if I accidentally tear two off.”
“And this tragic event happens so often that you celebrate those little tabs?”
“Let’s just say it happens often enough that I notice.”
“I hate to think about a page floating aimlessly in February.”
“I put a paperclip on it.”
“Here you go. A glass of John Howell’s Bourbon, a snifter of seltzer and a glass of ice. And a beer for Dan. Dan, I think you might want to ramp this up a notch. I know you like bourbon.”
“Shush, Cheryl. He likes his beer. Don’t make him feel like it’s not worthy.”
“You’re only saying that because you’re paying today, David.”
“That has nothing to do with it. It’s just that beer is the traditional beverage for Calendar Day. Or so I’ve heard.”
“Then why are you having bourbon?”
“I don’t have a page-a-day calendar. I celebrated on New Year’s Day when I hung my new calendar.”
“I see. Let me know if you guys want to order some food.”
“Cheryl, before you leave us…”
“Yes, Dan?”
“How did Skippy do at his audition?”
“Oh! I forgot to tell you. He got the part. He’s in the show.”
“Which part, Cheryl? The play was ‘You Can’t Take it with You,’ right?”
“Yes, David. It’s at a theater in New Haven, and Skippy will be playing the part of Paul Sycamore.”
“Isn’t that the lead character?”
“No, that’s Penelope Sycamore. Alas, Skippy doesn’t have the right parts for that part.”
“There’s a male lead in that play, Cheryl. At least there was one in the movie.”
“David, you’re thinking of Martin Vanderhof. He’s the grandfather. That might be a stretch for Skippy.”
“Why, he must have a grandfather or two to study.”
“You guys. Skippy is perfect for the part of Paul Sycamore. I looked it up. The character is described as being a youthful, engaging, easygoing tinkerer. He’s handy, enthusiastic, easygoing and charming.”
“Handy? Skippy?”
“You’ve only seen him behind the bar, David. He was the one who figured out how to repair the icemaker when it jammed with ice.”
“Well, when the show starts, I think we’ll have to drive down to New Haven and take in a performance.”
“They’ll be in rehearsals for a month, Dan. The owner here set him up with a friend who owns a bar down there. Skippy is working part-time a block from the theater.”
“Is he coming back here after the play finishes its run?”
“No, David. He wants to stay in New Haven. He’s a two-hour train ride from Manhattan. He’s hoping to get an agent and audition for some plays in New York.”
“So, are they hiring a replacement, or are you back here every weekend?”
“Oh, they’re hiring a replacement. I’m not working every weekend just because a star is born.”
Four years ago, Teagan R. Geneviene was working on a serial story called Brother Love. It was my pleasure to provide her with images that she used as writing prompts. Later, she turned that into a book. When I wanted a song to accompany today’s prompt, I couldn’t think of a better one than Neil Diamond – Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show.
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