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- Riesling: | |||
*Riesling accompanies the woman to her place, and they end up in her bed. | *Riesling accompanies the woman to her place, and they end up in her bed. | ||
*He finds himself unable to perform sexually. Metaphors about a bad day at Kennedy Space Center, the rocket deflating. | *He finds himself unable to perform sexually. Metaphors about a bad day at Kennedy Space Center, the rocket deflating. | ||
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**The wedding is cancelled. Despondent, he travels around the world in a rowboat, with an absurd collection of items. | **The wedding is cancelled. Despondent, he travels around the world in a rowboat, with an absurd collection of items. | ||
- Professor Clayman: | |||
*Professor John Clayman is surprised to see himself pictured as a missing child on a milk carton. Suddenly he is eight again and wonders what is happening. | *Professor John Clayman is surprised to see himself pictured as a missing child on a milk carton. Suddenly he is eight again and wonders what is happening. | ||
**Is he eight, or is he a University Professor living in the home of the Dean, who insists on being allowed to watch as Clayman makes love to his wife? | **Is he eight, or is he a University Professor living in the home of the Dean, who insists on being allowed to watch as Clayman makes love to his wife? | ||
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*Clayman considers his life and flees on the next train. | *Clayman considers his life and flees on the next train. | ||
-McKenzie: | |||
*McKenzie is a 70 year old veteran and frequently hangs out at the local [http://www.vfw.org VFW] hall. | *McKenzie is a 70 year old veteran and frequently hangs out at the local [http://www.vfw.org VFW] hall. | ||
*Price served with him and appears one day to reenact a battle they served in together. | *Price served with him and appears one day to reenact a battle they served in together. | ||
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*He tries to hitch a ride and is killed by a semi which loses control trying to pick him up. | *He tries to hitch a ride and is killed by a semi which loses control trying to pick him up. | ||
- The Priest, The Rabbi and the Hyena: | |||
*This section begins as though it is a joke, but turns into a story in which the three travel on a train with some Girl Scouts to a place called Duplicity. | *This section begins as though it is a joke, but turns into a story in which the three travel on a train with some Girl Scouts to a place called Duplicity. | ||
*The absurdity of prayer, the foolishness of faith. | *The absurdity of prayer, the foolishness of faith. | ||
- The Panhandler: | |||
*A panhandler at a traffic light rants and raves at motorists, who try to ignore him. | *A panhandler at a traffic light rants and raves at motorists, who try to ignore him. | ||
*Eventually he returns to his luxurious home for a cigar and a snifter of cognac. | *Eventually he returns to his luxurious home for a cigar and a snifter of cognac. | ||
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{{8 Ball (Underworld)}} [25:40] | {{8 Ball (Underworld)}} [25:40] | ||
{{Epominomous, Where Are You? (Mike Richmond)}} [29:04] | {{Epominomous, Where Are You? (Mike Richmond)}} [29:04] | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
[[Category: Serious Monologue]] | [[Category: Serious Monologue]] | ||