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A narrative monologue, cut with acted scenes and Joe toasting characters in the narrative and reading a poem praising liquor.   
A narrative monologue, cut with acted scenes and Joe toasting characters in the narrative and reading a poem praising liquor.   


The acted scenes feature a customer in a bar who attempts to order drinks and snacks, only to discover that everything he orders is not only unavailable but totally foreign to the bar tender.   
The acted scenes feature a customer in a bar [[Larry Block]] who attempts to order drinks and snacks, only to discover that everything he orders is not only unavailable but totally foreign to the bar tender [[Ryan Cutrona]].   


The narrative is the story of Johnny, filled with details about his life in the 20's and 30's:   
The narrative is the story of Johnny, filled with details about his life in the 20's and 30's:   
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*He's shot down on his first mission, gets a desk job, invites death when London is bombed.   
*He's shot down on his first mission, gets a desk job, invites death when London is bombed.   
*He returns from Europe, finds religion in a Thomas Merton poem and joins the monastery in Gethsemani.   
*He returns from Europe, finds religion in a Thomas Merton poem and joins the monastery in Gethsemani.   
*When the abbot makes a pass at him, he heads west, eventually becoming a homeless person in Venice Beach.  
*When the abbot makes a pass at him, he heads west, eventually becoming a homeless person in Venice Beach.


== Interesting Facts ==
== Interesting Facts ==