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I guess I was a little drunk, I was definitely over stimulated.\u00a0 The boardwalk carnival was an intoxicating menagerie of sound and light, of beautiful bodies still in their skimpy beach wear, smelling of sweat and suntan lotion, of sweet & salty junk food deep fried in sugar and cheese.\u00a0 I wandered like a leaf on the pungent breeze, my bare feet barely touching the sticky wood.<\/p>\n

The hawkers, luring people into sideshow attractions were on fire tonight.\u00a0 Business was booming at the Snake Boy house, patrons screamed in anguished pleasure.\u00a0 The ‘Winged Pigs’, ‘Dragon Lady’ and ‘6 Jesters Conjoined’ had long, eager lines waiting.\u00a0 But the one which caught my eye was the only booth whose crier didn’t look like an ancient, cigar chomping, sticky pocketed circus clown with mirrored shoes.\u00a0 SHE was a sultry, middle aged woman with curves and lumps and hair and eyes that melted my…bones, which is probably why I didn’t read the sign on the booth properly – or even care.\u00a0 I just handed her my money and walked in.<\/p>\n

There on the podium, in the center of a dark room with red satin curtains, stood a raging red COCK…..no…I mean, it was a red rooster with bright flaming plumage.\u00a0 The other people in the room sat on benches around the bird, enthralled.\u00a0 I stood for a long moment, puzzled and awkward…until the cock looked over at me and said, “Take a seat there, Sparky, I’m just getting started…” in a voice that sounded remarkably like Noam Chomsky’s.<\/p>\n

You know…I may have misheard the writing prompt today…\u00a0 What?…OH!!!, “Talking to a Cop”…yeah, I don’t talk to cops.<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0new book, “Bludgeon the Clown” is all done and off to the printer.\u00a0\u00a0Our publisher, EEW Books uses a tiny, local printer in Bloomfield NJ, a mile from our old studios.\u00a0 There are plenty of excellent printers up here in the frosty north, but none better than Tom DeStefano and his team at\u00a0Budget Print (332 Broad Street).\u00a0 It’s a family owned, very professional, highest quality, friendly business whose integrity is rare nowadays.\u00a0\u00a0 If they were located in Reykjavik or Kathmandu\u00a0or Djibouti… we would still travel there for\u00a0their services.\u00a0 -John<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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