On ...." The freak show
and it's passing thru
the Valley of the
Shadow of Death "
Part 40
...Dan's first foray into LA,
Arabial's Taxi,
108 beers on tap...

...a dark bar

Dan's eyes adjusted to the darkness and got wide.
It lay before him, a vastness of beer. Much beer.
He came into focus admist the beer...Much beer.
The natives would have said, "Many beers, many beers..."
The friendly face emerged from the red gloom...
" Howdy friend...", said the glowing slick haired
black t-shirted bartender, Raul..." ...dude, we've
108 beers on tap...we got's 216
beers in bottles...
What can I get you man....? "...
Dan smiles.

Stumblin'.
Dan stumbled out into the hazy mid day light
of LA near blind. " Wheeeeooooo, I'm half blind...",
said a sloshed Dan. He was in Micro brew bliss,
toodling along La Supulveta Blvd... Thinking left, but going right
in a Deshutes fog..." Oh ! pour me another Mirror Pond, Raul...."
he mumbles crossing into the street...

...Arabial, a taxi driver from Pakistan, toodles along
La Supulveta Blvd. hummmming. He was working a second
shift that day an uneventful day, until Arabial's path crossed Dan's...

...Dan crossed out into the street with southern California hops,
pure water and hazy bliss on his mind,
Arabial had time to yell !!!Allah Akbar !!!
as an inebriated Dan rolled over the hood... then the windshield,
up and over the yellow taxi lite, Dan rolled... thinking,
" ...pour me another like the last one Raul, ya know man ,
the beers of LA stand alone in this weird world..."
he said, rolling down the back window, then trunk...

...Arabial was still screaming something as Dan lands upon the black,
hard La Supulveta Blvd. asphalt rolling rolling....
He ends up on his back staring up at the cloudless
LA sky..." ...the last time I saw you you looked
so much older you famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder..."
Dan hummed thinking he'd just seen a whisp of a cloud float by...
Arabial walks up. looking down upon a loaded Dan humming
Lenoard Cohen tunes...
...He said:
" !!! YOU ARE A CRAZY MAN A VERY VERY CRAZY MAN...!!!
OH LET ME HELP YOU UP....
WHAT HAS ENTERED YOUR MIND ???
YOU ARE A VERY CRAZY MAN
LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MY TAXI !!!!!
COME ON PLEASE GET INTO THE TAXI
YOU CRAZY CRAZY MAN ",
yelled a panicked Arabial.

Arabial took Dan to the hospital an was
was found to be a very resiliant crazy drunken man.
" HE IS A CRAZY MAN A VERY CRAZY MAN ....
Arabial said to the nurse at the counter....

to be continued....

Be well todo mundo,

J.Level

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on..." The freak show
and it's passing thru
the Valley of the Shadow of Death "
part 39...
Mrs. Silverman bails out, Lil' Moco
and Miles roll a joint, more words of Death...

Mrs.Silvermen walked out the front door of Parker Center around 10:30

on that hazy LA morning, bursting with indignation...
" I was watering Jesus's garden you pagan pigs !!!! ",

she yelled at no one in particular. Everyone in general.

" Mrs. Silverman !!!! ", yelled Jesus to a space bound Mrs. Silverman,
and coming back to earth, she shriked " Jesus !!!!!!!!! Gracias a Dios..."
Hugs and kisses were shared. Apologies given and accepted...
They walked to Jesus Fiat, where Dan and a stoned Lil' Moco waited...
" I am so sorry for that little...incident ", said a humble Mrs. Silverman,
scratching Lil' Moco behind the ear. Kisses and hugs again, the four
drove off to Andy's for fat omelets and Bloody Mary's, some stories and
introductions, a few confessions were herd...

...Death watched the screen of his Dell with horror, and confusion.
The " Error Message B7-O>3 ", led to... " I am going to have to pay a visit
to someone...", cursed a tech challenged Death, thinking of Jesus
with that weird little dog...2000 miles away. " ... I have really screwed
this up...", thought Death, getting up to re-fill his Martini,
onions, not olives...

...Miles was learning to roll joints watching the you tube video
" Cats, and the rolling of joints...". Many papers were torn,
and much dope was spilt about the floor, sofa, and strangely,
the dining room lamp, Dan would later marvel...
while the hollering of...."!!!! WHY DON'T I HAVE THUMBS !!!!!!?????? "
would be herd from Miles
late
into
the afternoon.

to be continued...

Be well todo mundo,

J.Level

©spljpl2010 " On...The Freak show and it's passing thru the Valley of the Shadow of Death" pts 1-39

On..." The freak show
and it passing thru the
Valley of the Shadow of Death "
part 38 ... New challenges for Lil' Moco,
Dan settles in, Jesus considers Death

6:33 am

...the leaf blowing yard guy passed before Dan's window,
startling Dan to fully awake. Fully..." HOLY JESUS !!!!
WHERE THE HELL AM I !!!!!!!???? ", awake. Dan
watched the whining shadow thru the bottle brushes...
" Oh right, right, I am in LA..."

Lil' Moco watched the bee's buzzing about the garden.
Miles told him " Those ain't the friendliest bee's we got around here dog..."
That was when Lil' Moco got stung....
" YEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWW ",
screamed Lil' Moco running into the house to find Jesus.
" Fuckin' bee's ", he said as his nose began to swell...

Jesus sat at his Mac staring at a screen full of words from Death.
Just a blur of half words, half sentiments and just pure babble
Jesus read....
" ... and I find it brutal that you did not say good-bye
and that we would have at least, AT LEAST ! parted with an understanding,
and still friends...", read Jesus.
Jesus sighed, looking at poor lil' Moco
all swollen, " fuckin' bee's... " said lil' Moco, sorta muffled like.

"....Damned cops !!!!!
I was just watering Jesus' garden !!!! YOU PIGS !!!!!
JESUS'S GARDEN !!!!!!!!! ", screamed Mrs. Silverman
from her padded cell in the basement of Parker center's
short term lockup...
FREKIN' PIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGS !!!!!!


to be continued...

Be well todo mundo,

J.Level

©2010spljpl " On...the freak show and it's passing thru the Valley of the Shadow of Death 1-38
foto©2000 J.Level " Bar Manolo"

On..." The freakshow and it's passing thru
the Valley of the Shadow of Death"
part 37
Dan's new view, Jesus answers his mail...



Dan laid back on his bed and looked out at a view of the
front lawn. Arcadia's and bottle brushes bloomed,
birds and bugs, birded and bugged....
" Wo... April 2 with flowers and warmth...
Lucky folks these wackos livin' on this left coast...
... And that poor little woman Mrs. Silverman
givin' those big cops
such a beating....
Jesus has a gun collection,
I would have never thought that.
I've a stoned dog that talks....
That's super odd."
Thought Dan,

Lil' Moco was hunting down a cat. Smiling.
Mrs. Silverman's cat Miles had taken
to Lil' Moco. There was a moment there
in the beginning, but after a few minutes of
puffing up ( Miles ) and a bit of grrrrrrr-ing
with alternating wheeez's, coughs, an some throwing
up of white foamy stuff (Lil' Moco),
flat, but still smelly and tasty sweet buds were chewed and rolled
about upon creating a stoned, chatty, laughing pair.
One rarely saw one without
the other close behind.
Lil' Moco was in LA,
he liked it.

JESUS ANSWERS HIS MAIL....

"... Dearest General Oswanawa,

Sorry to hear of untimely passing of your 26th cousin
once removed. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I cannot at this time deposit your check as......",
wrote Jesus.



to be continued...

Be well todo mundo,

J.Level

©2010spljpl on..." The freak show and it's passing thru the Valley of the Shadow of Death" pt1-37

be well todo mundo...

J. Level