An Unchained Conversation

Artists rendition of Lady at home

An Unchained Conversation

Candy said “what do you mean Chip is in the hospital RJ?” “Something to do with an anal obstruction Candy, I’ll give you details later on.” 

I asked Candy about the “rainbow people” and her friends from the “ancient dive” days.  “They are all doing alright, making a living just like everybody else RJ.” 

“Candy, how are you doing after being attacked by that psycho cat?” “I had to get shots, I had to get stitches and I’m on antibiotics.  What I’m angry about is the scars, but I think I’ll be able to heal without them being very visible RJ.  By the way, I’m sorry to hear about Josefina RJ, how is your Mom holding up?”   “Not very good Candy, but she’s dealing with it the best way she can.”

“RJ, what happened at Game On last Friday night?  I heard six Nassau County detectives where there and the crowd kinda freaked out, did they?"  

“Candy, Schemer was hooked up for all kinds of charges among them stalking, violating a stay away order, communicating a threat, assault, violating probation and possession of cocaine.  Now the Game gets regular visits from the cops.”

“RJ, what happened Saturday night at the ‘Game’ I heard Jimena had some kind of party in the bar and the crowd wrecked the place.”  “No Candy, they didn’t wreck it, they just left a nasty mess, vomit, spilled drinks, used condoms…but no furniture was damaged, just stained.”  “RJ, did she at least clean it before Poppy saw it?” “Poppy was at the party, Yaega Lee got stuck cleaning it up?  I haven’t seen her so pissed off... ever!”

“What’s gonna come of that RJ?”  “I have no idea, but one thing is for sure, change is coming Candy.”  “I have seen the ad’s on Game On’s new web page.  Very nice really classy, you did a good job touching up Ruby’s picture RJ.”  “Thanks, Ruby appreciated it too.”  

“So is there any more drama going on or is all OK RJ?”  “I don’t know about all being OK, but I do know the ads are working and people are coming out for football and the pool team is back together with new shooters.”

  

The noise from a plane flying by had me put Candy on hold for a minute.  As the airplane finally flew by I heard talking in the background.  One of her friends showed up at her new place and she had to get off the phone.  But before she did she wanted to know if anything else was going on at Game On.  

I asked her, “why the inquisition about Game On.”  “Me and the girls are thinking about coming by one day.”  I said “nothing new really Candy, except a hit and run.”

“WHAT, what happened RJ?”  “The Flower Man was in to check out the game on Monday night and he was parked out front, some oriental woman plowed right in the back of his van and took off, but someone got her plate number.”  “So the cops came by RJ?”  

“Oh yeah, but the Flower Man said ‘if I wasn’t parked where I was she could have plowed right through the bar’ and he was right.  She could have killed people if he wasn’t parked in front.”

Candy said, “gonna have to think about bringing the girls there on any given night, cops, assholes, drunks, drunk drivers, what the heck is Poppy going to do to get things straight RJ?”  “That’s on Poppy, but the regulars have really helped to straighten things up, really, Game On isn’t as bad as some events may lead to believe.” 

Candy said, “Gotta go, but I will talk to you later, maybe meet somewhere, by for now RJ.”  I thought about it for a minute.  Maybe meeting a Legion hall or the VFW might be a better thing to do.   Maybe.

RJ