Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
This is our contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Hosted by Denise, guided by the simplest of rules: use the prompt word and tell a story in exactly six sentenae.
For a sense of continuity, when last we saw Lou… click here.
Prompt word:
REPLAY
Constantin Szarbo sat opposite the owner of the Bottom of the Sea Strip Club and Lounge and without the slightest self-consciousness twisted around to stare through the divider between the Club and the Bar as the lights dimmed on the small stage. His gaze conveyed all the humanity of an Easter Island statue, without the sociability implied by the fact the originals were always in groups.
Lou enjoyed challenges almost as much as he did contests; he was neither intimidated nor annoyed by the visit from Cyrus St. Loreto’s fixer. This assessment from a would-be-business partner was nothing if not a replay of a very familiar dance; the qualifier, ‘would be’ on the two men’s relationship constituting a reservation on Lou’s part and an enticement on Cyrus’s. Neither man was fond of disappointment yet what gave him an advantage was that it was not personal for Lou Ceasare; nothing was personal to Lou, other than family and business.
A new dancer, Caran Delight, materialized on stage in a shower of pale, blue light to the sound of Freddie Smith’s saxophone intro from a track on Hendrix’s album, ‘Electric Ladyland’.
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Interesting description of Lou: “nothing was personal to Lou, other than family and business” which made me think everything was personal to him. I get a feeling that Constantin Szarbo should keep his eyes on Lou rather than Caran Delight.
In a situation like this, watch your back and that goes for both of them.
agree
Fabulous🎶
thankee Miz Chris
I always like spending time with Lou.
Thank you
There’s a lot of distractions throughout all of these meetings, Clark… anyone would think it was planned!
ikr?
if you get any sense of who is doing the planning, ya gotta let me know
Will do… I’ve put my Inner Spy on the case!
Ten-four Eleanor!*
*gots to be way old to get this cultural reference**
** ok, one hint: ‘Nick Danger, Third Eye
I’m a whippersnapper… no idea on that reference at all!
The hint didn’t help either! 😊🤣
Alas… probably the best of the new wave of radio/ comedy albums (Cheech and Chong had a broader appeal, but if you listen to FST you’ll know where the real talent went.
The Firesign Theatre
my lift of a line is from
damn! my brain cells revolt!
the line: “10-4 Eleanor” is not from the album I thought… it is actually from ‘Don’t Crush that Dwarf, hand m the Pliers‘
My reference to Nick Danger, Third Eye was from an earlier album, ‘How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All‘
Nick Danger: