FEATURES Editor's Note: Certain dialogue contained in Coffee & Serial may be offensive. Content of the work is the sole responsibility of the author and is not representative of the views of The Capital Times, the college administra tion, faculty or student body. This play is being presented for cultural and entertainment purposes only. Ei6Or irk.tSrALLMEKT MAMA Wrairrem ev 6PWA(2..P CAT:7O72i F4pisode Seven: The plot thickens!! Roccs . -is on a rampage to find this mysterious 'photographer: Missing cameras? Ricky Martin look-alikes? Looks like we're "Livin la Vida Loca" once again!! INTERIOR: GLENN'S AFT- LATER Christie's on the couch doing her nails. Glenn is making a cup of coffee CHRISTIE: So, did you develop that film or what? GLENN: What film? CHRISTIE: You know . . . the disposable camera GLENN: Oh ... yeah it was bullsh*t ... like I said . some foreigner's vacation CHRISTIE: So . . . what are we going to do tonight? Maybe you can take me out for dinner. There's a new restaurant on 9th Street that we could try. GLENN: I guess we could do that The phone RINGS CHRISTIE: Good-bye yenn . there goes , that f**king idea GLENN: You don't even know who it is. Christie gets up and heads for the bedroom. CHRISTIE: Sure I do. It's that f**king job of yours Glenn answers the phone. GLENN: Hello .. . Right now? •. of course I want to keep my job . . . it's just nothing . . . what's the address? . .(IC`... I'll be right there. Christie comes into the morn. GLENN: I'm sony . . You think I want to do this? CHRISTIE: Weil you don't want to do me . I'm sick of this sh*t GLENN: This sli*t pays the f**kittg bills CHRISTIE: Maybe I should f**lc a Bill. GLENN: Fine. And while you're at it, f**k youttelf. Glenn grabs his coat and splits EXTERIOR: WEST BROADWAY AND HOUSTON - LATER Glenn walks out of the building. In the distance, the black sedan with 800 and Shorty inside goes unnoticed. INTERIOR: WAREHOUSE - LATER Rocco and Johnny are sitting in the warehouse smoking cigars and having cocktails ROCCO: Those cocks*ckers better find that camera. If Theresa [his wife] ever found out, I'd have to whack her [laughing]. No seriously, that nut will divorce me. She'll laugh all the way to the bank. JOHNNY: You know . . . that guy is a photographer. He may get curious ROCCO: Yeah . . . well you know what curiosity did to the cat, right? JOHNNY: Right Johnny makes the motion of a knife going across his throat with his finger. The door opens and Shorty and 800 enter ROCCO: You better have some good news Rocco and Johnny get up and start heading toward them BOO: We have good news and bad news ROCCO: I don't want to hear any bad news . . . Did you find my f**king camera? BOO: No . . . but hold on 800 holds up both hands as if to stop from being hit C_r_Pe. r_r-_• r g • JOHNNY: This better be good SHORTY: We turned that f**king place inside out. There was no camera. We got something else though. Check this out. 800 and Shorty start heading for the door. Rocco and Johnny exchange glances then follow. t I I' 'io . .•• I IS, - si Se y ,low' I. I - • .**se - • • 1 tow JOHNNY: Hey! What did you a**holes do now? Yells ahead to 800 and Shorty as they exit the warehouse INTERIOR: COFFEE SHOP - LATER Glenn is sitting at a table. EDDIE enters EDDIE: Hey GLENN: What's up? (sounding depressed) EDDIE: Now . . . what's the matter? GLENN: I don't know man . . . I'm f**king hating life. I pump myself full of coffee all d Y., just to keep running around for that prick, Dannenbers *for what? I hate that f**lking job • I was working with the most beautiful girls in the . world . . now rm work* . g witit a bunch of stiffs. EDDIE: W4Ylbe f**k would you quit that job in the first place? I mean.— traveling to exotic locations : . . taking pictures of half-naked models. Oh yeah , that was bright. • GLEN If youunly ew what Christie put me through .. . She tortured me. (thinks a monalU) 'Meg" up thing is .. . she s even worse now. EDDIE: Let me . you a question. Do you love this woman? 01.,ENN: (Ponders) I must . . . I mean I guess so EDDIE: You guess so! What the f**k kind of answer is that? Love is something spe cial. You have to know. Listen Glenn, you're my best friend in the world and I hate to see you so f**ked up. You only live once. You've got to make it as great as humanly possible, and you have to start with the woman you're going to be with. Let me give you an example .. . take Paul McCartney. I mean I always admired this guy, but recently I heard something that put him at the top of my list. Now here's a guy who could get any woman he wants, I mean he was a Beatle for Christ's sake, but he stays with Linda..l, mean she's not the best-looking head in the world, but she's decent. They wee together for twenty-nine years and they spent only one night apart . . . one night, lh twenty-nine years. That's love .. . when I heard that I was just blown away. I was so jealous, and he's a busy dude. Not like he was just laying around the house for twenty years watching TV. GLENN: I don't know what to do about this b*tch. She's driving me f**king nuts. Everytime I come home, we have these knock-down, drag-out fights .. . it's f**ked up. EDDIE: Dump her ass GLENN: To tell you the truth . . . I should. But I can't figure out a way to do it EDDIE: Well then stop f**king crying about it. They look at each other and exchange glances. Then they smile and start laughing. Glenn's face suddenly becomes serious. The woman from the photos enters the coffee shop. GLENN: Holy sh*t! It's her. EDDIE: Who? (looking around) GLENN: This chick I know from here EDDIE: Her? She's fine. Did you hit it, or what? GLENN: Only in my mind In his mind? This guy is so p l at7tic. Relationship problems? Beautiful women? The bad guys are closing in. Only one episode left! Don't miss it! Same Cap Times . . . 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