The Sound Guy
Originally posted on April 14, 2007
Kaida: Hey, Pete, Asher wants to know if….oh wow – what happened here?
Pete: What do you mean?
Kaida: I mean it looks like a bomb went off or something. And it wasn’t ME this time – I’m not taking the rap for this one!
Pete: What are you talking about, Kaida? Geez, I don’t need you on my case, too. Asher’s bad enough. Hey! Watch out there!
Kaida: I’m watching, I’m watching! What do you mean on your case? You mean this isn’t the result of some horrible accident? You made this mess? On purpose?
Pete: (distracted) No, no accident. But I don’t think I made all of it – must be self-propagating or something.
Kaida: Try and explain that to Asher. You know, he’s all “An organized backstage is….”
Pete: “….a safe backstage,” I know, I know. I’ve heard it a million times. Guess I better get this organized before he sees it.
Kaida: You still have time. He’s not due back for a bit yet. I’ll help you out, but you’re going to have to tell me what most of this stuff is for. Don’t know that I can organize it, but I suppose we could just start by picking everything up….
Later, in a much neater backstage……….
Kaida: Pete, I think you need a mother.
Pete: Got one of those. She doesn’t like the mess either.
Kaida: A bossy big sister?
Pete: Got one of those too.
Kaida: A professional organizer then. Someone you hire to…
Pete: Are you kidding? On what I get paid here?
Kaida: A girlfriend maybe,…. A neatnik type who’ll make you change your ways to impress her.
Pete: Who says I don’t have one of those, too?
Kaida: Puh-lease. With the hours you put in here? I think you’re the only one here more than Asher.
Pete: Yeah, guess you’re right. No girlfriend at the moment. But I’m not looking either.
Kaida: Hmmmm, what you need then, is to meet someone who also is not looking.
Pete: Oh no, I see that gleam in your eye. You are not playing matchmaker with me.
Kaida: Of course I’m not. MOI? Would I do that?
Pete: You could and you would, so just quit. I’m not in the market.
Kaida: (big deep sigh) Very well. I never work against the expressed wishes of one of my….errr…
Pete: Victims? Yes you do.
Kaida: Okay, Okay, every once in a while I do a little inquiring behind-the-scenes.
Pete: Your “inquiries” make the Paparazzi look like bumbling fools, Kaida.
Kaida: Why thank you, Pete. I take that as a compliment. Just be glad you haven’t been a victim…….. yet.
(she leaves)
Pete: Aw crud, Pete, you’re a dead man. Couldn’t change the subject, couldn’t convince her you were already seeing someone……. couldn’t even out-and-out lie.
Pete: Yeah, you’re really in for it now…..