Art / Somehow now
If only life was like a movie. An expensive, surreal epic in which the outcome is as predetermined and saccharine sweet as a Hollywood blockbuster and all the supporting roles are played with the grace and integrity befitting of those desperately wanting to climb the steep celluloid pecking order. Roll up, roll up for the casting couch of fate. Though I’ve already filled most of the main roles. Drew Barrymore will play the love interest, Robin Williams the wise confidante and my part will be handled by either George Clooney or Corey Haim, pending on who comes cheaper and with fewer hang-ups. I can see it all unfolding as I type. There’s the dramatic opening scene where Barrymore, aghast at Liv Tyler’s apparent infatuation with me, attacks her violently and without warning with a plush ET doll. Then there’s the tear-jerking moment where I rescue a drowning child from a burning fire (hey, this my film and I can do what I like!) only to discover a sickly stray dog is still inside. Exhausted, I rip off my shirt - revealing a rippling six-pack and a devastating set of pectoral muscles - and dash back inside. Fearless, breathless … without peer. Stop! Stop! Roll the credits right there. Yup, that’s about as good a time as any to get out of this damn adventure. [painting by Dane Lovett]
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