We had a lecture in immunology from Dr. Matt Myles and I fell in love with him. He looks like what you'd get if Tim Ferrell and Glenn Rehn mated. Tall, thin, sharp angular features, red hair. Anyway, someone later said that he could be Kevin Stokes' brother (Kevin is a Glenn Rehn look alike). Anyway, I was thinking as I ignored Dr.Myles' lecture that if Ludo didn't pan out for Tim Ferrell, I could totally see him as a college professor. So here is a story I wrote regarding the break up of Ludo. (P.S.-I never said it was any good.)
A Future For Tim Ferrell
Night had fallen leaving the alley behind the club dark. The street lights cast an eriee glow on the over the five men standing there.
They stood in awkward silence, hands in pockts shuffleing their feet. The van was running, all the gear loaded into the trailer, the crowd gone.
The bassist took off his hat, harn his hand through his curly hair and replaced the hat. 'Hey, I gotta go. This has been great.' He patted a few backs, shook a hand and wandered off.
A car honked a couple of times down the street. 'That's my girlfriend,' the drummer said. 'This has been the best. Really.' He turns and jogs in the direction from which the honk came.
The last three guys looked at each other. They'd been together the longest. It was odd for them to have ended as they had started.
The moog player didn't speak for once. In turn, he shook each hand and gave a hug to each. He then truned and walked into a dark night.
The two guitarists were there. Awkwardly they talked. 'It was a good show.' 'Yeah, your solo was right on.' 'Its a shame it ended like it did.' 'We could end it like we used to...El Rancho.'
The street light flickered and buzzed. 'No, I really need to get going.' 'Me too, I guess. St. Louis is a long drive after a show.' 'Yeah. These have been the best years of my life. Thanks.' 'Me too.'
They lean in and shake hands. The short guitarists gets into the van, puts it into drive with an audible thunk and as the vand moves off, he waves a hand out the window. The lean guitarist sighed. The light cast odd shadows onto his face. He turned too finally and walked towards downtown.
June 15, 2007
[EDIT-I'm ashamed about posting this...-LP-6/26/11]
[EDIT-Originally posted to Blogger on 6/26/11]
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