Jack Of All Trades

I almost titled it: “Jack Of All

Tirades”, but that would have been

too cute…but it filled a couple of

lines of writing, so, you see what I

did there? Thanks, Jeff.

No, I figured out, objectively, that I

was never stellar at anything, except

acting, but I was good enough at 

everything. A lifetime B+ student,

let’s say…we had to do SATs for 

college back then…adequate human

intelligence for the job I had to do.

I did do things, plumbing and theatre,

you don’t normally put together.

I had a friend who was an apprentice

plumber to Philip Glass. Philip Glass

hates if anyone knows he was once a

plumber. I think that’s funny that he’s 

ashamed. Jack London was a seaman.

Neal Cassidy and Jack Kerouac worked

on the railroads. After a while,

Local professional theaters dried up,

somewhat replaced by comedy clubs.

Physical art was replaced by electronic

and manipulated art. Art imitating art.

But, to finish this because I lost track.

Men, the sweaty, dirty ones that come 

home from work, are back.