On Nov 8, 6:15*am, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:



> Sobriety is so over rated.



I guess I'm not as smart as I thought. I don't know what you
mean. Back when I was a kid and full of gusto I did not need booze to
spark my lunacy into the public spotlight. I pulled all sorts of
stunts on an almost daily basis. One time me and a buddy who looked
considerably older pulled a stunt in a public restroom - a clean,
orderly below-the-street restroom with an attendant - that I really
enjoyed.

My buddy had a fake badge and a toy set of handcuffs we got at
Woolworth's down the block. He comes up behind me with the attendant
watching and touches my shoulder and asks loudly, "Are you Thomas
Joseph?"

I said, "Yeah, what of it?"

He already had his fake badge out. Now he yanked the cuffs from
his pocket and said, "Do you want to come along peaceably, or do I
have to throw these on you?"

I turned and swung. It was choreographed of course. He ducked
low and came up with a punch to my stomach. I went down and he yanked
me up (with a bit of help from me), put the cuffs on me and yanked me
by my shoulder and said, "Let's go buddy, you're going away for a long
time."

The funny part came when the attendant, who fell for the act,
jumped in as we were leaving, and, trying to impress my buddy 'the
cop' began yelling, "I knew it, I knew it when I first saw him - I
knew there was something wrong about that guy."

He was serious. It seemed he wanted to kiss the ass of my
buddy's fake cop in case he needed him at some future point. Or maybe
I did look suspicious. Maybe I got too much into character and over
played my part, making myself look too suspicious. Or maybe I have a
criminal look and can't recognize it myself. Not knowing these things
makes me want to kill. I need a drink.

TJ