American Bomber Page #5

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doesn't mean it has to be good.

I can make you a Shirley Temple,

if you like.

No more bumming smokes

to strangers

My name is Amy.

John.

Now we're not strangers.

And now that we're not strangers

can I bum another cigarette,

John?

Don't you have to work?

No.

I'm gonna go have a smoke

and you're welcome to join me,

if you like.

Troy, can you watch the bar?

You can leave that here.

No one's gonna f*** with it.

Yeah.

How's your reign of

tourism going?

Went to the Statue of Liberty

and then wandered around a bit.

Taking photos and stuff?

No camera.

Do you have a camera phone?

No phone.

How you gonna show your sweetheart back

home how big and ugly New York is?

I'm ain't really aiming on

going home.

One day walking around and you've

already decided to settle down?

Home must be a real shithole.

It is.

A guy I knew once told me

whereever you are,

that's your home.

Was he homeless?

Not at all.

He's been living in the

same place for 12 years.

Are you from here?

From New York?

No.

I moved here about 10 years ago.

For school.

Feels like 10 million years ago.

Is there anyone in New York

who's actually from New York?

Sure.

There's a native on the corner.

You didn't seem him?

He'll sell you wampum for

fire water and beads.

Where are you from originally?

I'm from PA.

Some shithole town in the

middle of nowhere

where the pinnacle of

human existence is

the big football game

down at the high school.

But you're probably into sh*t

like that.

Never been one for sports.

Big guy like you?

We do got our fair share of

douche bags here,

But most have got the god given

sense to stay in Williamsburg

and leave us be.

That's what I like

about this city.

Very little prejudice.

Everyone's prejudiced against

somebody.

True. But New Yorkers deal

with it better.

Blacks, whites, gays, Hasides

Hayseeds?

You're a f***ing hayseed.

Hasides. Hasidic jews.

And Muslims. And Christians

and Scientologists.

We all have to take the train.

And there's no back of the bus since

all the seats face one another, anyway.

Listen, I got to get back.

You mind if I ask you something?

You mind if I keep bumming

smokes on you?

Maybe.

Then maybe back at you.

You always buy drinks for strangers

hanging out on your stoop?

Only the cute ones.

God damn it.

Lord hates a coward. Huh, Jim?

What the f*** you staring at?

Haven't figured it out yet.

F***ing red neck.

You want a history lesson?

You know the Son of Sam?

Yeah.

He did his business

all around here.

Bernie Getz did his here.

Bernie Madoff did his here

and here

John Lennon got shot

right over here.

Dylan Thomas drank himself

to death right over here.

Sid did Nancy here.

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