The Gypsy Moths Page #3

On your back.

On your chest.

Or you can sit on it.

Now, ladies, this particular parachute...

...this one I'm wearing,

is called a Para-Commander.

It's a sophisticated chute and quite heavy,

as you can see.

It takes quite a bit of practice

to get used to.

In fact, it takes between 25

and sometimes 50 jumps...

...with a training chute,

before you can handle this baby.

I mention it in case some of you ladies

thought you might like to try it once.

This device here is your ripcord handle.

This, when pulled sharply,

opens your pack.

Now watch this.

Sorry.

This is your pilot chute.

This is what pulls your canopy

completely out of the pack.

Like this.

These are your suspension lines.

You can see they extend some 25 feet

from the harness there to the canopy.

When the canopy pops open,

you're traveling down toward the earth...

...at a speed of 125 to 200 miles per hour,

depending on the angle of the body.

Yes, ma'am?

What is a canopy?

This, ma'am. This is a canopy.

Not to be confused

with some of the canaps you ladies...

...might have with a martini before dinner.

No.

All right, let's try it again from "B."

And clarinets...

...could we hear you?

Some verve.

Con brio. Pep.

All right, are we ready? From "B."

Hi.

You're Malcolm. I'm Annie Burke.

They told me you were coming.

- I didn't mean to interrupt...

- That's all right.

You play very well.

Thank you, but you're either very kind...

...or you know nothing at all

about playing the piano.

No, I don't know very much about it.

But I do know when it sounds good.

- You live here?

- I rent a room.

You go to the college?

In the summer?

I failed a course last semester.

I'm making it up.

They told me what you do.

Sounds ridiculous.

I suppose it does.

Why did you do this?

Do what?

Come here?

To sell some tickets.

I didn't want to turn down

your husband's invitation.

Your friend could have come. Mr. Browdy.

Your husband didn't invite Mr. Browdy.

You have contempt for us, don't you?

Who?

Certainly everybody here this afternoon.

Maybe everyone else too.

Certainly us.

Why are we contemptible to you?

Do you care?

No, as a matter of fact'

I haven't been back since I left...

...about 12 years ago now. I was a kid.

- Where does your family live now?

- They're dead.

That's why I left.

They were killed in a car accident.

I guess my father was drunk.

I didn't know that at the time, of course...

...later I figured

that's what it must have been.

He was a pretty reckless character, I guess.

They put me in this home.

I was adopted out a couple of times, and...

Why didn't they ever take you?

The Brandons?

I never asked.

It beats motels.

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