'Good lord, will you not be so mean, ten minutes, that's all. Give me ten minutes, ten lousy minutes and I'll prove to you that I can play the part' I pleaded for the chance. The 'chance' - what chance I can almost hear you ask. but you will have to trust me. It's me, for heaven's sake.....well trust me anyhow.
You see, I had seen on the Golf Club Special Notices board that a group were going to produce an evening play which would be staged in the open air on mid-summer's night, actually on the golf-course. I really wanted to be in it. It was going to be the perfect play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
'But John' I continued to plead 'I have experience'. 'What experience Pad' John asked almost dismissing me and not really waiting for a reply. I called after him 'Oh, I did Shakespeare in the Park. I got mugged and had my crown stolen'. 'And what play might that have been' John asked, showing a little more interest now that I had his attention. 'Richard the Third' I boasted, lying through my back teeth. 'Paddy the Turd, you mean' he replied.
'No seriously John' my final plea would have to be a master stroke. 'Sean O'Riordan, a famous Dublin all round actor taught me when I was working in Dublin. He's world class. He taught me acting, all about films and even music. Why, he even taught me how to listen to Mozart' I proudly announced. 'With your ears, right' John sneered.
Now, you might remember, I earlier asked you to trust me, well I'll jump a bit now and tell you that I got the part. I played Puck which was the part I had longed to do from the moment I read the notice. You see, next to the golf course there is an old farm and in the field next to the eighth fairway, there is always this old donkey. Now, he would play Puck at a certain stage and the moment I smelled her I loved her. When John heard this, he merely said 'Well, smell someone else. She's taken.
June 19, June 20 and then June 21 arrived. The show was due to start at 9.30pm and all was set. All the family were in attendance, many of my old work colleagues and most of my golfing partners. I was as proud as punch, but extremely nervous at the prospect of going on. 'Please God' I prayed, 'please don't let anyone upset me'.
Suddenly, as I stood waiting stage right, to make my entrance in about three minutes time, three of the Brewery Boys, a golf society from our local brewery, bodily lifted me up and carried me to in front of the stage. 'Paddy' one of them shouted 'you're like one of those creatures in Greek mythology who's half-goat'. For a split second, I tried to figure out how a permanently drunken idiot would know anything about Greek mythology, but instead, for the first time that evening, I looked at myself.
I was supposed to be a donkey in this scene, but to tell you the truth, I felt a right a*ss. I stripped off most of the costume and raced to my car before anyone could stop me. I was home washing the make-up off within ten minutes.
May I just say, that A Midsummer Night's Dream, without Puck for the second half is, I am reliably told, quite original, but just as funny. Most of the audience had been drinking all day and anyway, they never even noticed that I was not there...................
2007-01-16 08:00:25
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answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7
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Scott and I were walking in the park and met up with some friends. We were all sitting there chatting and one of them was talking about a literature class he was talking. They were studying Shakespeare and he totally didn't get it. I was a wiz. Oh, I did Shakespeare in the park. Then I got mugged. How embarassing....I decided to go hide at home for a while....
I was sitting there watching tv and came across a show about different people talking about music they liked and why. There was a young blonde woman talking about some old guy she was sleeping with getting her turned on to Mozart. "He taught me how to listen to Mozart." The host asked, "With your ears, right?" Guess he didn't think she was that smart of a blonde.....
Just then Mark called me looking for Scott. I had no idea where he went, just cause he was my boyfriend didn't mean I had a tracking device on him. He said he needed help pronto and needed my truck. I couldn't get out of him why, so I finally just blurted out, "Give me ten minutes, ten lousy minutes. I'll fricken get there." I continued asking him what was so darn imprortant, and all he could say was "Trust me. It's me, for heaven's sake...well, trust me anyhow."
So I changed clothes and headed out. I get to Mark's and the place is dark. Great. I'm gonna kill him. So I walk in and everyone scares the crap out of me. It's not my birthday, and they thought I was Tina.....Errr.....WRONG! So they are throwing a surprise party and didn't tell me. Oh well. She arrives, we all scare the crap out of her, but she loves it. A little while later, Andy, slightly drunk, comes up to Scott and I. He looks at Scott and says, "The moment I smelled her I loved her." I bursted out laughing. Scott, on the other hand, all serious, says, "Well, smell someone else. She's taken." Too funny. Scott doesn't know that I dated Andy before him, and he was still into me. I was totally done with him. When we broke up, the last thing I told him was, "You're like one of those creatures in Greek mythology who's half-goat." I'm not going back to that!
2007-01-16 14:21:28
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answered by Jen G 3
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"I knew i loved her from the start. The moment I smelled her I loved her. "
"Well, smell someone else. She's taken. You know what? Maybe I will. Give me ten minutes, ten lousy minutes. "
"You can't do it. "
"Yes I can, trust me. It's me, for heaven's sake...well, trust me anyhow."
"I still don't believe it. Well, you're like one of those creatures in Greek mythology who's half-goat, you idiot. "
"Its not half goat, its half bull! Anyways, like i said, ten minutes and i will come back with another lady. you'll see"
"Do you like Mozart?"
"No"
"oh. my father- he taught me how to listen to Mozart"
"with your ears right?"
"yes how did you know?"
"i am an intelligent person. i can't help being smart."
"will you take a walk with me?"
"why not...."
friend: wow you did it!!
2007-01-16 11:56:45
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answered by ♥will♥skate♥4♥life♥ 4
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Give me ten minutes, ten lousy minutes and it will be all over like nothing it never happened. 10 minutes isnt much to ask for its all i ask for. Do you ever think about me or is it always yourself? 10 minutes is all i ask for, is 10 minutes to much of your time for someone you love? Why is always about you? 10 minutes is all i want please why wont u see that 10 minutes with you is my plea.
LMAO i have no idea what i was wrighting just took a quote and kept writing lol sorry if its a bit weird.
2007-01-16 11:57:27
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answered by Anonymous
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keep dreaming no one would do that.
2007-01-16 11:47:57
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answered by Anonymous
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