Oh Shush

I noticed a beautiful girl on the escalator at Angel tube station. She had that poise that good looking people sometimes have - as if she was somewhere else while we all looked in. Long, shiny brown hair. Dark eyes and smooth skin. Except... she had two large soot smudges on her cheek. I think she got it from the escalator's handrail. It completely disarmed her poise and made her interesting. I wondered how long it would take before she figured it out.

I met old co-workers at the King's Head for Neil LaBute's play "This Is How It Goes". It was a misogynist's homage to Alfred Hitchcock and race hate. In an introductory note, he said the play was inspired by Aimee Mann's songs. I've been meaning to check out her solo work. I listen to "Voices Carry" from her 80s band Til' Tuesday quite often.