We talked though the rest of the set, a quick reshuffle, a few dropped numbers, a few moved up or down the setlist. We could do this. We felt more con...fident. ‘May I make a request?’ Bob asked. ‘No!’ we replied as one, then fell about. Bob grinned and nodded, then stood up. We clapped and cheered, Holly slipped her arms round him and bear hugged the life out of him. ‘Five minutes,’ ‘Thanks Steve, on our way.’ We wandered out and arrived onstage to the announcers welcome. Mac tapped us in to. Most of the time they seem all too high and mighty, barely talking to anyone. Then there’s all the new people. Nothing really interesting there. Wait a second. I put down my drink to look past the new people coming in through the door. I think I see someone who could be interesting. Of course she’s dressed like everyone else. Nothing too flashy and nothing really sticking out. But I see something in that smile of hers. She truly means it. I watch her walk in with her friend who looks. " Okay if that's the way you want it. Listen, I've got something really fun and kinky planned. Why don't you go on upstairs and get ready for me." Get ready... ?" My bedroom's the one at the far end on the left." I ... I don't underst..." Oh come on, Sharee! Go get undressed, turn off all the lights and get on the bed. I'll be up in a minute." But ... but I thought we might talk..." We'll talk later if you want, but right now I don't want to waste any time, especially if you have to be home by. “Okay. Putting aside the idea that you are comparing a talented young woman to a racecar, I can see the comparative merits. But I don’t see the relationship to what you called a product.”“Well, it gets a little tricky there. The car isn’t meant to sit on the showroom floor. That highway thing, okay? But to get it on the highway requires an entire staff. Someone has to design and build the car. Someone has to develop marketing and advertising—create its image. Someone has to build a showroom and.
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