REMEMBRANCE by Rosario Romero |
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BRINGING IN A PRO
by William S. Gainer At what age should a guy start thinking seriously about getting his obituary portrait taken? I for one hate it when they have to use your mugshot photo, or the picture of you drunk at the river pissing in the water while slamming another beer. Dignity, that's what I'm looking for — dignity. If the text is going to be a bunch of made-up dribble: He lived to be 107,then you might as well bring in a pro get your picture taken with a fresh haircut, your mustache trimmed, a clean shirt, smiling without the cigarette, and maybe holding a baby — even if you have to borrow one, a baby would be good. That's what I'm talking about. Upping the stakes, raising the bar — Looking like a bank president sitting on a crate of hundred dollar bills. Making them all say I didn't know . . . |
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