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Seems Kevin from Billy's old fraternity is dyslexic. We had
to go to almost every house on Avenue A to find Mrs. Robbins'.
And when we did? Well, what can be said here? I, I . . . words
most insufficiently express the bottomless well of psychic
sadness this creature draws upon. Maybe she's a healer. A
kind of Guatemalan worry doll for the universe. I voiced this
theory to the crew to get their thoughts. Mark David said
she wasn't brown enough to be Guatemalan but if this were
true, could I please pass the salsa because he was hungry.
Victor told me that if I ever discussed brown people in front
of him, he'd saw my head off and eat it with salsa. Through
her endless stream of tears, Mrs. Robbins imparted a wellspring
of pertinent info. I was very proud of myself because although
she was crying the whole time (without actually speaking),
I was able to conjure what was being said. I thought it most
refreshing that she mentioned Kafka. I tried later to engage
Mark David, the supposed "they're films, not movies" director,
about the stories of Kafka and how they'd translate beautifully
to film. He stared at me blankly. Speaking of stares, Mrs.
Robbins did confirm that she has witnessed first hand "The
Stare" that Marcie from Jupiter Records first described. Though
I couldn't tell for sure through her gasps for breath, Billy
apparently may have used this stare on his father in an unfortunate
way (I certainly disagree with the Captain Curtis version
in which Billy aka Buddy Boy deliberately terminated the life
of his own father). For Mrs. Robbins, there's bound to be
some mental scarring from that. Probably for Billy, too. Maybe
that's why he overcompensates and desires to be a superhero.
That's what folks just don't understand. What courage these
guys must possess. Such valor.
Our heroes pose for all things good.
Moving on. Critical to our continued search for the "Terrific
Two", Mrs. Robbins gave us the address of Rich's parents,
Mrs. Lila and Mr. Tom Tayton. I think if she'd given me just
a little more time, I probably could have sensed out this
information. I have those gifts, you see. But as it was, I
had to run interference between Mrs. Robbins on Mark David's
comments. He's such a thug. I'm sure his insensitive remarks
stuck to Mrs. Robbins aura, which is already badly riddled
with holes. I tried to do a little fluffing of her aura before
we left, but this seemed to agitate both her and the crew,
so I stopped. In between her tears and bluster, Mrs. Robbins
did manage to give me some home movies of a young Billy Robbins,
which I later reviewed. Very interesting. Very disturbing,
too.
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See Dr. Alvin
the family doctor.
See Mark David
the cameraman
Mark David actually took this photo from Mrs. Robbins' mantle. It shows Billy aged about 15.
Don't Miss
the Terrific Two's website
See The Taytons
the other family
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