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My New Vodka #18 – Touch Tones
The Planet – Kit
One night backstage at The Blue Rose in Detroit, I remember looking out at the audience – a mostly union working class crowd, and thinking how musicians – all coked up, and smacked out on stage – we’re not even the same kinds of people, as those cleaned-up folk who plow through snow and traffic, and suffer God knows what else to work for The Man.
They’re safe, we’re not, but who’s happy?
I mean, who the fuck is happy? I’ve got Miami’s oiled-up white trash so far up my ass. . ., meanwhile, across the table from me, Bette steers the drilling I was giving her ’bout getting gut-stabbed by Tina’s psycho sister, to how indignant she is there’s a betting pool on her.
As if I hadn’t put a twenty on that one, a long time ago!
The irritated resident of the planet called, In My Own World, Bette blows out a long, exhausted sounding sigh, and then her phone rings.
Betting on them, back in their getting-to-be-besties again stage, was a no-brainer. When Jodi had scooted outa here for New York, and Bette and Tina were exchanging Baby Girl, back and forth across my doorway, I’d watched them hit a smooth gear – and on their best behavior – they’d slid right back into each other.
Yet, there was — that ticking time bomb Bette had gone and lit.
Called Jodi Lerner.
It’s as if we’re all impatient to bring about our next crisis and demise, and I for one, have had more than enough of the treachery of it, and how like a madman it’ll take your life.
But continuing on toward stranger and stranger shit, that just happens around here, comes Jenny’s movie that everyone knows is this place. Followed immediately by those two skanky bitches from Miami, just when my liquor sales were startin’ to skyrocket and it was fun goin’ to the bank on Mondays.
Alice had said it, showing off her new bruises from that ill fated adventure with Bette and the fucking sign, ”We need something to ride this out, a new drink . . . something with a mindfuck kick . . . something with vodka.” And an hour later we’d named it, Altitude Disorder, after Bette and Tina’s highwire act, and I’d sold about eight hundred of them.
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well just for you bb im trying to leave a comment. glad alice isn’t in this one a lot i never liked her and phyliss was a close second. i liked the old site better this one seems to hate me. i looked hard but didn’t see the naked pic of bette, lol. well hope you get this but not holding my breath.
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Last few chapters have been great to read. I’ve enjoyed t g em all, I’m curious about Louisiana tho I do have clues. Loved this last chapter quite a bit.
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First, I love it honestly. It made me want more and yearn for more. I think everyone will love it just as much as I do. I’m really looking forward to the finished product. Really it’s great just as it is. Your a great writer, your talent speaks to us.
–Tibette Team ????????????
Wonder how Tina will like that. Interesting. Enjoyed it, thanks
I couldn’t find Bette’s nude painting, hmm, why should Penny have it hang in her room, is she interested to rekindle their relationship? Who wouldn’t! Bette be careful, you have a wonderful woman and daughter back home. She likes to play with fire, hope she doesn’t get burned.
Beautiful picture from Penny, i liked her when she played in the Good Wife.
Thanks for the update!
To Screen Left above Penny’s desk, it’s an oil painting at the top of her collection of framed art.
Leave the past alone BETTE,you have TINA and if you want to revisit the past buy a book .And to take money from this ASIAN PERSUASION is a bit much ,unless its for you portrait.GO HOME BETTE.!thanks
Okay, But you guys realize with the story set up that she’s gone to see Penny to get millions and millions for the Art School’s funding. As she states clearly with Phyllis, it’s her job to fund it, and then to Kit, Bette says, “I’ll think I’ll use it,” meaning the fact that Penny is very wealthy, and they left not on bad terms.
In summation: Bette’s being coy, using all her considerable sex appeal, and playing their history and Penny for her donation.
Player: Not Cheater.
I dropped the tension way down in that scene when they were looking at pictures of her home life. That zeroed out the sexy. Bette doesn’t make a dash at the woman’s lingerie from baby pictures — that was a normal conversation between two grown up women (yes, with a past) talking about their families. The tension dropped down to a familiar safe place. Guess no one caught it!
But to be clear – in my future writing of her: NEVER, EVER is Bette a cheater – she’s evolved, she’s very different now, and she’s marrying Tina, deeply in love.
Thanks everyone for commenting! I thought you might a pick a funny line or two out of the story, such as Kit’s assessment of Bette being from a planet known as My Own Word, and a City called, So Not My Idea.
Bette, to me, is narcissistically in a groove at the moment, but not dangerous.
All for now. Always happy to read your thoughts! I have course corrected your impressions.
Bye,
Blackbird
Bigger horizons, I’m giving her, not the same old.
That would be boring.
Blackbird
I caught it! And was relieved. :) But I trust you because I recall somewhere way back in this series you assured us that you would not put Bette and Tina through more of the crap and drama they got dragged through in most of TLW. OK, I’m probably putting words in your mouth, but that was the essence I extracted from whatever it was you said. :) I like Evolved Bette. (I never thought Bette was truly unevolved – just fleetingly lost.)
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Well how about that! Jodi better not come back and try to start anything! Loving Penny! And finally when are we going to deal with these Miami bitches! Love, love, love it. Looking forward to 19.
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Dang I love her name? It suits her.???? Archie Panjabi is one cool chick!
Hope Bette would not be tempted she’s one fine specimen.
@Lillianna277 4h4 hours ago
My New Vodka – 18 – Touch Tones #TheLWord @Blackbird_write Your writing is so enticing; you left me dazzled at the end of this chapter..
Lillian May
6 hours agotwitter
Same old Kit…always something to fuck her up…if I may say that…never gets a
break…those Miami chicks now getting on her turf…Funny that betting on
Bette & Tina’s relationship….I definitely would put my money on there being a wedding.
Like the part you had a new drink made up Altitude Disorder…you keep it real Blackbird.
Using Phyllis to bring in an old rich; gorgeous flame of Bette’s in this storyline brilliant.
She would have to be quite the dame since she left Bette…let’s see where you are going with Penny…once again you have us hanging…speaking of which a nude painting of Bette; intriguing.
Bette has a solid relationship with Tina, and
not to betray that relationship.
I had to use the zoom on my camera
to see the picture, very interesting.
the entire constellation.