Tirk Nerker -
renown photographer -
long white beard -
massive collection - tens of thousands - of original pictures - and movies -
having stowed them away over the course of 40 years to just about maxing out his trusty 500 gig external hard drive steps out to go for a walk along the water up by the George Washington Bridge - to think through a big artshow he's in next month - where he's to go head to head with photographer Barry Pastori - another force in the art world. the Times are seriously hyping the show - calling it best of the Century..
Now, Barry - having known Tirk as a contemporary (and rival) over the years - to point of knowing his habits - like this daily walk by the water - and how Tirk never locks his doors and always leaves his windows wide open - takes it upon himself - having grown extremly nervous over the show - the fact that Tirk is to introduce a recent batch of short films - involving dogs flying in small jet planes around central park - how it'll no doubt take the prize - leave Barry in the dust - to go down in history books as the inferior artist - takes it upon himself to climb in through an open window.. he reaches, detatches the hard drive.. A lady who saw him climb in the window calls 911 - hanging up as he climbs out and goes running - hard drive hid in flannel shirt as he shuffles along towards the water.
but Tirk took another route that day. - one that has him - peering wide eyed from behind a bush - honing in on Barry who - audibly giggling, is winding his arm back for a throw into the green sparkling water.. Tirk sees a rock by his foot - perfect - size of a tangerine - whisks it up and throws - - - the arch.. to - direct hit - something straight out of a movie - how it bounces off Barry's head - lets a loud curse - hunches over rubbing top of head - other hand still grips drive - - - and Tirk's running straight for him - it clicks in Barry's mind that it's now or never - gives it all he's got - cracking into a big wind up - but a cop - coming from no where running full speed - a lady cop - squat blond - hair pulled back in tight pony tail - dive tackles him - drive goes flying - and Tirk dives - memory of beach volleyball as a youth appears in mind as he soars totally horizontal - arm stretched full extentsion - drive lands neatly in palm - but it.. registers in head that.. - he'd dove on a steep little hill.. - it's.. taking a while to land - registers that.. - he'd leapt pretty much off the bank - he lands 'SPLOOSH'! in the water as this.. sudden storm rolls in - and it's crashing lightning and hail and it's all blurry - probably stemming from hearing what sounded like his spine cracking as he hit the bottom going in.. and that's how he went out - and into history books - but not much ink in the books because he hadn't anything much to show - as it was all on that full 500 gig drive which got lost in that storm.
Barry had his head bandaged and was disqualified from the art show.. made it into the history books too - though inextricably tied to how he caused Nerker to dive to his death.. - a few books in Europe gave him credit for one etching he did when he was 27 - which really was quite exceptional.
renown photographer -
long white beard -
massive collection - tens of thousands - of original pictures - and movies -
having stowed them away over the course of 40 years to just about maxing out his trusty 500 gig external hard drive steps out to go for a walk along the water up by the George Washington Bridge - to think through a big artshow he's in next month - where he's to go head to head with photographer Barry Pastori - another force in the art world. the Times are seriously hyping the show - calling it best of the Century..
Now, Barry - having known Tirk as a contemporary (and rival) over the years - to point of knowing his habits - like this daily walk by the water - and how Tirk never locks his doors and always leaves his windows wide open - takes it upon himself - having grown extremly nervous over the show - the fact that Tirk is to introduce a recent batch of short films - involving dogs flying in small jet planes around central park - how it'll no doubt take the prize - leave Barry in the dust - to go down in history books as the inferior artist - takes it upon himself to climb in through an open window.. he reaches, detatches the hard drive.. A lady who saw him climb in the window calls 911 - hanging up as he climbs out and goes running - hard drive hid in flannel shirt as he shuffles along towards the water.
but Tirk took another route that day. - one that has him - peering wide eyed from behind a bush - honing in on Barry who - audibly giggling, is winding his arm back for a throw into the green sparkling water.. Tirk sees a rock by his foot - perfect - size of a tangerine - whisks it up and throws - - - the arch.. to - direct hit - something straight out of a movie - how it bounces off Barry's head - lets a loud curse - hunches over rubbing top of head - other hand still grips drive - - - and Tirk's running straight for him - it clicks in Barry's mind that it's now or never - gives it all he's got - cracking into a big wind up - but a cop - coming from no where running full speed - a lady cop - squat blond - hair pulled back in tight pony tail - dive tackles him - drive goes flying - and Tirk dives - memory of beach volleyball as a youth appears in mind as he soars totally horizontal - arm stretched full extentsion - drive lands neatly in palm - but it.. registers in head that.. - he'd dove on a steep little hill.. - it's.. taking a while to land - registers that.. - he'd leapt pretty much off the bank - he lands 'SPLOOSH'! in the water as this.. sudden storm rolls in - and it's crashing lightning and hail and it's all blurry - probably stemming from hearing what sounded like his spine cracking as he hit the bottom going in.. and that's how he went out - and into history books - but not much ink in the books because he hadn't anything much to show - as it was all on that full 500 gig drive which got lost in that storm.
Barry had his head bandaged and was disqualified from the art show.. made it into the history books too - though inextricably tied to how he caused Nerker to dive to his death.. - a few books in Europe gave him credit for one etching he did when he was 27 - which really was quite exceptional.
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