Living the Dream — Christopher Read

Christopher Read

Act 2

8 – Italians at the Greco

8 – Italians at the Greco

…there sat a film family dynasty, like a DaVinci painting

Christopher ReadDecember 21, 2019Francis Ford Coppola, Caffe Greco, Michael J Fox, celebrity encounters, San Francisco, North Beach 1992

9 – Harmonica Lady

9 – Harmonica Lady

Well today she wore a pumpkin outfit…

Christopher ReadDecember 20, 2019harmonica lady, subway musicians, James Everett Graseck, commute

10 – Flirtation

10 – Flirtation

People who combine foods on their plate, such as meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and peas, might be a different kind of people…

Christopher ReadDecember 19, 2019North Beach, 1992, Open Mic, flirting, lonely

11 – The Legal Grind

11 – The Legal Grind

I fished this bumper sticker out of a cereal box...

Christopher ReadDecember 18, 2019Saul Zaentz, law firm, slacking, Capn Crunch, career, backwards

12 – By-Gone Beatniks

12 – By-Gone Beatniks

You can't bang beauty...

Christopher ReadDecember 17, 2019Vesuvio’s, beggars, North Beach, sex, strip joint

13 – Love-Locked

13 – Love-Locked

...we have this spiritual connection.

Christopher ReadDecember 16, 2019Steps of Rome, North Beach, marathon kiss, listening, ADHD, heightened senses

14 – Guerillas in the Midst

14 – Guerillas in the Midst

Awoke at 3:30 a.m. with the writing bug…

Christopher ReadDecember 15, 2019screenplay, Guerillas on HoHos, data entry, writing bug

15 – Fredi at the Firm

15 – Fredi at the Firm

Fredi’s got a Santa's list of men waiting to sleep with her…

Christopher ReadDecember 14, 2019law firm, Ghirardelli Cove, princess, Fredi

16 – Spin Cycle

16 – Spin Cycle

I'm not my best coach.

Christopher ReadDecember 13, 2019harmonica lady, laundromat, Peggy Lee, Twin Peaks, Saint Etienne

17 – Taunting the Dream

17 – Taunting the Dream

Pigs are walking around L.A.

Christopher ReadDecember 12, 2019Long Beach, Southwest Airlines, Disney, Christmas

18 – Condom Bus

18 – Condom Bus

A condom packet fumbles to the floor.

Christopher ReadDecember 11, 2019condom bus, North Beach

19 – Stop Shaking Sense

19 – Stop Shaking Sense

North Beach has been a writer’s fantasy, but the reality is a tad sobering.

Christopher ReadDecember 10, 2019North Beach

20 – Time Stamp

20 – Time Stamp

I’m not a speedy beer guzzler…

Christopher ReadDecember 9, 2019Oscars, Bill Murray, Specs, North Beach

21 – Camp Sundays

21 – Camp Sundays

…where Long Lake laps up to a birch tree in Harrison, Maine.

Christopher ReadDecember 8, 2019Camp, carefree, Owatonna, Newfound, Illusions, Harrison Maine

22 –Saving E.T.

22 –Saving E.T.

I doubt this dream will ever end.

Christopher ReadDecember 7, 2019E.T., Melissa Mathison, conviction

23 – Seeking a Hit

23 – Seeking a Hit

“Hey man, we all need a hit.”

Christopher ReadDecember 6, 2019multimedia, aliens, universe

24 – Offers on Polk Street

24 – Offers on Polk Street

…and then I saw his smiling crooked teeth

Christopher ReadDecember 5, 2019Compassion, homeless, Polk Street, San Francisco

25 – Nuts and Brats

25 – Nuts and Brats

…a grizzly bear taller than all these trees transformed into 8 pumas

Christopher ReadDecember 4, 2019San Francisco, bus, Mill Valley, brats, nuts

26 – Pastels

26 – Pastels

Coffee buddies applaud the next parker

Christopher ReadDecember 3, 2019Puccini's, North Beach, Vitality, pastels

27 – Supportive Words

27 – Supportive Words

The universe is too immense to confine our ways of learning and responding to our human nature.

Christopher ReadDecember 2, 2019