The theater teacher was a man named Tallant Jones. Everyone
was convinced that he legally changed his first name but he insisted it was his
given name. He was a total tool. Mr. Jones was a very odd man, and despite being married to a woman, had always struck
me as someone who, to quote a line from Good Will Hunting - liked to ‘put from
the rough.'
About 20 years after I graduated, I ran into Mr. Jones at
the movie rental store. I casually shadowed him to be certain it was actually
him. Heaven forbid that I would actually say hello.
I quietly waited behind him
in line and then after he walked away, I boldly asked the clerk what he just
rented. I half-expected the clerk to get all, “THAT INFORMATION IS
CONFIDENTIAL” on me - but he was totally game, especially after I explained
that he was my high school drama teacher.
I confided, “I mostly wanted to see if
he just rented porn.” He hadn't and it wasn't.
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