That’s a line from Roland’s benefactor and creator, Warren Zevon. He thought it most appropriate.
Here’s one from Woody Allen;
” I’m not afraid of death. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”
That got a decent laugh.
A very brisk morning at the Opera House, with three unexpected visitors; Catherine Howard, the Countess of Salisbury, and our own Chelsea.
Catherine and the Countess are just happy to have a new place to hang out. Anything to get out of the damned Tower for a change; and they thought a visit with Anne and Mary a capital idea. They say that Henry has become quite the bore with his constant clamoring for attention, as if he were the only ghost in the place; they say that he’s actually miffed at having to haunt the Tower, rather than Whitehall. Not nearly as comfortable. Frontier justice, says Doc.
Their main topic of conversation? Street cred, or rather…platform cred.
Anne was a quick one-stroke. Clean, no complaining.
Mary was a three-stroke; and she tipped the axeman nicely, too.
Catherine was absolutely terrified, but racked up huge points by asking for the block in her chamber the night before, so she could practice being graceful. Style was all with Catherine. And they finished by holding her head up so she could see her own decapitated body.
The showstopper was definitely Lady Salisbury. Even the Gladiators were scared of this one;
At age 68, she kicked and clawed and bit. They had to hold her down, and the stroke got her in the shoulder. At which point she broke free; and they had to chase her about the platform and down the stairs. Even then, it took eleven strokes to complete.
Massive credibility. A hushed silence, and then wild applause.
In closing, all the ladies agreed; never underestimate the English capacity for genius in cruelty.
And Paul Pierce thought that Dwight Howard was bad. Phht.
And Chelsea just wants to hang out and watch the developments next door. A bit resentful at having been discarded so early on. Says she’ll still take the gun over a trip to the Tower any day…