Scene:
Art Gallery
Binge setting up at a gallery opening.
Gallery owner is a woman in her mid 40s.
Gally Owner
This shouldve been done by now...
Binge
It is your gallery, do you plan on helping anytime soon?
Granted you provided the walls, but I had to bring my
own friggin nails.
Gallery Owner
Hey! Ive been tasting wine all week to find the perfect one
for YOUR opening! You never appreciate what I do for you.
Binge
(points to glass) This is the same crap you serve at all
of your openings.In fact its the same nasty stuff you
always have in your refrigerator that no one but you
seems to like. It tastes like a grape took a piss.
Thunderbird drinkers wont even touch it.
Gallery
Owner
But I ruled out ten other brands this week.
Binge
Thanks for going on a bender to further my career.
I know you use these art openings as a way to
write off wine as a business expense. I got a call
from the IRS asking if I really had 4,000 people at
my last opening. Then they asked me why I only
claimed a $250 profit from that show.
Gallery Owner
You better sell some art this time, none of this
My trampy girlfriend wants a couple for free crap!
Binge
Hey! Shes MISS Trampy to you. Dont hate her
because shes beautiful, theres lots of other good
reasons to. Besides, she wont be at this one, shes
teaching a seminar in Washington D.C.
Gallery
Owner
Shes teaching? In Washington? D.C.? I doubt she
could SPELL D-C. Do you believe everything she
tells you?
Binge
Why shouldnt I?
Gallery
Owner
Shes a professional Dominanitrix, she sexually
abuses and humiliates men for money.
Binge
That doesnt make her a liar.
Gallery
Owner
What would she be teaching in Washington D.C.?



Scene: Art Gallery Exterior
Lance and Jody peering in window
cautiously before entering, Binge rushes
up behind them, stops.
Binge
Hey thanks for coming by, how was Amsterdam?
Jody
If we ever remember anything again, well tell
you all about it. We brought you back some souvenirs...
Lance
I hope we did, I dont remember packing them.
Gallery Owner
(off screen) BINGE! Get in here now!
Binge
(holds up fire extinguisher) Gotta go!

Binge rushes in, Lance and Jody
look at each other and hesitantly enter
Scene: Art Gallery Interior
Lance and Jody enter,
thin smoke hovers near ceiling
Binge
(speaking to gallery owner offscreen)
Its no biggy, well mark that piece half price.
(turns to Lance and Jody)
Not many artists work with the medium of spontaneous combustion.
Jody
So, wheres Sally Silicone? Tied up at work?
Binge
I told you, shes never the one who gets tied up at work.
Shes teaching a seminar in Washington D.C.
Jody
Shes teaching? In Washington? D.C.?
Binge
Its true, I drove her to the airport. Carried her luggage,
made the reservations and put it all on my credit cards.
Jody
Binge, women have almost an infrared vision, right now
I can see SUCKER written all over you. Stop letting your
smallest head make all of your decisions.
Lance
I dont know, mine always votes by proxy.
Jody
This could be the end of democracy as we know it.
Lance
Or at least a few political careers.
Gallery Owner
(off screen) BINGE! CUT THE CHEESE!
Jody
Why would anyone EVER say that to him?


Scene:
Art Gallery
Binge rolls and cracks his neck
from previous Athena injury
SFX: Crunching knuckle popping sound
Binge
I kind of miss her, I wish she was here.
Lance
Really? You miss filling her wine glass every twelve
and a half minutes? It is that on average. We timed
her at your last opening. A refill every twelve minutes.
Jody
Also over the course of an hour you lit 17 cigarettes
for her. Why do you think we gave you the nickname
the human torch? Everytime she put an unlit cigarette
in her mouth, your thumb caught on fire. FLAME ON!
Lance
Why dont you go over and talk to that woman over there.
Jody
Good idea. she seems sweet, non psychotic. No felony
convictions and less lovers than the population of Argentinia.
Binge
I dunno, can she take away my will to live like Athena?
Lance
Youll never know unless you give her a chance
Jody
Why dont you find a new girl of your dreams nightmare.



Scene:
Art Gallery
Binge walks over to a girl
looking at his art. He whispers
to her, she turns and REAL LOUD
Art girl
But I dont own a Hummer! Even if I did how could
I drive it in the bathroom to give it to you? Who are
you anyway?
Binge looks over at Lance
and Jody. Realizes they caught
everything. Walks over
Binge
So, how do you think my opening is going?
Jody
Better than your opening lines.
Literate crowd, great art, rancid wine....
Lance
No exploding toilets or cat-fights like the
last opening you had.
Binge
Its still early yet. I sold three pieces so far...
(looking towards door)
Jody
Houston, we have a drama.
Binge
Awwwwww Man! What is she doing here?
Lance
You placed ad in a newspaper in the same town
as your stalker.
Jody
Very stealth. I hope its not really true about you being
in the witness protection program. If so, well be standing
across the room.
Binge
Shes stalking me. Everytime I catch her, she claims
that she was there first. Its like someone stuffed a
bar rag up my ass.


