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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Flash Jab #7

Get Away

This month's response comes from frequent contributor AJ Hayes. I like the Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid slant, if Butch and Sundance did it all in heels and backwards.


Road Show
by AJ Hayes

"Hey Pete," Harry said.

Pete looked up from adjusting his black rhinestone bustier and rolled the CubaƱo Supremo to the left side of his mouth.

"Yeah?" He said, puffing smoke.

"Here. Get rid of that stubble. You look a fright."

Harry's Norelco spun through the air catching the sun.

Pete laughed and buzzed the shaver over his face. Adjusted the Streisand wig. Checked the belt on his M60. The 7.62 NATO caliber rounds glinted brassy bright.

"You ain't lookin' too good either, Miz Minelli. Those double Dees of yours are headed North and South at the same time," he said. "The kids make it over?"

Harry checked over his shoulder while he tightened the straps of his red lace bra. The wide, steel girder bridge behind him was empty.

"Over the crest and into the arms of the Feds . . . almost" He concentrated on getting the Crimson Passion #3 perfectly bowed on his lips. "Hear the trucks?" He slung the grenade launcher comfortably in his arms.

"Yeah. Fuckin' Cartel boys got here too quick. Kids got another hundred yards of bridge to cross before they hit the border. Damn." Pete settled the yellow vinyl mini skirt a bit lower on his hips. "Guess we gotta buy 'em some time."

Three military trucks blew a dust cloud at the far end of the bridge. All three disgorged heavily armed men.

"How many you figure, Liza?" Pete said.

Harry blew a strand of black hair out of his eyes. "Maybe sixty," he said. "Think we can hold 'em, Babs?"

"Sure. Maybe. I don't know." Pete yelled over the clatter-chatter of the machine gun. "Only promise me something?"

"What's that, sweetie?" Harry sent a couple of grenades arching into the blue sky, causing the running men to hit the deck.

"Next time we book a gig in Mexico, make sure it doesn't turn into cartels and thirty missing kids headed for bad times down south. Could ya do that for me, darlin'?"

"Sure," Harry said. "Wait a minute. It was you that booked --"

A mortar round exploded fifty yards short of the stalled getaway truck they were using for cover.

"We'd better boogie, Liza," Pete said.

Two more rounds dropped in behind them scattering steel slivers and bridge fragments into the air.

"Guess our exit stage left is out, Babs," Harry said. "But that means the kids are safe now." He nodded at the M60. "You got any ammo for that machine gun?"

"Nope," Pete said. "You?"

Harry checked his bandolier for grenades. "Nope," he said. "And I broke a friggin' nail too."

"Well," Pete said. "We always got these." He pulled off his Bad Girl Red Manolo Blahnicks and studied their ten inch spike heels. "Let's go shred us some bad guys."

Harry grinned. "Always leave 'em laughing," he said.






15 comments:

  1. Tootsie and Mrs Doubtfire go all butch and Sundance.

    Great premise. Men dragging up and dragging weapons to save kids.

    Keep 'em coming AJ. They rock!

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  2. Glad they made sure they looked nice before going to the dance. Fun story, AJ.

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  3. Delightful! You have an unusual and excellent mind, Mr. Hayes.

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  4. Yes keep them coming AJ... Now I have discovered you I want to enjoy you..x

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  5. Thanks all. Was fun to channel my inner Rue Paul ;)

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  6. Think you used enough dynamite there Butch? Ya know, if you hit your readers over the head with a shovel-full like this of great Babs and Liza with a Z - you'll leave a dull impression on their minds. Then again, Bolivia could be the garden spot for all the ammo of all your Mexicos.

    I'd watch out there though Butch. Esso est robero. You're stealin' shine from my fave movie of all times. But shit, the falllllllllinnnnng for your good swerves will probably kill me (with a sharp grinn). I'm still sendin' the guy with the white Panama though. Up to you to figger 'Who are those guys?'

    Keep thinkin' Clyde.
    That's what you're good for.


    ~ Absolutely Sundance*Kate
    thinkin' Jack has a helluva good guy for true grit

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  7. Aw tanks, Your Absoluteness. You know how high your approval rates wit me . . . Clyde.

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  8. The ole AJ hallmark of a vividly cinematic scene. Great dialogue and imagery.

    Nuff respect to my brother across the pond.

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  9. Great humour and action, AJ. Good job they didn't wear flats.

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  10. Yup - that had a smile picking at the edge of my face!

    .....and the images this little piece conjured up are rippling back like echoes lo g after the story's done! :-)

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  11. Thanks Daz,Charlie,Harry and Sue. Ya know how to make a morning feel real good.

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  12. Great balance of humour and grit AJ. You got the dialogue just right.

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  13. Thanks Richard. Much appreciated.

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