My name is Edward Jamieson, Jr. I live in Southern California with wife and kids. I've been in several mags and I've been also known as editor of Lummox Journal. I have a Little Red Book in Raindog's book series, from Lummox Press called Digging My Grave and Enjoying the Work. All inquiries can be sent to jamiesonfour@sbcglobal.net

Roller Derby

 

Kansas City Bomber, starring Raquel Welch is on the screen, Friday night
Dad’s drunk, again. me and mom and sister in car
Parked at the drive-in
Raquel is skating around the rink in her tight white number eleven shirt and tights

Dad took me to a T-Birds game downtown Los Angeles at the Olympic Auditorium:
Smoke stale room, adults drinking smoking
The skaters moved slower, the crowd was smaller.
It looked more real on TV.
Dad would leave me alone. I need to go to the restroom, he would say. He went to
The restroom a lot that day. He always came back with beer on his breath.
Nobody looked like Raquel.

Mom’s crying and sister’s upset (she’s not with her friends)
My hand in popcorn and my mouth full of popcorn
Enjoying Raquel skating around in her four wheel skates
She’s wins the elimination race to stay on the team.
A victorious Raquel is what a twelve-year-old boy wants to see.
Next Friday we’ll be back.
And that’s the end.

 

 

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