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Larry had always supposed his life was good. I mean, when you weigh the good and the bad and all. But isn't that what you're supposed to believe? I mean, if you're normal and all? Maybe even if you're not.
And the thing was, he and his family always looked good together. I mean, they always made this great looking family. Mother, father, little girl. Like they could've been on TV making commercials.
And that's exactly what happened. This car company's ad exec saw them all at the museum one Sunday. The art museum. They went there about once a month. Mostly just to see if the exhibits had changed. They hadn't.
So anyway, this ad exec sees them, and he thinks they'd be perfect in one of their mini-vans. You know, the All-American family that everyone wants to be. Maybe you can't be that beautiful, but you can buy that van.
So they do. Not buy a van, but agree to be in the commercial. Aside from the fact that it's just cool, they were paying them just a bucket-load of money. Well, Union plus 10%, but hell, times that by three. And remember, there's no cut for the agent.
Well, here's the deal, see. They just get ready to shoot the commercial and some artistic dude says that Larry just wasn't right for the role. And the thing was, he couldn't say exactly what it was about Larry that wasn't right. Only that he wasn't right. And that was that.
So they brought in this other guy to play Larry's part. Well, to play Larry. An actual actor. They still paid Larry and all. I guess they paid that other guy, too. I mean, do you suppose it matters to those guys?
So they go ahead and make this commercial. And it really was a hit. Well, as far as commercials go. And even Larry had to admit that this other guy played Larry better than he could.
So Larry's family is doing really well because this $70,000 bird had laid an egg in their livingroom. I mean, really, think of how many of your problems would go away with a quick $70,000. Even if you take out the taxes, which they did.
The only thing was, the more Larry saw the commercial -- and they played it all the time -- the more he came to realize that he'd done absolutely nothing to earn it. I mean, that sounds like something that once you realized it, you'd be done. But it doens't work that way. And the more you realize it, the more you want it to go away.
You can buy a lot of liquor with $70,000. And liquor will help you forget a lot. All of your problems. Your job. And the fact that you used to be married to a beautiful woman with a beautiful child.
And then one day you stop remembering altogether. Which is good. Because you forgot all about that bright light you're supposed to see.
And the thing was, he and his family always looked good together. I mean, they always made this great looking family. Mother, father, little girl. Like they could've been on TV making commercials.
And that's exactly what happened. This car company's ad exec saw them all at the museum one Sunday. The art museum. They went there about once a month. Mostly just to see if the exhibits had changed. They hadn't.
So anyway, this ad exec sees them, and he thinks they'd be perfect in one of their mini-vans. You know, the All-American family that everyone wants to be. Maybe you can't be that beautiful, but you can buy that van.
So they do. Not buy a van, but agree to be in the commercial. Aside from the fact that it's just cool, they were paying them just a bucket-load of money. Well, Union plus 10%, but hell, times that by three. And remember, there's no cut for the agent.
Well, here's the deal, see. They just get ready to shoot the commercial and some artistic dude says that Larry just wasn't right for the role. And the thing was, he couldn't say exactly what it was about Larry that wasn't right. Only that he wasn't right. And that was that.
So they brought in this other guy to play Larry's part. Well, to play Larry. An actual actor. They still paid Larry and all. I guess they paid that other guy, too. I mean, do you suppose it matters to those guys?
So they go ahead and make this commercial. And it really was a hit. Well, as far as commercials go. And even Larry had to admit that this other guy played Larry better than he could.
So Larry's family is doing really well because this $70,000 bird had laid an egg in their livingroom. I mean, really, think of how many of your problems would go away with a quick $70,000. Even if you take out the taxes, which they did.
The only thing was, the more Larry saw the commercial -- and they played it all the time -- the more he came to realize that he'd done absolutely nothing to earn it. I mean, that sounds like something that once you realized it, you'd be done. But it doens't work that way. And the more you realize it, the more you want it to go away.
You can buy a lot of liquor with $70,000. And liquor will help you forget a lot. All of your problems. Your job. And the fact that you used to be married to a beautiful woman with a beautiful child.
And then one day you stop remembering altogether. Which is good. Because you forgot all about that bright light you're supposed to see.
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