derek shapton said so

dear readers (all two of you)...sorry about the delay in the posting but i have been out of town and out and about. i went up to georgian bay where the water is clear and really frikkin' cold to go swimming with a dog named rocky. anyhoo upon returning i found mail from various sorts saying "what's up with the lack of posting?" so here i go. i also got one complaint that i never talk about my friend derek shapton. derek, this one is for you...

*this is fiction*
i was at the movies last night with C-man, derek shapton, his lover and partner KS (i have no permission here to use real names, except for his) and their friend M. we saw a movie and then went to the roof of the park plaza for a drink, which was very cool--and david caradine was there; you know Kung Fu, and Kung Fu the legend, and of course Bill from Kill Bill. Anyhoodle Mr. Carradine was in a jocular mood and when passing by our table picked up Derek Shapton and challenged him to a kung fu off. Shapton gamely accepted. The first few minutes they just circled each other, sizing each other up and occasionally exchanging the stink eye. Carradine, at one point in the dance said to derek "when i'm done with you tin man, i'm taking your woman". KS took a sip of her mojito. We talked briefly about how much she likes Toronto and and wondered where Carradine's main residence is situated. Derek Shapton, enraged, flew through the air like a squirrel reaching for a hydro line, landing squarely on David Carradine's chest--where he sat. to catch his breath. and think abou this next move. i ordered another manhattan and waited...

Derek Shapton sat atop David Carradine where they continued their deep and penetrating gaze into one another's eyes. and then David Carradine nodded to Derek Shapton, accepting that the young and fiery photographer-about-town would not willingly be getting off his chest. In the end, david carradine embraced derek shapton and whispered in his ear "you are my kind of man" and then he left.

*this is not fiction*
on his way past our table, David Carradine gave C-man a light punch in the shoulder and exited the bar.