Sunday, May 30, 2010

0. On the first of every month

...Juliet gave me a copy of the most recent Reader’s Digest. She’d already read it- backwards, of course, a habit she picked up from her mother- because for reasons I’ve never figured out, they send the month’s Reader’s Digest about two weeks before the commencement of actual month.
While I’ve never had much interest in periodicals in general, I have always harbored an interest in Juliet, and, as a result, read the magazine dutifully every month (only occasionally skipping the more boring stories).


I’m not telling you this to create a cute back history or to regale you with my tedious social life. I’m telling you this because no one believes me.


I’m sure you’ve heard of Juliet Sorensen. You know, front man (woman) of the indie-punk band The Pleasure the Privilege, nerd-smart, brunette, cheeky. You’ve probably seen her on the cover of "Rolling Stone".
Yeah, that Juliet. I’ve heard guys claim they know her- but what they know is limited to a 12x14” poster pulled out of their little sister’s tween magazine. I bet there’s a lot of things they don’t know about Juliet.
Another thing. She’s going to tell you I’m doing this in revenge, but I’m not.
It’s all for you, my darling, my beloved.
I’m going to tell your fans everything they never knew about Juliet.