Chuck's Monologues Series 2
[Home] [The Medal] [The
Wedding] [Jenny Sloan] [Downsized]
[Angels and
Devils] [Redfellas]
Home
Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was Colonel
Sanders. Great ideas take a while to catch on, especially mine,
and change is not an easy thing. The future can be scary.
Especially when it comes a day early. And let's not even
mention the past.
The point is, you can never be sure of what was, what will be,
what is. The best thing to do is keep your chin up, and take
things a day at a time. I mean, hey, who knows? Might even
turn out okay.
The Medal
We can never escape our past, no matter how hard we run.
What we've been, is what we are. Sometimes that past is a
friend. Sometimes it's our greatest enemy. It can make us
heroes, or hunt us down.
There's all kinds of courage in this crazy life. Not just the
John
Wayne save-the-world kind. Sometimes you need a ton of
courage just to speak your mind. Follow your heart, opening
up, telling someone how you really feel. There oughta be a
purple heart for that. Then there's the courage it takes to live
with a mistake. Go through the worst and start over. There's all
kind of courage out there. Hey, that person standing next to you
on the subway car, in the supermarket, take a closer look next
time. Who knows, it might be you're standing next to a hero.
The Wedding
There's no telling why some people hold on to the past, even
when it jeopardises their future. Maybe it's because the past
always looks better in the present. Or maybe, it's because the
future is as mysterious as tomorrow's newspaper
Jenny Sloan
It's easy to be cynical. Especially today, when it looks like all
our heroes are crooks. Our role models frauds. Every now and
again however, when you least expect it, the real thing comes
along. Someone who can find the heart inside the cynic and give
those who hold nothing sacred something to believe in. It's not
always easy telling the good from the bad, even if you do get
tomorrow's paper today. Why, is why. Sometimes, to find the
answers, you have to look in your heart.
Downsized
You don't need me to tell you again it's a dog-eat-dog world
out there these days. Winning's what it's about. Stay sharp, and
never ever look weak. For every hot shot on the way up,
there's another one coming right down. And the landing is never
pretty.
Like I said, it's a competitive world out there, one day you're
up, the next day its the dumpster. Still, there's always
hope, so
keep your chin up. And don't forget to wipe off the smutz. No
one likes to admit it, it's an uncomfortable truth. The human
face
is broadly divided into two categories. Winners, and losers.
Angels and
Devils
Sometimes, no matter how much faith we have, we lose people.
But you never forget them. And sometimes, it's those memories
that give us the faith to go on.
Redfellas
There are some things in life that transcend time, and national
boundaries. Music, love; the bond between parent and child.
Things like these have no language, they exist in the heart, in
the
memory, and nothing can erase them. Sometimes though, it
takes a kind of miracle to bring things back to light.
Me, I never played the violin. Or the Tenor Sax. Got a drum set
when I was twelve, but my dad put an end to that. I know this
is about music though, even though playing solo is okay, it
always helps having someone backing you up. As for falling in
lust with a beautiful Russian virtuosos, that can be complicated.
Especially for a corn fed American boy. Maybe sometimes it's
safer to stick with the music you already know. On the other
hand, when it comes to tomorrow's newspaper, there's a new
tune, everyday.