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Thursday, January 17, 2013

The Only Place to Be



"I'm telling ya, Jack, the motion picture business is the only place to be!

Yeah, got myself a new phone, can you hear me?  You and me together, bubbela, like in the old days!  With our connections, we'll be making pictures in no time.  We can get Pickford, we can get Chaplin, when the timing’s right, we can get Jolson!

Ah, Jackie, come on!  Take a week and drive with me to LA, we'll talk it though. There's gold in them thar Hollywood Hills!" 

Told you, Jack, I just got the latest phone.  Yep, with all the apps!

Of course I'm talking to you from 1913!   Who'd be crazy enough to want to go into the movie business in 2057?!"

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Picture prompt above, story below, 120 words .... that's the run down of my weekly contribution to the Fabulous Friday Fictioneers and Justice League of America Superheroes for this third week of January, 2013.

I'm no superhero for being above 100 words, but I'll try to come to the rescue of that imperiled word tally next week. Til then, you guys ought to be in pictures! 

 If we can just convince Jackie to make them. 
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46 comments:

  1. Douglas MacIlroyJanuary 17, 2013 at 5:24 AM

    Dear Perry,

    The time travel app? I'm there. Wrote this tomorrow, by the way. I'll be sending it yesterday, though, because I have some things to get done on a deadline, like posting my own story.

    Aloha,

    Doug

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:23 AM

      Yes, Doug, it's a great app to have because you can go back in time and follow up on every woman in your past you were afraid to come on to in those days.

      And you can find out that you would have been rejected anyway.

      Say what you will, it's perfect peace of mind!

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  2. Rochelle Wisoff-FieldsJanuary 17, 2013 at 5:37 AM

    Dear Perry,
    Jack shouldn't worry. In 2057 all the movies will be remakes anyway. Loved the conversation and the references to Jolson, Chaplin and Pickford. I love the old movies. I'd question 1913...or did you mean they were two floors away? Rm. 1913 and Rm 2057 at the Hotel California.
    Fun stuff,
    Shalom,
    Rochelle

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:30 AM

      What do you mean "old movies?" Chaplin and I are working out something called "Modern Times" right now. Oh, that little tramp doesn't make a move without me.

      Yep, got me one of those newfangled phones too!

      Say hello to 2013.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 7:32 AM

    Jackie should go all the way to make the movie and also allow for some Apps too...

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  4. Sandra CrookJanuary 17, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Nicely done, made me grin.

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:43 AM

      Glad you grinned, Sandra. But when we make the picture with Jolson, you'll stand up and cheer!

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  5. RussellJanuary 17, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    Loved it Perry. This was before Prohibition,right? Who'd want to visit those years anyway. My and my crew are holding out for W.C. Fields, the Marx Bros., and Mae West.

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:47 AM

      Russell, you and I ought to get the app and we'll be messing around with Helen of Troy and Cleopatra, let alone those guys!

      Although, come to think of it, I wouldn't mind spending some time with the Stooges provided it's with Curly and not Shemp.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    I was having a BLAST reading this, Perry! I hoped it would continue. But that ending hit me BIG time! I'm a sucker for the old school.

    Great read! Enjoyable!!!

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:51 AM

      Thanks, Kent. Come and visit "My Old School" any old time you want!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Ah, yet another surprise ending - love them all!
    Mine: http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/friday-fictioneers-uncle-waldo-genre-humorous/
    Scott

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 3:02 AM

      Thank you. I was kind of surprised myself, especially when I got the long distance bill for the call!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 9:59 PM

    haha you made me smile , perry ^^ and im feeling ill today so that's like a huge deal ^^

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 3:07 AM

      Thank you, kz. My bill for services rendered to follow.

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  9. Tom PoetJanuary 18, 2013 at 12:34 AM

    Nice job Perry...but you knew I was going to say that... you crazy time traveler.

    Tom (2013)

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:45 AM

      Not only did I know you were going to say that, I know all about your upcoming affairs with Scarlett Johansson and Sofia Vergara.

      You dog, you!

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  10. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 2:39 AM

    Nice smile!

    But a response like that makes me think it's the drugs and not my story.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 3:39 AM

    Nicely done Perry.

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 9:00 AM

      Thanks, but I'm still not getting anywhere with Jackie!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    From the DeLorean to the nice compact size of a phone. NICE. And with their knowledge of the future they could do it bigger and better. Strike it rich. That is the plan, right? Well done! I really enjoyed reading this one, Perry!

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:59 AM

      I couldn't afford the DeLorean so I took the droid. The trip's a bit more uncomfortable but when we make it in the picture biz, I'm taking me the QE2 back home!

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    Excellent stuff. Liked it a lot.

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:57 AM

      Thank you, Dude! Made the long trip to 1913 worth it.

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  14. BookieJanuary 18, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    Loved the old movie references...surprise era at the end!

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 18, 2013 at 9:23 AM

      Thanks! And we're even negotiating with Fatty Arbuckle!

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  15. train-whistleJanuary 18, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Loved this, thinking about time travel and those old movies (and you did such justice to those times, mentioning those stars), and all your responses. your sense of humor is so much fun.

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:19 AM

      Well, I hope you can have "fun-fun-fun til your daddy takes your train-whistle away!"

      Or something like that. Thanks for writing.

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    Hi Perry,
    Those new apps are amazing. I just got the new one that will write comments in response to flash fiction. Of course I've had the one that writes flash fiction for a while now. Now I'm looking for an app to select and buy more apps. Ron

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:24 AM

      Thanks, Ron. I'm looking for an app that will beat up all your apps no matter what apps you get.

      Your apps wear army boots! Gee, I hope my apps are ready ...

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  17. tedstrutzJanuary 18, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    Time Travel via iPhone... Cool, Perry!!!

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:29 AM

      Yeah,Ted, but sometimes it cuts off and leaves me smack in the middle of the Spanish Inquisition.

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  18. UnknownJanuary 18, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    This is super cool...i like it. I wonder what movies will be like in 2057. Maybe reality shows will be the new movies...

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 20, 2013 at 3:32 AM

      Well, for one thing, Boomie, Harrison Ford will still be rocking it!

      Thanks for writing.

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:58 PM

    I would buy a new phone just for this app. Plus nice name you used. ;-)

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 21, 2013 at 10:56 AM

      Well, as you know, Jackie, the name was selected especially for you. I'm only sorry I didn't have the opportunity to have a man scream it aloud in this story.

      Certainly next time!

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  20. brudbergJanuary 19, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    Wonderful look on your smartphone. Would love to sweep through the city carrying that one.... :-)

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 21, 2013 at 10:59 AM

      Yes, the smartphone is designed to look exactly like whatever era you are in when using it.

      For most years prior to the 1870's, it is a paper cup attached to a string.

      Hello, Spartacus?!!

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  21. ParulJanuary 19, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Whoa! Took me a while to grasp this.
    That's very creative Perry. Imagine what it'd be like having an app like that! Super cool!

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 22, 2013 at 11:27 AM

      It's true. I just can't wait to call someone and tell them I'll be late for an appointment because I'm busy helping invent fire.

      Maybe you and I could work on it together?

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2013 at 12:45 PM

    Love it love it - I just wish I could come up with a comment even half witty enough to belong on the same page as your story!

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2013 at 1:11 AM

    all them apps. the world is a different place, and it's in two places at once. well done.

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    1. Perry BlockJanuary 22, 2013 at 11:39 AM

      Thank you. Yes, the apps give you the opportunity to find out that no matter where throughout history you may roam, nobody wants to talk to you...

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  24. nightlakeJanuary 25, 2013 at 2:35 AM

    very well done:)

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