Thursday 19 July 2012

London 2012 Oylmpics

THE SIDEWALK runs parallel to the olympic village. It's festooned with army personnel and officials for London 2012 Oylmpics. Nevertheless, the once cherubic,Emmy, aka the Dark Knight, and his sidewalk chums, walk pass insouciantly;as  if their fake athletes' outfits grant them official sanction or a rite of passage. They dare anyone to defy them.


PARIS:(chortles at Emmy's antics)

You just might walk away with a gold medal if you perfect the Walk Like An Egyptian dance moves.


EMMY, aka the Dark Knight:

This is London 2012 olympics, NOT British Open 2012....It will take another four years for me to perfect those moves....Did you hear that models, including Kate Moss will walk during the olympics's closing ceremony.


BULGARIA:

Models? That means pedestrians like us are excluded...We are role models.


Dark Knight:

Who cares anyway. true role models like us are NOT required to wait for the closing ceremony. We can walk anytime we want; during opening ceremony, during the olympics or in the closing ceremony... London 2012 is here. the rain can't stop it. The terrorists can't stop it. Austerity can't stop it...ARE YOU READY? It's time to win MOST of the gold models...


Pedestrians, motorists, joggers, sidewalk vendors and passers-by exchange amused grins.


Dark Knight:(mimics Usain Bolt's trademark pose)

Usain Bolt sleeps in a 7 feet bed. Did you know that? No wonder he is the fastest man EVER. EVER! All i wanna see in London 2012 olympics is the sprint king, Usain Bolt, SPRINTING. I don't care if he wins


BULGARIA snigger while filming the Dark Knight in action. Raincoats, his woman, reprimands him.



RAINCOATS;

Stop it! It's rude to make a film of someone on the sidewalk.



BULGARIA:

I don't care. The guy is an idiot. I know him. Everyone knows he takes drugs...


RAINCOATs:

So!!!!


PARIS:

Although you have a dark side, Dark Knight, you are my role model. You are so brave to do what you're doing right now. Everyone is looking on you, but you clearly don't give a damn...watch where you walk. someone just vomit on the sidewalk. it's fresh vomit. UGH!



RAINCOATS:

Vomit expert on the sidewalk. It must be one of those DAMN olympic officials who did it. UGH!



The Dark Knight steps on the road to avoid vomit on the sidewalk



(APPROACHING VOICE)

Please walk on the sidewalk!



BULGARIA:

Who the hell are you?


Dark Knight:

Shhhh! He's an olympic official. Those over there are SOLDIERS, so don't get us arrested. Don't cause a scene. Please. Don't draw attention to us. Please



OLYMPIC OFFICIAL:

That's right. And it's my job to ensure pedestrians stay on the sidewalk. When the olympics starts, you'll be joined by the cyclists, so if I were you,I'd....



RAINCOATS: (to a tourist)

On the sidewalk, you stand on the right and walk on the left



TOURIST:(patiently)

As you can see, I'm WALKING, not STANDING. GRRR!


Dark Knight:

Fair enough. Walk on the LEFT then!


OLYMPIC OFFICIAL:

Shut up! You OIK!


Tourist:

Who the hell are you calling OIK?



OLYMPIC OFFICIAL:

Not you, you lemming!



TOURIST: (to |Dark Knight and his chums)

So how do you plan to support the olympics? I'll be shopping within walking distances, and I'll be walking to and from all my destinations.


Dark Knight:

I don't know. My advice to you, however, is to walk faster on the sidewalk, pedestrians will be less tolerant of slow walkers on the during London olympics.


RAINCOATS:

well, if I could walk faster, I would have qualified for the olympics' team, would'nt I?(kisses teeth)


Bulgaria:

To hell with the olympics



Dark Knight:

Who was talking to you?


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