Drop Dead (HSG)

Personal notice, dangerous my stockin' trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you got a job for me, George Valentine. Right full details. A few years ago, a new slogan or slang expression was thrust on the vocabulary of the American puppet.

You remember it? It came in very handy when the wife wanted you to clean out the attic. Or your brother-in-law put the bite on you for a tense moment. It was, quote, drop dead. Of course it never did you any good, but it was better than 23 skidoo or go jump in the

lake. If you listen carefully you may get some tips on how to use the expression with more effective results. It all started with a phone call at George Valentine's office by a little fellow who was just full of questions.

Oh, let's see if George has any of the answers. Don't you want a story? Hold it, what do you, who is this? Jerry Eulize said, I'm a writer and I have a story. Well, this is George Valentine, and I'm not a publisher.

Please listen to me. You've got to meet me right away. Captain Charlie's Neptune Palace. The old waterfront district. Captain's who's what? I live here. It's an old hotel. I'm collecting material. But this particular story, I'm afraid I don't know how it ends.

And that's why I need you. Sounds to me like it goes around in a circle. I want to be there when it ends, don't you understand? That's why I'm calling you instead of the police.

Police? What kind of a story is it? Where did concerns a mysterious stranger and a seaman who choose tobacco? And mostly of course, the parrot. The what? The parrot are green and orange parrot. Ordinarily, I don't like parrots myself, such mangy squawking creatures, but Captain Charlie of course will.