P like Perfect day, and time, and words 2
- (phone call) Hey ! Back on the road !
- Great, I'm almost done with work. One last appointment & at last we can do the Moon Street thing. How much time do you need ?
- With you in 20 minutes.
- It's called theory ?!
- I know. This is where I'm going.
- Ok. I'm back in one hour.
(one hour later)
- Outside.
- Ok, I'm coming.
(...)
- Moon street ?
- Moon street.
- Here we are. Moon street starts here...
- Quiet, and intimate. Exactly as I wished it would be... Can we stop for a while ?
- Of course we can.
- Please attract him.
- Ok.
- The lunar cat...
- Are you good with directions ? I'm awfully bad. Looking for the north light.
- (showing) North is there.
- Ok. Then it could be on the third floor, on the other side.
- Number 17 maybe ? Love this figure, love the blue color of the door too. What d'ya think ?
- Number 17 is right. It's the right house. Pick this one.
- Ok. She lives there then.
(smiles)
- What is the closest tube station ?
- Angel.
- Can you stop ?
- I can't. Will slow down. Give you 3 seconds.
- Done.
- D'ya know any other place with a good name ?
- Love Lane, in the city. The city is not so lovely, ya' know.
- Let's go there... Now you must think I'm crazy, asking you to drive me to all these places.
- I don't think so. And it's my job, it's my life, going anywhere.
- Not anywhere. Everywhere.
- Does it make a big difference if we go through Amwell Street ?
- No, we can do that. What number do you need ?
- N°10. The door in the shadow.
- What is so special here ?
- McQueen studio, for many years, before Clerkenwell Road. First time I'm back. It's been a while.
- How long do we know each other ?
- Don't know. I would say 4 or 5 years, but time is running so fast. The truth is probably 6 or 7 years.
- Or more.
- Remember when you drove me to the Olympic Studios ?
- Yes. That was the third time.
- Sorry but... Do you mind if we stop at Chequer Street ? Off Whitecross street.
- Fine. It's not far away. Are you sure you still really want to go to Love Lane ?
- Absolutely, but what about stopping for a coffee after Chequer street, and before Love lane ?
- Ok. Sounds good. Why Chequer Street ?
- See the big windows, full of light, second floor ? ...
- That's where I used to live. It used to be a school. Never came back, since 2000.
- Why today ?
- Don't know, the right time.
- Checking places for photography or anything else... repérage in French. What's the word in English ?
- Reckon. Recky.
- Reconnaissance...
- D'ya know there is an Angel Gate, too ?
- Wanna see that.
- It's called Angel Gate and it's so hostile...
- Let move, let me drive you to Love Lane now.
- Ok.
- (driving)(looking in the mirror)(smiling) You're drinking your coffee with a straw ?!?
- I don't want to make a mess in your cab.
- I am aware all this driving may seem very bizarre to you. All this driving for almost nothing. All this apparently doesn't make sense...
- In life everything makes sense to somebody.
- ...
- Here we are. Love Lane. Cherry blossom in option.
(smiles)
- It is lovely, actually. Who's the guy over there ? Don't tell me it's Shakespeare ?
- Yes, it's Shakespeare.
- ?!? Beyond all hopes. Why everything is so perfect today ? Why sometimes everything falls into place ?
- So typical from the city. Nevertheless, I'm thinking of The Little Prince, le réverbère... How do you call that ?
- Lamppost.
- How do you write a story ? Where do you start ? Do you have a title ?
- Title always comes first, the easiest part.
- ...
- I have a great title. Love it... Sorry, I can't tell you.
- I understand.
- Thank you. So I have the title. And then I write the end, and then the beginning, and then...
- And then you fill in the blanks.
- ... Yes... And then I fill in the blanks...
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