SETTING: IN FRONT OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN WASHINGTON D.C. IT IS THE MORNING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OF DONALD J. TRUMP. AN OLD MAN, ANGUS MCPHERSON, GETS UP FROM HIS SEAT ON THE CITY BUS, CARRYING A KNAPSACK, READY TO GET OFF AT THIS STOP. AS HE GETS OFF, HE WAVES AT THE BUS DRIVER. THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE ALREADY PRESENT, AND ANGUS JOINS THEM. HE SMILES AT THE PERSON NEXT TO HIM, THINKING HE IS THE BUS DRIVER OF THE BUS HE JUST LEFT. ANGUS: Hey, Busdriver! I didn’t know you were staying here too. MAN “BUSDRIVER”: Hey, Listen, Buddy, I’m not…. Angus: Wonder if Billy Graham will pray? He always prays when the President is sworn in. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to hear about Roosevelt’s New Deal! Man: New Deal? You’ve got to be kidding me. Angus: I’m sure it won’t be any different for Ronald Reagan today. Man: Hey, Buddy, something wrong with you? This ain’t Ronald Reagan’s inauguration, either. Angus: Of course, of course you’re right. It’s for the first woman president, Bill Clinton’s wife, right? Wonder what we’ll call her husband now…..First Man? Or maybe First Gentleman? Man (chucking): Well, I’ll say this for you. You’re entertaining. Angus: Thank you, Busdriver. How long is it before the ceremony starts? Man(shrugs): Forty-five minutes, maybe? Not really sure. Angus (smiles): Long enough for me to have a cup of tea. (he pats, then unzips his knapsack. He takes out a thermos and a styrofoam cup, and pours some steaming black tea.) Would you like some Busdriver? I have another cup. Man: Sure…..sure. I’ll take one. (after Angus hands him a cup of hot tea) Say, what’s your name? Angus: Angus Mcpherson, Busdriver. Man (touches his cup with that of Angus): Nice to meet you, Angus. Looks like we have a fine day for the inauguration. Angus (nods): Yes, indeed. SETTING: AN HOUR LATER, ON THE STEPS OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING. ANGUS AND HIS FRIEND “BUSDRIVER” ARE IN THE CROWD, TRYING TO GET A GOOD VIEW OF THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF THE NEW PRESIDENT. Angus: Well, I’ll be damned, Hillary’s cut her blond hair! Wonder what Bill thinks of that? Man (rolls his eyes): Angus, that’s Donald Trump! Angus(disbelieving): Yeah? What’s HE doing here? I must have got off at the wrong place. I need to find where Hillary’s being inaugurated. She is going to be the real President, not the Donald, even if he is on The Apprentice. Man (annoyed, but amused): This is the real Presidential inauguration, Angus. Donald Trump is going to be our new President. Angus: Does he have a New Deal too? Man: I don’t know. He is just to be inaugurated now. Let’s watch. Angus: Alright. SETTING: AFTER THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY Angus (smiles): Well, Busdriver, looks like it’s time to get back on the bus. (sees a bus and starts walking towards it) Aren’t you coming, Busdriver? Man (shakes his head): No, Angus, not this time. Thanks for the tea. Angus: Anytime. (boards the bus) Take me to Shady Pines Rest Home, please. (the bus pulls away)
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