Merrick

Outside, Merrick was fit to be tied, he was so angry, I said

‘It went well, you think?’

He exploded

‘You dumb fucking..Paddy, what do you think you’re playing at, didn’t I tell you, TELL

you to keep your dumbass trap the hell shut? But no, Mr. Fucking Wise guy has to go

running his mouth, blowing the whole deal to shit and shingle,

I asked

‘What did you call me?’

He paused’

‘Jesus H, you deaf as well as pig Irish stubborn, I called you a dumb fucking Paddy.’

I said, real quiet

‘Thought so.’

And swinging with my right, I knocked him clean off his feet, said

‘You’re fooking lucky I don’t have me hurly.’

Turned on me heel, hailed a passing Gypsy cab, got the fook outa there.

The driver, looking in his mirror, seeing Merrick on his ass on the pavement, asked

‘What happened to that guy?’

I said

‘He had some teeth

trouble.’