Happy Birthday to Me
Added 2018-08-12 22:00:38 +0000 UTCHere's a bonus illustration for you, courtesy of Big Ed Magusson.
He sent it to me back on August 9 (my actual birthday), but I didn't get around to sharing it until today. Sorry. You'll survive.
Anyway, this scene is a sneak peek from a side story I'm working on right now. It has a brilliant working title, "Brooke's Story." (Yeah, yeah, I suck at titles.)
It'll probably be a novella by the time I finish, 30-40,000 words. I'll publish it here when it's ready, later this year.
The story is set in 1985, and architecture geeks can tell you where it takes place (based on the background, above).
Sharp-eyed viewers will also notice that Brooke is wearing a chauffeur's outfit, so that should give you something to think about when you imagine the first couple of action scenes.
Last but not least, I feel like teasing you, so I'll "answer" the question about why Paul and Brooke are alone together... wherever they are. Two words: Hans Hollein.
Post in the comments when you think you've figured it out. I might even confirm a few guesses. Then again, I might not. Gotta keep my TERB muscles in shape.
- Nick
* Someone always asks, so: TERB = The Evil Rat Bastard, i.e., yours truly.
Comments
Happy Birthday sir!
2018-08-15 16:50:40 +0000 UTCOf course there was skiing in the Alps as well as well...
2018-08-14 01:08:28 +0000 UTCBrooke is picking up Paul and Christy upon their return from a Spring Break trip to Vienna so that Joska may host his young protege at the Huntington Library for the presentation of the Pritzker to his good friend...
2018-08-14 00:34:36 +0000 UTCHe is unlikely to have won it in 1985, since he's still in school.
Big Ed Magusson
2018-08-13 20:47:47 +0000 UTCAnswer to the riddle: Paul wins the Pritzker Architecture Prize so he's in LA to receive it? Happy belated B-Day
2018-08-13 16:32:08 +0000 UTCThanks. It was a weird one. Not bad-weird, just... different. Fun, but different.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 13:43:16 +0000 UTCThanks. I hope to be around for a long, long time.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 13:42:59 +0000 UTCHappy Belated Birthday, Nick! Hope you enjoyed it.
2018-08-13 07:51:14 +0000 UTCHappy Birthday, Nick. Have a lot more! We want you around writing and entertaining us for years to come!
2018-08-13 04:31:36 +0000 UTCHappy Birthday, Nick! Hopes for many more!!! cheers
2018-08-13 02:27:39 +0000 UTCAlways do😉
2018-08-13 01:47:35 +0000 UTCI'd also add Union Station and, of course, the Eames House.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 01:47:35 +0000 UTCI guess you'll have to read to find out. 😈
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 01:46:44 +0000 UTCWell, it's <em>my</em> birthday, not Paul's. So... yeah. I'm gonna be rightfully selfish about this one.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 01:46:02 +0000 UTCI like the LAX theme building in the background. Let throw a guess out there, Christy is already in San Diego and she sent Brooke to pickup Paul so she could have a little alone time with him before they all get together
2018-08-13 01:43:53 +0000 UTCHow about the fact that the sign says "Nick", not "Paul"? ;-)
Ford Prefect
2018-08-13 01:43:47 +0000 UTC<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/89fk8ohd0k07g98/bcake_terb.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/89fk8ohd0k07g98/bcake_terb.jpg</a>
2018-08-13 01:33:36 +0000 UTCOh, well! Hollein’s design for the Disney Concert Hall was superior in my opinion to Gehry’s. Cathedral of the Angels was also designed by a Pritzker award winner. Neither would be at the top of my list for a L.A. architectural tour. If you find yourself in Los Angeles, try Carroll Avenue. When you described Sayuri’s house, that’s what I thought of.
2018-08-13 00:47:06 +0000 UTCNo, the other direction. (And thanks for the b-day wishes.)
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 00:11:27 +0000 UTCThanks.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 00:09:55 +0000 UTCNein.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 00:09:34 +0000 UTCThe Theme Building FTW.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-13 00:06:56 +0000 UTCDoes it have something to do with a Mickey Mouse operation? I know, I’ll just have to keep reading. Happy belated B-day!
2018-08-12 23:59:24 +0000 UTCBelated, happy birthday Nick.
2018-08-12 23:33:29 +0000 UTCVien?
2018-08-12 23:17:45 +0000 UTCMakes sense they're at the LA Airport, given Brooke's from San Diego.....
Jonathan Frieman
2018-08-12 23:11:47 +0000 UTCThe building in the background is a masterpiece of Mid-Century Googie design. Seriously. Google it. You'll see.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-12 22:40:18 +0000 UTCAnd a belated thanks. Only, not really. The belated part, I mean. The thanks are real. 🤦🏻♂️
Nick Scipio
2018-08-12 22:39:28 +0000 UTCMerci beaucoup.
Nick Scipio
2018-08-12 22:37:17 +0000 UTC#DITW
Nick Scipio
2018-08-12 22:36:44 +0000 UTCHeh. Well, it is what it is.
Big Ed Magusson
2018-08-12 22:35:12 +0000 UTCBonne fête / happy birthday
2018-08-12 22:34:18 +0000 UTCAlso, I don't think Christy is the wife :)
NoRefund
2018-08-12 22:31:53 +0000 UTCI hate people who say things like this - latching onto something which is hardly even tangential to the main point - but, I am going to be THAT guy now: BMW's in the 80's didn't have headlights like that.
NoRefund
2018-08-12 22:31:16 +0000 UTC
