Reading Part B W12: Tales of the City

Reading notes are from Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin. Starting from “Relating at Lunch.”

• Caged birds inside a restaurant does sound a little sketchy.
• I’d say “beauchamp” as bo-shamp too...
• I guess it’s a sign of where I grew up if I never thought of another way to say Ghirardelli. 
• What does middle American mean?
• Wow meeting for drinks with a married man, scandalous!
• Winnemucca is to Nevada as Bakersfield is to California...
• Stanford, and has the gall to call others spoiled. 
• Hey, it’s Robert again, and Now we learn he’s a marine, building him up I see. 
• The furniture buying stage is really serious I’d say. 
• German poetry in bed... I guess there’s a fetish for everything?
• Into TM and into est, I have no idea what that refers to. 
• There’s are some interesting belongings; books, clothes, knickknacks and a roach clip. 
• Sounds like the people to be eat at the Washington Square Bar and Grill
• Anna is a strange character and a slum lady.. ok then 
• A joint rolled with counterfeit money, that’s mmm interesting.
• Beauchamp knowing famous people just sounds right, it’s the right name for that kind of thing.
• The innkeeper is really creepy, winking at her lots, kinda perverted. 
• I feel like even if they don’t sleep together, being this close is kind of emotional cheating on his wife... especially lying to meet up with Mary Ann.
• Wow Brian is really... intense to Mary Ann
• Brian seems like the kind of guy who “thinks with his dick” 
• And now he’s creeping in The laundromat, ew.
• Now they’re planning a canoe, Mary Ann is really pushing boundaries.
• Oh a confession, they like just met and he’s married though. So wrong.
• “Brian’s prey” that’s some strong language about his attitude.
• That’s not even a pick up line Brian, asking about downy and cheer doesn’t get you women.
• She’s just innocent about the laundry fabric softener, and Brian gets creepier.
• Oh. It’s Connie. Welp, she’s desperate enough.
• And it sounds like Brian is the type of guy who takes his and doesn’t give in bed, and was a bit harsh with Connie too. Poor thing.
• A sandwich birthday cake, super fun. 
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