Do the Right Thing

Well in a town like NYC you constantly feel like you are in the movies, but this arvo it was the wrong type of flick.

If you've seen Spike Lee's classic race hatred wake up call "Do the Right Thing", then the scene will be familiar.

Setting

"Amore's Pizza" - Italian Pizza Joint, just around the corner from our 2nd Home on 14th St



Cast

- 85 yr old stately Italian Gent, slightly deaf, Pizza Store Co Worker (PSCW)
- 6 foot 5 slicked back hair Italian Buck, 35ish, looks a bit like Mobsta, but Italian and angry, Pizza Store Boss (PSB)
- Bluetooth Headset-Wearing Afro American Customer, 30 odd, dressed a little Gangsta (BHWAAC)

PSCW - Cuts the sub roll in half and fills it with huge delicious looking meatballs. To customer, "You wan any cheese on this?"

BHWAAC - "What a stupid question you know, I mean what kinda stupid question is that?"

PSCW - "I just wanta know. Do you..."

BHWAAC - "I mean I ordered a Meatball Parmigiano Sandwich, and you wanna know if I want cheese?"

PSCW - (adding cheese) "OK OK, you're getting cheese"

BHWAAC - "Ya know that's a fucking stupid question. CHEESE is what I ordered"

PSB, interrupting - "What are you busting his balls for, he's an 85 year old man"

BHWAAC - "I ordered a Meatball Parmigiano and he asks me..."

PSB - "I know what he said to you, he's 85 years old and you are talking to him like that. Why do you talk to him like that?"

BHWAAC - "Since when does anyone order a Meatball Parmigiano Sandwich and not want cheese. It's a Meatball Parmigiano Sandwich. I'm trying to teach him..."

PSB - "Oh you're gonna teach him? He's 85. Treat him with some respect. He's an 85 Year old man. (to PSCW about the offensive sandwich) Put that fucking thing down, he's not talking to you like that. (Back to BHWAAC) You can just fuck off, get the fuck out of here. Fuck off and fuck you"

BHWAAC - "Fuck you"

By this stage the two younger men are looking at each other with pure hate in their eyes, the exchange has risen in volume to full blown shouting. The old man melts to the back of the store. Amazingly the BHWAAC hangs around until another worker comes and completes his sandwich (about 5 minutes).

This drama took place on our way to the theatre - a Broadway production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (starring James Earl Jones as Big Daddy). The show was the best live theatre experience of my life:

http://www.broadhursttheater.net/

I will never forget the Pizza Shop argument either.

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