That’s the Rub

That’s the Rub

I’m at the International New Age Trade Show, sitting next to my publicist. We’re at the banquet — a not-bad buffet wrapped around an award show extended by several lengthy musical performances.

The food’s decent — chicken breasts, curried veggies, rice, salads. It’s an S-day, so I have a modest piece of German chocolate cake.

When our plates are clean, a young waiter appears to carry them away. He is casually handsome in a young waiter kind of way, and, as he clears our table, he strikes up a conversation with my publicist.

“This isn’t what I do full time,” he says. “I’m a massage therapist.”

“Oh?” my publicist replies. “Like with a little table and everything?”

The waiter nods. “I should have brought it with me,” the waiter says. “I could have set it up in a back room.” He leans in close and lowers his voice. “I could have made several people very happy tonight.”

I’m at the International New Age Trade Show, sitting next to my publicist. We’re at the banquet — a not-bad buffet wrapped around an award show extended by several lengthy musical performances.

The food’s decent — chicken breasts, curried veggies, rice, salads. It’s an S-day, so I have a modest piece of German chocolate cake.

When our plates are clean, a young waiter appears to carry them away. He is casually handsome in a young waiter kind of way, and, as he clears our table, he strikes up a conversation with my publicist.

“This isn’t what I do full time,” he says. “I’m a massage therapist.”

“Oh?” my publicist replies. “Like with a little table and everything?”

The waiter nods. “I should have brought it with me,” the waiter says. “I could have set it up in a back room.” He leans in close and lowers his voice. “I could have made several people very happy tonight.”

Mark McElroy

I'm a husband, mystic, writer, media producer, creative director, tinkerer, blogger, reader, gadget lover, and pizza fiend.

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Mark McElroy

I'm a husband, mystic, writer, media producer, creative director, tinkerer, blogger, reader, gadget lover, and pizza fiend.

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