Rock 'n roll!

Marty wants to rock

 

Marty heard a tapping sound at his window.

Tap-tap, tap-tap!

"Hey, Marty, open up!"

 Marty quickly drew back the curtain and saw his pal, Stuart, gazing at him through the glass with a giant grin on his face. Raising the window, he said, "Hey, man, what gives?"

Stuart shoved a concert ticket in his face. "The Stones, man! I got you a ticket--see?"

Marty snatched the ticket from Stuart's hand, devoured it with his eyes and cried, "Far out, man!"

Stuart giggled and caused the tall ladder he stood on to wobble. Grabbing hold of the window sill, he told Marty, "C'mon, man, let's go before I fall off of here!"

A look of dread consumed Marty's face. "I can't."

"Why not?"

"I'm grounded, man; pinned down by the big, fat thumb of oppression."

His eyes glazing over, Stuart could only mutter, "Bummer."

Honk! Honk!

Stuart looked over his shoulder. "They're here for us, man! We gotta go!"

Marty gazed at the ticket in his hand. R-O-L-L-I-N-G  S-T-O-N-E-S

Honk! Honk!

Stuart, in his most authoritative voice, said, "Marty, you only live once."

Marty pounded his fist on the window sill and replied, "Yeah, man, you only live once! Screw 'em--I'm going to the concert! Rock and roll!"

Stuart carefully climbed down the wobbly ladder, then steadied it for Marty. About half way down, Marty grumbled, "Aw, crap, I forgot something," and climbed back up to his room. Moments later, he came back out and made his way down to the ground.

Stuart asked, "What'd you forget?"

Marty shook a bottle of pills at him, grinned, and said, "These."

The two climbed into the awaiting car and sped away from the Gentle Days old folks home like they were going to a fire. The guy driving asked, "Alright, who brought the pills?"

"I did!", replied Marty.

 "What are they--uppers? Acid?"

"No, man--Viagra."

 

The End

Author's Note

I don't know where this came from.

Reviews

[Norman 223]

Who were the pills really for, Samuel? I know Mick Jagger was always going on about that he can't get no satisfaction.. So why did he have to bother with wearing a knighthood ?? 😁
But with a plot as wobbly as that ladder , it was a great giggle - so thanks for that .
Norm.

[Samuel Dickens]

Heh-heh, yeah ol' Mick and crew will probably want some of those pills. I'm happy it gave you a giggle.

[gayleadele]

Haha...this can describe me in my old age...I only hope that whatever old guy I meet at the show has brought his stash. Very fun and well written piece.

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks. I'm glad you got a laugh out of it.

[Wendy Sue]

Absolutely awesome!!! I cracked up.
Your writing really flows too, easy read.

[Samuel Dickens]

Thank you, Wendy. I wanted it to be funny, so you've validated my effort.

[barleygirl]

Hilarious! Thank you so much for the smiles! I've been plowing thru some jaggedy youthful writing, trying to find something meaningful to say, etc. It's always a breath of fresh air to read you, becuz I can just sit back & be entertained! The twist at the end was totally unexpected. I was even thinking about telling you some of the dialogue doesn't sound like "kids" . . . no wonder! *ha! ha!*

[Samuel Dickens]

I'm so happy to have given you a brief respite from that jaggedy writing.

[Tina H.W.]

No problem at all. It was my pleasure, believe me! :)

[barleygirl]

Seeing this in my newsfeed this morning, how could I resist another stroll down "Stones" lane? Every bit as enjoyable as the first time & with my lame memory, I didn't recognize a single sentence! That's what I love about getting old . . . recycling reading material works fine! *wink! wink!* Have a great weekend (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Samuel Dickens]

Thank you for reading again, and I'm so happy you were amused once more.

[B. Boileau]

OHHHHHHHHhhhh great... so this is what I have to foward to ? LOL Brian, Bill, Charlie, Ian, Keith & Mick
True geriatric rockers !
A brilliant piece of writing !!!

bill

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Bill. Hey--whatever gets you through the night...

[Willard Wells]

Well now that is a bit of a time warp to some degree. Now I know the stones are still at it, but this did have the feel of an earlier time, but no matter, it was a fabulous write and great ending. Speak of never seeing it coming. Hahaha. Thanks Samuel. I will read more.

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Willard. The feel of an earlier time came from the geriatric rockers, I'm sure.

[Woody]

hahaha you had me giggling there Sam at the ending. kids using viagra!!!
the story was going steadily, nicely told and BAM! no uppers, no downers.
lovely old one, Sam.

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Woody. Yeah, you just can't wash the kid out of some of us.

[Woody]

amen to that.

[The Analog Kid]

LOL. You old rocker, Sam. Very amusing. Thanks for the chuckle!

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Pat. I'm glad you found it amusing.

[Norah]

I really enjoyed reading this! I loved it :)

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Norah. I'm happy that you enjoyed it.

[Daffy]

I do, the sixties......full skirts with ankle socks to turn you guys on.....and the music, to turn me on....those were the days....reflect and enjoy Samuel.

[Samuel Dickens]

You know I do reflect a lot. Indeed, the sixties are unforgettable.

[Angi]

Ha! OMG! I loved this. That ending had me saying, "Whaaa...?!" It took me a minute to transition from the '70's to now! Ha! He was a grounded teen scraping peeling paint on an old folks home to one of the residents! Perfection, Sam! Angi~

[Samuel Dickens]

Thanks, Angi. I'm glad it made you grin.