There’s a scene in “Night at the Opera” where Groucho checks into his little cabin on the ocean liner and then hears a knock on the door. A porter enters. Another knock. Room service. Another knock. Another. Five people, then ten-- all in the little cabin, and they keep coming.
Fall, 2007. I sat slumped on the couch, Tarana tucked lazily under one arm, Nikhil lying on the other side, the top of his head brushing against me. One window was cracked open and the air felt like leaves on the ground and smelled like pine needles in a campfire. It was a dark and rainy late afternoon, a ways to go before dinner. By now all four Marx Brothers were in the little cabin, surrounded by assorted plumbers, housekeepers, and lost travelers all repositioning themselves around suitcases, toolboxes and silver serving dishes with steam escaping from under the lids. More knocks on the cabin door, and more people: sea captains with monocles, women with bumpy blond hair parted on the side. The scene reached a critical combination of too many people in too little space and the kids started laughing, and the laughter ratcheted up a little with each new knock on the door. The camera caught Harpo’s big eyes and nutty smile, the kids got on their knees on the floor to be closer to the screen. I forget how the movie scene ends, but I remember the black and white from the screen lighting their faces. Tarana laughed and bit her lower lip. Nikhil was catching the light in his mouth like a snowflake. Our children fly past us, riding on a star. But every once in a while we get to ride along.
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5/21/2020 08:39:14 pm
I am not really familiar with Tarana and who that man is. But I am so much willing to know his story because you are talking about him. That means that there is something special about this character and you can't help but talk about it. I hope that you will post more stories or parts about them so all of us would be pretty oriented. I am sure that it is not too much to ask since I know that you've always been passionate about writing.
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8/13/2021 07:22:23 am
Nice to be hearing about the site and making the more information as well, thanks for great updates as well. We can follow the site for great updates on scaffolding.
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