DORIAN DOGS

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OK, on with the blog: Walking Sophia this morning on my way to mooch a free coffee at the Archstone leasing office, I ran into one of my real life neighbors, who we'll call Bob.

Bob is a fitness trainer. He's six foot two of lean muscle, capped off by shaved bald chrome dome.

Funny thing Bob's Chihuahua is grossly overweight and this embarrasses the hell out of Bob.

Bob always apologizs for his fat dog. Today Bob commented, "You'd think a fitness trainer would do a better job keeping his dog in shape. Poor little Courtney begs for food constantly. I can't resist feeding her."

Thinking Bob was worried I'd think less of him as a fitness guru because of his fat dog, I offered, "Yep. My Sophia's a huge beggar too. Any time I head for the fridge she's right behind me."

Sophia is 2 now and her metabolism is already changing. She was starting to put on some weight until I cut back on her snacks. Now she's almost perfect weight again.

I'm the one who's fat in this dog/human relationship.

So Bob looks down at fairly slim Sophia, back at his fat little Courtney and back over to Sophia and says somewhat appolegetically as he hurries off, "Well, have a great day."

As I walk up the trail I'm struck with an idea for a screenplay. As you're seeing this shit happens every day in my life. I'm busy today so I don't know how far I'll get into the story.

Many times, like this one, I don't actually know if the story would end up as a short or feature. I'm an organic writer who writes from a flow and the story forms as I write. I know structure but many times, fuck me, this style of writing leads to big dead ends.

And so I have written hundreds of story ideas I get like today's. To get them out my overactive brain I just toss them in a file. But let's have some fun together, dear reader, and see where my overactive imagination takes us.

The premise of the story and this blog (proof the idea's mine, you fucking idea thieves out there):

A fat man, a runs into a pair of shady Japanese gangsters, Yakuzas. The Yakuza are pedaling a "get rich quick" scam to make Americans thin again. The Yakuza's do this through what they have dubbed DORIAN DOGS, magical dogs that get fat while you can still eat all the fucking bad American food you want and get thin.

The theater lights in your mind dim. The opening creds for Overactive Imagination Pictures flicker to life on the silver screen in blazing 3-D.

(Cut and paster this link to listen to my new Blip.Fm/7yrsinHollywood DJ station on a fresh window if you want music for this blog.)

You quickly grab your 3-D glasses out of your popcorn box and... Action.

DORIAN DOGS

By Ken Sheetz

EXT. HOLLYWOOD BLVD., CHINESE THEATER- DAY

A pair of JAPANESE YAKUZA TOURISTS pose beside a SNOW WHITE CHARACTER ACTOR.

BOB, a 320 pound blob of a 25-year-old man, waves the Japanese gansters closer together.

BOB

Smile!

The pair of Yakuza flash big shark-like smiles.

Bob snaps the shot. At the moment Bob does however a SMARTASS leaps into frame in the background, flashing both "fuck you" fingers.

BOB

Shit. Some jerk flipped you off. Need a do-over.

YAKUZA #1

(speaks broken English)

What means do-over?

YAKUZA #2

(speaks perfect English)

Like it sounds, stupid. We do the shot over.

Yaku #1 goes for his gun.

YAKUZA#1

Shot?! Where?! Where?!

Yakuza #2 restrains Yakuza #1 before the gun is pulled.

YAKUZA #2

I should have left your stupid ass in Tokyo.

The picture. Fat boy! Take the pic again.

Deeply offended, Bob nods grimly.

SNOW WHITE

Fine, long as I get an extra tip.

Yakuza #1 shouts in Snow White's face.

Yakuza #1

What?! I no pay extra! No my fault, bitch!

Snow White shoves Yakuza #1 on his ass.

Yakuza #2

Easy, Snow White. My cheapskate pal doesn't

know what "bitch" means. Here, one hundred

American bucks to take the pic with us.

SNOW WHITE

Cool. For another hundo you get a BJ.

YAKUZA #1

Deal!

SNOW WHITE

Double for you, jerk.

YAKUZA #1

Still deal. Ha! Joke on you American

money not worth much no more!

SNOW

Joke's on you. It's gonna be a lousy

blow job.

Snow White glares at Bob.

SNOW WHITE

Can we get this the fuck over with?

Yakuza #2 slaps Snow White a wad of cash.

YAKUZA #1

Take picture good this time! Or

I put curse on you, fat boy!

YAKUZA #2

He's not kidding. Iso is what

you Yankees'd call a Warlock, fatso.

Bob goes red faced but manages to keep his cool.

BOB

Name's Bob. Move closer together.

I'm going in tight in case that dickhead

dives into your shot again.

Snow White and the Japanese duo huddle together.

Yakuza #1` cops a feel as Bob clicks the shot.

Snow White kicks Yakuza #1 in the balls in freeze frame.

EXT. JOHNNY ROCKETS - DAY

Bob sits alone on the counter stools. His fat ass hangs over the tiny stool as he wolfs into a double decker cheese burger. Bob washes it all down as he downs a vanilla milkshake in a single chug.

A camera flashes. It's Yakuza #1, ISO, taking the shot.

ISO

Ha! You so fat butt hang over stool!

BOB

Fuck me. Thought I lost you gents.

Yakuza #2, BENI, takes the stool beside Bob.

BENI

Bob, we felt bad calling you fat --

BOB

Coulda fooled me. Your pigedon English

pal just called me fat again.

ISO

Bob fattest man Iso ever meet!

BENI

Iso, just shut the fuck up and let

me make this up please.

ISO

OK. But Bob super fat.

BENI

How'd you like to be thin, Bob?

BOB

Thin?

ISO

What you got fat between fat ears?

BENI

Thin, Bob. Svelt. Trim. Fit.

BOB

I get it. I get it. -- Shit. I wish

to God I hadn't have emptied the

fridge last night and ended

up meeting you bastards.

BENI

In fact, getting Americans thin

is why Iso and I crossed the Pacific to be here.

ISO

So many fat Americans Iso get rich, rich rich!

Many blow jobs from American bitches.

ISO draws a dagger look from Bob.

BOB

I'm happy with my weight, thanks.

Iso and Beni burst out in raucous laughter.

ISO

Ha! Ha! You lie, fat, fatso American!

Bob hangs his head and burst into blubbering tears.

ISO

Ha! Ha! I make fat boy cry!

Bob hides his sobbing faces in his fat arms.

BENI

Come, with us, Bob. We can help, my

fat America friend. We can make you

thin.

BOB

Get lost. You jerks are just

making fun of me.

BENI

Get thin and the girls will love you.

ISO

Thin to win, bro! Many blow jobs!

Bob belches as he ponders.

END COLD OPEN FOR "DORIAN DOG"