Harley, Movies & Sharp-Tongue Midgets

"Come on, man. Say it," Harley demanded.

"What?" I asked, knowing exactly what he wanted.

Harley and I were on our way to seeing the latest film with Clint Eastwood, The Outlaw Josie Wales.  Harley had a passion for movies like no other.  He would often memorize lines from movies and then he would have me prompt him with a line from the film.

"Go ahead, say it," he continued.  "Like this . . . God, you're square."

Harley cued me again to hit the higher pitch and imitate Iris the 12-year-old prostitute played by Jodie Foster in the film Taxi Driver.

"God you're square," I said. 

"Noooo!" Harley shot.  "Like Iris, goddammit!"

I raised the pitch in my voice and added a little New York accent.  "God, you're square."     continue to chapter