The Angel On the Roof: the Stories of Russell Banks
“We’ve just finished a thirty-second-degree induction ceremony at the Masonic Hall in the old Capitol Theater building and need a blow. I’m the tall figure in the middle, Warren Low, and I guess it’s my story I’m telling, although you could say it was Gail Fortunata’s story, since meeting her that night after half a lifetime is what got me started.
I’m wearing remnants of makeup from the ceremony, in which I portrayed an Arab prince—red lips, streaks of black on my face here and there, not quite... washed off because of no cold cream at the Hall. The guys tease me about what a terrific nigger I make, that’s the way they talk, and I try to deflect their teasing by ignoring it, because I’m not as prejudiced as they are, even though I’m pleased nonetheless. It’s an acting job, the thirty-second, and not many guys are good at it. We are friends and businessmen, colleagues—I sell plumbing and heating supplies, my friend Sammy Gibson is in real estate, and the other, Rick Buckingham, is a Chevy dealer.MoreLess
I’m wearing remnants of makeup from the ceremony, in which I portrayed an Arab prince—red lips, streaks of black on my face here and there, not quite... washed off because of no cold cream at the Hall. The guys tease me about what a terrific nigger I make, that’s the way they talk, and I try to deflect their teasing by ignoring it, because I’m not as prejudiced as they are, even though I’m pleased nonetheless. It’s an acting job, the thirty-second, and not many guys are good at it. We are friends and businessmen, colleagues—I sell plumbing and heating supplies, my friend Sammy Gibson is in real estate, and the other, Rick Buckingham, is a Chevy dealer.MoreLess
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