Good times!

Published by Antonio Carlos Santini 29 de February de 2012

– Salutations Canuto! It’s been too long!

– Too true! Over thirty years now!

– Much longer! Conceição de Rio Verde, 1958… Almost 60 years!

– Time sure flies…

– Good times!

– Remember the Jap? Where is he these days?

– Of course I remember… But now the Jap is on the wrong side of the lawn…

– Died?

– Run over in Brasilia.

– Good times!

– Remember Priest Carlos?

– Do I?! One hell of a man! But he’s already turned up his toes… It was his heart…

– I’ll never forget that well rounded zero he gave Sinfrônio for copying on the exam…

– Sinfrônio has already popped his clogs. Bad case of chagas…

– Good times!

– Good times!

– What about Zé Veras? Ever see ‘ol Zé around?

– I did last Day of the Dead, I was right beside him.

– At the Assembly?

– No. He bought a lot at the cemetery. Hospital infection.

– But didn’t he have a brother who is a doctor? Gumercindo?

– He did. But he’s also passed away. Drank too much and hit the ten count…

– Good times!

– Good times!

– Remember Mr. Januário, the drill instructor?

– With that egg color smock of his? Sure I remember. He’s wearing a wood pajama, though. A terrible draft snuck up on him…

– One time he caught Teixeirinha in the orchard, stealing jabuticabas… He ran one mile and a half, the poor devil, before finally getting his hands on him on the beach of Rio Verde!

– Teixeirinha kicked the bucket too… Heat stroke.

– Good times!

– Good times!

– Remember old Otoniel? Who had a rental horse wagon, and who always lived at odds with Priest Lino?

– Poor old Otoniel!

– Why’s that?

– He’s off resting.

– But resting is good…

– Actually, he zipped up the long coat.

– Ah, well then that’s diferente…

– Good times those were!

– Good times

– Just last week I ran into Chico Maravilha in front of Cine Brasil…

– He’s also pushing daisies. Yesterday was the funeral mass…

– Died of what?

– Pneumonia

– Simple Pneumonia or double?

– Simple.

– That’s a good thing.

– Good thing too…

– Good times those were!

– Good times!

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