Meet Ed

Let me introduce you to Ed. Ed and I are very good friends, no thanks to Geno.

The first time I met Ed, Geno put me up to a prank. Geno doesn’t usually cause trouble. OK, that was a joke. Geno lives for trouble. He had me fire a blank gun at Ed since Ed didn’t know me. I trusted Geno to know what he’s doing and the prank went off really well. Ed about went into shock, but it turned out Ed found it amusing and we’ve been the best of friends ever since.

The blank gun incident was something we laughed about for years. We would use it from time to time to freak people out. One time, Ed had gotten a job with an insurance company. He had to dress appropriately, like an insurance agent. He called me and said he was bringing his boss over to meet me. And to prepare our prank. What I didn’t know what that Ed had spilled something on his shirt on the way over and his boss had let him borrow one of his best shirts, warning Ed to be sure to keep it clean.

As they arrived at my shop, I was hiding around the corner. At the appropriate time I jumped out and fired the blank gun at Ed at close range. The blast from this blank gun hitting a silk shirt was something neither one of us had considered. We both watched as a large hole melted in his bosses finest shirt. Both of them looked terrified. I said it was only a toy gun. Then Ed told me about the shirt swap. I said, "No problem, Ed will buy you a new one". Ed was ready to wipe the floor with me. I told him, “You don’t want to get that shirt dirty”.

And that is how our relationship has been for the last thirty years, each of us trying to find a reason to not kill the other.

Me and the Lady love ya Bro.