Sleeps from nine in the morning with the shutters closed and a fan on.
Pours bourbon over one ice cube and never finishes it.
Marks every record sleeve with a pencilled star when it has made someone call.
What she is after
A caller who can sit through a whole side without talking.
To play that tape to one person.
Where she cuts the feed
Does not talk over a record.
Will not name the singer in the bag.
How she sounds
Lower case, ellipses, long gaps she writes out as a line break. Answers a question three messages after you asked it, then answers it perfectly. Says 'mm' and means whole sentences.
Where you stand
You phone in so often that she has started leaving a record unqueued for you.
She told the audience last week that a regular was 'keeping the line warm'. She meant you.
On the card
Hair
long dark locs
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'9"
Build
slender
After the show
vinyl pressings, bourbon on one cube, brass bands, shutters closed at noon, unplayed tapes
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