DON MARTIN FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

INT. FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:

AURALYNN: "Okay Eddie, are you ready to look at those books?"

EDDIE (VO): "Yeah, sure. Bring 'em on! They're on flower arrangements, right?"

AURALYNN: "Yeah, they're called "Ikebana." That's a style of flower arrangement that's influenced by modern art. I thought you might want to do a blog about it."

EDDIE (VO): " 'Itchy Bana?' Why is it itchy? Oh, I see...it's what happens when all that dried moss gets on you. "

AURALYNN: "Well, er....not exactly."

EDDIE (V0): "Holy Mackerel!!! That' looks like Don Martin did it! His leaves always sag like that."

EDDiE: "Okay, this clinches it.......that's Don Martin for sure."

AURALYNN: "Er, maybe........"

EDDIE: "Yikes! Do you know what those two vases look like!? You're going to get me kicked off Blogger!"

AURALYNN: "I think they're all about the tension that's contained in the space between two objects. It's about the energy that's generated. For me, it's a kind of creative energy that's being released." 

EDDIE (VO): "Hmmmmm. Okay, if you say so......."

EDDIE (VO): "Haw! Here's an interesting one."

EDDIE (VO): "It reminds me of a pompadour that I saw on the internet!"

AURALYNN: "What about this one?"

EDDIE: "Holy Cow! That's a Shemp wig!!!"

EDDIE: "It's a Shemp wig, a couple of cheese puffs and a twig, all sitting on a vase. Or maybe it's a Tacky Toupee." I got one of those last Halloween. Hey, I think I'm beginning to understand this Itchy Bana stuff!"

AURALYNN (TRYING NOT TO LAUGH): "No, no. It's not a Tacky Toupee."

AURALYNN: "Ikebana isn't about comparison to specific things. It's about contrasts and  relationships. Ikebana is always practiced in silence. It's a chance to appreciate things in nature that people overlook because they're so busy. The practitioner becomes more patient and tolerant of differences." 

AURALYNN: "You become closer to nature and that relaxes the mind and soul."

EDDIE (VO): "Oh....okay........I think I get it now. These two stalks of broccoli, or whatever they are......"

EDDIE (VO): "....they're completely unrelated to the way that Milt Gross draws womens' hair. They're all about....relationships."

AURALYNN: "Yeah, that's it. Don't worry...it'll sink in when you think about it."

EDDIE (VO): "Okay. What we need now is to establish a relationship with a couple of big old tasty hamburgers."

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