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Cheers a 1980 Bar In Boston

1982, Boston, a Bar with regulars like Norm and Cliff. In breezes a chatty stuck up blonde, her attitude quite stiff. Sam comes out from the back room and tries to help her cope. She’s apparently been jilted by some guy, a serious dope. Carla comes in and puts tension and banter into the air. She’s the mouthy waitress whose words slice without care. Gershon sits in the corner, writing his poems in a frantic way. He has had a crazy epiphany, ending in a writing mood day. Five hundred awards he says, quietly, under his breath. He is writing for a contest held by a poet named Seth. Five hundred awards, he thinks, glad to be in this booth. Of course to brag and boast would seem truly uncouth. And since he is gallant, and a hero to this poem right now. Let’s just say he enjoyed Cheers, a bar with a bit of “wow”. He took notes about Cliff, Norm, and Diane, Carla of course too. Appearances of Rebecca, Woody and Frasier are long overdue.

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