If you thought for a second there was only two parts here, wrong! This is the third post taken from the Second Book of LSE, aka LSE2. This is a continuation of LSE1, or The First Book of LSE. LSE2 is rather important.
Maybe enjoy? 🙂
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I was sitting on the couch, watching the local news channel, curious about the weather over the next 7 to 10 days because it’s been rather hot here lately. I think it’s been over 110 for two weeks now.
My phone rings, a FaceTime call, and I look down, it’s Franklin. I answer, “Mushi Mushi, Franklin.”
“Michael, it’s been a spell. I have an opportunity for you that may prove to be consequential.”
“Wow, Franklin used consequential. Must be the word of the day. Is it in the New York Times?”
My sister steps into the frame and says, ” Michael, don’t pick on my husband because he’s not as smart as you.”
“Yes, sister. Please return to whatever you do and allow the idiots to plot and scheme.”
I laughed at that, very sarcastic.
“Franklin, where, who, when, how, and will there be vodka?”
I laughed my balls off on the inside because the sarcasm was flowing. But Franklin was family, and I’ve known him forever. A friend at the very least.
“Michael, it’s next Wednesday, at 11 am local.”
“Franklin, where?”
“Oh, it will be at this guy’s house…”
“I don’t know if that plays well. It just seems too sketchy.”
“Michael, I promise you this is not only legit, but it is somebody I know, and he was a very important part of my life.”
“Franklin, I understand, and I appreciate your honesty, as you know I would. I appreciate your effort on this.
“It sure would be nice to talk to somebody other than myself or the cats. You know, Tibor and Sakura.”
“Franklin, what kind of studio does this person have? And you’ve said that I know this person, right? Man should’ve led with that.”
“It is a professional studio, Michael; my friend is very well-known.”
I thought to myself, who the fuck does Franklin know that is bigger than me and the boys? And when I say the boys here, I’m talking about the members of LSE or low self-esteem.
You don’t get much more popular than those four.
“Franklin, it’s two people who are hosting the show?
“Franklin, what the fuck?”
“It’s not like that, Michael, it’s not like that, I promise.
“It’s Lexi Blue and Foxy Monroe. They have an incredibly popular YouTube channel, and they want you to join them for an hour or so.
“You answer questions from people who are super chatting with them. This makes them money, given that they don’t have any sponsors, unless you want to sponsor them. You are going to do this.”
“Franklin, you should’ve just led with them because you know I know them and we know that they’re married to Marvalious and Arturius.
“Oh, plus you are the manager of the band, and you were there at the wedding, you sat next to me.
“We know them.”
I know if Michael, I just didn’t. I didn’t want to try to hand it to you, I thought I could sell it.
“Franklin, you and your business smarts. I just don’t understand.”
“Michael, you don’t understand how I am smart, or you don’t understand the sentence.”
“Franklin, I’m growing tired of this. You should have led with Lexi Blue and Foxy Monroe.
“You should’ve said 11 AM, next Wednesday. They will have both Cromulent Vodka, and I know there will be Zevia to boot.” I chuckled.
“Franklin, are you going to have the boys hanging out with me on stage or in a chair or whatever the fuck I’m going to be? Because that’s about the only way that people are going to watch.
“You know I don’t sell shit worth of books and… Fine. It would be good to be there and get more of the story out, as that is something that I frequently bring up.
“I really want the story out there. It means just so much to me.”
“Michael, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I could hear his voice cracking as he said that to me on the phone.
“Franklin, I appreciate you, and you know I wouldn’t have stood up for you at your wedding had I not really loved you as a human.
“Michael, I don’t know, and he’s cut off as if somebody had taken his phone, and then I got “Oh fuck.”
“Sister, what is up?”
“Michael, don’t you do that. Don’t you do that at all. Don’t make this dramatic.”
“But sister, we’re just sharing our emotions and.”
“Michael, I don’t fucking care. Please don’t make this a huge emotional thing because you’ll need it when you’re there. Can ya get me?”
“Yes, sister, I understand, but please know that I like to talk to people like they’re important to me. I like people to know that they’re important to me.”
Franklin, get in pictures back on the phone.
“Yes, Michael, I’m sorry it’s just that. I’m sorry.”
“Franklin we’re not doing this, sister just told me not to do this, so I need to cut it out.”
“Franklin, can you tell me a little bit about the format? How does it work? How is it structured? You know, the types of things that a manager would know.
“Since apparently you’re not just my pimp, but my manager as well..
I laughed pretty hard, and Franklin joined in on that one.
“Michael, wonderful joke, and I appreciate that. And I know why you did it, but I thank you for that.”
“Franklin, I have no idea what you’re talking about, but I will be respectful.
“What is the format? What is the layout? What is the demographics? What do they talk about? What kind of furniture do they have? Can I watch a bunch of their shows or archived or anything?”
“Michael, there are a lot of questions in that sentence, and I’m not sure I can answer all of them, partly because I might not have remembered all of them.”
“I will email it to you so that you have it and can answer it because there’s a lot to it. And you know this to be true.”
Michael, I haven’t heard you use that phrase in a long time. Didn’t you skip?
Franklin, I don’t know what Skip means but if that’s not be something, I have to look up an urban dictionary.
I wash it out, laughing, almost uncontrollably, because I knew how funny that was.
The studio is an actual studio at Studios Studio by Samudio. It is a very nice lightly colored femininely decorated with a ton of LSE shit all around.
That sounds pretty cool. Where would I be sitting?
Michael, they have a large-ish couch, a full-size couch that they sit on. It’s a black leather, and the guest couch is a two-seater loveseat. It is comfortable. Comfortable. They may even have fun, candles, scented candles, burning. And he laughs very hard
Franklin, that one was pretty good. I appreciate that one. Now the two couches match color and texture and everything right?
Michael, this is how I know you’re crazy. Nobody would ask that question. I’ve never And he throws off
I’m sorry Franklin, I didn’t mean to blow the spot, but OCD.
Michael, they are the exact same they’re from a set, and you know the for lack of a better term, La-Z-Boy, that is in my living room, that I sit on, and it’s mine, it is a part of that three-piece set. The girls gave that to me as a gift.
Franklin, I did not realize this, and I think it’s absolutely amazing, and I’m glad to know that they’ll match.
Oh, by the way, Franklin, what color is the ceiling?
I laughed, Franklin last, and I heard my sister laughing in the background, not sure where Misty is, but They were out so that’s why I couldn’t show you a picture of the couch or whatever
As for storage of liquids that I would like to keep very cold, are they equipped for that?
“Yes, Sir, they have a very beautiful modern Samsung fridge.”
It is relatively new, and they purchased it with the proceeds from one of their Super Chats. They did buy it used, but they still got a really good deal on it.
Franklin, you didn’t give them that refrigerator did you?
How did you know? How did you possibly know? When your sister and I remodeled the kitchen, we got a new refrigerator.
At one point during our family dinner, I was in the kitchen and Lexi had overheard me and she came in and said hey, I’ll take that fridge and in exchange. I’ll give you the third chair.
I think something like that would also get the story out. It’s just so important to me.
“At one point during our family dinner, I was in the kitchen and Lexi had overheard me and she came in and said “Franklin, I’ll take that fridge and in exchange. I’ll give you the third chair.Michael
“Franklin, every time we talk, I learn a little bit more about somebody. I thought I knew that shit ton about. The stories and things that have transpired in your life are just fascinating.
Franklin, I want to write a book with you, I’m going to make it a Tales From The Jessica Files book, and it’s going to be about LSE.
I know them, I’ve known them a lifetime And I think something like that would also get the story out. It’s just so important to me.
Michael, I am shocked. The last that we had talked about it you no longer wanted to write The Jessica Files series because of how painful it was. How much it hurt, and How nobody understood.
Franklin I am just just just I don’t know
What I’m thinking as I’m sitting here looking at you that you could be somebody who can fill in some of the dots for me because obviously I’m not out on the road with y’all.
I’m not in the studio with y’all except for the first time, I’m only there at dinner. And I paused not that long pause in the middle of the sentence stupidity know this was a very different type of pause. I think
I think this could be really cool. I’m not giving you any writers credits, but I already know so much about them.
I can also technically interview them after I’ve spoken to all four of them individually or as a team, and have gotten their permission to do this, and I will respect it if they do not want me to.
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So there you go folks, a raw version of LSE2, or The Second Book of LSE. We fully expect LSE2 to sell like hotcakes.