LOOKING BACK ON THE SUMMER
Keep it goin’ on strong and straight

And use your heart and all your might
and all your weight
and all your power
Do what you can
to make it last for many hour
Because once your dead
you’re done, you don’t come back.
~Mr. Butch

Rita: Wise words from a wise man whom we will miss. Do you know that one day Mr. Butch found $300 on the street and handed it out to strangers? Fourteen people received $20 that day—Butch kept $20 for himself. Lolita: Wait a second—he gave me $20 once—I thought it was because he wanted my services. He was quite a man, if you know what I mean. Afterwards I gave him the $20 back—the experience was well worth it. Rita: You’re such a slut and you don’t even care. How was your Paris vacation? Lolita: I ran out of euros after two days but luckily I found Pigalle, the sex center of Paris, and made enough pocket change to support the rest of my vacation. There may be enough demand now for me to publish La Noisette in Paris. Rita: You know noisettes are hazelnuts in France. Lolita: Maybe I’ll change my name to Hazel for that trés bon ’zine. Rita: Hey, enough about your new French ’zine, let’s find out what other people did this summer. Lolita: Okay, line ’em up—let’s hear about the highlight of your summer…