VLVL2 (1) Zoyd's WORK

[Terrance]

> Not only does Zoyd shop carefully for a dress that will look good on the
> tube, the role of broadcast "news" in his annual stunt has become so
> institutionalized that the stations have people who are paid to schedule it
> and make arrangements. This year they've even replaced the window with prop
> glass, so the talent won't get hurt (probably on the advice of the station's
> attorneys). Zoyd is a demi-celebrity, recognized by people on the street and
> idolized by his daughter's friends.
> 
> Zoyd's an artiste in the entertainment business. If the disability money
> dries up, there's always the NEA(for a few years yet, anyway).

All good, thanks, and I agree with most of what you are saying but Z
works for the government because he signed a contract with the
government and they pay him for his labor and not the local TV station
or anyone in the entertainment business. Would be great for Z if he
could get a gig on Saturday Night Live or Letterman or if Terry Gilliam
would give him a small part in a film or something or if Prairie's
friends would start selling Zoyd bumper stickers and T-Shirts or if he
could get a gig like Joe Namath got (wearing Panty Hose on the Tube)
with the dress, but it doesn't work that way.  Not for Zoyd it doesn't.
And guess what? That's the point. Get it?