Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Career Of Mantan Moreland -- A Poem



YOU CAN'T WIN (THE NAMES OF MANTAN MORELAND, ACTOR)

You can't win, Nightwatchman
Jefferson
Jeff
Jeff Jefferson
Jefferson "Jeff" Jackson
Jefferson "Jeff" Smith
Elevator boy
Jeff The Hotel Porter
Sam The Night Club Janitor
Shoeshine man
Red cap #2 (uncredited)
Birmingham Brown
Alabam
Barbershop Porter
Bartender
Subway rider
Messenger
Counterman
Waiter
Old man, you're out of luck


--Michael Giltz

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