By All Means, Feel Free to Use the Term “Fisherman” around Lou and Bouce - As Long As Your Affairs are In Order First
Lou’s meeting was already running late when he grabbed a quick glance at his phone and noticed seven frantic texts from his friend/producer Scott “Bouce” Menilo.
“I hate to be rude all, but I have another appointment and I we need to wrap this up,” Lou said, simultaneously texting to Bouce that he’d call momentarily.
Lou hustled the team out, shut the door, and punched some numbers into the speaker phone.
“Go for Bouce.”
“Jesus man, is everything okay? Sweet way to answer the phone, by the way.”
“Truth. And sure, everything is great, except for the fact that we are morons who are about to get laughed out of town.”
Lou started to get worried, “wait, what happened?”
Bouce spoke slowly, “tell me something. How would you describe the following - a man who makes his living catching large fish in the ocean?”
“A fisherman?”
Bouce exhaled loud enough to be heard through the phone, “that’s what I thought. I thought you were supposed to a writer, not a certified moron.”
“Bouce, I’m not following.”
“Two words: Saltwater Cowboy.”
Lou’s stomach dropped to the floor, it took several swallows to clear his throat enough to speak.
“What the hell have have been doing this whole time? That’s the awesomest thing I’ve ever heard, and we’ve just been walking around saying‘fisherman’ like goddamn idiots.”
“This might be the end. Do you think we can get past this?”
“There’s no way to know for sure, but for now…”
The two men spoke at the same time, “…we pray.”
Lou paused long enough to let it sink in, “okay, well, now that we have this out of the way, where are you at on the ‘Nuns that Kill’ re-write?”
“Finishing tweaks this afternoon, I’ll have my guy send it over later.”
“Your fiance must love to know you call her that.”
“More than you’d think. But also, much less.”
“Good. Lucy said she’s meeting Eleanor -, I mean, you and your guy, for a drink later.”
“Yeah, shit, do you want me to tell them about the Saltwater Cow-”
“Sure, if you want your wedding to be called off.”
“Fair enough, Bouce out.”