You can’t come in 

This a really private club. 

Sorry we thought it was a bar

Beer taps and all

This is the fraternity of Eagles. It’s very private

She looked scared.

She looked towards him. Grey, thin and dishevelled. 

He tried to swallow. It looked difficult

This is a very private club

You know?…

Private. Very private

Empty except for a black guy in a janitors outfit

And a fat bald Hispanic with a zapata moustache 

They played darts loudly.

I’ll sign you in he croaked. 

I’m Charles. The president.

Pressed on his windpipe

Vietnam, Agent orange.

Call me Chuck.

I get drunk on a Sunday.

Hey wasn’t it Veterans Day yesterday?

A grubby hat removed

Purple Heart right there

2 years of service in Vietnam

Agent orange, throat cancer.

We liberated Europe you know?

How that working out for you Chuck

Want another beer.

Another beer, throat cancer, agent orange

Barstow fraternity of Eagles 

It’s a private club

A very private club