no hard jokes in this one: REID #200
sometimes there's gunna be a newsletter with no hard jokes
SHORT:
I went on public access TV this week and wore big clothes like Billie Eilish to prevent my hundreds of rabid fans from sexualizing me!!!
MEDIUM:
The Olympics are in full swing and Snoop Dogg is doing incredible work making appearances around town (the town being Paris).
I’m excited to see how the USA divers do this week and am praying for any of the womxn on their periods (tampons famously go flying up into your body and out your mouth when you have to dive with them in… I want sport announcers to talk about stuff like this… NBC, I’m very available and can hop in any time!).
We watched women’s gymnastics last night and had to pause the TV every time they cut to Tom Cruise in the stands because Jess has an illness where they’ve fallen in love with him in the year 2024.
LONG:
Before watching gymnastics, we went to the gay beach here in NY.
I didn’t want to go because it’s a schlep and sand/hot never sounds appealing on paper (insert something to do with being a Jew and wandering in desert for 40 years), but we went and it was, of course, and ultimately… nice.
On the way out, I grabbed a Chocolate/ Vanilla Ice Cream Cone with Crunchies (Snack Of The Week). Half of it melted down my hand while I tried to shower-off my feet before heading to the bus/train — the shower ended up soaking my entire body and phone and cone and I tried to hand my bags to Jess midway through and my phone went flying and hit the pavement and every parent behind me in line went “oooh god”.
I eventually gave up and my feet stayed sandy for the subway ride home.
What else?
Flava Flav is sponsoring the US women’s water polo team.
Jeremy O. Harris shortlisted my play for the 2024 Yale Drama Prize
Episode 9 of Late Stage Live! is coming soon (7/30 7pm ET).
Please leave a comment with a bulleted list of things for me to write about in the coming weeks… PLEASE… I ask every time… because I am full of HOPE…
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Sincerely,
Reid Pope
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thank the gods for this newsletter teaching me what would happen to my body were I ever to misguidedly try diving with a tampon in !!