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The cautionary tale of Buddy Best, Hollywood hack. . . .
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Dirty Red Kiss‘s Caulfield-esque narrator opens a window through which we can see humanity in a way that is beyond the capabilities of a more articulate, self-aware narrator. . . .
“Dirty Red Kiss” is a story about “dating, city life, and being in a band”. The narrator is an average guy who talks about his day, his attempts to date this girl he met in a club, and how he forms a band. We also get philosophical ramblings about life.
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Leaving aside for the moment that "Uncle Buddy’s House," offers the most pleasurable and habit-forming dialogue I have ever encountered, the story centers on Buddy Best, a successful director of grade "B" Hollywood movies. His second wife has recently left him for a hilariously affected dramatist and drama teacher, nicknamed, after an especially bad recitation, the Ancient Mariner. Buddy’s [more . . .]