Here’s my commentary for the 5/20/09 round of Sketchwar, which had the theme “The State of Health Care.”
Tag: state of healthcare
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Medicine of the Future
Hi all — here’s my take on the “State of Health Care” edition of Sketchwar.
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Stuck Between a Rock and a Bitch of Gurney
Okay, I’ll admit it. This week’s topic is my fault. I don’t know. Blame it on my vast (negative) experiences with the medical establishment and years of having a chronic illness. For some reason, I now find pre-existing conditions, snarky nurses, biowaste, and medical uncertainty extremely funny. Either that, or at this point, its all so distressing to me that all I can do is laugh at the insanity of it. In any case, had a lot to write about this week, so without further ado…
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Clean Bill of Health
Oy. Not loving this one too much. I started in a trauma center and dumped that. Then I moved on to the barber shop. Then I decided I was so in love with an idea I had to shoehorn it in the middle here…you’ll see what I mean. I think there are two good sketches that could be made from this mess, but I don’t have either of them.
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INT. BARBER SHOP – DAY
An old-school barber shop with three MIDDLEAGED ITALIAN MEN sporting slicked hair and white coats. The formica and linoleum sparkle. A small TV mounted above the mirrors plays a news program. The bell on the door rings and MICHAEL, obese and sloppy, trudges in eating a SnoBall. He plops in the seat in front of JOHNNY, the youngest and sleekest of the barbers.JOHNNY
What can I do you for, Mikey?MICHAEL
A little off the top. I’ve got a date with Maria Pasquino tonight and I want to look my best.JOHNNY
You’ve got it, Mikey.Johnny takes a carefully folded sheet from the shelf under the mirror and with a wrist flip snaps it to full length before wrapping Michael with it. He then reaches for a long hose with a needle attachment.
MICHAEL
Not too close. I like to leave a little for the ladies to hold onto if you know what I mean.
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