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Call Me Marvin”
The buzzer on Marvin Schwarz’s desk Dictaphone makes a noise. The
William Morris agent’s finger holds the lever down on the box. “Is that my
ten-thirty you’re buzzing me about, Miss Himmelsteen?”
“Yes it is, Mr. Schwarz,” his secretary’s voice pipes out of the tiny
speaker. “Mr. Dalton is waiting outside.”
Marvin pushes down the lever again. “I’m ready when you are, Miss
Himmelsteen.”
When the door to Marvin’s office opens, his young secretary, Miss
Himmelsteen, steps in first. She’s a twenty-one-year-old woman of the hippie
persuasion. She sports a white miniskirt that shows off her long tan legs and
wears her long brown hair in Pocahontas-style pigtails that hang down each
side of her head. The handsome forty-two-year-old actor Rick Dalton, and his
de rigueur glistening wet brown pompadour, follow behind her.
Marvin’s smile grows wide as he stands up from the chair behind his
desk. Miss Himmelsteen tries to do the introductions, but Marvin cuts her off.
“Miss Himmelsteen, since I just finished watching a Rick Dalton fuckin’ film
festival, no need to introduce this man to me.” Marvin crosses the distance
between them, sticking out his hand for the cowboy actor to shake. “Put ’er
there, Rick.”
Rick smiles and gives the agent’s hand a big pumping shake. “Rick
Dalton. Thank you very much, Mr. Schwartz, for taking the time to meet
me.”
Marvin corrects him. “It’s Schwarz, not Schwartz.”
Jesus Christ, I’m fuckin’ this whole thing up already, Rick thinks.
“Goddammit to hell . . . I’m sorry about that . . . Mr. Sch-WARZ.”
As Mr. Schwarz does a final shake of the hand, he says, “Call me
Marvin.”
“Marvin, call me Rick.”
“Rick . . .”
They let go of each other’s hand.
“Can Miss Himmelsteen get you a tasty beverage?”
Rick waves the offer away. “No, I’m fine.”
Marvin insists. “Are you sure, nothing? Coffee, Coke, Pepsi, Simba?”
“Alright,” Rick says. “Maybe a cup of coffee.”
“Good.” Clapping the actor on his shoulder, Marvin turns to his young
girl Friday. “Miss Himmelsteen, would you be so kind as to get my friend
Rick here a cup of coffee, and I’ll have one myself.”
The young lady nods her head in the affirmative and crosses the length of
the office. As she starts to close the door behind her, Marvin yells after her,
“Oh, and none of that Maxwell House rotgut they got in the break room. Go
to Rex’s office,” Marvin instructs. “He’s always got the classiest coffee—but
none of that Turkish shit,” Marvin warns.
“Yes, sir,” Miss Himmelsteen answers, then turns to Rick. “How do you
take your coffee, Mr. Dalton?”
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