The Power of Love

December 18, 1976

December 18, 1976

"So you have to see this new movie," Keith began to ask, "Then on Monday give a review 'bout the movie?"

I nodded. "Exactly," I answered, "The station is paying for our tickets at the movie theater, so we just have to go watch it."

The radio station had been making me and Andy do more with entertainment in the morning talk show part. They'd recently began telling us to see certain films, going to specific events, watching certain shows or episodes sometimes, and reading specific books. We had no problem with any of it, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't get annoying every once in a while. I mean, they were telling us to do it all for the station, so that wasn't the annoying part since that's what we get paid to do- the annoying part was that some of the shows or films and such were just so terrible. But the reason for this was cause the station was progressively getting more popular throughout the state, along with a little bit outside of the Oklahoma state borders.

I actually really liked working at the station, and had liked it since I first started working there a few years back. It had some pretty cool perks, so that was definitely a plus of working there. It was also kinda weird at times, though. The reason I say this is cause in some of the major cities of Oklahoma, they had billboards or signs that advertised the radio station, more so the morning show- and there was a picture of me and Andy on the posters. Sometimes we'd even be in the town or state paper depending on what was going on. Supposedly, people all over the state knew who we were, and to me, that felt kinda weird sometimes.

Was it a bad thing that it felt weird at times? No, it's not, and I'd been told that it was ok that I felt weird at times about it. In fact, everyone said it was a completely normal thing to feel, and that it'd be a bit odd if I didn't feel weird at times cause of it.

Wouldn't you feel weird if nearly everyone in your state knew who you were? And along with that, those same people might be able to pick you out in a crowd and know who you are just by the sound of your voice?

Yeah, it's weird.

"What movie are we seein' again?" Keith asked as the two of us walked to the ticket booth; KJ and Sky were with Keilah for the present time.

"It's some movie called Rocky, I think," I guessed and shrugged a bit, "I heard the guy who actually plays Rocky also wrote the script."

"Is he some famous actor?"

I shook my head. "Not from what I know, but last year he was in that David Carradine movie, Death Race 2000, I think."

The two of us got our tickets and walked to the specified theater. When we walked inside, a little more than half of the seats were taken. My eyes widened for a brief moment, a bit shocked at the amount of people that filled the seats. Keith and I shared this facial expression before locating two seats that were next to each other that were located on the end of a row in the middle of the theater. We walked together to the seats; he sat in the outer seat and I sat on the seat on the inside next to him.

"I think that actress... Talia Shire?... from The Godfather is in this movie," I said as we waited for the movie to start.

"Ain't she the kid sister of the guy who directed The Godfather?" Keith asked.

I shrugged a bit. "Not a clue. I mean, it's not impossible, but there's definitely no family resemblance between the two if they are."

He chuckled slightly. "Ya know, not all brothers and sisters look alike."

"While I know that's true, all the people I know who have siblings look alike. Even KJ and Sky already look alike."

"And how you and Eric look alike."