It was then that Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, came into the studio
with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun. She fired twice, and the Emperor and the
Empress were dead before they hit the floor.
Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told
them they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on.
It was then that the Bergerons' television tube burned out.
Hazel turned to comment about the
blackout to George. But George had gone
out into the kitchen for a can of beer.
George came back in with the beer,
paused while a handicap signal shook him
up. And then he sat down again. "You
been crying" he said to Hazel.
"Yup,"
"I for
get
"What
," she
said.
"Somet
she sa
id.
about?
" he s
aid.
hing r
eal sa
d on t
elevis
i
"What
on."
was it
?" he
all ki
said.
nd of
mixed
up in
my min
d," sa
id Haz
el.
"Forge
t sad
things
," sai
d Geor
ge.
"I alw
ays do
," sai
d Haze
l.
"That'
s my g
i
r
l
," sai
He win
d Geor
ced. T
ge.
here w
as the
sound
"Gee of a r
I coul
ivetti
d tell
ng gun
that o
in his
ne was
head.
a dooz
y," sa
id Haz
el.
"You c
an say
that a
gain,"
said G
eorge.
"It's
"Gee-" said Hazel, "I could tell that one was a doozy."