Erotic Scenes

'In the morning there was no sun, and all day the geese flew south.'
-Bette Bao Lord

I read the above line in my current novel. It made me think of the recent, historic January 2009 story of the new American hero, 'Captain Sully':

A US Airways jumbo jet was slowly lifted out of the icy Hudson River late yesterday, three days after the A320 had made a successful "splash landing" that saved all 155 people on board.

Television footage from the scene, near Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan, showed the right side of the Airbus with the intact engine but its covering was mangled.

Work to recover the waterlogged jet was making "very good progress," Kitty Higgins of the National Transportation Safety Board told a press conference.

The recovery effort was hampered by slush surrounding the aircraft and huge chunks of ice on a day with air temperature hovered around minus eight degrees Celsius.

The aircraft was placed on a barge and will be taken to an undisclosed location in New Jersey for examination. The flight data and cockpit voice recorders, known as black boxes, remained on the plane.

The flight bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, met "big, dark-brown birds" shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport on Thursday and both engines lost power.

The flight crew decided to land on the Hudson, rather than back to LaGuardia or to the nearby smaller Teterboro Airport because the plane was flying "too low, too slow" and would have "catastrophic" consequences if things went wrong in a heavily populated area, said Kitty Higgins of the National Transportation Safety Board.

The plane landed near a vessel so as to improve recovery after landing, but the pilots were not able to turn on the "ditching switch" to automatically seal off the aircraft in water, Higgins told a press conference on Saturday evening.

The successful emergency landing and the ensuing rescue of all the 150 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots, were described as a "miracle on the Hudson" by New York State Governor David Paterson.

Captain Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger has been hailed as a hero and received phone congratulations from US President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama.

After I read my flashback (below) I was reminded of this song called, THE MODEL, by Kraftwerk, that I used to like so much.
http://search.live.com/video/results.aspx?q=kraftwerk%2C%20model&docid=443741831785&FORM=VIVP27

Twenty-five years ago today:

January 19, 1984

Today I called Suzy Miller to confirm our date for Saturday night. It should be fun. We are supposed to go to David's, then have a few drinks. This will be followed by dinner at 'A Little Italy'.
"It should be quaint," David had said a while back.

I left a message on Alexis' answering machine. Paloma was not home when I telephoned her at 2pm. I called Gilbert and we chatted about 'nothing in particular'. I called my mom, too. Elisa Berney (high school pal and former junior high girlfriend) called me about her personal telephone bill. I told Elisa the news about my brother, John. The news of his being a 'father' in May 1984, of course.

I paid a few bills (auto insurance included). I exercised a bit when Gilbert called me back. He started to try flattering me with talk of how he would love to 'make love' with me.
"I would just like you to lie naked next to me," Gilbert said.
I was shocked when I heard him utter that sentence. He is so 'open and direct' in his thoughts. I told Gilbert about a few of the erotic scenes I had seen with Paloma in the French film "Going Places".
"Yeah, there was one guy who was fucked by four other guys!" I explained as I thought I had matched his 'open and direct' statement from before.
Then Gilbert began to surprise me even more.
"I have experienced bondage," Gilbert shared, "it's enjoyable if you love that person.
"A menage a trois is not so great when you don't get the good side of the bargain," Gilbert added.
I imagine the 'good side of the bargain' meant whether you had access to your preferred partner (I guess).
"So...why don't you fix me up with one of your models," I asked Gilbert.
"I will not...and do you know why?" he asked.
"No, why?"
"I would be jealous," he replied, "but I do know one model that would just love you."
It made me wonder.
I questioned him. "Are your models ever all together at one place, at one time?"
"Yes," Gilbert replied, "I have a big party once a year."
I thought to myself (I will look forward to that party).