Tom GellieBig Picture Skiing Pty Ltd · Coach/Director

Silver Star Mens Day 2009

15 Mar 2009 · 6 min

Watch on YouTube

5:45

The excerpt is a lyrical monologue performed by a single speaker, blending references to the song "Valerie" with personal reflections. The speaker addresses a character named Valerie, expressing longing, frustration, and a desire for connection. Interwoven are mentions of legal and financial troubles (jail, house sale, lawyer, fines), self‑deprecating humor (apology to Charlie Murphy), and vivid imagery (motors on fire, messiah for the animals). The overall tone is a mix of confessional, pleading, and slightly chaotic, revealing the speaker's emotional state and personal circumstances.

Chapters

Potions, these drugs are just an hour away. Come on in. Electronic, apolophonic, prostitute, the motors on fire, messiah for the animals. Oh, come on, we got our backs to the wall. Get on and watch out, say you're trying to kill us. All right, it's rolling. I'm sorry, Charlie Murphy, I was having too much fun. your ginger hair and the way your life drags. I want you to come on over and stop making a fool out of me. Why don't you come on over, Valerie? Valerie? Valerie? Valerie? Did you have to go to jail, put your house on an open sale, did you get a good lawyer? Hope you didn't catch a 10, hope you found the right man who'll fix it for you. Are you shopping anywhere? Change the color of your hair? Are you busy? And did you have to pay that fine? You was dodging all the time, are you used to Since I come home, well, my body's been a mess, and I miss your tender hair and the way you like to dance. Won't you come on over? Stop making a fool out of me. Why don't you come on over, Valerie? Well, sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the border and I think about all the things that's what I do. And in my head I paint a picture. But since I come home, well, my body's been a mess and I miss your