I remember being in a deep sleep one night back when I was in high school and living in Middletown. The next words I remember were "PUT THE GUN DOWN!!!!!" At first, I thought it was all apart of my dream. Then, I realized that there was a mob right out in front of our house yelling at each other. I was so tired! It must have been going on right in the middle of my R.E.M. cycle or something. The shouting continued and I couldn't really make out what the group was arguing about. I just remember trying to go back to sleep for what seemed an eternity. "PUT IT AWAY, MAN, PUT THE GUN AWAY!!!" I'm sure there where many explicit words used in between as well and I shouldn't be directly quoted on that. It kept going on and I kept getting more and more aggravated. "PUT IT DOWN!!!" That was it, I couldn't take it anymore. I had lost my patience. I found myself shouting out, "JUST PUT IT AWAY OR SHOOT HIM NOW! I want to sleep!"
I don't think they heard me even though my window was open. I know it wasn't the most sensitive thing to think or say, but I meant it! Sleep is a sacred thing that not even a gun fight should disturb. The man I call The Gun Guy was arrested and put in jail for a couple years. He is now the proud father of a little boy with a mohawk.
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