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THE
RED
FILING
CABINET
photography by bryce Kanights
Inspired by the book "The Red Couch"
My name is Joe, I work for Casey & Hayes movers here in
town. My days are pretty predictable, it furniture and
equipment, on and off the truck and deliver it. Well, today
was different. I knew it was trouble when I first saw the
freak photographer. He talks to the boss and somehow
gets a deal where me and my buddy Mike haul his red
polka-dotted file cabinet all over hell's half-acre while some
snot-nosed little punks beat up on it with their skateboards
Now I got nothing against skating, and to be honest I
hoped to see some good crashes. The first place we went
was a fight of stairs in the financial district. We put it on its
side and "Boom Oscar Jordan backside lip-
slides down it no problem. We were loading up the truck
when the security guard told us to screw. I showed him a
fist and said I was just doing my job. I get paid by the hour
so the idea of driving to Benicia was fine with me. We get
there and find a little skate court with all kinds of cement
bumps and jumps. After avoiding several boards to the
anide, we dropped our load in the middle and watched
the show. On top of the cement loaf, wildman Wade
Speyer just few right over it. The sun was setting and the
photo geek told us that our day was done except for one
more shoot. We loaded the case in the truck and headed
back to the city. Somewhere out by a golf course, we met
a guy named Lance Conklin who told us, "Set it
here, and il nose bluntside it," whatever the hell that is. After
work, Mike and me loaded up the truck and drove to
Wille's for a beer. The next day dawned, and sure enough
we were back at it. Loading and unloading and standing
around with our thumbs up our butts I used to play football
in school, but that was years ago, and the only exercise
get nowadays is work and fiting the elbow at the bar. Any
way Mr. Photographer man wants a shot of the cabinet on
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