Na Ist Hejstingsu srećemo Edija, D.-ovog nekadašnjeg kolegu s posla. Edi nosi isključivo markiranu odjeću i nadrealne cipele iz tridesetih koje kupuje na I-beju. Usred gomile izvitoperenih, sprženih figura narkomana koji se svakodnevno vrte po Ist Hejstingsu, Edi, sa svojom fedorom, zlatnim pečatnjakom, izvajanim tijelom i dendijevskim držanjem izgleda poput nove gramofonske igle. Poput raskošne bijele čaplje. Edi je ugrožena vrsta. Edi je blago manijakalno-depresivan. Edi je brz kao sekundara. Edi uglavnom sluša japansku elektronsku muziku. Dok koračamo ulicom Edi nam priča kako je konačno dobio sudski spor protiv bivšeg cimera s kojim je prije nekoliko godina živio u Londonu, u Ontariju, i odštetu od 35.000 dolara. Edi je imao kolekciju od 12.000 ploča elektronske muzike. Edi je izluđivao svog cimera neprestanom pričom i elektronskom muzikom koja je tutnjala po cijeli dan. Uzgred, Edi je i opsesivno-kompulsivan. Edijev cimer više nije mogao to da izdrži. Kad god Edi nije bio u stanu, on je metodično vadio jednu po jednu Edijevu ploču, progorijevao je upaljačem, uredno vraćao u omot i nazad na policu. Edijev cimer je tako progorio 12.000 Edijevih ploča. Edi je u međuvremenu odlučio da se preseli u Vankuver. Spakovao je ploče i napustio London, u Ontariju. Kad je poželio da novog cimera impresionira svojom kolekcijom, Edi se suočio sa 12.000 rupa, 12.000 slijepih očiju. Rastajemo se od Edija kod Dalijeve skulpture „Ples vremena 1“ izložene u centru grada. Dok se grlimo i tapšemo po leđima, pomišljam kakvu je tek vatru morao koristiti Dali da bi vrijeme ovako zaplesalo.
REVENGE IS A DISC...
On East Hastings we meet Eddie, D.’s former coworker. Eddie wears only branded clothes and surreal shoes from the 30s which he buys on EBay. Amid the crowd of twisted, burned shapes of addicts who hang around East Hasting every day, wearing his fedora and golden signet ring, and with his chiseled body and dandy posture Eddie looks like a new record player needle. Like a resplendent white egret. Eddie is an endangered species. Eddie is slightly bipolar. Eddie is fast like a second hand on a clock. Eddie listens mostly to Japanese electronic music. As we’re walking down the street, Eddie tells us he’s finally won the legal case against his former roommate who he used to live with a few years ago in London, Ontario. He got 35,000 dollars compensation. Eddie used to have an electronic music collection of 12,000 records. Eddie used to drive his roommate crazy by incessant talking and electronic music which blasted all day long. By the way, Eddie is obsessive-compulsive too. Eddie’s roommate could not take it any longer. Whenever Eddie was out of the apartment, he would methodically take out Eddie’s records one by one, burn them with a lighter, and diligently return them into their sleeves and back to the shelf. Eddie’s roommate burned a hole in 12,000 Eddie’s records. In the meantime, Eddie decided to move to Vancouver. He packed his records and left London, Ontario. When Eddie wanted to impress his new roommate with his record collection, he faced 12,000 holes, 12,000 blind eyes. We part with Eddie near Dali’s sculpture Dance of Time I in the town center. As we’re hugging and patting each other on the back, I’m thinking what kind of fire Dali had to use to make time dance like this.
Translated by Igor Cvijanović