maestro1200

Who I'd like to meet:

Randal: "There was something else going on in Jedi. I never noticed it 'til today. They build another Death Star, Right?" Dante: "Yeah." Randal: "Now, the first one was completed and fully operational before the rebels destroyed it." Dante: "Luke blew it up. Give credit where credit's due." Randal: "And the second one was still being built when they blew it up." Dante: "Comliments of Lando Calrissian." Randal: "Something just never sat right with me that second time around. I could never put my finger on it, but something just wasn't right." Dante: "And you figured it out." Randal: "The first Death Star was manned by the Imperial army. The only people on board were Storm troopers, Dignitaries, Imperialists." Dante: "Basically." Randal: "So when they blew it up, no problem. Evil's punished." Dante: "And the second time around?" Randal: "The second time around it wasn't even done beind built yet. It was still under construction." Dante: "So?" Randal: "So, a construction job of that magnitude would require a hell of lot more manpower than the Imperial army had to offer. I'll bet they brought independent contractors in on that thing. Plumbers, aluminum siders, roofers--" Dante: "Not just Imperialists. Is that what you're getting at?" Randal: "Exactly. In order to get it built quickly and quietly, they'd hire anybody that could do the job. You think the average Storm Trooper knows how to install a toilet main? All's they know is killing and white uniforms." Dante: "Alright, so, they bring in independent contractors. Why are you so upset at it's destruction." Randal: "All those innocent contractors brought in to do the job are killed, casualtios of a war they had nothing to do with. Alright, look, you a roofer. Some juicy government contract comes your way. You got a wife and kids, the two-story in suburbia. This is a government contract which means all sorts of benefits. Along come these left-wing militants who blast everything within a three-mile radius with their lasers. You didn't ask for that; you had no personal politics. You're just trying to scrape out a living." Blue Collar Man: "Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt, but, uh, what are you talking about?" Randal: "The ending of Return of the Jedi."?Dante: "My friend here is trying to convince me that any independent contractors who were working on the Death Star were innocent victims when they were destroyed by the rebels." Blue Collar Man: "Well, I'm a contractor myself. I'm a roofer. 'Done and Ready Home Improvements'. And speaking as a roofer, I can tell you a roofer's personal politics comes into play heavily when choosing jobs." Randal: "Like when?" Blue Collar Man: "Three weeks ago, I was offered a job up in the hills, beautiful house, ton's of property, a simple re-shingling job. They told me if I could finish it in one day, I would double my price. Then I realized whose house it was." Dante: "Whose house was it?" Blue Collar Man: "Dominic Bambino's." Randal: "Baby Face Bambino, teh gangster?" Blue Collar Man: "The same! The money was right, but the risk was too high. I know who he was, and based on that, I turned the job over to a friend of mine." Dante: "Bosed on personal politics." Blue Collar Man: "Right! And the next week, the Foresie family put a hit on Baby Face's house. My friend was shot and killed. Didn't even finish re-shingling." Randal: "No way." Blue Collar Man: "I'm alive because I knew the risk involved in that particular client. My friend wasn't so lucky. Any contractor working on that Death Star knew the risk involved. If they got killed, it's their own fault. A roofer listen's to this, not his wallet."