May 31, 1999.
A story from the subway ride this weekend:
Q: So you're a Leo, a Johnny Bravo.
Me: I suppose. What does that mean?
Q: I'll tell you a story -
Me: - 'Once upon a time...'
Q: (obediently) Once upon a time - in an episode of the Brady Bunch, so you know it's a part of our cultural heritage...
~~~
Greg gets a lowly job at the local television station. All he does is shlepp cans of film around. One day he learns that Johnny Bravo - the Johnny Bravo - and his Bravettes are coming to the studio to perform. He is, of course, Greg's idol. Half the episode is Greg swooning over the prospect of seeing Johnny Bravo up close.
On the day of the performance, Greg's mean old boss won't let him get anywhere near the stage. So Greg's just peeping around the edges, getting a look at the set up. And to everyone's great surprise, Johnny Bravo can't make it! He's tied up somewhere else. Johnny's agent is furious, Greg's boss is mad, and they're just about to tear everything down when Johnny's agent catches sight of the lowly gopher.
'Who's that?!' he cried, pointing straight at Greg.
'Oh, that's just Greg Brady,' his mean boss replies. Ignoring him, the agent gets Greg to come over by them. 'Let's see if it fits,' the agent says, and puts Johnny Bravo's suit up against Greg's body.
Of course, it's a perfect fit. Before he knows what's going on, Greg Brady is in Johnny Bravo's suit, lip-synching to his hit song. At first he's terrified. But then a revelation comes over him - I can do this, he thinks.
And from that second on, he was Johnny Bravo.
~~~
Me: What did that have to do with astrology?
Q: Nothing. It's a life lesson. Whenever you think you can't do something, hold up the Johnny Bravo suit and see if it fits. It's gotten me through the last four years.
And that, as they say, is that.
 
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