Spaulding Gray

I'm currently listening to: The Anthem by Good Charlotte on LAUNCHcast

For the three people not reading the comments on this weblog, you probably wouldn't know that Spaulding Gray had gone missing. Well, he did... not too long before my Contemporary Drama class watched "Gray's Anatomy" in class, followed by part of "Monster in a Box". (Good movies, both.) His last monologue/play that he was working on was tentatively titled "Life Interrupted". According to the newspapers and websites, he had been workshopping it for a while, and was going to premier it sometime soon.

But then he dissappeared. He left behind his wallet, his driver's liscense, his life. He was gone. Just like that.

I found the title of his last work fairly ironic in that aspect. People speculated that he had been abducted, or even drowned himself.

Thing is, I was wondering... what if he had left behind his life to find something unusual to write about... to speak about. People write entire novels on two days. It wouldn't be the first time he had succumbed to going underground, or hanging out in obscure places.

Oh, and did I mention that I think I saw him on the bus? He was sitting near the front of the Hampton bus in a brown leather jacket, and I couldn't help but stare.

Shoulder-length grey hair? Check.
Facial features? Check, check.
Him catching me staring? Oops, check.

I looked away quickly, but tried to call to mind everything I had known, and started to wonder if there would be Elvis sightings like this for years to come. And his voice?

Just like the videos. How would I know? He asked to get off at the Chippewa stop in front of Lindenwood Bank and Trust co.

So, chances are it wasn't him. Dead ringers happen all the time, no pun intended. But, what if it was him? And for that matter, will the girl with the unshakeable, unnerving gaze end up in a monologue? Probably not. But it's fun to think about.