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“Get what?”
“We sell entertainment and hope for a brighter day.”
“You mean we preach?”
“You preach. You say whatever you want to say. I've heard you. Tell a story. Tell another
story. Tell them God loves them. That can't hurt, can it?”
“Just go on the air and sell tapes and tape players?”
He nodded, gaining momentum. “Just about. I've been thinking about this, and the puzzle
parts keep falling into place, not just kinda but perfectly. You're Brother Bob. It gets no better.
It has a roll out the gullet with a pleasing feel and sound. And we don't broadcast from the
university. We head twenty miles up the road.”
“You mean to keep it legal.”
“No. We'd be legal anywhere. Twenty miles up we'll be in Kingdom City. You don't think
Brother Bob from Kingdom City might play like hell across the Bible Belt?”
Few people then grasped numbers relating to market share leading to dollars. Character-
istic of the times, revenue was gross, but it made the difference between a hippie and a rock
star. Rock stardom lurked in the collective consciousness; it could happen to anyone. Geof-
frey's idea could have generated millions. I said no. I couldn't do that.
“Why not?”
“I'm Jewish for starters.”
“So was Jesus.”
“Not like that.”
“Not like what? Jewish is Jewish. He was. You are. I don't get it? What's the difference?”
“Jews don't proselytize. Jews have no missionaries. Converting to Judaism isn't easy. It's
very difficult.”
“You wouldn't be proselytizing. Or converting. Or preaching anything Jewish. Or Chris-
tian. You'd be talking happy hope and glory. You'd be
selling
! I've seen you sell hot mud for
chrissake!”
“We never actually sold any.”
“But you weren't afraid to ask for the money! You weren't afraid to have some fun and
share it! You think you might sell some light and hope? You think a Jew ever sold anything?”
“Yeah, they have. That could be another problem.”
“I didn't mean it that way. It just came out wrong.”
“It usually does. I just fairly well know how it would end up.”
“Well, if you don't want to do it, that's okay. I'd always feel remiss if I didn't run it by you.
It's a winner. You could be a winner, if you'd let it happen. I haven't picked too many, but this
is one of them.”
“You do it.”
