Darin – Page 77 – Son of Stuck Funky

It's Astounding

Guess those “Winkerboard” meetings run pretty long. Frankie’s finished his “cup a coffee” and split, but not before dropping off his card, which contains no contact information but does include a variation on a gag from Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938).

Winkerboarding

Frankie finally musters the gumption to get out of his Stalkermobile and enter Montoni’s, where he is greeted by an entirely too-chipper Rachel. The redhead attempts to throw this mysterious stranger off the trail by spouting gibberish when asked about Darin’s whereabouts. But she doesn’t know that Frankie’s read The Book: he gets the “Funky Winkerboard” reference and regards Montoni’s would-be gatekeeper with a stern gaze.

Meet the Parent

Charles
May 5, 2013 at 3:41 pm
What‘s Frankie going to do? If he’s trying to reconnect with Darin, why is he hanging around like a cop on stakeout? Why doesn’t he just go in and introduce himself?

Jeffcoat Wayne
May 5, 2013 at 11:29 am
Even though it’s stalkerish behavior, I’m still not getting Batiuk’s intended “evil vibe” off of Frankie. He genuinely comes off as a guy who was deprived of the chance to meet his own illegitimate bastard son.

What and why indeed? Frankie seems totally un-sinister today, at least compared to how he’s been portrayed so far in this arc. Where is this going?

Frankie Speaking

The plot, such as it is, continues to thicken today. Frankie the ~~Rapist~~ Stalker’s got a partner in whatever he’s trying to pull here: the equally-shiftily-named “Lenny”. It also seems that his target is not Les (drat!) but Darin, whom he’s trailed to Montoni’s. TB actually rewards us with a pretty good punchline.

Book 'em, Frankie

TheDiva
May 2, 2013 at 10:55 pm
I’m getting the subtle impression that Frankie might not be a nice person…

Like the rest of you, dear readers, I cannot even begin to fathom what sinister plot Frankie has in mind. Something to do with besmirching St. Lisa’s immaculate image, I guess. Interesting how TB’s managed to intersect two plot threads, each having something to do with A Book By Les Moore.