Gabe: As usual, any week in Big Sur isn't a 'typical' week. And ever since Josie started working with me at The Bar half the year, it seems like every local has even juicier gossip to share.
Josie *smirking*: It's because I'll do anything for juicy gossip. And it's not just me, I have to tell Lucia too. Which means I need salacious details.
Gabe: It should be mentioned that Josie and I are often the source of some salacious details.
Josie *smirking, again*: Gabe and I have gotten caught...several times...having sex...in places we shouldn't.
Gabe: Like the woods.
Josie: Trees get me goin', you know that Vikingo.
Gabe: Gladys and Gloria have taken great pride in broadcasting our romantic news across the town.
Josie: Actually, the other day, it was fucking Calvin at the Post Office, telling everyone that you and I were planning our next road trip and taking bets on where we were going to go.
Gabe: And Calvin said he'd never gossip here.
Josie: And Lucia said she'd never live in a place like this and now they run a bookstore together. *rubs hands together* But let's see. What's new on the Big Sur Channel? A herd of cattle crossed Highway 1 last Sunday and refused to move. A bunch of locals had to go out and sing "Raspberry Beret" until they moved along.
Gabe: Wait...what?
Josie: Fritz said his cattle only respond to Prince songs. Raspberry Beret gets them movin'. Which is relatable given that's my favorite song to dance to.
Gabe: I'm well aware. All of Big Sur is aware of your dancing, Josefine.
Josie *shrugs*: Well what do you got, gossip-wise? I gave the readers lazy cows.
Gabe: Calvin and Lucia hosted a Stranger Things-themed party at The Mad Ones and my father got so drunk he gave a dramatic reading from one of Gloria's favorite Harlequin novels and then passed out in the Poetry section.
Josie: Oh that's right! Fritz and I were too busy dancing to Prince.
Gabe: My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Manahan, held a sex-toy party on the beach and a sea-gull tried to fly away with one of the vibrators.
Josie: Gladys rescued it, knocked the sand off, then took the toy home with her in her purse. It was an intimidating-looking vibrator with tentacles like a squid.
Gabe *head in hands*: Jesus.
Josie: Listen, you're the one who got me to fall in love with you and this kooky place. I'm just repeating what I saw that day. Lucia and I laughed so hard we fell off our beach chairs.
Gabe: There's never a dull day in Big Sur, that's for sure.
Josie: And the next time you're in Big Sur, be sure to stop by The Bar. We'll pour you a drink and I'll make you look at our giant album of wedding pictures.