Game of Cards with Nick Cave dream
My wife and I meet Nick Cave in a venue.
The venue is small but like a theatre, with red velvet.
There’s nobody else there yet.
He’s a likeable guy, in a good mood.
He has a deck of cards and invites me to play a game called “Raise Me”, which involves placing down a card of higher value than the one the previous player has placed, otherwise you have to pick one up. The object is to lose all your cards.
He has to teach me the rules.
Tells me I’m good at cards.
He does all the talking.
I want to ask his what his life’s like, what it’s like touring and being on telly and whether he enjoys it, but I don’t have the nerve, as I reckon he’s off duty.
My wife is sitting in the background watching us, smiling.