West 4th Street, Manhattan
The bride's father is a colonel in the Marine Corps.
His daughter, wears Viet Cong pajamas, reads from
the pulpit a 15-page excerpt from Friedrich Engels'
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.
The groom's father is a Jewish wholesale meat
salesman specializing in pig livers and pig bellies.
His son dons a Mao suit and puts out Hawaiian
Punch, quarts of Old Milwaukee and Gallo Port.
The Colonel pulls out a bottle of Chivas Regal
from under a table for his family and fellow officers.
The groom goes into the streets and summons
members of the destitute classes to join the party.
A homeless wino spits out the punch, spraying the
bride, when he realizes it's non-alcoholic.
Gil Fagiani