NICO TEIXEIRA / 28 CUBES
marathon of streaming mind
binging THE CUBE ‘97
& some Cube 2 hype ‘02
for Henson's The Cube ‘69
preceding The Big Cube ‘69
FEBRUARY
1.
Hole. Let’s do that one first shall we? The Cubby’s Veneer
Screen. [Hollow echoing] Work. Scary, right? [Scraping] O
pen X. Fiction. Science. Creep in. Jimmy, Jerry, HELP US|
me OUT OF HERE! How does it work? This sonnet? This
I M I T A T I O N fix. Willy, it’s wonked! Lost remote con
troll, you got a Golden Ticket? Full access? What to do w/
it? Behind scenes is a fatal trap. You’re gonna die. Can you
visualize all golden ratios of torture before it happens? Shut
down black mirrors. No disturbance. Futures pray to dogs,
son. Jesus bled for account’s net-worth of sun-network sin.
There you have it? It is Twilight Zone (one & only) original
Fifth Dimension. Ouch! I’m not gonna hurt you, tho it hurts!
@least you don’t have to flip out single sides. HELP! [Honk]
Get me out of here! STOP! [Honk] My e glasses broke. I can’t
2.
see. Why r you afraid of the rooms? How many peeps r in
this Thing? R we caught? Some Thing— some one just cut
my head off! Cruel comments. Take care of your cats! Make
sure they r all right. It’ll b worth it. Don’t worry. Help some
user tie #laces. You’re a doctor now. [High-pitched whistle]
Do you remember how you got here? In a ravioli? One from
the freezer in the middle of the night. Only the government
could have built a ploy like this. Alien. God. You hope it’s a
god? Let us concentrate. We won’t solve any problem sitting
still. Keep the line moving. Work. There’s got 2 b a way out.
Invest screen time, buy an app to exit, or hold my hand thru
haunted house. I just want to wake up already! Should I trust
cop? Family? Why not? [Door slides open] I flashback to guy
in TV Tech who turned into a cop. He was always in trouble
3.
@school. [Rattling] Is lesson close to home? Who is it? I
don’t follow. Room numbers. Hallways. Locker rooms. I
see hallowed ways to suck on it sideways & keep that saliva
flow. [Sniff] What’s in a name, anyway? Does it mean some
Thing? I know knowing what mine meant changed my life!(?)
to change my name. Again & again, Nic changes his handles.
Who can keep up? You have to save your self from your self,
son. [Click] Boot! [Roll another body over] Dad, why throw
so many innocent people here? R we being punished? Duh.
Obviously. Better get it right this time! You’re the DR. heal
your self! [Sigh] I am nothing. Cavity. Real level-headed, I rate
rants. I am boring. Crazy. Ask a question. No such thing as
a stupid question. Right. RIGHT? Annoying attention. Life
bytes. Get used to it. Kids. What is the purpose? I am getting
4.
out of here, for Christ’s sake, thieves have taken my amethyst!
It helped me when I was worried. If nothing is random, why
am I here? How r we all @math problems? Copy key answer.
Did you learn about the golden rectangles? Did you live in a
house marked #15 in suburban rowed block? Go show-off
prime numbers? Through the looking glass @prime #s beats
me! I think that room is cool? 1983. Fate. I’ve got the facility
for it. Boot it up. My (antivirus) mainframe brain. Stuck in my
stomach. Prime numbers keep you safe. How do you figure?
It’s the last thing I remember. I missed lunch. Or whatever.
If we get out of here, I’ll make you supper. Ratatat-tat, boo!
I need smokes. Loose lips sink ships. Down well to feel fine?
[Gasp] What kind of doctor r you? Let’s chitchat, you rug rat.
Regret? God, she’s dead. These numbers r not on primetime
5.
Amazon. Try & help me out of here. This box is a trap too.
We have to backtrack? You mean go look things up? REM
member what past? We have to back it all up?! Slow up that
scroll roll. Slow down, son. Please. There’s a password sign
off—[Door slides shut] his room is GREEN. Thump thum-
that’s y they call war thumbs thumpers! Automatic wabbit. I
can’t go back. Panic! I like the BLUE room better. It’s got
blue blockers. Baby butter first. That’s how you survive. It
is way too bizarre. I’ll look after you all. Obviously. I want
to look out for you, bot or not. [Wail] Q, let’s not go right
away, huh? Where do you hide this big RED? Look! Form
military. Complex. Size does matter. Who do you think the
establishment is? No profile? Strange vibes, man. It’s some
rich psychopath! His credit clears! ha? 6 degrees! CLEAR!
6.
Bullet theory. Right on [Choke] hold please. Comeback fast.
Push tender buttons, Gertrude, U old influencer, this con-
niption captions for what it’s worth. GO YELLOW! Yell!
Right in front of U. Slice & dice & roll ‘em! Owe! Kazan is
wailing. I don’t know what happened. Mute all this racket!
Shut the door! Zut alors/shut the door! Is that French? E-
male spies got “bad” attitudes! Son, what happened? You
saw what happened. There’s not much else you can do @-
all. Story. Feeds. Can I decipher it? I can’t, fortunate, user.
I gotta P! Put it on the board. Jesus Christ. Now it reeks in
here. Hollow. Humor. Man. Weighs. Baby. Sitter. A barren
woman had to b me. This here’s a will to LIVE! That’s me.
Feeling cozy? Please try to ignore the chip in my head. Lie
down & beg! B a man? Again & again. Thought so. I do not
7.
wish this? Beat it! Let’s get on w/it! SETUP. OPTIONS.
Since there’s no way out? GOTCHA! How did you know?
I’m lost. O God, America. Who r you? Who am I? Poison
pointless. I designed the outer shell. It’s in a script. HTML
ERROR message attacks you @first. Who hired me? God’s
office. Phony nobody calls you IRL. Geek squares figure
POST-ITs out? Keep US separate. Right? That’s a whole
Thing. You were right all along! Nobody better ever call
you paranoid again! I don’t get it? You’ll understand, son.
Nobody is in charge. Solar ray charges. Power. You grasp.
Big Bro’s not watching you? R others out there? We know
Things. Only some have a purpose. Any questions? Great
job! [Pointless] It’s so much more than that, son. It’s bout
love. Get some. Come get some! Not all! Keep out. Simple.
8.
Head down? You won’t go out of control. If God is “good”
this is how He will ruin the world! What’s the truth, Ruth?
I felt guilty my whole life. Throw a rock! I confess! I am who
you r. R we... a like away? Bust glass open? Quit it! We need
others. I’m only one who knows all about this place. Finding
validation is work. Goddamn cellular. 6 feet under. 6G sells
separation on demand. May I? Slide over. Move down. 14 x
14 x 14 x 14 no more! 26 rooms high? Thought it was 24. Is
it 28? Who is Descartes! Yes. Level up. Longitude’s latitude
attitude. Add all data, stat! Return. Forever. Y is X is Zzz—
let them sleep in peace. Together? Practical solution. Not the
other way around. Let’s take turns & Cher! Sharing is caring
[Tweet] Stay Tuned. Stay Tubed. Stay hooked. TikTok in the
clubs. Guess we won’t b eating? BLUE is a ruse?! That blows
9.
a fuse. I miss WHO? said that owl. Judy, Judy, Judy. It’s
rigged. Yeah, must be propaganda. How many boots you
got? Do you want to leave your friends behind? What’ve
I turned into? He’s all you have left. Can they be together
again? Hmmmm. I swear. I’ll be quiet. Bob Kaufman took
his vow of silence. Now, I’d like to. I won’t speak another
aching. Or I’ll delete my vows later. I want new beginning.
Old island. It’s all backwards. I must go forwards, you, see
now? Nah. My life is the past. [Rumbling] Crichton, I am
lost. Eu perdido. [Click] We’re human space walking on
pins & needles. I am on edge of egg-shell tomorrows. Let
Him (who?) go! I do not exist because you keep me. Sorry?
Sir. You r wrong. You missed the boat. That is your pro-
tip? Problem complaint. I don’t know you, don’t owe you
10.
me. Why don’t you take all your bottled-up wrath & hit
the sheets! Hit pillows hard, son. Don’t hit send! OMG
abusive officer? He sickens me. Is that the answer? R you
interested in what is behind the door? VIOLET. Yell O-
RANGE? Take a trip. [Police sirens] Nonviolent violator?
Verify this, protractor! Hang on to my mission impossible.
See a Thing? Hold on. We’ll make new-hope rope. Swing!
I’m light. I’m the lightest. It’s my turn. I will open your
eyes wide shut, son! I’ll b a real help, Hell, in, ready or...
knot. Here we go. Down clothes-line hanger. I quit. Only
way out of prison is thru windows. Screen saver. That is
as far as you can go. See anything at bottom of the well?
Don’t say it. JANET! From another planet, evil twins fore-
told you. Nikita will b replaced by...shame no more names?
11.
Lion King //Star Wars? TMI. [Chuckle] He let her drop!
I O God U Devil. She didn’t slip, showgirl. How do you
like my nails? [Wail] Shh. Come. Now. Celine Dion. We
got to get to the bottom of all this flailing for devotion.
It’s a long ONE WAY down. Keep on cracking. Papa
ate his Cracker Jacks. There was a toy inside. I wanted
to have it. You will all have such real rewards. Ta duh!
Stupid people. Stupid players. Survivor Jerri said line &
witch, I heart you. [Groggy] Scroll, troll. I’ll go nowhere
in a noose? Try & see thru ex-rays vision! It’s designer.
Look up from device. His frame. His covers. His bed. ½
of the other equation. I slip it in the lock. Once again it
is time to hit the bottom. [Whining] [Sobbing] Get away
from her! You SPIES! You r no nobles, you pigs! Protect
12.
us. From each other? You want to come w/us? Dick
the Hatch? Millionaire lobbyist. What’s the guy even on?
A life of lies? F it! Haha, Hatch, way to go! Laugh it up,
Fuzzball. Cinderella. Slip in The Raven, Wren, going a
round in circles! I speak for my self w/words out from
where there’s NO way out! [Chuckles] I can offer a can.
Have a Coke. Enjoy the Real Thing. Company Goddess
disses 1 God! How do we get out, remember, Dad? Mr.
B? Re-remember, Kahn? It’s a bridge. What r you talking
about!? THE BRIDGE! There’s a bridge. Get obsessed!
Either bridge or gallows. The numbers will add up. I am
sure. Bananas. Screens. MOOD FORECAST. No? Not
Lighthouse? (inside) Do we have time? Let’s get to there.
There! SELLERS! More whiskey. More cigs. Maybe, it’s
13.
him... r you getting a sign? Astronomical Gov. Ban
on banana factors made us forget that telephone bit.
Jim, neighbor, dope, gum, drop, comes up dime bags
4 [Door slides open] Buzzi is w/Roman Rocks & this
is hard place. Harvey? Make him do it! KAZAN! He’s
in yellow pages. Mr. Vereen. Mr. Williams. That ought
to do the trick. Or Moreno! Morse code. More coding?
CLEAR! Drop you back to BLUE’s bayou. Bye, YOU!
Vader made me anxious. BLOCKED. Theory has been
proven. Go have your self any drink! Own all (any) bar
charades. How many lives you got left, cats? I mean
rats! PI! OMG. Pi. What is that movie about a piece
of the pie? That’s it! The Life of Pi! AHA! Light bulb.
[Rumble] [Tumble] [Thud] Well what’s it worth? Bet
14.
to B patient. O, Patience! That is what’s on demand.
Patience? Hell NO! Too slow! Simone. I have none!
No patience! Please, God, NO! I am not about that!
I won’t be new patient in hospital. [Door slides shut]
O YES RED ROOM! Twisted stuff. Trust. Obvious
look! Find your light! Niko & the words of D LITE!
(this is a gap between generations) Better not explain.
Wink. What?! Blink. They did it again? Emotive. Ads
promote? Should I be hyped up on it? Time does not
exist in THE CUBE! Sequel pre-prequel? Reinvention
...OK, but no rebootation. I can’t/won’t do this! NO!
I don’t want to do this to my self. Pink Narcissus got
too tired for Price of mirror-on-wall’s coins of phrase.
BioGod, have mercy on US soles! Have mercy on US!
15.
Your poor eyes! They keep updating my words! I am
sorry for that. This abstraction. I did not ask for this.
It hurts me just as much to type @speed screen does!
[Blink] WoW! [Wink] Ok! Hu Huh Hullo? Is any one
here? This is new for me & it’s kind of freaking me a
bit. My smart baby got so scared when Mayor pulled
out the death decree on WWW. Poor man was scared
of a witch. I felt sad to see him so. No worries I wish,
Master! Don’t b fearful. Barbara is on the case! Gotcha.
Gods, when will Grace arrive? Mathematics, son. Hype.
I will spare you 2. I will do this one alone? I am sorry I
need to mow my lawn & fertilize my Leaves of Grass.
Nope, don’t worry. I rented it, but they can keep the
money. I don’t want to watch it. Sasha Fierce? NOPE.
Why am I here? Let’s get back to genius that started it
16.
all? J & J.J. hello? Can any body hear me? [Computing]
Push the button. Hit the wall. Your tie is a noose. Can
I hear you? Other. Side. Wall. It’s all some joke, huh?
Can I get you a stool? I’m just glad you came to JAM,
man. Yes. Isn’t it such a relief to have me open a pea-
cock door for you? What’s been keeping you? I’m here
all along. Always waiting. Make no mistake I know you.
Lazer beams for grandmas. This will be in a museum of
my mind. Maybe Celia Club realized! Why was I drop-
ped? What did I do? Follow me @BroadwayMuppets on
down, well, @here. Give me a call. This mind has some
visual thoughts. People warn me that they r only thoughts.
That’s how to build. To say hell-O. I will follow HIM!
Writing’s on the WALL! e! No, we kid. Sorry. L.M.A.O
17.
not trapped. It’s nonsense! You’ll make no more sense
w/new content. I am such a problem? Simple. Direct
reproach is always best. No, you cannot come w/me,
I’m not Nickelodeon, now I’m Nicodemus. Sorry, but
dial, listen, I am giving you all my loneliness. Clam up.
Work doesn’t pay. Phantom of the Paradise? Music to
dance wit your shadow plays. I want to manifest Self
HELP! No organization around here! Clean this all up.
No one cares about what they do. No one cares about
their work. Chocolate rabbits. Happy Easter. Guess J.
Galt decided to say, buy books. The vessel’s in a storm.
Don’t I know it. Don’t call back! What ever! I will be
expecting another call. You r trying to get out of this
Thing already. O, poor Thing. Pause, sit down. It’s OK.
18.
You again? Afternoon. Blinds r shut! PRIVATE
FEAR. We r all worried we’ll b shot dead! Could
you imagine? Why would someone want to kill US?
That is not OK, ok? If I’m OK, you’re OK. K? O-
kay, YES? Or that’s ok, no? Mental exercises r X-
hausting. Something wrong? I can hear you just fine.
It’s a swell connection. Don’t treat him that way! No
come now. It’s not his fault! Put your hand in your
pocket & give Him up. You silly, pigs. You puppets
r all so quite aware of all activities. Now, do you have
a WARRANT? You better. LOOK out. God’s not
very content w/you. I judge!?! I imagine it’s gonna
hurt me more than you. Sorry about it. That’s punish-
ment for life. DINO MIGHT! This means to obey
19.
doctor’s ransom. I have come to an end. Ridiculous
Nicholas. You make mockeries of your nation? Self?
I didn’t say that. He did & you want to slaughter
me? Can’t have Chosen One. She is the SLAYER!
& what’s more? Yes, wicked Faith. There B more.
Strike one down & there will b others! There is a
sister? Why B so cold? Could you turn down the
AC bill? This place was designed inside machines.
Another device you don’t know how to operate. I
lick it up, buttercup. No mustard seed? They’ll get
THE MUSTARD OUT! They got a Holy Bible O-
U-T! Tangerine? Why, thank you. He will drive us
insane! Drive you to the fetal position & WHO is
20.
driving now? I’M NOW ZEUS! ...GOD OF THUN-
der DUH! Cats, had a laugh by now? Y don’t you? Ha.
You’ll get sick shalacking your mouth—shut the door!
This guy has given you the key. Come on in & practice.
That’s just fine. Don’t mention it. Repeat actors’ lines.
The key is repetition. What is all the music trying to tell
you? To teach you? Will you not listen? To lessons of
Creation? Nation? Rhythm, come. Ignorant, ANIMAL
Hardy-Har-Harvard yard, you’ll never get out! SPOILER
You r stuck until you r stiff! Maybe? Live w/it. Go have
fun, why don’t you? Would that kill you to have a bit of
vague pleasure? Rest period is over. Get to work on the
double. Who’s this now? I’m a beggar. Yes, Old S Nick
empties pocket & fills his cup already. How long was it
since you had a good dream? When’s lunch? That’s how
21.
long. It’s over now. You r in another surprise. Purgatory.
Circle cube after boob tube sells hot IMAGINATIONS!
Have more. That’s the ticket! I can depend on you, Tube.
Til it’s censored, you can depend on it. Can it depend on
who? It is high time you grew up. Who takes advantage
of the innocent? You have taken advantage of me, fine,
I’ll lose your hope. Have faith. You’re right. Wake up to
new reality. Don’t dream it. Eat it. Rocky Horror doctor’s
a renowned actor. One of the best around. Don’t be em-
bombed. He is who he is. [Yawn] That macabre drunk. I
annoy me. He is so full of his self! Soo Self-important. I
well, hey, there, umm, there, now, have a seat on a couch
& tell me about it. Change. They sent you a liquor cabinet.
Is that real? Why don’t you sit down & enjoy your drink
22.
on the rocks. You r on a rock! You’re spinning around a
trip around a merry-go-round. Welcome to NEWS. How
fast can you read this, my pretty pumpkins. Will poor US
make it out of here alive? I doubt it. Nico will ask for us.
Kiss me! Kiss me! I’m a pig! Kiss me! He’s got real temp.
now. How high? How was it? Catch. Flip. No .com plaint
if Oprah said, use your body as a vessel. Use me for a will.
I learnt from TV’s North Star. Thank You, O! I would go
numb, shaken by her hand. #dead @ROYALTY! What a
fine setup for a television medium! I’m down. Why no? Is
there a point other wise? I’ll tell you all about The CUBE,
I don’t know, the guy who invented it never let his family
watch it! He thought it was cursed! But the mediums are
not cursed? Puppeteers must be held responsible please
23.
respond! This isn’t a happy ending! As above, so be low,
hate the whole thing then! It’s a nightmare. Turn it off.
MUTE. Might do you real “good.” Never mind, Jean G
loves her Cyclops & a Phoenix shall rise. I feel protected
inside the box. It’s black & white past over & it’s time to
think about that. Black & white & red all over? Has time
collapsed yet? Why isn’t it still relevant? I hope you hate
this. You deserve it! No, they deserve it! No, that seat is
RESERVED for BB! That’s the dog’s door. Not yours.
So sick! Let’s have a swill & talk about will. Maybe even
one dance? Got a smoke? Maybe a toke? Tokens for the
arcade. Dramatic structure. Write your own wit ending!
Keep believing. Keep pretending? I have projected onto
you. Forgotten a film’s projections. What’s that you said?
24.
Think you r not? Well that’s because you ignored hole
show. Shh has it ever occurred to you that you r already
gone? Sit down. Can’t you see what is happening here?
Define reality to define bananas. Consider a magnified
Space & Time. Adam’s family is lineage of atoms. That’s
just wordplay. You cannot accept the paradoxes & then
go bang your head threw a window upset! Poor homo!
Nicolau, please calm down. Calm yourself. It will be as
it will. It’s not impossible! Things r happening every day.
Up high, Whitney! Hit it! Get out your measuring VHS
tape to record #47. Maternity wards? No, it’s “ON/OFF”
I am still trying to remember my own system. What kind
of OCD affects you? #47. Cloris Leachman. People have
no respect for reality. It’ll b that “good” life of lining lies.
25.
Come in? Pull up a chair! Baby will only stub his HAL
on it. DOH! Nut! The wall nut! Just start naming nuts.
I’ll give you a hint. O no. Is she still talking about iced
cubes? Don’t even pay notice! Trust your self. Go w/
it. Every one is a liar! Cowardly lions will pretend that
you do not know. Chameleons surprise. True to form.
She can change. Poor chickens! Roger, that! Time is
up! Let’s go! The game is over! Time’s up! Others will
b waiting to take your place. Go ahead & walk out the
door. It’s open door policy here, folks. Every thing is
tricks for treats. [Yawn] Streaming cavities say update.
Gorillas sing home sweet home & do ballet?! Asylum.
I sigh ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Have you gotten better yet at predicting what’s next?
I have belief you have. Have you watched the Twilight
26.
Zone yet? I watched every episode w/the pandemic &
this is called “Five Characters in Search of an Exit.” Y
r you not laughing? I’m so serious? Haha. I know you
hate to be laughed @inyourhead. But kids r amused @
IDentities as all of God’s children, tho you birthed ‘em,
right? Jerry brought me hope. Now I bring you a dope.
Death is somehing. Ripples. We will get to it later. All
is AWE. (Aww). Lover, I miss you. I imagine an angel
w/God, in a safe? Cloud. I pray for a quick hack. For
unsaved souls, I’ll always pray. HAL has preyed on all
of you/me? Take comfort. Do not spoil your straw-
berry jam juice. Roger, this. Don’t shoot that instant
messenger. Anytime you want another one, don’t you
worry. There will be another day. You cannot escape.
27.
Not until you prove your self. Honestly? It’s how LOL
it goes. Thar she blows! Moby Dick’s mouth tomb has
trigger tongue. Send out caskets. Let it go. The clichés.
Not you! He’ll rise again! Jimmy Dean in a foto in cof-
fin. Cursed car. Speed test your visions, if you want to
curse Paradise. Simply look around & do it! I’m more
sick of you, than you r sick of me! MUTE! Rabbit ears.
I don’t care. I drive only my self insane. If that’s what
you call this. I know who I am. Rich? Little? Yes. That’s
Him. N. I know who you r. The Truman Show. Jimmy
is going to walk through that door right now. To prove
to you. It’s in his contract. He shook on it. No, he did
not. You will not b @harm. To Him the more you sit
w/it the more wit will make nonsense. If you cut a self,
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e, you will bleed, son. Jesus, no! Ulysses. His profile’s
gone. Name 6 things you can do w/witty life. For 600
bux you could sell a fish painting & go on a far off trip
so long as you can add it to your collection of boxes 4
you r really such a square [Laugh track] @you. It’s only
a game. Top shelf. I really like it. I’d rather be stuck in
yours. I play victim. Devices r life now. Now go follow
people you do not even appreciate or LIKE or want 2 C
ever, son. I am failing. Ghost writer BLOCK. Med sug
cubes dial pupils for sly meme maids. Can’t look sweets.
@of art is rude. Not really. It’s not a cube. JK. Circle on.
I wish you happiness. I wish you popularity. I wish you
a Mary’s Merry X-mas slap across the face. Flash drive
accepts trend requests. I think of you. ...How far OUT! ?
Nico3 Teixeira crashes in NYC3. His track record can be found thru muppoems.com and @muppoet