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what kind of shot does she give billy bob


when he says to bassinger I need a shot and pulls down his pants?

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what are you talking about? Viagra didn't exist in 1983.

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True they didn't have "viagra" back in the 80's. There were and still are injections directly into the penis for similar purposes. Much less common these days of course.

But as the commentary said it was for diabetes.

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Supposedly Ellis' father had some kind of penile enhancement surgery that was botched and he had to shoot some kind of drug in down there to get an erection. This is mentioned briefly in "Lunar Park," BEE's semi-autobiographical novel (highly recommended for anyone interested in the author).

But then again, it could be part of the fictionalized piece.

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we only see him getting the shot so we know the he will likely have aids in the future, the needle was used by martin who had sex with the dying blonde Imo, sry for the bad english



Never argue with an idiot, he'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

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It's insulin. It's in the book, page 39, in the short story called The Up Escalator. Has nothing to do with liquid viagara, penile surgery or HIV/AIDS.

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Yeah, it was clearly being injected into his thigh. Everyone above this post needs to read the book and stop being so stupid.

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