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Here we are, face to face, a couple of silver spoons.

Open to find, we're two of a kind.

Make it a go, make it grow. Together, we're gonna find our

way.

Together,

taking the time each day.

To learn all about those things you just can't buy.

Two silver spoons together.

You and I.

Always fun going through this old stuff from school.

Why are you saving these?

Those are my lucky old pair of white socks.

We won! We're in the soccer playoffs!

Hey! All right! We turned the Eagles into turkeys. Gobble, gobble.

That's great.

Want to borrow my lucky socks?

No, thanks.

What's happening here?

Ah, just sorting through some old stuff from college.

Look at this button.

Never trust anyone over 30.

Yeah, well, things were a little different then.

Yeah, you were under 30.

Yeah, I remember anybody over 30 seems so old.

Now, Friday, I'm going to be 40.

40?

40 is three times older than I am.

40.

That's four decades.

Gee. That'll do, Alfonso.

When they get near 40, they get cranky.

Hey, look at this.

My old scrapbook from the Paisley conspiracy.

What's the Paisley conspiracy?

My buddy Dave Travis and I, we started this singing group in college.

Who's Paisley?

Oh, Paisley's not a person. It's a fabric pattern that was popular in the

For about ten minutes.

My old Paisley shirt.

Wait a minute.

People actually went out of the house wearing that?

Crazy.

Hey, look at this publicity picture of me.

Old Dave Travis.

Gosh.

Haven't seen him for 17 years.

I wonder what he's doing now.

Hey, hey!

Look at that. It's our one and only record.

The Colors of My Feelings?

I remember when something like this.

When we were together, life was like a movie.

I never knew I could ever feel so groovy.

Sha -la -la -la -boom -boom. Sha -la -la -la -boom.

Now we're through.

Blue is the color of my feelings for you.

Sha -la -la -la -boom.

Boom, sha -la -la -la -boom.

Ha!

The last time I heard the word groovy, I was doing

the funky chicken.

Let's dance, all right?

I thought for a minute there was somebody putting an ice cube down your

Well, those were the days.

Dave and I.

Traveling around.

Yeah, those days are long gone.

Time for me to put my youth back where it belongs.

Out in the garage.

Between the incomplete croquet set and the broken lawn flamingo.

For my dad's birthday, I was going to get him a weed whacker.

I just thought of something better.

Dad. Dad,

it's me.

Rick,

what are you doing in a tuxedo?

I'm dressed this way because today's your birthday.

And Edward Stratton III, this is your life.

You were born not that long ago in New York City to Abigail.

And Edward Stratton II.

I thought I burned that picture.

We have many surprises for you tonight. For example, do you recognize this

voice?

Hi, Edward.

You know I always love to hold you and kiss you and cuddle with you.

I can't believe it! Sheila Krinsky!

Dad, no!

I was only kidding, hon.

Happy birthday, darling. Thanks.

Okay, break it up, you two.

Oh, yes.

Moving right along.

Huh? Edward Stratton III, do you recognize this sound?

Wait a minute, I think I got it.

Titanic has hit iceberg.

Please bring... big ice pick.

Dad, it's Alfonso.

Happy birthday, Mr. Stratton.

Alfonso Spears! Hey!

I haven't seen you since... What's it, 20 minutes?

I have to go to the bathroom.

Alfonso, take over? Sure.

Listen very carefully to this next voice and see if you can identify it.

For 12 years, you didn't even know you had a son.

But then one day I ran away from military school to look for you.

And I'll never forget the words you said when your eyes met mine.

You're my what?

It's your son, Richard Stratton I.

Happy birthday.

Thanks, buddy. Boy, this was a great idea.

Well, it's not quite over yet.

Does this next voice ring a bell?

No!

in Atlantic City. I get this phone call from the musicians' union saying a

gentleman by the name of Rick Stratton was looking for me. Ah.

Told me about your birthday.

Or should I say the big 4 -0?

No, you shouldn't say that.

I just had to be here. Ah, you know something, Dave?

You look good.

I feel good.

Well, you know, I'm not at all surprised to hear that because you look awfully

good. Well, thank you. That's probably because I feel good. Feels so good.

Well, now, you know, as you came through the door there, I said to myself, you

know, I'll bet Dave feels good because he left us. Get out of here.

Was that part of your act? Yeah, we were known for our snappy pattern.

Oh, do some of that.

Then we go into our opening song, remember?

I hope I remember. Let's see.

Oh, we are marching to Pretoria.

Pretoria.

Pretoria. Yet we are marching to Pretoria.

Pretoria.

Hooray!

Guys,

it's great together.

Yeah, I forgot how good I sound.

How good we sound. Oh, yeah, how good we sound. Thank you. More snappy powder?

No, this is a genuine ego fight.

Boy, it's good to see you. You too.

Hey, hey, no ring. You managed to miss the old marriage trap, huh?

And boy, you don't know what you're missing.

I thought about getting married, but I just realized it's kind of hard to do

what I do and raise a family. Yeah, we got a lot of catching up to do, buddy.

Yeah. Hey, do you remember Sam Blake?

Yeah. He owns a coffee house right out here on the island. You're kidding.

Sam Blake used to play drums for us. It was terrible, but he was a funny guy.

Hey, let's go see him tonight.

Fine. Uh, well, but, Edward, we have dinner reservations at Bernard's by the

bay. Oh, well, gee, I'd kind of like to see Sam some other time, Eddie. Oh,

Rick, it is his birthday.

You're right.

All right!

Hey, we'll all go down and see him. Come on.

Hey, Eddie, you know, I've been meaning to tell you, you look good.

Well, you know something? I feel awfully good.

Morning. Morning.

Is Dad up?

Well, a person has to come home before he can get up.

He's not home yet?

Hope he's all right.

Yeah, well, he's having another terrific time with Dave, that's all.

He probably just lost track of time.

You'd think daylight would be a clue.

Kate, this has been going on for three days.

He didn't even come to my soccer finals.

No, he was off with Dave going, sha -la -la -la, boom, boom.

He doesn't care about the color of my feeling.

Yeah, well.

I'm feeling a little neglected, too.

But he's just temporarily wrapped up in his music right now, that's all.

You saw him at Sam's coffee house.

He really lit up when he and Dave got on that stage.

I've never seen him so excited.

Yeah.

Kate, you don't think Dad would rather be a musician than be with us, do you?

Oh, listen, Rick, he's...

He's just getting this out of his system.

Believe me, reality has probably already set in.

I know your father.

Three nights of this is about his limit.

You watch. He is going to come crawling through that door.

You're right, Dad.

come up over the Brooklyn Bridge is beautiful.

When you watched it, were you anywhere near a phone booth?

Oh, honey, I was going to call you guys, but I didn't want to wake you up.

When we finished the last set, it was way after four.

You're really into this, aren't you? Oh, I think I'm hooked again.

I was up on that stage playing the old song, the audience laughing and

Going to Taffner's coffee shop after the last show, making plans.

Plans? Yeah.

We sounded so good, I'm joining Dave for the rest of his tour.

28 cities.

The Paisley Conspiracy Reunion Tour.

We leave in a week.

Oh.

Why didn't I get on that weed whacker?

What are all these lines you're doing on your map?

Well, these are all the cities my dad's playing in his Paisley Conspiracy

Reunion Tour.

Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City.

Kansas City.

I hear they have some crazy little women there.

Hey, wait a minute.

Our Letterman's banquet's going to be on the 10th, and your father's going to be

in Philadelphia.

That's right.

I can't believe your dad's going to miss this banquet.

I didn't even tell him about it.

He's all wrapped up in his music career.

The tour starts in two days. He's busy rehearsing.

Writing new snappy patter.

Shopping for paisley pants.

Your dad cares for you, Rick.

When he looks like a 20 -minute flight to Philadelphia, he can come to the

banquet and fly back to the club.

Now that you mention it, why would he want a message?

Our guest speaker is Andy Granatelli.

I guess not much changes after 17 years, huh? No, it seems like we never

stopped. Yeah, I always used to wonder what would happen if we didn't stop.

Guess now we'll find out. I guess.

See you later.

Dad, you guys are playing in Philadelphia on the 10th, right?

Yep. On the 10th, we are headlining at the Club Fandango.

Club Fandango. We used to dream about playing at the Club Fandango. You know,

those big palm trees?

And that huge marquee out front with six -foot letters, which will now say, The

Paisley Conspiracy!

Exclamation point.

I forgot to tell you, Abe Becker of Hoagie Records called me today.

He's going to be in Philly the same night we are, and he's taking us to

before the show. Abe Becker, that's fantastic. You believe this, Rick? The

Fandango, Hoagie Records, it happened so quick.

I'm really happy for you guys.

I got it, I got it. You know what we ought to play for, Abe?

You remember, uh, uh, uh...

Well, I was kind of hungry.

Oh, well, let me fix you something, huh? I'm not really hungry.

Oh.

I just want an excuse to get up and wear my F.

Oh, I wish you had told your father about the banquet tonight. I'm sure he

have changed his plans to be there.

See, that's the point, Kate.

I didn't want him to do all that.

He had that important meeting with that record company guy, and I didn't want to

stand in his way.

Oh, Rick, that's nonsense.

I mean, you're his son.

Pride and joy. How could you possibly stand in his way?

Music gets in your blood. You get addicted. You have to have it. And that

straight from Rolling Stone magazine.

You can't give it up, even if you want to.

Maybe one day he'll be playing to a packed house in Phoenix or somewhere and

decide he wants to stay on the road forever.

Oh, Rick, that's highly unlikely.

I mean, it's just that your father has found something that he enjoys.

And when you enjoy something, you gotta do it.

And when you do it, you've got to keep right on doing it until you get

And then when you get addicted, it gets in your blood. And then you never come

home to your newly married wife.

So I think we should call him up right now and tell him exactly how we feel.

That's a great idea.

No, it isn't.

What am I doing?

I can't do that.

Rick, when you love somebody, you gotta be strong enough to let them be free to

do whatever it is they need to do.

You're right. Yeah.

Well, let's get some sleep, huh?

Edward!

What are you guys doing up? It's 2 a .m.

What are you doing home?

Shouldn't you be on your way to Pittsburgh with Dave?

Oh, well.

We decided to...

Hazley Conspiracy Reunion will be working out.

Did something go wrong at the Club Fandango?

Everything went wrong.

Club Fandango has gone completely downhill.

It has a 35 -cent cover charge with a one -beer minimum.

The big marquee, it said, Hazley Conspiracy.

Palm Street was still there, but they're all dead.

What happened with Abe from Hoagie Records?

Oh, Abe, he loved it. The only trouble is he wasn't with Hoagie Records

The bum wants me to put money into his new record company.

Oh, that's too bad, Edward.

Dave keeps going.

Thinks that stardom is just around the corner.

Playing those crummy clubs.

Living out of a suitcase just isn't my idea of a good time anymore.

I can't go back.

Recapture the magic of the past.

Besides, I've got something a lot better.

You too.

Yeah, you really mean that?

I miss you guys so much.

I had a knot in my stomach the whole time I was gone.

And you know something?

The minute I walked in that door, it went away.

Oh. Oh, hon.

Rick, you got your F?

When'd you get your F?

There was a banquet tonight.

You got your F and I wasn't there?

Oh, son, why didn't you tell me?

Well, I didn't want to stand in your way.

You had that important meeting with that record company bum.

You guys are the greatest.

Through this whole thing, you supported me.

You never even once thought about picking up the phone and calling me on

road to tell me to give it up.

We just wanted you to feel good.

Well, I do feel good.

Well,

you look good.

Well, you know something? I feel awfully good.

That's why you look so good. Well, I'm not at all surprised because, you know,

was just saying to myself the other day, you know, Rick probably notices how I

feel awfully good.

That one's there, that one's there, that one's there.

Listen, I hate to teach and run, but I gotta be in Hoboken by nine o 'clock.

Hey, Dad, before Dave goes, why don't you play that song you wrote about you,

him, and Molly?

Molly? Who's Molly?

Molly's my dad's guitar.

Have I heard this?

Not yet.

This is for the old times.

Look at Molly's eye.

I haven't seen her look so fine Such a long, long time

And listen to her ring I haven't

heard her sing so clear At least a dozen years

Since my old friend and I We were too young

to realize

How hard it is just getting by And

what a luxury it is to dream

Together, we're going to find our way.

Together,

taking the time to stay.

To learn all about those things you just can't.