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I

am,

I

said.

I

am,

I

cried.

I

am

an

entertainer.

When

I'm

not

doing

engine

work

or

oil

changes,

I

am

the

lead

guitar

with

the

dog

night

specials

of

the

red

dragon

lounge,

the

band

ain't

great,

but

they

serve

free

hot

dogs

on

Wednesday

nights

so

there's

that.

I

am

the

only

honky

and

an

old

black

band

called

the

S

-quires.

I

hold

my

own.

So

far

they

haven't

given

me

the

hook

like

a

Diapalo.

I

got

a

karaoke

machine.

I

used

for

solo

gigs.

I

sing

all

types.

I

got

melanchamp

over

Sponjovy

and

old.

But

these

occasions.

I

have

created

a

persona.

It's

like

a

superhero

or

rock

and

roll.

I

got

an

okay

for

nothing.

I

got

no

mask,

but

I

got

a

bolt.

You

know

why

I

got

a

lightning

bolt?

Because

they

call

me

lightning.

Oh

yeah.

Lightning's

a

star.

Lightning's

a

rock

and

god.

It's

like

Chuck

Berry,

Berry

Manlion,

the

Beatles

all

rolled

into

one.

He's

singing

the

songs.

People

love

to

hear

the

songs

that

people

need.

The

songs

that

I

need.

Yeah.

The

songs

that

I

need

to

keep

going.

When

the

song

is

over

and

the

applause

stops,

I'm

not

lightning

anymore.

I'm

just

another

drunk.

Oh,

my

name

is

Mike

and

I'm

an

alcoholic.

And

I'm

happy

to

be

here

because

today's

a

special

day.

It's

my

sober

birthday.

20

years

off

the

bottle

and

counting.

Thank

you.

But

I

got

a

tradition

on

my

sober

birthday.

I

sing

the

same

song

by

a

great

man.

Man

who

sings,

he

got

me

through

some

sad

times,

some

rock

bottoms.

Today

I

get

to

sing

one

of

these

songs

for

you.

But

this

is

not

a

sad

song.

A

sad

song

to

sing

when

you're

alone.

In

a

way

it's

a

bad

song.

Yeah,

a

bad

song,

a

simple

song.

That's

what

it

seems

to

make

you

feel

good

when

you

sing.

Long.

Song.

Song.

Blue.

Everybody

knows

one.

You

know

the

words

come

on.

Song.

Blue.

Every

garden

grows

one.

Me

and

you

are

subject

to.

The

blues

now

then.

But

when

you

take

the

blues

and

make

a

song,

you

sing

them

out

again.

You

sing

them

out

again.

Song.

Blue.

Everybody

knows

one.

You

know

the

words

come

on.

And

before

you

know

it,

get

to

feeling

good.

You

seem

to

have

no

choice.

All

of

my

love,

all

of

my

kissing.

You

don't

know

what

you've

been.

I'm

missing

a

heart.

When

you're

with

me,

I'm

with

my

boy.

But

the

world

can

see

that

too.

A

world

meant

for

me.

Stars

are

clear

and

the

shadows

are

falling.

I

can

hear

my

heart

calling

a

little,

little,

little,

little,

everything

right.

I'm

gonna

see

my

bear

and

I.

I'm

gonna

see

my

bear

and

I.

You

don't

know

what

you've

been.

You're

supposed

to

be.

I'm

gonna

search

for

a

word

on

the

cruise

or

something.

Yeah,

well

I

thought

you

were

gonna

be

Don

Ho,

singing

tiny

bubbles.

I'm

not

gonna

do

that.

I'm

gonna

go

on

as

lightning.

You

can't

go

out

there

like

that.

You

look

too

much

like

Elvis.

When

you

head

to

toe

and

denim

like

you

wore

in

the

68

come

back.

You

were

a

black

leather

in

68

come

back.

Not

denim.

You're

in

the

guitar

man,

Madly.

He

wore

denim.

Oh,

and

you

even

got

a

lightning

bolt.

I

like

being,

I

can't

wear

a

bolt.

That's

Elvis's

logo.

Taking

care

of

business

in

a

flash.

That's

me.

That's

my

handle.

Oh,

you're

all

mad,

dude.

I

am

the

one

and

only

Elvis

impersonator

and

all

the

walking.

Thank

you

very

much.

One

thing's

for

sure,

we

got

two

minute

Elvis

impersonators

and

not

one

little

Richard.

Say

it

loud.

Where's

the

Hawaiian

shirt?

You're

singing

tiny

bubbles.

I

don't

want

to

sing

tiny

bubbles.

I'm

gonna

sing

eye

of

the

tiger

and

then

I'll

close

out

with

suspicious

Mike.

Oh,

my

dead

body.

Does

he

see

suspicious

minds?

Girl,

calm

down.

Mike,

we're

impersonators

here.

That's

why

the

state

fair

booked

us

for

the

blue

-haired

crowd.

I

don't

look

like

Don

Ho.

I'm

not

Hawaiian.

It's

dumb.

That's

why

Carl

Kahana

knew

he

was

doing

it,

but

his

gallbladder

ruptured

you,

Greek,

to

fill

in

and

do

me

a

favor.

So

you're

saying

no

lightning?

It's

Don

Ho

or

a

no

-go?

Yeah,

Mike.

That's

what

I'm

saying.

Then

it's

a

no

-go.

Claire,

you're

up

next.

Babs.

Instead

of

don't

rain

on

my

parade,

do

people

who

need

people.

The

blue

hairs

are

losing

their

slow

-dance

song

since

tiny

bubbles

is

out.

Oh,

man,

it's,

I

guess.

Thanks,

Mike.

Sex

machine,

you

close

it

out.

I'll

go

tell

the

band.

You're

supposed

to

be

a

little

red,

Lynn.

Oh,

oh,

Patsy

Klein.

I

sing

her

songs

all

the

time.

I

don't

usually

dress

like

this,

but

any

chance

to

sing,

you

know?

I

just

can't

be

Don

Ho

on

my

birthday.

Oh,

happy

birthday.

It's

not

really

my

birthday.

Oh,

go.

Okay.

You

know

you

could

be

Frank

Sinatra.

You

may

be

sing

Luck

be

a

lady.

I

like

Frank,

but

the

whole

crew

of

five,

I

don't

know.

I

like

the

move.

I

like

the

rock.

Yeah.

No,

this

is

a

lift.

Oh,

you

know

who

you

would

be

perfect

for?

Neil

Diamonds.

Oh,

no.

No.

Oh,

I

hold

that

man

in

such

a

irregard.

Oh,

no,

no,

no.

Sweet

Caroline.

Yeah.

Bob.

I

know.

No,

no,

listen.

He's

got

other

songs

too.

Okay.

And

if

I'd

ever

got

back

to

him

that

I

was

goofing

on

his

music,

or

like

a

girl

over

there,

I'd

kill

myself.

Not

Neil.

You

know

how

much

he

got

paid

for

that,

Chris?

$20

,000.

That

pose

of

pull

-than

20

G's.

I'm

gonna

stow

your

pays.

Oh,

God,

I'm

burning

up

in

this

wig.

My

boobs

were

just

a

bit

bigger.

I

could

be

dolly.

You're

a

blonde?

Oh,

boy,

am

I?

All

right.

Put

your

hands

together

for

Miss

Patsy

and

the

greatest

hits.

I

hope

you

sing

as

good

as

you

look.

I'll

go

out

walking

after

midnight.

I'll

live

in

the

moonlight.

Just

like

we

used

to

do,

I'm

always

walking.

After

midnight,

I'm

searching

for

you.

Glass

dangle.

She's

saying

country

has

a

lot

of

things

to

do.

Rock,

classical,

like

that

RV

Maria

joint.

She

look

all

kind

of

good,

don't

she?

Yeah,

I'm

a

bed

-like.

You're

an

after

midnight,

searching

for

you.

I

stop

and

see

a

wimp

in

Willow,

but

I'm

not

as

pillowed,

maybe

it's

bad

for

me.

There's

a

sky

-turned

gloomy.

Not

friends

with

the

two

of

me.

I'm

on

some

miss.

I

can't

be.

I

don't

walk

in

after

midnight.

I'm

in

the

starlight.

Just

hoping

you

may

be

somewhere

walking.

After

midnight,

searching

for

me.

Okay,

Mike.

Open

wide.

Jeez,

you

could

park

a

car

in

that

gap.

I'll

take

a

Cadillac.

I

got

something

much

better

for

you.

Take

a

look

at

this.

Is

that

a

lightning

bolt?

Lightning

for

lightning.

So

when

I

smile,

I'll

be

like

I'm

advertising.

That

is

smart,

Dr.

Dave.

That

is

why

you

might

manage

your

Dr.

Dave

always

thinking.

I

got

a

call

from

Walter

over

at

First

National.

First

thing,

he

still

wants

you

to

perform

at

his

Christmas

party.

Great.

Second

thing,

you're

three

months

behind

on

your

mortgage.

You

ain't

just

taking

it

out

of

my

performance

fee.

Mike,

it's

not

something

you

can

just

sing

away.

Maybe

you

should

think

about

downsizing.

I've

got

to

keep

my

house.

When

my

daughter

comes

up,

that's

a

one

consistent

thing

that

she's

got.

Anyway,

we

shouldn't

be

talking

about

downsizing.

We

should

be

talking

about

getting

higher

paid

gigs,

like

a

residency,

something

steady.

Why

don't

you

talk

to

your

buddy,

a

holly

friend?

You

know,

he's

got

that

gig

over

the

Chano

Casino.

Ah,

Mark's

pissed

at

me.

I

quit

the

Legends

gig

there

the

night.

What?

Why'd

you

quit?

Does

he

wouldn't

let

me

be

lightning?

You

were

supposed

to

be

Don

Ho.

Why

I

gotta

be

anybody

other

than

me.

I

should

be

an

us.

Shit.

Well,

I

guess

there

goes

my

$10

commission.

Do

you

need

an

oil

change?

Come

on,

give

me

your

car,

you

son.

Oh,

man's

lady,

you're

hitching

on

a

twilight

train.

Ain't

nothing

here

that

I

can't

take

alone.

Maybe

a

song

to

sing

what

I

want.

Don't

need

to

slip,

please,

do

no

man

for

a

happy

tune.

Oh,

well,

oh,

my

rosy

child,

you

got

the

way

to

make

me

happy.

You

and

me

will

go

in

stock.

Crackling

rolls

your

store

for

one.

But

you

made

me

sing

like

a

guitar

homie.

So

hang

on

to

me,

girl,

a

song

keeps

running

on.

Oh,

oh,

oh,

she's

young.

Oh.

Oh.

Yeah.

Oh.

Oh.

Ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh,

ooh.

Cucumber,

hope,

hope,

hope,

hope.

Cucumber,

hope,

now,

and

I

can't

be

sent

you

down

for

all

right.

I'm

trying

my

best.

That's

me.

That's

me.

You're

my

best.

Oh.

Oh.

Thank

you.

So,

you

just

go

by

Claire's

stangle?

I

used

to

be

clear

-carb

with

an

after

the

divorce

I

switched

it

back

to

my

maiden

name

with

your

stangle.

So,

Claire's

stangle

is

not

the

most

exciting

stage

name.

I

know,

but

it's

not

like

I'm

sure

I'm

a

guy.

Oh,

you're

better

than

the

lembrows.

Stop,

you're

so

sweet.

You

are.

I'm

a

hairdresser

part

-time,

I

wash,

I

trim,

I'm

not

die

jobs.

By

the

way,

I

did

change

my

hair

a

little

bit.

I

noticed

you

also

got

a

new

tooth.

Oh

yeah.

Is

that

a

lightning

bolt?

Yeah.

It

was

because

-

Because

you're

lightning.

I

know,

I

know,

I

know

all

about

you.

My

girlfriends

and

I

used

to

go

to

Hagridies

on

Friday.

Hagridies

on

Friday.

And

I

remember

you

saying

it's

easy

to

have

sharp

-dressed

man.

And

at

the

chorus

you'd

like

push

your

pelvis

out

like

Elvis

and

we'd

scream

like

school

girls.

You're

really

good.

You

know

the

other

day

when

I

said

it

was

my

birthday.

Oh

yeah,

the

birthday

that

wasn't

your

birthday.

What

was

that?

I'm

an

alcoholic.

Okay.

Not

anymore.

I

mean,

I'm

always

going

to

be

an

alcoholic

but

I've

been

sober

20

years.

At

the

other

day

it

was

what

they

call

it

a

sober

birthday.

Happy

-bull

-leaded

sober

birthday.

Here's

the

thing.

With

sobriety.

You

got

to

face

up

to

certain

truths.

Way

to

go,

I

mean

20

years.

All

right,

I'm

not

a

songwriter,

I'm

not

a

sick

symbol,

but

I

just

want

to

entertain

people.

And

I

want

to

make

a

living.

I

know

me

too.

I

don't

want

to

be

a

hairdresser.

I

want

to

sing,

I

want

to

dance,

I

want

to

house,

I

want

to

garden,

I

want

to

cat.

So

here's

what

I'm

thinking.

I

need

a

hook.

I

need

something

big,

I

need

something

new.

And

as

you

put

it,

nostalgia

pays.

Ask

me,

you,

what's

not

going

to

happen.

Miss

Fine,

you're

old

enough

to

be

my

sister.

Hey,

hey,

Mom.

Was

it

guy

Waco?

Dana,

this

is

Mike.

Mike

Cardina.

As

you

were.

Hey.

So

I

feel

free

to

make

yourself

any

non

-alcoholic

beverage.

You

like

it?

I'm

not

going

to

make

a

pot

of

coffee,

like

a

black

or

sweet.

I

don't

drink

coffee.

Want

to

start?

Hi,

it's

Grandma

Down.

Like

hours

ago.

Oh,

great.

You

know

the

bring

of

her.

How's

Shini?

He's

here.

He's

here.

He's

in

like

a

horror

and

church.

Oh.

The

building

manager

came

by.

We

got

a

two

week

extension,

but

it's

another

$50.

We're

going

to

worry

about

it.

Okay,

I'm

going

to

take

care

of

that.

Wait.

I'm

going

to

worry

these.

Those

are

my

shoes,

Mom.

I

mean,

he

was

so

cute.

What

are

you?

He

was

so

cute

on

that

stage

with

the

Esquires

and

he

was

smiling

at

me.

I

mean,

he

went

for

a

walk.

And

he

was

just

magic.

And

I

know

you

see

magic

all

the

time

because

you're

young,

but

I

don't.

And

so

it

was

just

beautiful.

Magic

doesn't

happen

for

me

all

the

time.

Rachel,

I

want

you

to

go

introduce

yourself

to

him.

Okay?

I

want

you

to

do

that.

I'm

not

doing

it.

Rachel,

don't

be

a

sour

person.

You're

going

to

go

outside

and

I

want

you

to

say

hello

to

him.

No,

no,

no,

we're

not

doing

that.

No,

no,

I'm

not

doing

this

right

now.

I

have

to

deal

with

your

boyfriend's

all

the

time.

He

come

into

this

house.

Yeah.

The

last

one

smelled

like

a

skunk.

He

was

clearly

a

dope

dealer

in

the

old

one.

No,

he

was

not.

We're

going

to

go

outside.

He's

a

zen

guy,

Mom.

One

second,

let's

go.

Mom,

come

on.

Mike?

Mike.

Hey,

yeah.

Mike,

this

is

my

daughter,

Rachel.

Oh,

hey.

How's

it

going?

Rachel,

say

something.

Don't

make

a

mess

on

the

couch.

Rachel!

What?

What

do

you

think?

It's

good.

Right?

We

just

got

to

work

your

hair

a

little

differently

and

I

got

a

guy

for

that.

All

right.

Oh,

look

at

these

outfits.

Come

on.

Look

at

that.

It's

like

shimmering,

you

know?

You

know,

my

hair

guy

does

clothes

too.

Awesome.

You

know,

Neil

is

special

and

I

just

want

everyone

to

get

that

feeling

I

get

when

I

listen

to

America

and

Forever

Blue

jeans.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline,

yeah.

But

I'm

never

going

to

be

the

real

McCoy.

I

mean,

I

don't

really

look

like

Neil.

I

don't

even

really

sound

like

Neil.

I've

got

to

be

Neil,

but

I've

just

got

to

be

me

too.

Yeah.

You

don't

want

to

be

a

Neil

Diamond

impersonator.

You

want

to

be

a

Neil

Diamond

interpreter.

I

was

looking

for

the

right

way

to

say

it

and

you

just

came

right

out

and

said

a

Neil

Diamond

interpreter.

Yeah.

Oh,

and

you

can

sing

some

Patsy

Climes

songs

like

I

wanted

to.

I

mean,

maybe

while

you're

doing

a

costume

change,

but

no,

I

don't

want

to

confuse

people.

I

will

back

you

up

and

keep

words

and

vocals,

but

this

is

about

Neil.

And

this

is

about

his

fans,

you

know?

I

can

sing

the

Barbra

Streisand

part

on,

you

know,

bringing

me

flowers.

No,

no

bringing

me

flowers,

right?

But

we

got

to

get

them

on

their

feet

and

get

them

clapping.

Look

up,

Cherry

Cherry.

Hmm.

All

right.

Ready?

Two,

three,

and.

Baby

love

me

and

yes

she

does.

You

see

one

underline

there?

Let's

think

it

maybe.

Oh,

yeah,

double

up.

I

got

it.

Baby

love

me

and

yes

she

does.

I'm

the

girl's

under

sunshine,

yeah.

Say

she

loved

me,

yes,

yes

she

does.

Nice.

I'm

gonna

show

you

that

night,

yeah.

Hey,

she

got

the

way

to

boom

and

cherish.

She

got

the

way

to

prove

man.

She

got

the

way

to

boom

and

cherish,

baby.

What,

boom

and.

Yes,

yes,

yes,

yes,

yes.

Yeah,

your

mom

and

girl,

we

can

stay

long.

We

got

things

we

gotta

catch

up

on.

You

know

you

know

what

I'm

saying.

Excuse

me.

Much

too

late

for

anyone

to

be

saying

that

love.

Ma,

this

is

the

man

I

was

telling

you

about.

Mike

Sardina,

this

is

Lightning.

How

you

doing

tonight?

Not

good.

Sink

softer.

She's

going

to

a

retirement

home.

I'd

like

to

say

that

she's

less

grumpy

in

the

day,

but

I'd

be

lying.

What's

that?

That's

very

pretty.

She

says

Sink

softer.

Going

softer.

She

was

morning

and

I

was

my

time.

I

wonder

what

they

will

go

to

find

a

man

beside

my

bed.

That's

how

I'm

listening.

And

take

me.

For

I

have

been

lonely

in

need

of

someone.

As

though

I'd

done

someone

wrong

some

way,

but

I

don't

know

where.

I

don't

know

where

you'll

come

like

me.

You

are

the

sun,

I

am

the

moon.

You

are

the

world,

I

am

the

tomb

play

me.

Nice

song.

She

sang

to

me,

song.

She

sang

to

me,

words

of

rank

and

me,

a

prime

that

sprang

from

me

all

the

night.

You're

always

right,

became

me.

You

are

the

sun,

I

am

the

moon.

You

are

the

world,

I

am

the

tomb

play

me.

Nice

husband.

He's

a

good

guy.

I

really

like

my

singing

and

all.

But

when

I

started

trying

to

book

gigs,

he

started

making

fun

of

it

like

it

was

a

threat

or

something.

I

don't

know

why

he

wanted

to

make

me

feel

so

small

but

he

sure

did.

I

got

to

say

with

me

and

my

ex,

I

was

the

one

making

her

feel

small.

Selfish

was

angry,

I

was

wrong.

But

I'm

here,

you

know,

trying

to

be

better.

You

know

it,

we

all.

You

are

the

sun,

I

am

the

moon.

You

are

the

world,

I

am

the

tomb

play

me.

You

are

the

sun,

I

am

the

moon.

You

are

the

world,

I

am

the

tomb

play

me.

You

are

the

sun,

I

am

the

moon.

You

are

the

sun,

I

am

the

moon.

I

am

the

moon.

You

are

the

star.

I

am

the

moon.

I

am

the

moon,

I

am

the

moon.

Mmm.

Okay.

Yeah.

Seems

a

little

longer.

Every

way.

Lost

a

little

stronger

than

what

we

made.

You,

you,

you,

wherever

long

saw.

You

love

from

me.

Every

day.

It's

a

getting

closer.

Go,

ever

faster.

There

I'm

not

moving

closer.

Love

like

you,

is

real.

Surely

come

my

way.

I

know

I

let

you

down.

It

is

no

that

I

am

very.

Oh,

is

the

word

you

said

contrary?

Can't

try

it.

Can't

try.

He's

very,

can't

try

it.

There's

always

that

one

friend

you

can't

say

no

to,

even

though

they

repeatedly

crap

on

you.

I

hope

I'm

that

friend.

Hey,

Tom.

Okay,

now,

Tom

is

a

good

guy.

He's

got

all

the

connections

to

all

the

casinos

and

venues

from

Chicago

to

Branson.

Mike,

meet

Tom

the

model.

How

are

you,

Mr.

Sardina?

I'm

huge.

You

may

know,

remember

this,

but...

But

I

would

sit

at

the

bar

at

the

Chubby

Bear.

Oh,

yeah.

Yeah.

Every

Thursday

night

and

watch

you

play

with

your

first

band

and

positive

trash.

Yeah,

we

made

some

noise,

but

it

was

in

tune.

You

were

really

good,

Mike.

Really

good

band.

Thank

you.

Well,

I

was

talking

to

your

manager.

He

said

that

you're

going

to

do

a

Neil

Diamond

show?

A

Neil

Diamond

experience.

My

partner

Claire

and

I,

we

start

rehearsing

with

costumes

and

everything

next

week.

Costumes

really

well.

Well,

one

day

I

see

as

being

backed

by

a

big

orchestra,

maybe

even

a

choir.

I

tell

you,

I

tell

you.

I

mean,

I

know

we've

got

to

start

small,

right?

If

I

want

to

play

someplace

like

this,

but

one

day.

But

you've

got

to

make

sure

you

play

Sweet

Caroline.

Oh,

we

close

with

Sweet

Caroline.

Oh,

really

open.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Sweet

Caroline.

Hey.

Sweet

Canto.

Sweet

Louie.

Sweet

Caroline.

So,

you

believe

you

are

actually

wishing

that

you

have

a

song

Pewny

Hybrit?

Sweet

Caroline.

No,

no,

it's

Arabic.

It's

a

call

to

celebration.

The

audience

are

out

flocked

and

we

are

the

shepherd.

I

just

got

some

chills

while.

We're

going

to

get

that

because

you

don't

get

for

you.

But

it's

going

to

take

building

a

lot

of

momentum.

We're

making

a

passion.

And

all

I

ask

if

you

allow

me

to

work

in

service

of

that

passion.

We'd

love

to

have

you

on

the

team.

Music

to

my

ears,

my

baby.

Welcome

aboard,

ain't

you

so

much?

I

have

to

roll

right

now,

sorry.

But

we

will

be

in

touch.

Ha,

ha.

Ladies

and

gentlemen,

I

hope

you

had

a

great

time

at

the

Shano

Casino.

The

manager

bus

will

be

leaving

in

10

minutes

for

the

Padawata

Me

Hotel

and

Casino.

See

you

later.

Padawata!

I

don't

know

how

long

this

rehearsal

is

going

to

take.

I

don't

want

anyone

asking

me

that.

We

really

have

to

call

him,

right,

man?

It's

kind

of

weird.

Every

time

he

comes

to

pick

me

up,

he

tries

to

connect

with

you

and

you

do

not

make

it

easy,

Rich.

He's

very

nervous

about

you

coming.

So

to

make

him

more

comfortable,

he

invited

his

daughter.

What?

It's

your

age.

This

is

if

he's

waiting.

He's

your

older.

Oh,

geez.

Why

does

everything

have

to

be

so

hard?

What

am

I

saying?

I

just

want

to

sing

and

be

happy

and

feel

loved.

And

I

don't

want

everything

to

be

such

a

big

deal.

Come

on,

come

on.

Hey!

Weave.

Weave

to

him.

Hey!

Smile

and

wave

at

him.

Damn

it.

Nice.

My

dad

bought

this

place

the

run

I

wasn't

finished.

And

I

get

like

10

planes

a

day.

Except

Sundays.

So,

do

you

split

your

time

between

your

mom

and

your

dad?

Not

really.

No,

I

mean.

My

dad's

cool,

but

it's

just...

No,

I

get

it.

It's

better

for

me

to

be

full

-time

with

my

mom

in

Florida,

but...

Don't

get

me

wrong.

My

dad's

great.

He's

just...

He's

artistic.

Artistic.

Yeah,

I...

I

know

all

about

that.

Hey,

Mike,

can

you

open

the

garage?

It's

getting

really

hot

in

here.

I

would.

Lady

Across

the

street

was

giving

me

the

E

.O

.I.

as

we

was

packing

the

drum.

So,

maybe

not.

Born.

We

still

give

it

a

bar

as

situation

we

discussed

with

me

playing

with

the

S

-quares.

You'd

be

playing

four

free

gigs

just

for

all

of

us

to

do

one

show.

Yeah,

I

understand.

I

can't

pay

you

anything

right

now,

that's

all.

You

came

in

for

you,

brother.

But

you're

lady

ain't

wrong.

It's

hot

as

Satan's

balls

open

the

door.

Yeah.

All

right,

maybe

just

a

little

bit.

Mark,

what

are

you

doing

here?

Buddy

Holly

died

at

22.

I'm

52,

and

I've

been

keeping

that

guy

alive

30

years

past

his

prime.

I

don't

even

need

these.

What

I'm

saying

is...

I'm

here

if

you

need

me.

I

didn't

bring

an

amp.

Yeah,

we

got

you.

All

right,

got

you.

My

dad,

he

was

a

tunnel

rat

in

Vietnam.

They

would

send

him

into

the

tunnel's

underground

where

the

enemy

was

hiding,

and

they

had

a

booby

trap,

so

sometimes

he'd

have

to

crawl

over

dead

bodies.

So

yeah,

he

used

to

drink.

My

mom,

she

can

get

depressed,

so

she's

like

on

meds.

I

try

to

keep

up

with

it

for

her

because

she

can

get

scattered,

you

know.

But

you

know,

most

recovering

alcoholics

just

trade

one

addiction

for

another,

and

music's

that

for

dad.

Without

music,

you

can

get...

What'd

you

call

it?

Scared?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I

think

we

covered

all

our

fucked

up

family

history.

Most

of

it?

I

might

feel

a

little

more...

Maybe

a

little.

Hillis

and

I

know

we

just

met,

too,

but

I

have

a

joint.

You

know,

I

smell

that

on

you.

I

got

a

song

been

on

my

mind.

And

the

truth,

give

me

some

in

the

woods,

or

rhyme.

Do

you

live

a

new

day?

Though

I

don't

say

much

in

a

word

I

fend.

If

you

sing

it

in

school,

then

live

on

a

sing.

You

get

a

home,

I

never

know.

But

to

show

it,

you

think

it's

growing,

you're

all

teagr

-y.

Good

lord!

Let

me

hear

that,

let

me

hear

that,

question

the

know

-a

-swee

Drop

your

strength

and

stop

your

drinking,

question

the

know

-a

-swee

I'm

gonna

take

it

out,

all

right

I

wouldn't

go

any

shorter

than

this

though?

No,

I

wanted

to

ripple

and

wave

when

you

win

those

my

sure

Win

in

a

bar,

how?

Like

a

leaf

blower,

you

have

one,

sure

I

know

man

was

out

of

touch

That

ain't

hot

in

the

house

ain't

dancing

but

See,

the

lady's

dancing,

dancing,

dancing,

dancing

I

used

to

see

this

as

a

black

man

with

a

glee

I

could

have

seen

it,

I

could

have

seen

it,

I

could

have

seen

it

I'm

dead!

Yeah,

yeah,

yeah,

yeah,

yeah大概

you

hear

that,

yeah,

me,

me,

me,

me,

me

Drop

your

strength

and

stop

your

drinking,

question

the

know

-a

-swee

You

Left

Here

Oh,

it

was

scared

you

were

gonna

hit

your

head.

If

you

live

long

enough,

you

can

see

your

dreams

die

slow

death.

Young

people

don't

know

how

good

they

have

it.

Not

because

they

can

touch

their

toes

and

screw

all

night.

It

wouldn't

learn

that

most

things

just

don't

work

out.

Most

times,

you

just

mess

it

up

so

it's

easier

not

to

try.

We're

all

just

looking

for

some

hope.

But

my

age,

hope

is

hard.

Hope's

not

enough.

I'm

ready

to

surrender

to

accept

the

things

I

cannot

change.

The

courage

to

change

the

things

I

can

and

wisdom

to

all

the

difference.

There

seems

to

be

a

bit

of

a

miscommunication.

When

I

booked

this

gig

a

month

ago,

it

was

my

understanding

that

there

was

a

motor

home

convention

in

town.

Being

that,

that's

what

I

was

told.

So

I

didn't,

I

did

not

say

that.

You

said

the

Iberal

motor

home

convention.

I

said

Emerald

Lion

Motor

Club

reunion.

And

you

said

you

had

a

classic

rock

band

like

CZ

Top

or

CCR.

Neal

Diamond,

the

classic.

Tom,

Tom,

I

still

don't

see

the

problem.

You

see

Mike

with

these

motor

home

types?

I

think

we're

in

the

pocket,

you

know,

with

these

makers.

They

love

Neal

Diamond.

I

don't

know.

Look

at

them,

they

got

leather

chains.

I

think

they're

neal

diamonds.

They're

neal

chains.

That's

a

lot

of

leather.

We

ain't

got

nothing

these

hog

squashes

can

dig.

Mike,

why

don't

we

put

Claire

first?

I

mean,

look

at

her,

she's

pretty,

she's

nice.

Herracing,

crazier.

What

else

Leonard's

skinned

something?

They

loved

one

at

Skinner.

You

know,

I

can't

sneak

my

way

through

a

sweet

home

Alabama.

No,

no,

we're

not

changing

our

show,

all

right?

At

least

I

was

sweet

Caroline.

Nobody

here

is

going

to

appreciate

the

air

big

incantations

of

Salamah.

Salamah.

Salamah.

He

could

move

up

Kentucky

woman.

Open

with

America.

America?

I'm

in

charge

of

this

band

and

I'm

telling

you

we

open

with

Salamah.

If

you

got

the

fans,

I

got

the

kids.

We

all

like

to

get

good

girls.

Got

her

my

walk,

walk,

walk,

got

her

my

need.

We

need

her,

we

need

her.

We

need

her

to

be

on

the

way.

I

know

you

want

to

try.

On

a

warm,

but

she's

dead

for

the

song.

Got

her

my

day,

she's

dead.

Hey

people,

got

her

my

night.

It's

so

hot

tonight.

Night.

We

need

her

my

way.

Way,

way,

take

it

easy.

It's

all

gone.

She's

gone.

She's

gone.

It's

all

gone.

It's

all

gone.

It's

all

gone.

It's

all

gone.

It's

all

gone.

It's

all

gone.

Hey,

hey,

hey,

hey.

Come

on.

Come

on.

All

right,

that's

it.

Get

rid

of

that.

We're

up

here,

we're

just

trying

to

add

a

two

-tone

song.

It's

all

gone.

What

did

you

say?

You

heard

me,

Nelly.

What?

Come

on.

Here

you

go.

Say

it

again.

Oh

my

god.

Oh,

say

it

again.

It's

all

gone.

It's

all

gone.

You're

the

worst

manager

in

the

whole

country.

It's

only

a

könnensteader.

What

did

you

say?

You're

the

worst

manager

in

the

whole

country.

It's

only

a

crouching

mark.

You're

the

worst

manager

in

the

whole

country.

Here.

Hi,

it's

OK.

I'm

a

bleeder.

Oh,

God.

It's

a

bleep.

It's

not

bad.

Hey,

Tom,

can

you

drop?

Because

if

you

can,

one

of

us

could.

No,

I

have

to

be

right

here.

It's

a

liability

insurance

issue,

you

know,

to

require

me.

Tom,

put

this

in

your

nose.

Is?

Yeah,

just

hold

it

in

there

so

it's

a

blood

that

you

come

out.

Yeah,

one

over

on

the

side.

Tell

him

like

I'm

sorry.

It'll

be

safe.

OK.

That

whole

plan

for

how

tonight

would

go

on

us,

no

one's

self.

Well,

you

made

it

very

clear

that

you

are

in

charge

of

this

band

and

make

the

decision.

So

I

guess

if

it

was

Adana,

some

attribute

band,

I'd

be

calling

the

shots.

But

now

I

know.

It's

your

show.

Oh,

no.

I

mean,

would

it

have

killed

you

to

open

with

Sweet

Caroline?

It

was

more

than

Neil

Diamond

than

Sweet

Caroline.

He's

got

hundreds

of

songs.

And

all

anybody

wants

to

hear

is

Sweet

Caroline.

Bob,

Bob,

Bob.

That's

right.

That's

what

they

want

to

hear.

After

the

show,

I

was

going

to

take

you

to

this

fancy

hotel

with

a

big

suite.

And

I

don't

know.

You

can

eat

buffet.

And

I

was

going

to

propose.

And

what?

Yeah.

I

got

you

ringing

everything.

But

if

you're

not

in,

who

maybe

we

still

hit

that

buffet,

you

got

a

guy

there

that

does

omelettes

and

crepes.

Oh,

yes.

Oh,

yes.

What?

What

are

you

doing?

I

did

too.

Everything.

OK.

OK,

wait,

one

thing.

Anything.

We

open

with

Sweet

Caroline.

Agree?

I

do.

Where

are

the

games?

I

can

begin

to

know

what

I

would

like

to

welcome

you

to

this

celebration

of

marriage.

Marriage

is

a

trauma

between

two

people

who

love

each

other,

who

trust

that

love.

Honor

each

other

as

individuals

and

that

togetherness.

And

who

wishes

to

spend

the

rest

of

their

lives

keeping

yourself

solely

onto

him,

as

long

as

you

may

be.

I

do.

And

the

power

in

short

to

the

team,

I

pronounce

you.

husband

and

wife.

Now,

don't

you

check

it

out.

Kisses,

sir.

Don't

you

need

to

change

your

mind.

Sweet

Caroline,

blah,

blah,

blah.

Your

time's

never

seen

so

good.

I've

been

inclined

to

believe

they

never

would.

But

now

I...

We

need

to

hit

two

venues

in

under

four

hours.

We

got

a

7

p

.m.

show

and

good

times,

Charlie's.

Here

we

go.

Oh,

my

gosh.

Look

at

the

night.

And

it

don't

seem

so

lonely.

We

fill

it

up

with

only

two.

And

when

I

heard,

I

heard

my

eyes.

How

can

I

hurt

when

I'm

holding

you?

Are

you

ready

to

rock

up

in

some

kneel,

diamond?

Trouching

on.

Reach

in

on.

Touching

me.

Touching

you.

Sweet

Caroline.

Blah,

blah,

blah.

Your

time's

never

seen

so

good.

I've

been

inclined

to

believe

they

never

would.

Oh,

my

heart

drops.

He's

such

a

good

looking

man.

Claire

Sardina

sang.

Patsy

Climb

songs.

Mike

Sardina

sang.

Rock

and

roll

medley.

But

together,

they

are

lightning

and

thunder.

A

kneel

diamond

tribute

beyond

the

people

in

Milwaukee.

Can't

seem

to

get

enough

of.

I

just

love

lightning

and

thunder.

They

are

my

fans.

You

know,

you're

gonna

see

lightning

and

thunder

in

Las

Vegas.

Oh,

sweet

Caroline.

I

think

that's

my

new

favorite

song.

Sweet

Caroline.

Blah,

blah,

blah.

Sweet

Caroline.

Blah,

blah,

blah.

Good

times

never

seen

so

good.

Blah,

blah,

blah.

Sweet

Caroline.

Blah,

blah,

blah.

I've

been

inclined

to

believe

they

never

could.

I've

been

inclined

to

believe

they

never

could.

I've

been

inclined

to

believe

they

never

could.

I've

been

inclined

to

believe

they

never

could.

It's

a

question.

Tell

me

something

that

people

are

struck

by.

Lightning.

Oh,

lightning.

Yeah.

Lightning.

Lightning.

Ah!

Oh,

no.

Rachel,

can

you

please

make

me

spaghetti?

Honey,

momma's

fish

sticks

again.

I'm

dying.

Mike.

Eddie

on

the

phone

for

you.

My

show,

baby.

Auto

shop

Eddie

or

another

Eddie?

No,

cool.

As

you

work.

Lightning.

Yeah.

I

mean,

like

a

commercial,

or

I

mean,

we've

done

car

shows

before,

but

never

a...

Like

a

concert

for

jelly.

Hold

on.

What's

a

Pearl

Jam?

What

about

Pearl

Jam?

That's

what

I'm

asking.

This

guy

says

it's

with

Pearl

Jam.

Give

me

the

phone.

Who

the

hell

is

this?

What's

Pearl

Jam?

It's

a

band,

my

yellow

Pearl

Jam

is.

Pearl

Jam

is

a

who?

Could

you

hold,

please?

Yeah,

so...

I

think

I'm

gonna

throw

up

right

now.

This

is

any

better.

Eddie

Vedder's

on

the

phone

right

now.

Say

something

and

not

stupid.

Yeah,

lightning

speaking.

Let

me

check.

Are

we

doing

anything

on

Friday?

No!

No,

sounds

great.

Okay,

see

ya.

Wow.

I

guess

we're

opening

for

Pearl

Jam.

Oh

my

god!

I'm

gonna

be

a

man!

I'm

gonna

be

a

man!

I'm

gonna

be

a

man!

Oh,

no!

I'm

still

alive.

Yeah,

yeah.

I'm

still

alive.

You're

still

alive.

It's

a

lot

of

fun.

Here's

me.

Take

those

little

lightning

and

thunder.

Okay,

we're

opening

for

Pearl

Jam.

Oh,

I'm

gonna

be

a

man.

Oh,

no!

Yeah,

we're

letting

her

die.

Oh,

no!

Pearl

Jam!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

no!

Oh,

wow.

It's

one

of

those

heavily

-brothered

Gibson's

with

the

Rapparam

Piccard.

Yeah.

To

be

able

to

hit

a

new

place

one

of

these,

right?

Mostly

used

as

the

Ovation

Acoustics,

but

you

were

on

the

tour.

Me

and

my

wife

here

were...

Oh,

no.

You're

the

Pearl

Jam

guy.

We

talked

on

the

phone.

That

made

it.

Eddie,

that's

right.

Hey,

thanks

for

this.

Eddie,

I'm

just

a

little

worried

your

crowd

may

not

think

my

kind

of

show.

I

don't

get

a

lot

of

moshpits,

you

know?

There

are

no

rules,

man.

Tony

Bennett's

opening

for

the

Red

Hot

Chili

Peppers.

Tony

Bennett.

Besides,

he

doesn't

like

Neil

Diamond,

huh?

Are

you,

uh...

Are

you

playing

Holly

Holytonut?

Uh,

no,

not

for

this

crowd,

but,

uh...

Hey.

I

don't

know

if

I

have

to

get

a

favor

and

you

know

one

musician

or

another.

This

is

exciting.

Happy?

Happy.

Holy

shit.

You've

ever

had

a

shop,

how

this

is

it?

Holy

walkie!

Come

on,

kid!

Very

big

for

them.

You

know

the

words,

come

on.

This

is

the

best

red

and

bitter,

ever

in

the

dreams.

It

leaves

me

in

nothing

next

to

baby's

dream.

If

you're

part

of

me,

I'd

like

to

say

we

do

okay

for

every

dream.

Give

it

up

for

any

better.

Give

it

to

me.

Give

it

to

me.

Give

it

to

me

by

the

federal

moon,

you

mine.

Nothing

around

the

sun

with

my

heart

in

your

sight.

You're

born

and

working.

Come

on,

it's

hot.

They

don't

shake

names,

they

don't

want

me.

Come

as

I

can

have

you

here

with

me.

I'd

love

to

have

a

beat,

wherever

the

blue

jeans

bat.

They're

hot

and

sweet.

If

you're

nothing

next

to

baby's

dream.

If

you're

part

of

me,

I'd

like

to

say

we

do

okay

for

every

dream.

Give

it

to

me.

I

didn't

find

the

baby.

Oh

my

god.

You're

so

cute

too.

But

that

audience,

they

were

just

like,

they

were

just

like,

you

know,

you're

so

cute.

Oh,

I

see.

Come

on,

come

on.

Come

on,

it's

hot.

They

don't

sing

a

dance,

they

didn't

talk.

As

long

as

I

can

have

you

here

with

me.

I'd

love

to

have

a

share

of

me,

wherever

the

blue

jeans

bat.

Zooming

in.

Zooming

out.

How's

it

going,

Russia?

And

the

rape

show

is

fixing

her

boyfriend's

car.

She's

not

fixing

it,

I

know

how

to

do

it.

She

just

wanted

to

show

me.

I'm

going

to

show

you.

Everybody

on

the

block

has

flowers

and

bushes

and

then

you

look

at

this

and

we

have

nothing.

So

I

want

flowers

and

color

and

beauty.

Look

at

that.

Four

shows

a

week

at

the

Shano

Casino,

two

shows

on

Saturday.

Two

shows

on

Saturday.

As

seen

with

Pearl

Jamfer.

We're

in

the

big

time.

Hey,

Bob,

how

you

doing?

How

am

I

doing?

Huge.

All

right,

which

way

are

you

facing?

Over

here?

Where

you

on

the

corner?

Over

here?

I

think

that's

good.

Are

you

going

to

put

on

some

fans?

Yeah,

shoot

me

from

the

waist

up.

All

right,

so

we

went

and

you're

ready.

I'm

ready

when

you

are.

All

right,

this

is

a

pre

-recorded

message

to

be

played

on

July

28th.

Hello,

my

name

is

Mike

and

I'm

an

alcoholic.

That's

the

part

we

all

say,

hello,

Mike.

Hello,

Mike.

Hello,

very

good.

Today

is

my

21st,

sober

birthday.

And

I

won't

be

able

to

be

there

with

you

today

because

I'll

be

playing

my

new

gig

at

the

Shano

Casino.

But

I

thought

maybe

even

though

I

can't

be

there,

I

would

sing

you

my

song

just

to

let

you

all

know

how

important

you

all

are

to

me.

This

is

not

a

sad

song,

a

sad

song

to

sing

when

you

were

born.

Oh,

no.

In

a

way,

it's

a

glad

song.

Yeah,

a

glad

song.

A

simple

song

that

simply

seems

to

make

you

feel

good

when

you

sing.

Come

on.

All

these

are

in

a

way,

we

go.

Oh,

Dan!

Where's

Christina?

That's

her

daughter?

What's

going

on?

What

happened?

A

car,

a

car!

Why

is

she

doing

gardening?

A

car,

a

car!

We've

increased

the

price.

What's

going

on?

Johnny,

Johnny,

you're

getting

into

the

waiting

room.

Take

the

car.

She

can't

decide.

She's

gonna

be

mad

to

tell

me.

What's

going

on?

Listen

to

me.

It's

that

guy

on

the

show

you

like.

You

got

the

eye

-brow.

What

are

you

talking

about?

What

is

this?

What

is

this?

Who

need?

Listen

to

me.

Okay,

so

he's

about

to

go

down.

I

knew

I

was

going

to

take

her.

No,

I

need

to.

You

work

on

your

mom.

No,

listen

to

me.

I

got

a

jacked

up

heart.

I

got

a

jacked

up

heart.

I've

had

her

for

a

long

time.

I

think

I'm

having

a

heart.

What?

You

need

to

get

it,

Doctor!

No,

no,

no.

We're

going

to

do

my

plans.

It's

going

to

be

okay.

Now

you

listen

to

me.

Right,

so

okay.

So,

I'm

going

to

pass

out.

And

I

do.

You're

going

to

jolt

me

back.

Just

like

George

does.

No.

Now

remember,

I

showed

you

I

had

a

jump

a

car.

It's

just

like

that.

I've

done

it

before.

You

can

do

this.

You

can't

do

this.

You

can't

do

this.

You're

going

to

hold

that.

You're

going

to

put

that

one

up

here.

I'm

going

to

get

him

right.

You're

going

to

put

that

down

here.

All

right?

You

can

do

this.

I

can't

do

it.

I

have

to

do

it!

I

have

to

do

it

after

you

have

removed

it.

Oh,

machen.

Pska!

Help

me!

No!

Bye!

What

happened?

It

is

easy.

It

is

just

for

a

guide.

Oh,

she's...

Oh,

come

on

baby.

Hold

on.

I

can

see.

It's

only

been

three

weeks

since

your

accident.

It's

going

to

take

time

to

adjust.

Those

motor

skills

can

take

control.

I

know.

Especially

in

the

middle

of

the

night.

I

know.

I

just

don't

want

to

dwell

on

it

and

get

stuck.

If

I

have

to

make

adjustments,

I

just

want

to

make

them

and

move

on.

And

I

think

we'll

come.

Do

you

need

to

allow

yourself

some

time?

Please

understand,

Mr.

Sardina.

This

isn't

something

that

needs

to

be

paid

in

full

today.

The

old

guy

that

lost

control

and

ate

my

wife

at

the

car.

His

family

isn't

able

to

provide

the

settlement

money

for

another

six

months.

What

am

I

supposed

to

do

in

the

meantime?

There

is

just

a

member

of

insurance

that

your

wife

can

qualify

for.

That

should

cover

a

sizeable

portion

of

the

cost.

That's

a

different

department

that

I'd

be

happy

for.

But

you

can

touch

with

them.

And

we

still

need

to

bill

your

insurance

company.

Insurance.

Miss,

do

you

know

any

musicians?

What

broke

as

a

joke?

Me

and

Mike,

we

started

singing.

We

were

really

cooking.

And

I

could

see

it.

Like

a

weed

to

paint

my

bills

and

be

able

to

say,

look

at

me,

I

made

it.

Take

one

every

three

to

four

hours

for

the

Phantom

Pains.

I

was

so

close.

Yeah,

thanks,

Doc.

It's

Wednesday.

Your

prosthetic

therapy

isn't

half

an

hour.

Okay.

Yeah,

I

know.

I

don't

think

I

can

do

that.

Okay,

fine.

If

you're

going

to

cancel

again,

how

about

you

make

the

call?

Because

they

don't

buy

my

lies.

And

I'm

sick

of

doing

it.

Can

you

just

give

me

a

minute?

Mom,

we

got

to

go.

We

got

to

drive

there

and

then

we'll

go

to

the

hospital.

Rachel

and

the

car,

and

it's

going

to

take

a

second.

Rachel,

please.

Just

give

me

a

minute.

All

right,

fine.

Just

hurry

up.

Oh,

give

me

a

minute.

I

said,

give

me

a

minute!

Rachel,

I

got

to

see

him

at

night.

Dinner's

ready.

I

don't

understand

why

I'm

using

any

of

it.

And

I

thought

that's

him.

I

was

like,

I

don't

use

it

ever.

But

think

about

it.

Why

do

I

want

to

learn

that?

There's

like

problems

all

over

me.

Hey.

What

happened

to

therapy?

Are

you

serious?

I

mean,

there

was

those

four

hours

ago.

And

you

know,

I'm

not.

I'm

not.

Oh,

honey,

grab

a

seat.

Here

we

go.

I'm

going

to

be.

Yeah,

I

got

screwed

on

the

mesh

potatoes.

We

got

gravy

just.

No

potatoes.

Anyway.

So,

uh,

uh,

uh,

maybe

we

take

a

little

road

trip.

Down

to

six

flags.

Get

some,

uh,

get

some

sunshine,

you

know.

A

little

adventure.

I'm

going

to

have

a

little

extra

money

thing,

is

I,

uh,

maybe

I

got

a

job.

Yeah.

You

guys

remember

Cliff,

you

know,

sex

machine

does

James

Brown?

He

says

he

might

have

some

work

for

me

down

at

this

tide

joint.

Uh,

they

just

need

to

always

carry

on.

But,

uh,

you

thought

I

could

fill

in

for

him.

So

you're

going

to

play

Neil

Diamond

songs?

Uh,

no.

I

mean,

maybe

a

few,

but

it's

more

of

a

hosting

thing,

and

other

people

singing,

you

know,

carry

on.

You

know,

it's

only

temporary.

It's,

uh,

you

know,

so

your

mother,

meek,

and...

Get

back

on

her

feet.

How

are

things

going

at

home?

Not.

I

know

the

band

has

other

gigs,

but,

uh,

maybe

you

and

Claire

can

still

use

that

karaoke

machine.

So

I'm

about

the

instrumentation.

She

won't

get

up

out

of

bed.

She's

drug,

she's,

uh,

mind

it.

Now,

what

does

a

duo

do?

If

one

doesn't

want

to

do

what

the

other's

doing?

I

believe

in

you,

Mike.

How

always

have.

How

have

been

up

here?

Do

you

sing

anything

current?

Anything

contemporary

pop

or

just

dad

rock

stuff?

Dad

rock,

like,

it

means

like,

you

know,

skinned,

credence,

steely

band.

Oh,

yeah,

I

rock

with

those

guys.

Yeah,

I

mean,

sorry,

you

sing.

You

don't

want

me

to

sing

those

songs?

I'm

not

singing

not

too.

I

just

want

to

hear

Alia

and

Alana

sing

every

once

in

a

while.

Yeah,

Monica,

Mariah.

See,

the

thing

is,

I

got

more

of

a

specified

act,

like

sex

machine

here

and

me

past

here.

I'm

known

for

singing

Neil

Diamond

music.

But,

you

can

sing

any

music.

Luther

Bandro's,

Usher,

Jodhissy.

Kaobakwa,

Longklinkong,

Neil

Diamond,

huh?

Mm,

Dan,

Kauang,

and...

Kauang,

Dan

MC,

karaoke,

Michelle.

You

don't

have

to

watch

the

video,

right?

Uh.

So,

right

on.

So,

you

know,

so,

um,

nobody

knows

so,

um,

they

only

know

sweet

Carolina.

America,

crackling

rosy,

you

sing

plainly.

Anytime.

Uh.

I'm

putin'

blacking

you

diamond.

You

do

know

who

Jodhissy

is,

right?

Mm.

Mm.

You

can

do

your

Neil

Diamond

thing

on

Wednesday

nights,

host

karaoke,

Friday,

Saturday,

and

Sunday.

Boom.

Run,

run,

run,

run,

run,

run,

head

of

family.

Get

out.

All

right.

In

something

that

people

shake

before

they

use

it.

Yes,

sir.

Oh,

baby.

I

never

knew

that

one

was

back

and

then

it

was

more.

Oh.

You

know,

I

got

a

little

trick.

Another

big,

very

tough

one.

Oh,

oh.

You

need

a

walker.

You

need

a

break,

you.

Get

that.

Clear.

Clear.

Diamond.

Diamond.

Diamond.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Tell

me

something

that

men

do

better

than

women.

Is

your

work?

Oh,

hey,

just

ran.

No,

this

is

lightning.

I

mean,

Mike.

Uh.

Okay,

yeah.

No,

sure.

Tomorrow.

No,

we

can

be

there.

All

right.

Go

a

good

day,

too.

Why

don't

you

pick

up

the

phone?

Sister

Ann,

she,

uh.

Yeah,

she

wants

to

come

up

with

some

kind

of

parent

teacher

thing

tomorrow

for

Dana.

All

right,

I

got

to

get

ready

to

go

out.

Where

are

you

going?

Uh,

I've

got

my

night

gig

at

the

Tai

Joint.

Been

doing

it

for

weeks

now,

your

space

cadet.

Yeah.

I

am.

See

the

way

you

look

at

those

girls

in

the

crowd,

you

know.

How

they

look

back

at

you

are

not

a

fool.

You

think

I

got

old

peace

on

the

side

because

I'm

so

young

and

wealthy?

I

used

to

think

it

was

so

cute,

do

you?

Take

the

scarf

and

put

it

around

all

those

hussees

and

kiss

them.

The

scarf

was

a

bit,

you

know

that?

Yeah,

for

Elvis,

not

for

Neil

Diamond.

You

just

wanted

to

kiss,

I'm

Mike.

You

know,

I

really

wish

these

medications

would

make

up

their

mind.

Are

you

going

to

be

like

Luke

P

and

not

give

a

shit?

Are

you

going

to

be

angry

and

paranoid?

You

know

what,

my

mom

was

right

about

you.

You're

just

a

selfish

son

of

a

bitch.

So

why

don't

you

go

find

yourself

a

new

girlfriend

and

give

her

a

new

nickname?

You

think

you're

the

only

one

that's

hurting

every

day?

I

think

about

the

big

audio.

It's

every

day.

I'm

here,

it's

Ryan,

I'm

here.

You

want

to

throw

something

else?

God

damn

it.

I'm

here.

I'm

here.

What's

up,

you're

done

for?

I'm

here.

They

do

ever

read

a

battle

from

dream

to

be

in

a

king.

And

then

became

one.

Well

except

for

the

names,

a

few

of

the

changes.

You

talk

about

me.

The

story

is

the

same

one.

I

got

the

nifty

-nose

deep

inside.

So

I'm

a

ghost.

That's

my

dad.

Lightning?

It's

my

mother's

birthday.

She

died

of

lung

cancer.

Sad

songs

only.

I'm

here.

I'm

here.

I'm

here.

I'm

here.

To

know

all

that.

And

no

one

heard

at

all

that

even

the

shape.

I

am

a

cry.

I

am

a

cry.

I

am

a

cry.

I

am

a

cry.

You

know,

I

talk

to

Rachel

a

lot.

Rachel

says

that

you

and

Claire

have

been

fighting

a

lot

more.

So

are

you

drinking?

No.

I'm

wondering

if

the

ride

would

be

a

little

less

bumpy

if

I

fell

off

the

wagon.

I'm

not

sure.

I'm

not

sure.

What

are

you

doing?

You're

my

daughter.

You're

not

my

sponsor.

Everybody

tells

me

to

move

on.

I'm

the

guy

that

looks

like

Neil,

why

do

you

need

Claire?

But

they

just

don't

get

it.

I...

I

love

her.

And

I'm

losing

her.

Listen,

just...

Dad,

would

you

just

please

go

to

a

meeting?

Please.

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I

don't

know

if

we're

ready

for

this.

I

think

you

are.

I

know

I

am.

We're

going

to

need

a

choir.

Sex

Machine

is

the

choir

director

of

this

church.

Right

and

Antimony.

You

know

the

big

drums?

What

would

you

need

to

be

an

Antimony

for?

I'll

get

the

Tipony

Mike.

I'll

get

the

Tipony.

Especially

because

we're

opening

with

Sulemon.

Sulemon.

Okay.

So

remember

Rachel's

going

to

pick

us

up.

I

think

I'm

going

to

go

with

Johnny

to

get

a

hit.

You

nervous?

No,

actually

I'm

not.

But

maybe

I

will

right

through

the

show.

What

about

you?

I

just

hope

people

come

here.

Hey,

Mike!

Hey!

Okay.

I

know

the

event

coordinator

at

the

Wisconsin

Center.

He

was

at

your

wedding.

You're

a

big

guy

and

a

big

red

beard.

Good

Lord.

Mike,

you

are

going

to

meet

Neil

Diamond

tonight.

I

was

going

to

get

to

that.

Oh

my

God.

What

do

you

mean?

What?

He's

going

to

meet

the

two

of

you

at

Lakefront,

Frozen

Cuts

and

after

the

show.

He's

going

to

drop

in

with

this

bus.

He

loves

their

Frozen

Cuts.

What

are

you

going

to

say

to

him,

Dad?

Hopefully

nothing

dumb.

Oh,

no,

don't

be

silly.

It's

just

two

musicians

after

their

show.

Both

sold

out

shows.

We

sold

out?

Sold

out?

Sold

out?

Yeah,

we

sold

out.

No.

Now

I'm

nervous.

This

is

a

huge

win

for

you.

You

earned

this,

Mike.

You

earned

it.

You

earned

it.

I'm

so

happy.

I

love

you.

Come

here.

I'm

so

happy

too.

All

right,

get

out

of

here.

I'll

see

you

there.

I'm

going

to

the

radio.

Okay.

That'll

be

great.

Okay.

I

need

to

get

home.

Mr.

Diamond.

Neil,

can

I

call

you

Neil?

You

know,

there's

a

certain

way

that

you

sing

touching.

I

mean,

you

must

know

what

I

mean.

Of

course,

you

know

what

I

mean,

too.

Touching

me.

Touching

you.

It's

so

good.

It

means

it's

just

a

small

thing.

And

like,

touch

it.

Yeah.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Okay.

Papa.

I'm

getting

dressed.

Angela,

you

have

to

brush

your

eyebrows,

but

I

guess

it's

sold

out.

Uh,

yeah.

No

one's

going

to

be

here.

I

don't

know.

We

got

that

handled.

Uh,

hey,

I'm

going

to,

uh,

I'm

going

to

meet

Neil

Diamond

tonight.

Are

you

serious?

Yeah.

Wow.

First

Eddie,

you've

had

now

Neil

Diamond.

You

think

you

could

have

me

have

a

Christian

Slater?

Papa?

Bobby,

all

right?

I'm

huge,

baby.

I

mean,

I'll

be

fine.

I'm

going

to

check.

I'm

going

to

check.

Dad.

Hey,

you're

so

glad

to

be

here.

No

one

is

here.

Grandma.

Hey,

uh,

just

to

warn

you,

these

seeds

we

got

reserved

are

right

off

front

of

me.

Get

loud.

I'm

half

deaf

anyway,

so

I'll

be

fine.

Have

a

great

show

tonight,

Mike.

Thanks.

Hey,

like

five

minutes.

Five

minutes.

Five

minutes.

All

right.

Hey,

wait,

give

me

a

kiss.

Oh,

all

right.

So

any

last

minute

words

of

advice

or

encouragement

for

my

two

girls?

Yeah,

play

Sweet

Caroline,

okay?

You

two

always

know

what

to

do.

You're

not

afraid

of

the

lift

at

all?

Oh,

no,

I

just

got

to

stand

there.

Hey,

Claire.

I

can't

thank

me

all

because

every

thank

you,

I

got

belongs

to

you,

darling.

You're

my

August

night,

you're

my

September

morning,

you're

my

heart

light,

you're

my

cracklin'

rose.

Here

you

go,

me.

I'll

see

you

on

stage.

Okay.

Ah.

I

woke

up

this

morning.

And

the

sun

was

shining

bright.

I

said,

I

woke

up

this

morning.

And

the

sun

was

shining

bright.

I

said,

I

said,

I

said,

I

said,

I

said,

I

said,

I

can't

be

no

more.

We

know

what

I

see

in

here,

lightning

and

thunder.

Yeah!

What

do

you

think,

no

more,

Jay?

What

do

you

think,

no

more,

Jay?

What

do

you

think,

no

more,

Jay?

Welcome

to

the

whole

year

to

dance

in

the

glow

of

the

world.

Our

fans,

our

fans,

our

families,

those

who

could

not

get

nails,

I'm

a

ticket.

Yeah!

Stay

in

my

hands.

We've

had

tonight,

we've

made

our

own

beautiful

noise.

To

the

left.

You

the

pink.

Come

here,

come

and

say,

Right,

on

the

night.

Sun

become

day.

Shout,

come

fight.

To

the

soul

and

mom.

To

the

soul

and

mom.

To

the

soul

and

mom.

To

the

soul

and

mom.

God

of

my

wash,

walk,

walk.

Lord

of

my

need,

need

him,

need

him,

need

him,

need

him,

all.

Lord

of

my

day,

day,

day,

God

of

my

night,

night,

night.

See

for

a

way,

way,

way,

take

me

home.

She

calling.

I

love

you,

do

I

care?

Bring

home

my

name.

Oh,

the

winds

of

a

few,

Wind

in

the

plains.

And

once

and

for

me.

To

the

soul

and

mom.

Lord

of

my

need,

need

him,

need

him,

need

him,

all.

Lord

of

my

warm,

but

she

dares

for

the

sun.

God

of

my

name,

day,

day,

Lord

of

my

night,

night,

night.

See

for

a

way,

way,

way,

take

me

home.

To

the

soul

and

mom.

Help

me,

brothers

and

sisters,

and

the

hitty

-bitty

children.

Black

and

white,

rich

and

more,

great

and

small.

Oh,

God's

children

sing,

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

And

again,

Lord,

give

us

two

hands,

one

hand

for

the

giver,

one

hand

for

the

takin'.

When

your

brother

is

hungry,

you

need

God

what

to

eat,

when

he

is

tired.

And

he

and

I

know

ways

to

sleep,

how

he's

hard

at

takin'.

And

it's

all

a

pain

who's

gonna

cry

when

the

grotto's,

who's

gonna

cry

when

it.

You

take

your

day

and

put

it

out

to

him

and

you're

shanin'

with

him.

That's

what

it's

aim

for!

Take

my

hands

with

love,

walk

with

me

this

day.

In

my

heart

I

know,

I

will

never

stray.

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Take

me

home!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hail

God!

Hail

God!

You

remember

when

we

saw

Spring

Seen

in

East

Troy?

Oh

my

God,

you

said

Bruce,

I

love

him

so

much!

Where

was

that?

I'll

find

Valley

Music

Theater,

you

were

a

kid

in

grade

school.

We

played

for

like

two

extra

hours

and

everyone

was

freaking

out

and

dancing

on

the

lawn.

That

was

this,

that

was

this!

I

gotta

say,

and

I

don't

mean

any

disrespect

to

Mr.

Eddie

Vetter.

Oh,

be

careful,

mom.

I

think

tonight

we

were

just

his

biggest

progeny.

It's

all

out

of

the

crowd.

No,

I

gotta

say,

our

fans

are

just

as

big

and

just

as

loud.

Oh,

we're

almost

at

God

out,

Papa.

Oh

my

God!

We

can't

allow

it!

Good

times

never

seems

like

a

good

idea.

Aww,

are

you

good?

Are

you

ready?

I'm

cute,

baby.

You

remember?

Where?

Where?

Neil

just

finished

his

show,

he's

out

of

the

bus.

Oh,

great!

He's

out

his

way!

Come

on,

Mike,

come

on!

Come

on!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Mike!

Not

good

at

writing

speeches,

but

I

guess

I've

never

written

one,

so

it'll

be

perfect.

You

too

always

know

what

to

do.

Why

did

he

say

about

this?

I

feel

like

I

don't

know

how

to

do

anything.

Except,

gradually,

he

car

radiator.

Can

you?

Maybe

he

wasn't

wrong

about

us.

He

wasn't.

Shh.

You

look

nice.

Oh,

thank

you.

Sometimes

I

forget

about

your

leg.

Yeah.

Me

too,

and

then

I

take

a

step.

You

don't

have

to

say

today,

somebody

else

can

do

it

if

it's

too

much

for

you.

I

know,

but

it's

something

I

have

to

do,

not

just

for

Mike.

Hi.

This

is

gonna

be

hard.

Every

time

we

would

play

a

gig,

everyone

wants

to

hear

sweet

Caroline.

And

my

good

kids

so

mad.

He

believed

there

was

so

much

more

to

Neil

Diamond's

music,

so

many

more

songs.

And

there

was

more

to

Mike

than

being

lightning.

He

was

a

soldier,

a

father,

a

friend.

He

was

the

love

of

my

life.

And

really,

I'm

standing

here

because

of

him.

So,

and

he

is

honored

when

I

get

myself

together,

and

I'm

in

his

sing,

I

sing.

And

Neil

Diamond's

song

is

not

as

well

known

as

sweet

Caroline,

but

Mike.

It's

beautiful.

I

sing

the

light,

and

I

sing

the

flame,

and

I

sing

your

eyes

before,

and

I'm

sure

to

see

your

eyes

again.

Once

again.

So,

I've

been

released,

and

I've

been

a

good,

and

I've

sung

my

song

before.

And

I'm

sure

to

sing

my

song

again.

Once

again.

Some

people

got

a

laugh,

some

people

got

a

cry.

Some

people

got

a

make

it

through,

but

I

never

wondered

why.

And

some

people

got

a

say.

And

some

people

got

a

say.

Some

people

never

see

the

light,

until

the

day

they

die.

But

I've

been

released,

and

I've

been

a

good,

and

I've

been

a

good,

and

I've

been

a

good,

and

I'm

sure

to

be

this

again.

Once

again.

One

more

time

again.

Just

one

more

time.

One

more

time.

All

right.

Any,

all

right?

You

got

it?

Sure.

I'm

positive.

I'm

positive.

I

can

see

you

too.

All

right.

Hey,

everybody.

My

name

is

Mike,

and

I'm

an

alcoholic.

Today

is

my

22nd

of

Silver

Birthday,

but

I

can't

be

with

you

today,

because

while

we're

getting

ready

for

our

big

comeback,

it's

really

exciting,

and

you

know

what,

before

I

sing,

I

just

want

to

tell

you

something.

We're

all

here

doing

the

best

we

can,

right?

Very,

very

best.

And

if

we

can

just

look

out

for

each

other

and

be

strong

and

above

all,

be

grateful.

Maybe

we

can

just,

I

don't

know,

we

can

turn

things

around,

we

can

make

the

world

a

better

place.

What

do

you

say?

Right?

Anyway.

This

is

not

a

sad

song,

a

sad

song

to

sing

when

you're

alone.

Oh,

no,

no.

In

a

way,

it's

a

glad

song.

Yeah,

a

glad

song

as

simple

too.

That

simply

seems

to

make

you

feel

real

good

when

you

sing.

Oh,

no.

Come

on,

sing

along.

I

know

it's

early.

Song,

song,

woo,

everybody

knows

one.

Every

garden

grows

one.

Song,

song,

woo,

everybody

knows

one.

All

right.

I'm

ready.

Me

and

you

are

subject

to

the

blues

now

and

then.

All

clear.

When

you

take

the

blues

and

make

a

song,

you

sing

them

out

again.

You

sing

them

out

again.

I

get

to

hear

it.

Sounds

real

good.

Come

on

now.

Song,

song,

woo,

weeping

like

a

blue

low.

Sleeping

on

my

pillow.

Song,

song,

woo,

weeping

on

my

pillow.

It's

a

funny

thing.

Funny

thing.

But

you

can't

sing

it

when

the

crying

your

voice.

Right?

And

before

you

know

it,

you

get

to

feeling

good.

Beauty

and

color.

You

simply

got

no

choice.

Song,

song,

woo,

woo,

woo,

woo,

woo,

woo,

woo.

Thank

you

and

good

night.

I

got

a

song

been

on

my

mind.

And

the

tune,

give

me

some

and

the

words

all

rhyme.

Get

away,

get

away,

get

away,

get

away,

get

away,

get

away,

get

away,

get

away,

get

away.

Though

I

don't

say

much

and

I

won't

offend.

If

you

sing

it

at

school,

then

live

or

does

it

get

a

home?

I

never

know

what

you're

showing.

Think

you're

growing.

You're

all

teed.

Good

lord.

Yup.

Let

me

hear

that,

get

me

near

that.

I'm

drinking

all

the

sweet.

Drop

your

shrinking,

stop

your

drinking.

Crouching

and

no

less

need.

Shake

it

out.

All

right.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Come

on.

Yeah.

We

want

to

hold

you.

As

she

comes

and

I

run

just

like

the

wind.

I

let

hold

you.

Yeah.

Singing

a

song.

Singing

a

song

of

songs.

Singing

it

out.

Singing

a

song.

Sing,

sing,

sing.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Call

the

sun

in

the

dead

of

the

night.

All

the

sun

is

going

to

rise

in

the

sky.

Touch

a

man

who

can

walk

around.

Touch

a

man

who

can

walk

around.

And

he's

going

to

fly.

And

I

fly.

I

fly.

And

I

fly.

I

fly.

And

I

fly.

And

I

fly.

Three.

Three.

Holy

living...

Don't

think

around

but

the

sound

of

my

heart

is

right

But

it's

awesome,

it

doesn't

sing

at

dance

and

it

don't

walk

As

long

as

I

can

and

you

hear

with

me,

I

must

rather

be

Remember

what

she's

made

Money

is

hard

and

it

don't

sing

at

dance

and

it

don't

walk

As

long

as

I

can

and

you

hear

with

me,

I

must

rather

be

Remember

what

she's

made

Remember

what

she's

made