1 00:00:00,610 --> 00:00:01,609 Thank you. 2 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:11,100 studio audience and so i realized 3 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:17,980 at that moment i was at the crossroads of my life that whatever i 4 00:01:17,980 --> 00:01:22,780 did in the next 30 seconds could totally change my life and the lives of 5 00:01:22,780 --> 00:01:29,700 everyone who ever knew or cared about me so i said i'm sorry our time is 6 00:01:29,700 --> 00:01:34,680 up hold that thought until next week's session oh louis 7 00:01:35,630 --> 00:01:38,650 I won't be here for next week's session. Oh, why not, Mrs. Filbert? 8 00:01:38,970 --> 00:01:40,890 I'm visiting my daughter in Baltimore. 9 00:01:41,230 --> 00:01:45,290 Oh, is that the same daughter that works for the Children of Africa Fund? Oh, 10 00:01:45,310 --> 00:01:49,830 yes. And when you hear the things she's had to deal with, it would just break 11 00:01:49,830 --> 00:01:50,830 your heart. 12 00:01:50,950 --> 00:01:56,930 Oh, what with the drought and the famine and the locusts. You know what I would 13 00:01:56,930 --> 00:01:58,510 do if I was running Africa? 14 00:01:59,410 --> 00:02:00,950 I'd put in casino gambling. 15 00:02:02,410 --> 00:02:04,810 Oh, come on, Kirk. Well, John. 16 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:06,200 What would it do for Atlantic City? 17 00:02:06,780 --> 00:02:10,860 Me and the group once played a gig in Atlantic City. We were the opening act 18 00:02:10,860 --> 00:02:12,460 the Strawberry Alarm Club. 19 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:14,780 Oh, I'll never forget it. 20 00:02:15,780 --> 00:02:19,780 You were there, Mrs. Filbert? 21 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:26,440 When Ricky Fortune and the Fortuneettes ever played the Eastern Seaboard, I was 22 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:27,440 there. 23 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,600 Well, Mrs. Filbert, have a lovely time, and we'll see you when you get back. 24 00:02:31,780 --> 00:02:32,359 Thank you. 25 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,620 Boy, Rick, that must have been a really exciting time for you. Oh, yeah. 26 00:02:35,980 --> 00:02:37,400 Do you ever miss it? Only every day. 27 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,040 That's why I'm trying to get into this oldie show at Madison Square Garden. 28 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:41,839 next month. 29 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:42,840 Oh, that's great. 30 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,320 Hey, you think you have a shot? Oh, of course he does. 31 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,820 You know the acts they get for those shows? 32 00:02:49,140 --> 00:02:52,080 Rick here was washed up a long time before those guys. 33 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,560 Don't pay any attention to him. I think it's a great idea, Rick. Yes, you could 34 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,100 do that big hit of yours. 35 00:02:58,940 --> 00:02:59,940 What was it again? 36 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,300 No, this is great, Rick. This could mean a whole new career for you. Thanks, 37 00:03:08,300 --> 00:03:11,960 Jim. You know, the nostalgia craze is very big these days. Oh, yeah, yeah. The 38 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,860 only problem is it's hard to be nostalgic about somebody you've never 39 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,140 Well, I'll be there, front row of sandals. It's gonna be just like the old 40 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:21,540 You know, you remember that gig in Atlantic City? 41 00:03:21,740 --> 00:03:25,080 God, it was great. The girls up front, they got so worked up, you know, they 42 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,080 threw their broads on stage. 43 00:03:26,860 --> 00:03:27,860 Do you remember that? 44 00:03:45,010 --> 00:03:47,270 So, has anyone heard from Rick? 45 00:03:47,530 --> 00:03:51,130 Yeah, I wonder if he got hired for that oldie show. Oh, I hope so. 46 00:03:51,370 --> 00:03:54,410 It would do him such good to be on stage again. 47 00:03:54,790 --> 00:03:57,490 I guess you must really miss being in the spotlight once you've been a star. 48 00:03:57,730 --> 00:04:01,470 What star, John? This guy was the black hole of rock and roll. 49 00:04:03,130 --> 00:04:08,610 No, no, no, no. You see, he once played on the same bill with Elvis Presley. 50 00:04:09,580 --> 00:04:11,360 He actually appeared with Elvis? 51 00:04:11,900 --> 00:04:14,260 Absolutely. He's not dead, you know. 52 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:22,940 They played Vegas together. On the bill, there was... Neither is Buddy Holly or 53 00:04:22,940 --> 00:04:24,100 Jimi Hendrix. 54 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:32,920 There was Ricky and the Fortunates, the Zombies, Elvis, Johnny Cash. They faked 55 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:33,920 their deaths. 56 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,500 To escape the pressures of public edulation. 57 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:43,380 Just last week, I saw Janis Joplin. 58 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,420 She was windsurfing with Mama Cass. 59 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:57,260 Then there was that British invasion tour Rick was on. Oh, it was... There 60 00:04:57,260 --> 00:05:02,140 Rick, and there was Freddie and the Dreamers. You know, I don't like to 61 00:05:02,460 --> 00:05:05,280 but I once spent a torrid weekend with a man... 62 00:05:05,740 --> 00:05:06,760 Freddie Root Canal. 63 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,000 So? 64 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:25,800 How'd it go? 65 00:05:28,980 --> 00:05:33,120 No one remembers me, and no one wants to. What'd I tell you? This guy can't 66 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:34,180 make it as a has -been. 67 00:05:35,820 --> 00:05:36,820 You shut up, Kirk. 68 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:41,520 So what happened? It was humiliating. No one had the vaguest idea who I was. And 69 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,940 I was really looking forward to performing again. 70 00:05:44,420 --> 00:05:46,880 Well, you know, we're always having dances. 71 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,940 There's no reason you can't sing at the next one, is there? Actually, Ralphie, I 72 00:05:50,940 --> 00:05:52,400 can think of two reasons. 73 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,800 He stinks, and no one will come. 74 00:05:57,340 --> 00:06:01,180 Yeah, but aside from that... No, no, no, I think Ralph is a great idea. 75 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,060 We can make it a major event. Yeah, yeah. 76 00:06:04,940 --> 00:06:05,940 like the Hindenburg. 77 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,320 Hey, say, how about a salute to the 60s night? 78 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:15,140 We could charge admission and give the proceeds to charity. 79 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:19,420 Oh, and I know just the charity, the Children of Africa Fund. Oh, yeah. 80 00:06:19,820 --> 00:06:23,040 What do you say, Rick? This could be really good for me. You know, I could 81 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,320 promoters and agents and let them know that I'm alive. 82 00:06:26,740 --> 00:06:30,740 Oh, I could help out with the music, too. I've got a pretty good record 83 00:06:30,740 --> 00:06:33,120 collection. I could play a few between sets. 84 00:06:33,340 --> 00:06:34,340 Oh, that would be great. 85 00:06:34,460 --> 00:06:39,540 Oh, I'm really touched that you guys want to do this for me. I'm going to get 86 00:06:39,540 --> 00:06:41,260 guitar out of hock right now. 87 00:06:41,940 --> 00:06:43,940 I'm going to start rehearsing. 88 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:47,260 There is just one thing, though. 89 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:50,420 I mean, you all do understand that I'm a professional. 90 00:06:50,940 --> 00:06:52,760 And there are certain things that I'm going to require. 91 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,760 First off, I'm going to need a limo to take me to the gig. 92 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,580 But it's a benefit. We can't afford a limo. 93 00:07:01,980 --> 00:07:02,980 Uh -huh. 94 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,920 and I'll need a case of imported champagne in my dressing room. 95 00:07:06,140 --> 00:07:07,820 There won't be any champagne. 96 00:07:08,420 --> 00:07:09,960 Oh, for that matter, any dressing room. 97 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:15,720 So let me get this straight. What you're telling me is there's no limo, there's 98 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,320 no champagne, and I have to dress in my car? 99 00:07:20,020 --> 00:07:23,180 I can't believe... 100 00:08:13,070 --> 00:08:16,510 up for the 60s for that benefit tonight, so I figured, ah, what the hell. Should 101 00:08:16,510 --> 00:08:17,349 be a lot of fun. 102 00:08:17,350 --> 00:08:19,750 Listen, uh, about tonight. 103 00:08:20,070 --> 00:08:21,130 It's going to be really something. 104 00:08:21,550 --> 00:08:23,250 You know they sold almost 200 tickets? 105 00:08:23,650 --> 00:08:27,090 Boy, Rick, you must still have a lot of fans out there, let me tell you. Hey, 106 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:29,670 listen, I hope I'm not making you nervous. Oh, no problem, John. I'm not 107 00:08:29,670 --> 00:08:31,230 least bit nervous. That's good to hear, man. 108 00:08:31,910 --> 00:08:33,150 I mean, why should I be? 109 00:08:33,730 --> 00:08:34,750 I'm not even going to be there. 110 00:08:38,130 --> 00:08:40,490 What do you mean you're not going to be there? You have to be there. 111 00:08:40,970 --> 00:08:44,970 There's going to be 200 people there. looking forward to recreating the 60s. I 112 00:08:44,970 --> 00:08:47,650 mean, if you don't show up, there's no telling how nonviolent they're going to 113 00:08:47,650 --> 00:08:48,650 get. 114 00:08:50,470 --> 00:08:51,470 Wait a minute. 115 00:08:52,770 --> 00:08:53,770 Yeah, hello. 116 00:08:54,190 --> 00:08:57,950 Yeah, hello, Louise. Louise, I can't talk to you right now. We've got a 117 00:08:57,950 --> 00:08:59,230 here. We just lost our star. 118 00:08:59,750 --> 00:09:01,830 Look, I just can't do it, right? Why not? 119 00:09:02,790 --> 00:09:04,630 You've got to understand that I'm a professional. 120 00:09:05,210 --> 00:09:08,350 You know, I've never even played in a cafeteria before. 121 00:09:09,190 --> 00:09:11,950 I mean, what kind of acoustics does it have? No way. 122 00:09:12,710 --> 00:09:14,750 Trust me, you can hear a fork drop. 123 00:09:15,750 --> 00:09:21,090 I just can't do it, right? I just cannot go through with it. I cannot relive the 124 00:09:21,090 --> 00:09:22,190 nightmare of Bayonne. 125 00:09:24,670 --> 00:09:27,970 Nightmare? What happened in Bayonne? I didn't think anything could happen in 126 00:09:27,970 --> 00:09:28,970 Bayonne. 127 00:09:29,250 --> 00:09:33,910 It was about 18 months ago. I was playing a one -nighter in a club there, 128 00:09:33,910 --> 00:09:38,350 the audience were just kids, you know? At first, they laughed at me. 129 00:09:39,430 --> 00:09:40,650 And then they called me names. 130 00:09:41,930 --> 00:09:43,390 and they started throwing things. 131 00:09:44,710 --> 00:09:48,390 Beer cans, chairs, each other. 132 00:09:51,270 --> 00:09:53,110 Maybe it was just one of those nights, Rick. 133 00:09:53,470 --> 00:09:57,210 Have you ever had hundreds of kids laughing and hurling abuse at you? Of 134 00:09:57,210 --> 00:09:58,450 I have. I'm a high school teacher. 135 00:10:00,730 --> 00:10:02,070 You don't understand. 136 00:10:04,030 --> 00:10:05,030 I'm scared. 137 00:10:06,290 --> 00:10:07,690 I'm no good by myself. 138 00:10:08,370 --> 00:10:11,050 It was the Fortunates. They were the ones with the real talent. 139 00:10:12,939 --> 00:10:16,740 Without them, I'm nothing. 140 00:10:19,340 --> 00:10:22,820 Oh, right. So you're not the big superstar you always wanted to be. So 141 00:10:22,940 --> 00:10:23,940 What do you want, sympathy? 142 00:10:24,260 --> 00:10:25,260 Look at me. 143 00:10:25,820 --> 00:10:29,340 I mean, just look at me. I mean, this isn't exactly the lifestyles of the rich 144 00:10:29,340 --> 00:10:30,340 and famous, you know. 145 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:31,860 But you hear me complaining? 146 00:10:32,140 --> 00:10:33,180 No. You know why? 147 00:10:33,380 --> 00:10:34,480 Because I've got food. 148 00:10:34,780 --> 00:10:38,080 I've got a roof over my head. And that's a lot more than those African kids 149 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,220 have. I mean, that's what we're doing this benefit for. Those kids. 150 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:45,480 They don't want our sympathy. What they need is for you to get up on that stage 151 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,800 and do those songs, those few songs that you've done a million times before. 152 00:10:48,940 --> 00:10:51,440 What they don't need is for you to be scared. 153 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:54,560 Oh, quiet now. 154 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:56,920 Damn. 155 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:30,320 this way. 156 00:11:44,380 --> 00:11:51,200 I'll start the gig with that one. Great, great, great. Now listen, we're very 157 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,800 late and you'll tell me all the rest on the way over. Well, after that, there's 158 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:55,320 a lot of different ways I can go, you know. 159 00:11:55,700 --> 00:11:58,200 I can follow up with my psychedelic medley. 160 00:11:58,860 --> 00:12:01,640 And then I could do my salute to rock stars who died in plane crashes. 161 00:12:05,860 --> 00:12:07,480 Should have charged a lot more for those tickets. 162 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:50,880 You should know that Kurt lies about everything. 163 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:56,240 Oh, well, look who's here. If it isn't Sergeant Pepper himself. 164 00:13:58,940 --> 00:14:00,200 Isn't this exciting? 165 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,740 I'm going to see Ricky Fortune again after all these years. 166 00:14:04,940 --> 00:14:05,940 Um, Mrs. 167 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:11,160 Philbert, and I think I speak for everyone. This time, try and keep your 168 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:12,160 on, all right? 169 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,300 I'm going backstage to see how Whitney's doing. 170 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:31,420 Get down with your bad self. 171 00:14:32,460 --> 00:14:34,260 Move on. Move on. 172 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,740 God, I love this job. 173 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:39,860 Ricky. Rick. 174 00:14:40,220 --> 00:14:41,340 Rick. Hi. 175 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:43,280 Hi, Rick. 176 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:50,160 So, how do I look? Look who you're asking. 177 00:14:53,580 --> 00:14:57,100 It's a costume I wore with the Fortunates. It's from beyond the galaxy 178 00:14:57,980 --> 00:14:58,980 So how are you feeling? 179 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:03,080 Suicidal. What? Oh, no, Rick. No, no, for me that's a good sign. 180 00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:04,300 Hey, 181 00:15:04,940 --> 00:15:05,940 Rick, look. 182 00:15:06,300 --> 00:15:07,360 See those steps? Yeah. 183 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,940 Rick, those are your first steps on your comeback trail. 184 00:15:11,180 --> 00:15:12,180 Yeah? Yeah. 185 00:15:13,020 --> 00:15:15,040 What am I on? 186 00:15:15,340 --> 00:15:19,320 I don't know. Louise is handling it. You just wait here and she'll announce you. 187 00:15:20,020 --> 00:15:21,120 John? What? 188 00:15:24,910 --> 00:15:26,570 Thanks, buddy. Knock them, Dad. 189 00:15:28,210 --> 00:15:29,210 Knock them. 190 00:15:33,330 --> 00:15:39,770 Roll the 191 00:15:39,770 --> 00:15:44,050 oldie blast from the past from the rock and roll graveyard. 192 00:15:45,670 --> 00:15:48,730 Go show business is my life. 193 00:16:25,610 --> 00:16:26,610 But. 194 00:18:41,070 --> 00:18:44,270 I guess when I told Louise we lost our star, she just panicked and called her 195 00:18:44,270 --> 00:18:47,390 dentist. You said it was going to be the first steps. It turned out to be the 196 00:18:47,390 --> 00:18:48,369 last rights. 197 00:18:48,370 --> 00:18:51,330 Well, I don't think it was that bad. I don't think anybody noticed you up 198 00:18:52,030 --> 00:18:54,670 Didn't notice me? No, the only way they wouldn't notice me is if they were too 199 00:18:54,670 --> 00:18:55,770 busy staring at you. 200 00:18:56,890 --> 00:19:00,330 All right, maybe they caught a brief glimpse of you. But look, I'm sorry. I 201 00:19:00,330 --> 00:19:01,970 really meant it with the best of intentions. 202 00:19:02,210 --> 00:19:04,630 I know you meant it with the best of intentions. And do you know how... 203 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:11,290 Well, I don't mean to be. 204 00:19:12,630 --> 00:19:13,630 Look, 205 00:19:13,770 --> 00:19:14,770 Rick, I tell you what. 206 00:19:15,150 --> 00:19:17,730 Why don't we meet tomorrow and have a couple of beers and we'll talk the whole 207 00:19:17,730 --> 00:19:19,130 thing over? Because I won't be here tomorrow. 208 00:19:19,570 --> 00:19:20,389 Where are you going? 209 00:19:20,390 --> 00:19:21,390 Who knows? 210 00:19:21,430 --> 00:19:22,730 You know, wherever the road takes me. 211 00:19:23,350 --> 00:19:26,790 You know, when I was standing in the wings waiting to make my entrance 212 00:19:26,930 --> 00:19:30,870 I was so terrified that I could feel my heart beating in my brain. 213 00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:33,830 But behind that fear, there was an excitement. 214 00:19:38,990 --> 00:19:40,390 when Ricky Fortune was back. 215 00:19:40,670 --> 00:19:42,050 He was on that stage. 216 00:19:42,750 --> 00:19:49,090 And if I could just have sung a couple of songs... If I could have just sung... 217 00:19:49,090 --> 00:19:54,690 Oh, what does it matter? I mean, it's... 218 00:19:54,690 --> 00:19:57,530 It's only rock and roll. 219 00:20:01,270 --> 00:20:02,270 No hard feelings? 220 00:20:03,350 --> 00:20:04,690 No. No hard feelings. 221 00:20:10,020 --> 00:20:11,600 Hey. That's show business. 222 00:20:21,580 --> 00:20:23,400 Hey. Rick. 223 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,020 Rick. What happened to Ricky? 224 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:27,520 He's gone, Ralph. 225 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,760 because she booked a hotter act. 226 00:20:45,980 --> 00:20:50,520 Oh, I'm sorry, John. Next time I'll just have to rein myself in. 227 00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:53,900 Where's Ricky? 228 00:20:53,940 --> 00:20:56,880 Oh, where do you think he is? He's gone. I mean, how could you, Louise? 229 00:20:57,120 --> 00:20:58,600 But he's supposed to be on now. 230 00:20:59,420 --> 00:21:01,280 I thought Freddy and the Dreamers were on now. 231 00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:05,120 They finished. They just stopped by to do the one song because it was for a 232 00:21:05,120 --> 00:21:07,460 worthy cause. Now Rick takes over. 233 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:09,680 Well, why didn't you tell me that? 234 00:21:16,300 --> 00:21:17,300 What are we going to do? 235 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,280 The Woodstock Nation is starting to get restless. 236 00:21:21,700 --> 00:21:25,480 We've got to do something. These people are demanding to see Ricky Fortune. Oh, 237 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,800 don't be ridiculous. They wouldn't know Ricky Fortune if they tripped over Ricky 238 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,240 Fortune. Well, all I'm saying is that we're going to have to get real 239 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:36,900 and break out the tear gas if these people don't see some used -up, middle 240 00:21:36,900 --> 00:21:39,400 has -been with a guitar on that stage. 241 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,900 Next on L .A. Law, James Earl Jones returns as the crafty attorney who once 242 00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:46,660 bested Van Owen. What will be the outcome of this courtroom rematch? 243 00:22:47,060 --> 00:22:50,940 Saturday, John George Burns, Shelley Long, Tiffany, and Super Bowl 244 00:22:50,940 --> 00:22:52,760 for Bob Hoops' Super Bowl party. 245 00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:57,600 Then, Blanche and Sophia battle over a bow in a laugh -filled Golden Girls. 246 00:22:57,980 --> 00:22:58,980 Saturday.