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(soft ambient music)

(soft ambient music)

(van engine running)

[ Going down the old lonesome road ]

[ Going down an old lonesome road ]

[ I don't care if I ever see Jim Toad ]

[ I'm goin' down that old lonesome road ]

[ Goin' down the old lonesome road ]

[ I don't care if I ever see Jim Toad ]

[ Jim Toad is a man ]

[ I just can't understand ]

[ Goin' down the road to see Jim Toad ]

(van engine rumbling)

- Hello?

- [Jason] Hello, Mr. Willits.

It's Jason from the Castro Courier.

- Oh, oh, yeah, hi, hi.

- [Jason] Is this an okay time to talk?

- No, no, this is a good time. It's a good time.

- [Jason] Great, I was just wondering if you'd tell me a bit

about the old days and the band.

- [Jack] Let's see, where do you wanna start?

I'm not too good with, you know, memory really.

- [Jason] Well, let's just start at the beginning,

and how you started playing with the Hot Licks.

- Well, I was living in the Haight,

and just kinda minding my own business.

And I was walking down the street one day,

and there was a sign on a telephone pole and it said,

"Haight-Ashbury orchestra forming."

I thought, what the hell?

I wasn't doing too much.

So, you know, just dealing a little weed.

So I had plenty of time on my hands.

And we started little jobs.

You know, playing around the Haight,

and around San Francisco.

So the violin player, David LaFlamme,

knew a guy named Dan Hicks,

who was looking for a bass player.

And so we, I started playing with Dan.

Yeah. (chuckles)

That's kinda how the Hot Licks started, right.

Yeah, that was kind of the beginning right there,

you know, 1969.

Yeah.

It was uh, it was all uphill or,

I don't know, uphill isn't quite,

we had a lot of fun as you can imagine, yeah.

(water splashing on the floor)

(Jack sniffling)

(towel rustling)

(Jack sniffling)

(Jack sniffling)

(audience applauding) (upbeat vocal music)

(upbeat instrumental music)

- Let's see. (pen scratching)

Daddy said they

were both fools.

(pen clacking)

Okay, let's try this.

[ Daddy cut wood up on the mountain ]

[ Up at 5:00 a.m., get us off to school ]

[ Mama run off with a man from Maryland ]

(Jack chuckles)

[ Daddy said they ]

That's just too good, let's see here.

(gentle music)

(car engine whirring)

[ Going down a lonesome road ]

[ Going down the old lonesome road ]

(gentle music)

(keys jangling)

(packet rustling)

(customer laughs in the background)

(packet rustling)

(cash register beeping)

Listen uh, I'm a musician

and I'm playing not far from here.

Would you mind if I put a poster

up in the window? - No, not at all.

- Oh, great. - Just put it

right by the door. - Oh, perfect. Thanks.

- Would you like some tape?

- Oh, that's okay, I think I got it.

Yeah. - Oh, great.

- Thanks a lot, appreciate it. - You're welcome, Mm-hmm.

(tape snapping)

(car whirring past)

(footsteps thudding)

(people chattering)

(iron scraping along the shirt)

(shirt rustling)

(iron scraping along shirt)

(shirt rustling)

(iron scraping along the shirt)

(Jack sighs)

(Jack sniffles)

(car engine whirring)

(footsteps crunching on the gravel)

(gentle guitar music) (patrons chattering)

(door creaks open)

(patrons chattering)

(relaxed country music)

[ Lived his life, uh-huh-huh ]

[ Law on his trail, uh-huh-huh ]

[ Did more time than there are jails ]

[ Oh ]

[ Oh, Johnny ]

[ Johnny damn the consequence ]

[ Wasted their lives on nothing at all ]

[ The world was so big ]

[ And we felt so small ]

[ And oh, just like Johnny ]

[ We damned the consequence ]

[ Oh, we damned the consequence ]

(ending guitar chord (audience applauding)

- My pleasure to be back here at the Old Gemini.

My sign, actually.

Been doing a lot of traveling,

always like to come here,

especially for y'all with this great band.

We're gonna do a little song

I wrote for a woman, to sing.

But I haven't found that woman yet.

So, I'm still looking.

(upbeat guitar music)

[ They say the geese are flying ]

[ But I don't really know ]

[ They say it's a little early ]

[ For them to go ]

(patrons chattering)

- [Bartender] Hey Jack.

- Hey.

- [Bartender] Great show tonight.

- Thanks. - You're welcome.

Can I get you anything to drink?

- No, no, I'm good.

- Oh, I forgot, you only drink your special blend.

- That's right, my special blend.

(Bartender laughs)

- Hey, there was a blonde in the crowd tonight.

She came up here and she was asking about you.

- A blonde asking about me? - Yeah,

she's a real pretty girl.

- Come on.

- Nah. (laughs) - That's funny.

- Well, you know, musicians,

you've still got it - Yeah, right, right.

(both laughing)

I think you're pulling my chain.

(Bartender laughs)

She still here?

- [Bartender] No, I saw her leave about 10 minutes ago.

- Oh well, no big deal.

- [Bartender] Well, here's your money for tonight.

- Hey, thanks. - [Bartender] You're welcome.

And I'll go see if your food's ready yet, okay?

- Alright, appreciate it.

(car whirring in the background)

(keys jangling)

(Changing radio stations)

- [Michael Parkinson] But you must pinch yourself,

and think, "Now how'd I get here from there?"

And this is a remarkable adventure, remarkable story.

- [Dolly Parton] You do think about it,

and as you get older,

you really think about it more.

But I just realize how lucky I've been,

how fortunate I am, and I'm very humble

that I've been able to accomplish as much as I have.

But I didn't know I couldn't do it until I had it done,

I guess I was just that silly or that ambitious

- [Michael Parkinson] Was it your dream? (gentle music)

I mean, did you know you were gonna be famous, I mean?

- I wanted to be. - Yeah.

- [Dolly Parton] I believed that I would be.

And I just worked for that in my heart and in my mind.

I just wouldn't accept it to be any other way,

and I just, it was just a lifestyle,

and I figured I couldn't be any poorer

than I'd been in my childhood, so.

(cars whirring in the background)

(man shouting in the background)

(Jack breathing heavily)

(cars whirring in the background)

(Jack groaning)

(Jack sniffling)

(bed creaks)

(Jack cracks his back)

(Jack groans)

(curtains clicking)

(people shouting in the background)

- Yeah, I'm uh, I'm calling for Richard Moss.

Is this, is this his office?

Oh, hi, hi.

This is Jack Willits, um.

Yeah, yeah.

You know, I sent, I sent uh,

him a CD, a couple,

oh, it's almost been a month,

and I wondered if he'd had a chance

to take a listen to a couple of cuts.

We go way back, you know?

No, I, I kind of figured you'd been out of town,

hadn't been able to get to it.

Do you mind telling him that Jack called?

He, he knows me, and ask him if he'd do a,

you know, do me a favor

and listen to a couple of the cuts.

This is all new stuff.

Okay, alright.

Well I appreciate it.

Thanks very much.

(people chattering in the distance)

I got two nights over there.

Yeah, yeah, I'm, I'm uh,

I'm on hold for Ron.

(gentle guitar music)

[ I don't expect the world from you ]

[ I don't wanna wrest your space from you ]

[ Your life is not what I've come to take ]

[ It's not my heart... ]

- Hey, you need a lift?

- [Hitchhiker] Yeah, thanks.

- Well hop in.

- [Hitchhiker] Oh, thanks a lot.

- Where you headed?

- [Hitchhiker] Just as far as you can take me is fine.

- Well I'm going to my next gig.

I can drop you there if you like.

- Yeah, that's good.

(Jack sighs)

It's a lonesome road out here.

How'd you get all the way out here?

- Oh um, they brought me.

- Oh, okay.

And, they just left you out here.

- Yep.

- They could have dropped you somewhere more convenient,

I think, huh?

- Yeah, I guess, I guess so.

I don't know.

Hey, could, could you uh,

could you turn that,

turn that down, actually?

- [Jack] Sure, you want me to switch the station?

- Yeah, no, just, I,

just turn, turn it off.

- Off? - Yeah.

- I guess.

- [Hitchhiker] Thanks. (sighs)

- [Jack] Don't like music?

- Well, they can hear us through there.

- [Jack] Huh?

- They, they can hear us through there.

- Um, I'm not really following ya, I mean.

- Oh my God.

So you famous?

- No, no, I,

well, I had a little luck when I was a kid,

you know, I, you know,

I guess you could say I was a little famous

once upon a time.

- [Hitchhiker] So you don't do a lot of sex?

Like famous people do a lot

of sex and stuff. (Jack laughs)

- Oh well, that's a kind of a funny, (chuckles)

well, let's put it this way.

I don't have a lot of sex now, okay?

So, that's the way it is.

- [Hitchhiker] Okay.

(patrons chattering) - [Musician] One, two, one,

two, three, four.

(twangy upbeat music)

[ Evening breeze don't seem to cool my mind ]

[ Ooh, ooh ]

[ Wind don't seem to do a thing ]

[ Ooh, ooh ]

[ Singing happy trails to you ]

[ Happy trails to you, ah-ooh ]

[ You find yourself just like me ]

[ Ooh ]

[ Singing to that evening breeze ]

[ Why oh why did she go and leave me? ]

[ Ooh ]

[ Now I do just as I please ]

[ Is that so bad? ]

- It must be great to have your daughter playing with ya.

- [Turtle] She is getting better, man.

- Yeah, oh she sound,

you guys sound- - Gets better every time,

every time we play, - Yeah.

- she gets a little better. - I'm kinda envious,

you know, I got, I got two kids.

I haven't seen 'em for over a year, you know.

But uh- - That's what being on

the road'll do for you. - Yeah, I know, I know.

- Well, I'm a, you know,

this little band I got going on with my daughter

is kinda cool, - Yeah.

- but I don't really wanna take it on the road, um.

- Yeah. - Just play around here

and whatever we can find.

- Yeah, I heard you have a little liver,

run in with the law? - Yeah.

(chuckling together)

The liver law? - The liver law.

- Yeah, well I found out I had Hep C

a couple of years ago - Oh yeah.

- and went in to get checked for it

and they found cancer.

So I missed about three months of work with it,

but uh, it's gone now.

- Great. - The part of the liver

that they cut out to get rid of the cancer just grew back.

- Fantastic.

- No cirrhosis. - Wow.

- But I still have Hep C. - Eh, you'll get rid of it.

We're just living the result

of the bad old days, my friend.

- The bad old days. (laughs)

- Yeah, I was pretty sick,

but I'm feeling actually a lot better now.

- Good, good. - But they're talking

about liver transplant,

you know, - Ah.

- pretty soon.

- Ooh, that's some serious business.

- Yeah, it's gonna definitely, uh,

impact the old road schedule.

Big time, you know, - Mmhmm.

- This fine establishment,

I'm not sure, I remember the name,

but I can't divulge it right now,

has loaned me this wonderful band.

To do a song about redemption.

Redemption.

Living in Texas, which is,

can be a really awful place to live

if you're strung out.

[ I was busted down ]

[ Not doing good ]

[ Looking for an ark to ride out the flood ]

(train wailing in the distance)

- Our, our favorite song,

our favorite song is,

Need You Now, Lady Antebellum?

That's our favorite song.

- We sing that every time we come and do karaoke. (laughs)

- But we're looking for something else.

(train wailing in the distance)

(car whirring in the distance)

- [Conrad] My name's Conrad, and I'm an alcoholic.

- Hi Conrad. - Hi Conrad.

- Thanks for leading us Cindy, (clears throat)

and this is a good topic for me today.

I've been struggling with acceptance

for a long, long time,

and just a, for, for myself in general,

but then especially identifying as an alcoholic.

I just have to get used to that idea

and try to rise above it and just be in the moment.

- Things got pretty complicated from all the drug use

and partying that was going on,

got pretty crazy.

Some people have, have demons,

you know, but they have a single purpose.

They can kind of hang on to,

I guess, ah, mine at that time,

just wasn't strong enough,

and I, I got distracted.

It's too bad, 'cause the band was great.

You know, we were at the top of our game

and getting real popular.

Everything was kinda going our way,

and then (exhales)

it just blew up.

So then I, I left the Bay area,

came up to Portland, to get clean

and straighten up a little bit.

And that worked out, you know,

I just had to get out of Dodge, I guess.

(car whirring in the background)

- It's in here somewhere.

Check this out.

What do you think?

- Oh. - Pretty cool.

(ukulele music)

Well, it's not in tune yet,

but listen, you know um, - Yeah.

- has she been taking music lessons?

- I think she's a little young for that.

- Yeah, maybe, - She's 14 months, Dad.

- but you know,

you gotta start young. - Not that young.

(baby starts crying)

- Hey Anoukie, oh, she's all getting upset.

Let me play a little song for her I've been working on.

Maybe that'll make her a little,

hang on honey, hang on.

- Grampa's gonna play you a song. (baby crying)

Grampa's gonna play you a song. - Dang it.

Hey Anouk, listen to this new song.

(gentle guitar music) Remember that guy used

to deliver wood up to the cabin, ah,

you're probably too young.

[ Daddy cut wood up on the mountain ]

[ Up at 5:00 a.m, get us off to school ]

[ Mama'd run off with a man from Tarrytown ]

[ Daddy said they were just fools ]

That's as far as I've gotten,

what do you think? - It's good, I like it.

I like it Dad. - You like it?

Ah, thanks. - Hey, what about that

that doctor's appointment I made,

did you happen to go to that? - Ah, I kinda spaced it.

- Oh my God, you need to go. - Ah.

- You really need to go. - I know, I know.

I'll get on it.

- It's not a joke, it's for real.

You have to go. - I know, I guess I,

I just been kinda avoiding it,

you know? - Yeah.

- Okay, I gotta run off to the gig.

I'll see ya. - All right. See you later.

- Goodbye,

bye Anoukie. - Say bye.

- Bye, bye (smacks lips)

Bye guys. - We love you.

- Bye.

(tape measure scraping on guitar)

(sandpaper scraping)

- Hey Joe. (Jack knocks on the wall)

You in here?

Hey man. - Whoa.

Hey. - Where have you been?

- Oh man, I've been everywhere.

You know, I just keep getting these gigs

and I just keep rolling,

you know, all over the place, you know.

- How long you been back in town?

- I just got here.

I just got here, I'm looking to see if I can recruit you.

I was hoping maybe you might consider coming on down

and you know the tunes,

play some tunes with me tonight?

- [Joe] Oh you mean like play

and do some tunes? - Yeah,

yeah, play.

And I do apologize for how we left things a little bit.

I don't know if you remember, but-

- Ah man, - Okay...

- It's all water under the bridge.

- Alright man, well cool, I appreciate it.

- It was a long time ago, man.

- So listen, uh, possible?

Tonight? - Uh, I'll try to make it out.

- Alright.

Alright man, you know,

- Good to see you, man. - Good to see you too, man.

(dishes clanging in the background)

- Here we are. - Wow, that looks great.

- Can I get you anything else?

- Well listen, um, I was just wondering if I could put up

one of my posters?

- Of course, yeah.

- I'll put it up. - OK, perfect, yeah.

- And also, do you have some ketchup?

- Yes, you got it. I'll be back.

- Great, thank you very much.

That looks good.

- Here we are.

Enjoy. - Thanks.

(gentle guitar music) (patrons chattering)

So much heat ladies and gentlemen,

my guitar has gone a little flat.

Uh, ladies and gentlemen, it is our pleasure,

my pleasure to be back here at the Eagles lodge.

I'm, uh, Jack Willits,

they call me the storyteller.

Some people do, well, my mother did,

it's probably 'cause all the lies I used to tell her,

but she forgave me in the end.

Anyway, they afforded me some grist for my songs.

And we're gonna do one right now called

In the Land of Muscle Cars.

But first, a pause for the 'cause.

(patrons chattering)

[Patron] Hoo-ah!

Hoo-ah!

(slow instrumental music)

(patrons chattering)

[ In the land of muscle cars ]

[ On the street of topless bars ]

[ Came an angel one day ]

[ She must have lost her way ]

[ But really, who's to say ]

[ What gets a girl that way ]

[ Dancing under lights bright glare ]

[ To a thousand yearning stares ]

(cars whirring past)

(car crunching on gravel)

- Hey, say, uh,

do ya', do you need a ride?

You need a ride somewhere?

- [Bobby] Um, yeah, alright, sure.

- Oh, uh, hop on in.

(door slams shut)

(window creaks shut)

- Thanks for stopping.

- [Jack] Sure.

Where you headed?

- I haven't decided yet.

- [Jack] Well, I can give you a ride into town if you like?

- Yeah, that'd be great.

- Say, what'd you do to your arm?

- It's a long, boring story.

- Well, we got a couple minutes here.

(cars whirring past)

- So I saw your posters around everywhere.

- Oh yeah. - I've made it

to a few of your gigs. - Oh, that's

where I've seen you.

Well thanks for coming. - My mom loved you guys.

We'd listen to you all the time,

I didn't know you were still alive.

(Jack laughs)

- Yeah, I'm, I'm alive, I think.

- Where have you been all these years?

- Well, talk about a long, boring story,

well, that's one right there.

(car engine whirring)

(crickets chirping)

- [Little Girl] Wait!

- [Father] We're gonna leave without, hurry up.

- Bye. - Hmm.

- Can't I finish this?

Wait!

(Little girl moaning)

- My daughter would just get red in the face

when she got tired and pitch a fit,

just like that.

Yeah.

The other one, my other daughter,

would just fall asleep, yeah.

They're, they're both pretty creative,

I was hoping that one of them would come out

and tour with me,

she's a really good piano player.

But, mmm, she had a kid which is,

which is great, of course, but.

- Being on the road must be great.

- Well, it has its ups and downs to say the least,

but lately I've been having some really good luck.

I've got feelers out in LA,

good friend of mine,

who's a big time producer is, uh,

has always loved my music.

So um, he's taken a good listen,

some other people down there too,

and I'm getting better gigs, um, you know,

so things are really looking up.

I'm, uh, I'm enthusiastic.

- So are you headed to LA?

- No, I'll keep kicking around here a little bit longer.

There's some nice, nice spots I can play,

you know, just kind of getting,

getting back into it, you know.

You know, I had,

I had some good times when I was younger,

but uh, I was out of it for awhile then,

you know, I just had to get back in.

I just had to do it,

guess I really, deep down inside,

I just really missed it

and I'm glad I'm, you know,

there's some drawbacks,

but I'm really glad basically

that I'm, I'm out there,

out here and it feels good,

feels good.

It's just something I love to do, you know,

and uh, success will follow,

I know it this time, yeah.

Yeah. - Yeah.

(bell chiming)

- [Motel Owner] Good evening. - Hi.

- Hi, how are you tonight?

- Pretty good, pretty good.

- How can I help you?

- We'd like to get a couple of rooms.

- Okay, I do have rooms available.

What kind of room would you need?

- How much is a single?

- Eh, how many people?

- Just one.

- Okay, that will be 89 dollars and 95 cents.

- I can't quite do that,

that's a little much for me.

So, thank you for the meal. - Okay.

Let me, let me pick it up.

I'll get it for you.

- I don't know what you think this is,

but it's not that.

- You got it all wrong.

I'm, I'm, you know,

that's not what I'm about at all.

I thought maybe I'd get your room

and maybe you'd helped me set up at

the next gig a little bit,

and we call it square. - Alright.

- Nothing, nothing more than that.

- Okay. - Okay.

Alright, great.

- [Motel Clerk] Smoking or non smoking?

- [Motel Owner] Smoking or non smoking.

- Non smoking, right? - Okay.

- Right. - Any pets?

- Pets? - Any animals?

- No, no, no. - Okay.

- Could you put it under his name?

- Yeah, please.

- Total will be 179 and 90 cents.

- Okay, great. - Okay.

- And can I pay you in the morning?

- Well, you can, right now will be fine,

and we don't have to worry about in the morning.

- But you have my credit card.

- [Motel Owner] I do, but,

I would like to do the charge, right now.

- Really? - [Motel Clerk] Would that be cash or card?

- Um, cash. - Put the information there please.

right there, okay, that gonna do it for sure

(bags thud on the floor)

(shoes thud on the floor)

(belt jangles)

(Bobby sighs)

(cars whirring in the background)

(radio humming in the background)

(footsteps thudding)

- Yeah, just set the

white amp back there, yeah.

Alright, uh, see here.

Wanna hand me one of those mics?

- Sure. - Okay, so,

put the mic in the clip there,

get this thing wrapped around a couple times,

put it in there like that,

snap it in. - Mm-hmm.

- And there you go.

- Alright?

There's another one over there,

why don't you give it a shot?

(mic stand thuds down)

That's right.

(Jack sniffles)

- Oh, I see, they have to line up.

- Yup.

(wire clicks)

Yep, you got it, great.

You're a real roadie.

(chuckling together)

Uh, let's go get the speakers. - Okay.

(car engine whirring)

(cars whirring past)

(tapes banging against each other)

(tape clicking into the radio)

[ They say the geese are flying ]

[ But I don't really know. ] (Bobby starts to sing along)

[ They say it's a little bit early ]

[ For them to go ]

[ Her face was like a riddle ]

[ I could never get it right ]

[ She was standing in the doorway ]

[ In the bright sunlight ]

[ The bright sunlight ]

[ What are we gonna do about the coffee? ]

[ What are we gonna do about the tea? ]

- Oh, don't stop singing,

that was too nice.

- I'm not a singer.

- Well, that was great.

You must have some time in your life.

- I used to sing in the church choir.

But that was a long time ago.

- Well, whatever you had,

you still got it.

- Check two.

- [Jack] That sounds good out here.

Hey uh, sing a couple of bars of Katie's,

Katie's Gone will ya?

- I don't know. - Ah, come on.

You were singing it in the van.

You know. - I don't know it that well.

- Well, just give it a little try anyway,

you got a little microphone,

hardly anybody here,

what the heck?

I'll help you with the words if you need to.

(gentle guitar music)

[ They say the geese are flying ]

[ But I don't really know ]

- In the microphone.

[ Seems a little bit early ]

- Right.

[ For them to go ]

- Beautiful.

[ Her face was like a riddle ]

[ I could never get it right ]

- Yeah.

[ She was standing in the doorway ]

[ In the bright sunlight ]

- Yeah.

[ The bright sunlight ]

[ So what are we gonna do about the coffee? ]

- Yeah, pretty.

[ What are we gonna do about the tea? ]

[ What are we gonna do about poor papa? ]

[ Now that Katie's gone ]

(gentle guitar music)

[ Katie's gone. ]

[ Ooh-Ooh ]

- Wow, you could sing that song.

(Bobby chuckles) You really could.

It sounded beautiful - I don't know.

- Really nice, remember the microphone is your friend.

Don't be afraid of it. - Yeah.

I'll try. (laughs) - Good.

(upbeat country music)

- You had this van a long time?

- Oh yeah, I bought it from a friend of mine.

It's old, but it's uh fairly reliable.

- Yeah.

- [Jack] Makes a lot of noise,

but it gets you there.

- You just turn up the music louder, right?

- That's right.

All that heavy metal stuff,

I love to listen to.

(gentle music)

- This looks like a while ago.

- Oh that, yeah, (Bobby laughs)

that's like in the 70's, - Really.

- way back.

I was pretty good.

Pretty good.

(upbeat music)

I've been driving for a long time by myself,

it's nice to have a little company.

- [Bobby] Sure.

(upbeat music)

- [Jack] Oh that's on Tuesday. (water splashing in the sink)

Yeah, yeah.

Well, I may not, I may not be leaving until

a little bit later in the day.

Okay, yeah, good. (bottle clatters on the counter)

Hey, hey, did you get that CD?

Oh, good, good, good. (bottle clatters on the counter)

Listen to it when you can, okay?

Alright, it's great to talk to ya, bye.

(upbeat music starts)

Oh, here it is, here it is.

(upbeat music)

Come take a look.

- You found it?

- Yep.

Oh, here comes my little part.

(upbeat country music)

[ As we sped around the world ]

[ To see what we could see ]

[ But I saw you and you saw me, mostly ]

- You sound pretty good. - Yeah? Yeah,

we were a great band, actually.

Ladies and gentlemen,

it's our privilege to play here tonight

at the Sundowner,

and uh we have a, kind of a brand new member

of the band we'd like to introduce.

Well come on, step up to the microphone, Bobby.

She could have just got out of prison,

like this guy, this song's about.

His name is Hell Bent.

(upbeat country music)

[ From a very young age ]

[ He put the law on his back page ]

[ He swore chapter and verse ]

[ It was his daddy's daddy's curse ]

There we go.

[ Runs in the family, he'd like to say ]

[ And run it did, like a river in May ]

[ Ya! ]

[ Took his first gas station at 11 ]

[ By 20 he was bunking in the old state pen ]

[ That's where he got the handle ]

[ They called him Little Ole Hell Bent ]

[ Did a nickel standing on his head ]

[ That's five years ]

[ And when he bounced they said they'd never ]

[ Catch him again ]

[ Ya! ]

(cutlery clanging)

- Sure don't want some of this pie?

- Is it good? (chuckles)

- Eh. - Not that good?

- No, not that good, (laughing together)

really, actually. - Well why are you eating it?

- I don't know. (chuckles)

Hey, it was fun tonight, right?

- Yeah.

- Really fun? - It was good.

- Yeah.

You were great tonight.

Really great. - Thanks.

- Made some decent money.

- Really? - Yeah.

- This is mine.

- Yeah, it's yours.

(laughing together) - Thank you.

- The big bill's on the outside.

- I see (laughs)

- Well they really liked it,

they threw some money in that old hat.

- That's good. - Yeah.

That's always good.

Yeah.

(crickets chirping)

Hey hun. - Hi Dad.

- Hi Anoukie, you got so big.

Hi, it's Grampa. - Say, hi Grampa.

Hi. (chuckles)

Hey, listen,

I've got some really great news.

(Anoukie coos)

Did you hear what I said? - You still there?

- I got some good news.

- I heard you have great news,

what's going on?

- Well, I found a singer,

uh, who's just phenomenal.

She's traveling with me and we're singing our songs.

- Oh that's great, tell us her about her.

- Well, I kinda, kinda just met her by chance, you know?

And, and it just kinda seems to have worked out really well.

She's traveling with me,

you know, in the van and stuff.

And she doesn't seem to mind clunking along

and playing these little gigs.

She's, she's started off. - She's traveling with?

She doesn't have her own car?

She's with you in the van? - Yeah, yeah,

she's with me in the van.

We're going from town to town,

like I was by myself but now,

you know, I got a singing partner,

and it's, it's, it's too much,

it's great.

So I- - Okay, I'm happy for you,

like creatively, but I think you need to be careful,

you just met her, you don't know you can trust her.

Just- - Yeah, yeah,

I'm being careful, don't worry.

You know, I, I get no hint of anything nefarious

or anything like that. (chuckles)

- [Oriana] You're too trusting sometimes.

- Yeah, I, I, I, I'm being,

I think I'm being real careful, actually.

Actually.

- It doesn't really sound like it,

if she's staying in the van with you and you just met her.

- We're not staying in the van,

I mean, you know, she has her own motel room.

It's not nothing like that. - Okay, well that's good,

but, okay Dad. - Okay.

- Hey, I need to catch this baby and put her to bed.

She just ran away, um. - Okay, alright. (chuckles)

- I love you, please be careful.

- I will, I will, I'm, I'm,

you know, maybe I'll send you a little demo

or something and you can tell me what you think.

I know you're gonna, you're just gonna love her.

(musical tone)

(feet thudding)

(bandage crackling)

(bandage falls to the floor)

(tense music)

(nails scraping)

(lighter snaps)

(liquid sizzling)

Why don't you, um,

why don't you take it from the second verse?

- The, she took care of me and sister.

- She took care of me and sister.

- Okay.

(gentle guitar music)

[ She took care of me and sister ]

[ After ma had gone ]

[ When she took up with papa ]

[ I knew it would all go wrong ]

Is that alright like that? - Yeah, that's good.

[ I was only 16. ]

[ She was my good luck charm ]

[ When she dropped me off at school that day ]

[ She never said she'd be gone ]

- And then into the chorus.

[ She'd be gone ]

- Hi. - Hello, how are you again?

- Nice place you got here. - Thank you so much.

Glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay.

- So what do I owe ya?

- You owe me $140 for you stay, sir.

- I don't have quite that much,

I'm gonna go out to the van and get the-

- That's fine, that's fine. - I'll be right back.

(door clicks shut)

(cars whirring in the background)

(money rustling)

(van door slams shut)

(flag snapping in wind)

Alright, 100 and? - $140.

- $140, you're very kind.

100, and two 20s.

- That'll work.

(van engine whirring)

(wheels crunching on the gravel)

(upbeat country music)

[ Well you can take your looks ]

[ And you can take your fancy clothes ]

[ And you can take your wallet ]

[ put all those dollar bills. ]

- Here you go.

- Alright, cool, thank you.

- Sure.

[ And you can get in your big old Cadillac ]

[ And drive down the road ]

[ Fill it up with dollars until it overflows ]

[ And get us off to school ]

(gentle guitar music)

[ Mama'd run off with a man from Tarrytown. ]

- You know something? I grew up in a small town,

not too far North of Tarrytown.

- No kidding, no kidding. - Yeah.

That's New York, right? - That's New York, yeah.

- There's only one I think, right?

- Ah, maybe.

(laughing together)

You still playing bass a little bit.

- Ah, not very much.

I mean, upright? - Yeah upright.

- Yeah, a little bit, sometimes.

- A friend of mine passed away,

Lonnie Feiner, who was playing bass for us

for many, many years at the New Years Eve party,

the classic party.

And I was kinda thinking maybe I'd see if you could

fill in next for this coming New Years Eve.

- Well, two things, if I haven't passed away

and if- - Me too.

(laughing together)

But if I'm around, I'd love to,

I could, I'd love to do that.

That'd be great.

- Yeah. - Sure.

- Well, keep showing me the rest of this tune.

- [Jack] Well, I'll show you.

- Elise,

you hurt your arm too. - At the old house.

- What? At the old house? - Uh huh.

- Oh no.

You had a cute little, cute little cast.

[ Daddy cut wood up on the mountain ]

[ Five a.m.... ]

- Do you have any kids?

- No, I don't have any kids, no.

- No?

Yeah, they're fun.

They're fun.

[ Daddy said they were just fools ]

(chips crunching)

- Where you from?

- All around really, haven't settle in quite yet.

- Hmm.

[ He sold that wood to buy us brand new shoes ]

- Maybe for like the day? - We stopped for the day.

I don't think I've ever taken the kids.

- Yeah.

- [Bobby] So how did it go daddy?

[ Daddy cut wood up on the Klickitat ]

- Yeah, let's see.

[ Daddy cut wood up on the Klickitat ]

Something like that. (chuckles)

[ Up at 5 a.m., get us off to school. ]

[ Mama had run off with a man from Tarrytown. ]

[ Daddy said they were just fools ]

[ Daddy sold that wood to vacationers ]

[ And the locals too ]

Maybe you sing some harmony in it.

[ He sold that wood to buy us brand new shoes ]

[ So we could get along ]

[ To a proper school ]

[ Daddy cut wood up on the mountain ]

[ Daddy was a good man, daddy was ]

[ And his love it flows like a fountain ]

[ Daddy was a good man, daddy was ]

- Oh man, that's a great backdrop.

(camera clicking)

You're gonna be a star.

I can feel it.

(napkin rustling)

- You know what,

I just need a little bit more time.

Oh my God.

Listen, I don't,

no, I don't think we should be doing this anymore, okay?

I think you should go do your thing and...

(van whirring)

- Everything okay? - Yeah.

- You know, you can talk to me

about things if, if you feel like it.

I'm a pretty good listener. - Hmm.

It's good to know. - Well keep it in mind.

(car whirring past)

(phone buzzing)

(phone beeps)

(car whirring in the distance)

- I just feel really lucky that I ran into her.

Yeah, she was walking down the road.

I just took her, bought her a meal

and paid for a motel room and bing bang,

she's singing,

and she's singing great.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, hang on, hang on.

- Check it out. - Ooh, very nice.

- Good for the sun. - Very nice hat.

Hey, listen, I gotta go.

We're kind of on the move here.

Alright, alright, I'll talk to you later.

Okay, bye.

- As I get older,

I've been experiencing the aging process firsthand.

Actually it's not really a process,

it's more like a series of ass-kickings designed

to remind us that none of us are getting out of this alive.

(audience laughing)

My body's been changing,

everything takes longer.

On my resume, I now list 'urination' under hobbies.

(audience laughing)

- I'm getting no bites on this,

on this hand, that's for sure.

- Ah you're lyin'. - Nah, I'm serious.

- I bet you ten, I bet you three drinks,

that this- - See,

now I don't trust this guy,

(laughing together)

- He gets it. - He said -

No he said to me, he's got this.

- [Jack] Hey guys, scoot in,

I want, want you to meet my new uh singer, Bobby.

- [Together] Hey Bobby. - Hi.

- She's real good,

she's gonna really blow your mind,

Oh, I see what you're doing.

A little liars poker before the gig.

- Gotta make some money.

- Do you mind?

I got a real good luck charm here

and I think I'm gonna do some damage.

- You just do your worst.

- Aha, okay,

I like your attitude, young man.

Alright, who's calling?

- Go ahead Jack.

- Well, I got a straight to the nine.

- Two pair. - One pair.

- One of a kind.

(laughing together)

- Means you had nothing, right?

- Nothing.

- Well, thanks. (laughs)

(upbeat music)

[ They say the geese are flying ]

[ But I don't really know ]

[ Seems a little bit early ]

[ For them to go ]

[ Her face was like a riddle ]

[ I could never get it right ]

[ When she was standing in the doorway ]

[ In the bright sunlight ]

[ The bright sunlight ]

[ So what are we gonna do about the coffee? ]

[ What are we gonna do about the tea? ]

[ What are we gonna do about poor papa ]

[ Now that Katie's gone ]

[ Oh ]

[ Katie's gone ]

(water splashing in the sink)

- Oh my goodness,

you were so wonderful tonight,

and your songs just touch me so much.

- Ahh, I'm glad to hear that.

You know I just finished writing some of those too,

so I'm happy to hear it. - Oh, they were just great,

they were just great.

Could I please get a selfie with you?

- Yes, yes, of course. - Oh that would be awesome.

Alright, you're a little tall,

thank you. - Want me to come

down here then? - Oh good.

- How's our hair? - Oh I like that.

(people chattering)

- Hey Michael.

- Hey, how are you? - Nice show.

- Nice show yourself.

Good songs, good,

band sounded good. - Well, you-

- Singer, great singer - Yeah.

She's great isn't she? - She's great.

- Man that was a lucky find. - Well.

- Didn't even know she could sing.

- She sings, she sings your songs really well,

really well. - Thank you man.

Well we're trying to go to LA,

you know, Richard Moss? - The producer?

Yeah. - Yeah,

I knew him from a long time ago.

- Great. - He's uh, he's interested.

So, hey, who knows. - I'd love to

use her sometime. - Well, you know,

I'm not her manager. (chuckles)

(Bobby laughs)

- Hey there, - Hi.

- The vans all packed up,

you ready to go?

- Uh, I'm celebrating. (chuckles)

- You've got good reason to celebrate,

that's for sure. - Yeah.

So I'll catch up with you later?

- Okay, you okay? - Yeah.

- Alright. - Thanks.

- I'll see you in a little while.

- Alright.

- You know you were great tonight, right?

- Thank you.

It felt really good.

- They loved you, you killed it.

- Yeah. - Oh yeah.

- Gosh, it's awesome.

You know, that feeling.

- I got a little something coming for us,

you'll like it. - Okay.

Uh-oh. (chuckles)

Thank you.

- A little help with the celebration.

(Bobby laughs)

- Awesome. (glasses clink together)

(gentle music)

(coins clanging)

(upbeat music)

[ Can't get a man ]

[ And I try and I try ]

[ Can't get a man ]

[ Not with a truth, not with a lie ]

[ I put on my lipstick ]

(upbeat music zones out)

[ Heels when I get through the works ]

[ Come into the city ]

- What do you say Bobby, you ready to go?

- I'm dancing.

C'mon, dance with me.

- I don't know Bobby, I (Bobby chuckles)

[ And I can't get a man ]

(TV Infomercial in background)

(gentle music)

(gravel crunching underfoot)

(train whirring past)

(door lock clicks open)

(door locks clicks closed)

(Bobby bangs against the door)

(bandage rustling)

(curtains scrape closed)

(footsteps)

(van engine whirring)

- Can you stop here and I'll use the restroom?

- Oh, oh, sure.

(van door clicks open)

(birds chattering in the distance)

(Jack sighs)

(wallet rustles)

(cars whirring past)

(footsteps)

(van door clicks shut)

(van engine whirring)

(cars whirring past)

- Thanks so much for getting us this gig.

It's, it's fantastic.

So let me just get a couple of the particulars.

So the time, uh,

four to five and sound systems there?

And just out of curiosity, uh,

how many people usually come to these,

these rodeo events?

Oh, yeah.

Well that's, that's impressive.

(pen scratching)

And Richard said he's,

he's actually gonna come up from LA.

Yeah, you mentioned that at the beginning.

No, I'm, I'm so happy that he's coming up.

Yeah, no, I, I knew once he heard it,

he, he, he, you know,

he, he'd really dig her.

Well, you know,

he's got good ears, right?

No, she's great.

And listen, I can't thank you enough

for putting this together and uh,

yeah, we really appreciate it.

Okay, alright.

Thanks.

- Woo. (Bobby cheers)

Yeah, it's happening.

- [Bobby] Sounds big, sounds like a good gig.

- A lot of people come to those rodeos.

I, I didn't, I had no idea.

And Richard coming up, really big deal.

This is fantastic.

I knew this was gonna work.

How about this?

[ Going to the rodeo ]

[ See those Cowboys rope. ]

Got anything?

[ Going to the rodeo ]

[ See those cowboys rope ]

Down- - Yeah.

[ Put some whiskey down ]

[ Gonna dance with the rodeo ]

[ Dance with the rodeo clown ]

[ Dance with the rodeo ]

[ Going to the rodeo ]

- Maybe I'll echo you.

[ Going to the rodeo ]

[ I'm going to the rodeo ]

[ See them cowpokes rope ]

[ Pour some whiskey down my ]

[ Good old hot little throat ]

(Jack chuckles) - Good old what?

- I don't know, I don't know.

Something like that, I, you know.

[ We're going to the rodeo ]

(gentle music)

- [Bobby] My sister lives around here.

- Invite her to the show. - Oh she wouldn't come.

- Really? - We're just really different.

She didn't wanna have anything to do with me anymore.

So... the relationship just sort of ended.

- Look, you know,

I don't know about what's been going on with

you in your past, but,

maybe both our luck is changing, you know?

Let's go out and give them a good show

and take it one night at a time.

What do you say? - Sounds good.

(knocking on the door)

- Come on in, it's open.

Hey. - Oh, hey.

Wow, thanks for doing that. - Sure.

- Uh, you mind if I put it on here?

- No, that's okay. - Great.

I love this old shirt.

- Got it? - Yeah.

It's a little gaudy, (Bobby coughs)

but you know, what the heck?

(cattle moaning and chewing)

I'm an old cowboy.

(loudspeaker humming)

(muffled announcer on loudspeaker)

- Do you know how to do that?

(upbeat country music) - No, do you?

- No.

- I like to come here every year.

This part of America, - Yeah.

- you know, you don't get to see very often.

(phone buzzing) You know, it's really nice.

(phone buzzing)

- Okay, team.

(tense music)

(crowd cheering and applauding)

See, what I tell ya? - Yeah.

- Look, tonight, we're gonna do,

I think we'll do three tunes, okay?

And you know which they are, right?

(footsteps thudding)

(loudspeaker humming)

(cowboys chuckling)

(distorted music rises)

(footsteps thudding)

- [Bobby's Friend] God you know, I don't,

you know how he is?

Like he just need to get pot happy.

(liquid sizzling)

(guitar riffs)

I don't know what you're gonna do,

like, with this old guy.

Like, I don't really understand you,

but, at some point we're just gonna have to-

(knocking on door)

(footsteps thudding)

(upbeat country music)

- Friends and neighbors, uh,

here at the rodeo.

We're gonna do a little song titled,

"My Rebel Days Are Over,"

and I wish, uh, Bobby Evans,

if you're out there,

that you can get your little self up here on the stage,

'cause we need your help, Bobby.

[ Yes my rebel days are over ]

(upbeat country music)

[ I'm rolling in the clover ]

[ Mad money coming everywhere ]

[ But I just don't care ]

(people chattering in the background)

I don't know where she is still.

Listen.

(people chattering in the background)

(upbeat country music)

Gosh, darn it,

we're gonna do another song,

I still wish our - my singing partner

was gonna make an appearance.

(gentle guitar music)

(crickets chirping)

(door clicks open)

(door clicks shut)

(light switch clicks)

(Jack sighs)

(bags thuds on the ground)

What are you doing in here?

- I lost my key.

- What in the world was going on with you?

What the fuck?

You totally blew the gig.

You, you made me look like a goddamn idiot

in front of Richard.

Hear what I'm saying?

You okay? - I'm fine.

- Oh man, you gotta be kidding me.

(door clicks open)

(door clicks shut)

(iPad beeping)

Come on, you awake?

- Dad? - Oh, hey.

Hey, hey, how you doing?

Uh. - It's a bad time, what, what's going on?

- Uh. I just, I don't know,

nothing much. - Dad?

- Yeah? - What's wrong.

What's wrong? What's going on?

I can tell something's wrong.

- Um, nothing.

Look, I just wanted to see your, see you

and just say hi and, you know. - Dad, you called me,

you obviously need to tell me something.

What's going on?

- Look, I gotta go. - Dad, please.

- I'm sorry, sorry,

I'm sorry. - Dad-

(Jack sighs)

(iPad ringing)

- Damn it.

(iPad ringing)

(train wailing in the distance)

(wind whirring)

(Jack sighs)

(wind whirring)

(gentle music)

(knocking on the door)

(knocking on the door)

(Jack sighs)

Who's there? - Housekeeping.

(Jack sighs)

- Man. (groans)

Just a second. (groans)

(Bobby breathing deeply)

(Bobby sighs)

(van whirring)

(brakes squeaking)

(van whirring)

(cars whirring past)

(van whirring)

I'm gonna pull over and get some gas.

(van whirring)

(key jangling)

(van door clicks shut)

After tonight, I think we should go our separate ways.

So let's make this our last show together.

- What?

(van door clicks open)

(van door slams shut)

What did you say?

- I said after tonight,

I think we should part ways.

I think this should be our last show together.

- Come on.

What are you talking about?

It was one time thing.

- Come on, there's no one time for that shit.

I know, I speak from experience.

- My friend just wanted to get high at the rodeo.

It's no big deal, it won't happen again.

- You know, I've made promises like

that myself and it's all bullshit.

I've made my mind up.

That's it.

- But you don't know me. - You're right. (chuckles)

I don't know you,

I don't know you at all.

- Look it,

I left it all behind.

I'm done with it.

- Well, let me see your bag.

Let me see your bag. - Okay, it's in the van.

Do you want me to get it? - No.

- There's nothing in it, Jack.

- The bottom line is I can't trust you, okay?

I can't trust you, and I can't risk it.

I've worked too hard, okay?

Just go wait for me in the van,

I'll pay and we'll do this show,

and that'll be it.

- Come on, don't do this.

You don't want to do this.

We were doing so good.

Come on, Jack!

It's gonna be a great show, you'll see.

- Whatever.

(door creaks)

(Bobby's fist thuds against van)

(van door clicks open)

(van door slams shut)

- Shit.

(cars whirring past)

(Bobby sighs)

(cars whirring past)

(Bobby sniffles)

(water splashing)

(paper towels rustling)

(door clicks open)

(door creaks)

(cars whirring past)

- Fuck.

Such a fucking idiot.

(door creaks)

(gentle instrumental music)

(cars whirring past)

(footsteps crunching on the gravel)

(Jack sniffles)

(footsteps crunching on the gravel)

(cars whirring past)

(train screeching past)

You going to Portland? - Yeah, hop in.

- It's locked.

(train whirring past)

(gentle guitar music)

I've been uh through a little rough patch recently.

Want to do a little song that, uh,

I think it kind of expresses

where I'm at, it's uh.

about a woodcutter up here on the mountain.

(gentle guitar music)

[ Daddy cut wood up on the mountain ]

[ Up at 5 a.m., get us off to school ]

[ Mama had run off with a man from Tarrytown ]

[ Daddy said they were just fools ]

[ Daddy sold that wood to vacationers ]

[ And the locals too ]

[ Daddy cut wood up on the mountain ]

[ And I'm going back someday ]

[ 'Cause my love it flows like a fountain ]

[ For our mountains days ]

[ Yes my love it flows like a fountain ]

[ For our mountain days ]

[ And the sound of Daddy's pickup ]

[ Jack sniffles ]

[ Rolling through the leaves ]

Thank you. (audience applauding)

[ How'd you find your way? ]

[ Into my heart? ]

[ It's been a cold dead thing ]

[ For the great long while ]

[ Hey, hey ]

[ Hey, hey, ]

[ Hey, hey, hey ]

[ How'd you find your way? ]

(upbeat country music)

[ How'd you find your way? ]

[ Into my life ]

[ It's been a cold dark place ]

[ For the great long while ]

[ Hey, hey ]

[ Hey, hey, hey ]

[ How'd you find your way? ]

(upbeat country music)

[ Might be a miracle ]

[ Ooh, ooh ]

[ You're gonna melt ]

(upbeat country music)

[ Might be a miracle ]

[ Ooh, ooh ]

[ You're gonna melt ]

[ My cold, cold heart ]

[ When you get burnt ]

[ Your heart turns to ice ]

[ Can happen once ]

[ Or more than twice ]

[ But when you feel that thaw coming on ]

[ Ain't nothing like it ]

[ Be agreeable ]

[ Glad you found your way ]

[ Into my heart ]

[ It's getting a little bit warmer ]

[ Getting a little bit warmer ]

[ Once you came along ]

[ Hey, hey, ]

[ Hey, hey, hey ]

[ So glad you found your ]

[ So glad you found your way ]

[ More than a miracle ]

[ It's more than a miracle ]

[ You're gonna melt ]

(upbeat country music)

[ I'm so happy ]

[ That you're gonna melt ]

[ You're gonna melt ]

[ My cold, cold heart ]

(upbeat country music)

[ How'd you find your way? ]

[ Hey, hey ]

(gentle guitar music)

(gentle guitar music continues)

(gentle guitar music continues)

(gentle guitar music continues)

(gentle guitar music continues)