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WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU A LOT.

THANK YOU, FRIENDS, FOR LISTENING TO THAT.

I GOT ONE HERE NOW I WROTE. IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

IT'S ABOUT THINGS I REGRET.

THINGS THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE, BUT...

THINGS I GUESS THAT WE ALL DO.

I HOPE IT MAKES SENSE TO YOU. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

WELL, LET'S GO HERE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, AND A-GO.

GOTTA PUT A MERCH TABLE UP FRONT.

I'M STUCK IN THE BACK.

PUT A MERCH TABLE UP FRONT. CAN'T BE STUCK IN THE BACK.

AND I KNEW WHAT THE HELL I WAS MAKING.

SO WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE 10%.

NO MORE. NO MORE 10%.

WHY'D YOU PULL OFF THE SHOW? I GOTTA DO RADIO, IN-STORES.

WHATEVER.

MERCH. PERCENTAGE.

MERCH. PERCENTAGE.

[apping

YOU CAN'T GIVE ME THE MERCH TABLE I ASKED FOR? NOT MY JOB.

DON'T FUCK ME ON THIS PERCENTAGE, RAY.TOLD YOU.

YOU GONNA CATCH A COME OFF THIS ANYWAY.

YOU ARE ON THAT CORPORATE TEAT NOWADAYS.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.[aughs

HOW MUCH IS YOUR LITTLE BOY BAND GET OFF THE DOOR?

HEY, HEY, HEY! SERIOUSLY?

I CANNOT DISCUSS MY CLIENTS' FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS,

EVEN WITH FELLOW INTREPID MANAGEMENT.

SAVE IT. YOU KNOW HOW SHIT'S GETTING OVER THERE.

DID CRAIG SET THIS UP FOR YOU, TOO? PLEASE CALM DOWN.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA FIRE THEIR CONVERSATION PIECE.

WHY DON'T YOU MOTHERFUCKERS TAKE THIS OUTSIDE?

WHY DON'T YOU PROMOTE THE SHOW?

MY GUYS WILL DO RADIO, IN-STORE.

WHATEVER. I'M TRYING TO SELL A RECORD.

THE SHOW'S SOLD OUT.YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

THIS MOTHERFUCKER...

EXCUSE ME.HOW IS IT?

IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE IN THE GREEN ROOM.

BUT THEY CAN AT LEAST GIVE US A MERCH TABLE.

HOW MANY DRINK TICKETS?

THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR HAVING A WHITE MANAGER.

VERY FUNNY.SERIOUSLY.

YOU'LL GET THE MERCH TABLE.

I GOTTA GO CHECK ON THE GUYS.

I'LL BE BACK.

HERE'S 20.

GO MAKE MONEY.

MAKE SOME FRIENDS.ALL RIGHT.

HEY.

DESMOND ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU THESE.

AND RAY WANTS YOU AND DESMOND AT THE MERCH TABLE.

I LOVE YOU.

HEY, MAN. YOU LIKE THIS BAND?

YEAH. THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE 20 BUCKS?

FUCK OFF, PERV.

DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF, DICK.

ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS TAKE THIS...

WHEN I POINT AT YOU, HOLD IT UP.

I WANT THE MONEY...

YOU'LL GET THE MONEY, RELAX! PAY ATTENTION!

THANK YOU, GOOD NIGHT.

GIVE ME SOME GOOD NEWS, TREY.

UH, THE KIDS DID ALL RIGHT.

IF THEY SHOWED UP ON TIME, MIGHT'VE BEEN ABLE TO SOUND-CHECK.

WELL, THEY HAVE JOBS, TREY. WE CAN'T ALL SIT AROUND

STEALING FROM TEENAGERS FOR A LIVING.

WELL, IT'S A BAD RECORD.

HERE, YOU GOTTA SIGN FOR IT,

'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA SKIM OFF CRAIG.

HOW IS THAT CORPORATE EXPENSE ACCOUNT, BY THE WAY?

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS WITH THIS COUNT.

NO? HAT MATCHES HEAD COUNT EXACTLY. CHECK FOR YOURSELF.

ARE YOU JOKING? HAVE YOU BEEN IN THERE?

NO, I'VE BEEN PLANTED HERE ALL NIGHT.

IT'S VERIFIED.OH, THAT'S INTERESTING.

BECAUSE AN INTERN FROM INTREPID HAS BEEN PLANTED ALL NIGHT, TOO.

WAVE, TREY.

AND HIS NUMBER'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN YOURS, WHICH IS WEIRD.

HEH. FUCK OFF, DUDE. I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE ABOUT THIS.

NO, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR CLUB'S BOOKING RELATIONSHIP AT RISK,

IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE DOING.

HEY, MAN. I DON'T WANT TO DRAG OUR BOSSES INTO THIS.

OKAY, LET'S GET BAT OVER HERE. BAT?

BAT?

FINE. FINE.

HOW MUCH?

HAVE SOME CLASS, MAN. IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT MONEY.

I WANT A FRIDAY HEADLINING SHOW FOR MY GUYS NEXT MONTH, THE 17th.

OPENING NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL.

THAT'S RIGHT. THE RECORD WILL BE DONE,

AND THEY KILLED IT TONIGHT.IT'S NOT UP TO ME.

TREY, DON'T WORRY. I KNOW THAT YOU WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.

AND INTREPID MANAGEMENT THANKS YOU.

Woman: ON'T MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH.

YEAH, JUST... THIS...

THIS ISN'T STARTING OUT THAT WELL.

ONE, TWO, THREE, CHECK. CHECK.

CHECK, ONE, TWO, THREE.

DON'T LOOK AT THE CAMERA. LOOK AT ME.

LOOK AT ME. JAMES HAND INTERVIEW, NUMBER ONE.

ALL SETTLED? YES, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT. I WANTED TO START OFF

BY ASKING YOU...

WHAT MAKES A GOOD SONGWRITER?

FAILURE. I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT FAILURE.

YOU TAKE A GUY THAT GETS UP IN THE MORNING,

AND THE BIRDS ARE SINGING, THE SUN'S SHINING,

HE KISSES HIS WIFE AND GOES OFF TO WORK...

I JUST DON'T SEE THAT GUY WRITING A SONG

ABOUT MISERY OR FAILURE.

PEOPLE SAY I LIKE MISERY. I DON'T LIKE MISERY.

I JUST... LIKE SOMETHING THAT DON'T LIKE ME BACK.

Narrator: THE PERSONALITY DESIGN STRATEGY

ALLOWS INTREPID MANAGEMENT

THE POWER TO REPRESENT THE BEST IN MUSIC

AND SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT.

LET YOUR DYNAMIC IDEAS

AND UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF THE MARKET

ENGAGE OUR CLIENTS' POTENTIAL.

SIMPLY ENVISION THE CLIENTS' SUCCESS,

AND THEN LET INTREPID'S STRATEGY OF PERSONALITY DESIGN

DETERMINE OUR CLIENTS' ENDGAME.

WOW.

ERIN CORRIGAN, GAVIN MARTINEZ,

GREAT VIDEO, NICE JOB.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,

WHAT QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE?

JACK?

OH, SORRY. I'M TRYING TO ENVISION

MY ENDGAME FOR THIS MEETING.

THIS IS A FRAMEWORK THAT WE ARE LAUNCHING THROUGHOUT ALL THE OFFICES,

BUT YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO KICKSTART IT HERE FIRST.

LET'S HAVE OUR FIRST APPROACH

FOR OUR PERSONALITY DESIGNS FOR YOUR CLIENTS BY E.O.D.

THANKS, GUYS.

JACK, JACK, JACK.

SO... I GOT A POTENTIAL CLIENT FOR YOU.

CAN WE JUST... WHO ARE THEY?

NEW ASSISTANTS.

SO, INTERNS.

I'M ENCOURAGING THEM TO ATTEND ALL MY MEETINGS.

SO... LOOK, I'M TIRED OF YOU IGNORING DESMOND.

WE'VE GOT A RECORD TO SELL,

THIS COMMISSION-ONLY THING IS SHIT.

NO ONE CAN WORK ON COMMISSION ONLY ANYMORE. AM I A REALTOR?

I GUESS WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS FIRST...

I NEED YOUR CONTACT LIST,

I NEED YOUR COVER LETTERS.

JESUS, HALF THE HELP YOU GIVE GAVIN.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE

WHO DO NOT ASK FOR ANY OF MY HELP,

PEOPLE WHO WOULD JUMP AT THE CHANCE

FOR A LITTLE COMPETITION.

WHICH, UM, BRINGS ME TO THIS POTENTIAL NEW CLIENT.

YOUR DAD IS HAVING A REAL RESURGENCE.

FINALLY, HERE IT IS.

YOUR DAD'S HAVING A RESURGENCE IN CERTAIN MARKETS, RIGHT?

FESTIVAL INTEREST IN EUROPE AND JAPAN.

I KNOW HE'S GETTING MEDIA REQUESTS ALL THE TIME.

HELL, HE'S GOT THE HIGHEST-SELLING VINYL IN GERMANY.

I WOULDN'T KNOW.

BUT YOU DO KNOW, BASED ON THOSE OLD RECORD DEALS,

HE'S NOT MAKING ANY MONEY.

WE HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE

TO REINTRODUCE YOUR DAD TO A BROAD AUDIENCE

AND REALLY MAKE HIM SOME MONEY.

HE WON'T GO FOR IT. I DON'T TALK TO HIM ANYMORE.

[huckles

I KNOW WHY I HIRED YOU.

BUT, DUDE...

I AM HAVING A HARDER TIME

KEEPING YOU AROUND HERE,

AND I DON'T THINK THAT JACK HAND MUSIC MANAGEMENT

IS REALLY HIRING RIGHT NOW, ARE THEY?

I'M ABOUT TO FINALIZE A HEADLINING FESTIVAL GIG FOR THE BAND,

AND DESMOND'S SINGLE IS PICKING UP TRACTION, WHICH YOU KNOW.

BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS?

SIGNING YOUR DAD IS YOUR CHANCE TO KEEP YOUR JOB.

NO.

WELL, THEN YOU ARE FIRED.

COOL.

IT FEELS GOOD BEING FIRED.

LET'S START WITH YOU TWO.

THIS WHOLE LOOK YOU GOT GOING... COINCIDENTALLY,

A LOT LIKE CRAIG'S LAST GIRLFRIEND.

LAST COUPLE OF THEM, ACTUALLY.

NOW, WAIT, JUST...

YOU'RE NOT FIRED YET, YOU KNOW THAT.

LOOK, I'LL GIVE YOU TWO WEEKS.

GET HIM TO SIGN THIS.

YOU ACT LIKE YOU DON'T LIKE IT AROUND HERE,

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THIS PLACE GETS YOU.

HE WAS KIDDING ABOUT THAT GIRLFRIEND STUFF, BY THE WAY.

FUCKING SNOB.LOOK AT THAT.

DON'T GET THAT... YOU'LL BURN THE WIRE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT. PLUG IT IN.YEAH.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO IF HE DOES FIRE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. GET SOME OTHER CRAPPY JOB, I GUESS.

OR START YOUR OWN COMPANY?

VERY FUNNY.NO, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US?

YOU STILL HAVE A YEAR LEFT ON YOUR CONTRACT, SO I DON'T KNOW...

CRAIG'S GONNA PUT US OUT TO PASTURE.

MAYBE WE GET A DIFFERENT MANAGER? AWESOME.

YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO YOUR DAD, RIGHT? YES.

SHUT UP. I HAVE ACTUAL NEWS. WE'RE HEADLINING THE MOHAWK.

OPENING NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL.NEXT WEEKEND?

YOUR RECORD RELEASE, WHICH MEANS THE RECORD HAS OT BE DONE.

NO, THERE'S NO WAY. THAT'S RIDICULOUS?

WHAT? NO WAY IT CAN BE DONE IN TIME.

FINISH RECORDING THIS WEEK, THEN MASTER AND DUPLICATE COPIES FOR THE SHOW.

WE NEED SO MUCH MORE GEAR...

MICS, CABLES, TUBES, PEDALS,

DRUMHEADS, SPEAKERS, WEED.FINE, I GOT IT.

YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO YOUR DAD, RIGHT?

YES.COME ON.

JUST FIX THE FUCKING MIC!

FIX THAT THING.SHUT UP.

THIS IS JAMES HAND. LEAVE ME A MESSAGE, AND I'LL CALL BACK.

HEY, UH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD THE ADDRESS.

EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH... HEY...

UNDERWAY OVER HERE,

AND, UM...

YEAH, YOU CAN BE LATE IF YOU WANT.

NOT A BIG DEAL. JUST, UH...

JUST GIVE ME A CALL BACK.

OKAY. THANKS.

THE NUMBER YOU HAVE REACHED HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED.

[histling

WELL, WE'RE NOT HIRING RIGHT NOW,

BUT I WILL KEEP YOUR RESUME ON FILE.

I'VE BEEN MISSING YOU, FRANK.

HAND ME THAT IMPACT GUN, PLEASE.

YOU ARE HIS MANAGER AGAIN, AREN'T YOU?

IT'S THE PRETTY SILVER THING ON THE END OF THE HOSE.

I JUST WANT TO TALK TO HIM, IS ALL, FRANK.

THANK YOU.

I THOUGHT IF YOU...

I THOUGHT IF YOU WERE REPPING HIM, YOU'D KNOW WHERE I COULD...

I ASSUME...

I ASSUME HE'S LIVING WITH YOU.

FRANK, I'M NOT TRYING TO CAUSE TROUBLE. I'M...

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND HIM, FRANK.

I'M NOT GONNA HELP YOU DO A GODDAMN THING.

AND YOU DO KNOW WHERE TO FIND HIM.

AND YES, I'M HIS MANAGER NOW.

NOT MY FAULT YOU COULDN'T HANDLE HIM.

YOU GOT PAPERS?

I DON'T NEED PAPERS.

AND QUIT GETTIN' PEANUTS ALL OVER MY FLOOR, KID.

ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU, FRANK.

UPLOAD THE SCANS AND THE ARTICLES.

THEN JUST INVOICE ME AT THE SAME ADDRESS.

OKAY. OKAY, THANKS.

WHAT?

DID YOU SEE HIM YET?

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED?

"JAMES HAND... ALSO KNOWS AS SLIM HAND...

"IS A FOLK/COUNTRY SINGER

WHO ACHIEVED AN UNDERGROUND CULT FOLLOWING IN THE LATE..."

CUT "UNDERGROUND".

"CULT"EANS "UNDERGROUND".OKAY.

"IN THE LATE 1980s, THANKS IN PART

"TO A SONGWRITING AND PERFORMING STYLE

"THAT HARKENED BACK

"TO SUCH GOLDEN-AGE COUNTRY PERFORMERS

"AS LEFTY FRIZZELL AND HANK WILLIAMS.

"SLIM MARRIED U.T. ENGLISH PROFESSOR VIRGINIA HAMILTON HAND

IN 1977 AND DIVORCED IN 1988."

WHAT IS THIS NOW?

WE'RE CREATING YOUR DAD'S CLIENT BIO PAGE

FOR THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE. WE NEED YOU TO PROOF IT.

CRAIG WANTS ALL YOUR DAD'S PRESS MATERIAL READY TO GO.

JESUS, HE'S PRETTY CONFIDENT I'M GONNA COME THROUGH.

NO, NOT REALLY.

HE ACTUALLY SAYS IT WILL PROBABLY BE EASIER

FOR US TO SIGN YOUR DAD AFTER YOU'RE FIRED.

GO ON.

"IN 1987, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE

"CALLED JAMES HAND A MAN BORN HALF A CENTURY TOO LATE,

"WHICH THEY DESCRIBED AS A SHAME,

"SINCE HIS CLASSIC STYLE WOULD MOST LIKELY LEAVE HIM

TOILING IN CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED OBSCURITY."

PROBABLY THE LAST TIME ROLLING STONE WAS RIGHT ABOUT ANYTHING.

RIGHT? RE YOU GOING TO SEE HIM?

AND, UH, CAN WE GO?

WHY?

WHATEVER. WE JUST WANT TO.

NO.

HEY, EXCUSE ME.

CAN I LOOK AT YOUR WRIST?

NICE.

THANK YOU.

[ songnds

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU A LOT.

THANK YOU A LOT, FRIENDS. I APPRECIATE IT.

I GOT ONE HERE NOW I'D LIKE TO SING FOR YOU.

IT, UH...

MIGHT BE A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

SOMETIMES YOU WRITE A SONG FOR SOMEBODY,

AND... IT JUST...

I...

YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS? LET'S JUST...

LET'S JUST CALL IT A NIGHT.

THANK Y'ALL. I'LL SEE YOU.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE

FOR OUR SPECIAL GUEST... BILLED AS DOC JENKINS TONIGHT,

BUT I THINK Y'ALL KNOW HIS REAL NAME.

JAMES HAND, EVERYBODY!

WE'VE GOT LOTS OF DRINK SPECIALS TONIGHT.

GOT LOTS MORE LIVE MUSIC.

SO Y'ALL STICK AROUND AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

HEY. HEY.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA TALK TO HIM?

WHAT'S WITH THIS "DOC JENKINS" STUFF?

IT WAS HIS IDEA.

KEEP THE CROWDS SMALL.GREAT STRATEGY.

AREN'T WE ALL BUSINESS.

HOW IS EVERYTHING OVER AT INTREPID?

ARE YOU HOT SHIT YET?

GOOD TALK, FRANK.

HE LOOKS GREAT, BY THE WAY. NICE WORK.

I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS WEIRD.

THERE WERE, LIKE, THESE FLYERS EVERYWHERE.

AND IT WAS ON THE SIGN OUT FRONT.

EVERYBODY SEEMED COOL WITH IT.

GOD FORBID HE'D USE HIS REAL NAME,

SO PEOPLE MIGHT ACTUALLY SHOW UP,

HE MIGHT STUMBLE INTO SOME MONEY.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS PRETTY PACKED TO ME.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF COOL.

CRAIG GET YOU THAT CONTACT LIST?

HMM? YEAH, YEAH.

WE'RE GOOD.

COOL.

ALL RIGHT. FUCK IT.

RIGHT? FACE TO FACE?

RIGHT?

WELL...

GOOD LUCK.

YEAH. THANKS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY THERE, SWIFTY?

HOWDY.

HEY.WHAT'S UP, DAVE?

FINALLY GETTING DAD TO JOIN THE BAND?

NO, WE'RE JUST MESSIN' AROUND.

ALL RIGHT.NO NEED TO RUN OFF.

THOSE WERE ALL MY DIRTY JOKES ANYWAY.

TAKE CARE, GO-GO.SURE THING.

JACK.GO-GO.

I HEAR YOU COME BY THE SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT.

NO, I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT A SHOW.

YES, YOU DID. YOU DAMN SURE DID.

WELL, GUESS I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THE RUMORS WERE TRUE.

YOU KNOW, ABOUT YOUR WORLD TOUR.

STADIUMS AND WHATNOT.

HOW'S YOUR MA? ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.

IT WOULDN'T HURT IF SHE WROTE ME BACK EVERY NOW AND THEN.

YOU STILL WRITE TO HER? EVERY DAY, IF I NEED TO OR NOT.

THAT'S PRETTY WEIRD.

OH. GO-GO LEAVE?

NO, NO.

JAMES, YOU GOTTA TELL ME.

ALLIE, THIS IS MY SON JACK.

YEAH, WE'VE MET.

STAMP GIRL.

HE'S A REAL CHEAP BASTARD, ISN'T HE?

WELL, I SEE Y'ALL HAVE MET.

WHAT'S, UH, ALL THIS STUFF?

ALLIE'S A GRADUATE STUDENT. SHE'S WORKING ON A MOVIE.

SHE'S GONNA BE STAYING OUT HERE WITH ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

IT'S LIKE A... CLASS PROJECT OR SOMETHING?

I'M SORRY. I MUST BE INTERRUPTING.

NO, THAT'D BE ME. SORRY. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

HEY, HOLD UP. YOU NEED SOME MONEY OR ANYTHING?

WHAT? O.

I WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING... SOMETIME.

WELL, HELL, COME ON, SIT DOWN, THEN.

NAH.

ARE YOU PLAYING ANOTHER SHOW ANYTIME SOON?

NO. I DON'T THINK SO.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

SEE YOU LATER, DAD.

OH, YEAH, THE BLACK- AND-WHITE ONE?

I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD, BUT, LIKE,

MAYBE I'LL IMPORT IT AND CHANGE IT TO A SEPIA TONE.

I LIKE THAT.YEAH.

MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. RUSTIC.

YEAH, BUT NOT TOO RUSTIC.

OLD-TIMEY, BUT NOT...

THIS IS STILL MY OFFICE, RIGHT?

YEAH.

THEN WE'LL JUST PUT IT ON THE TOP OF THE BIO PAGE.

RIGHT NEXT TO THE PERSONALITY DESIGN.

YEAH, DEFINITELY. THAT SAME POSTER, THOUGH.

RIGHT, YEAH.

SO IS HE, LIKE, A MEAN RECLUSE,

OR JUST KIND OF A CRAZY RECLUSE?

JESUS, HE'S NOT A RECLUSE. HE HAD THE DAMN TOWN OUT THERE YESTERDAY.

YOU KNOW, WE COULD ACTUALLY CALL HIM A FOLK SINGER ON THE PROMO PAGE.

YEAH, YEAH, DEFINITELY.

NO, HE'S A COUNTRY SINGER.

EH, COUNTRY REALLY ISN'T THAT COOL RIGHT NOW.

IT DOES HAVE A BAD CONNOTATION.

HEY, WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE FUCKIN' VAMPIRE TWINS?

I PUT SISSY AND STEPH IN CHARGE OF RESEARCHING YOUR DAD

AS A POTENTIAL CLIENT.

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THEM A RESOURCE.

HE SAID NO.

YOU'VE ALREADY ASKED HIM?

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO MY GUYS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? DESMOND. THE WINTERMEN.

YOU KNOW, THE FEW LEGITIMATE MUSICIANS WE REPRESENT AROUND HERE.

DO NOT LEAN BACK IN YOUR FUCKING CHAIR.

ACTUALLY, DESMOND'S SINGLE...

THE ONE THAT I SUPPOSEDLY DON'T LIKE...

YEAH? THERE IS A CERTAIN CAR COMPANY,

WHICH FOR NOW WILL REMAIN NAMELESS

BECAUSE YOU ARE A MANIPULATIVE PRICK...

THIS CAR COMPANY SHARES YOUR BAD TASTE IN MUSIC,

WHICH IS TO SAY,

THEY ARE INTERESTED IN LICENSING A 30-SECOND SECTION OF THE SONG

FOR A BROADCAST T.V. COMMERCIAL.

SO WHEN WILL WE KNOW?

A WHILE. THEY GOTTA EDIT THE COMMERCIAL,

THE AD AGENCY SCREENS IT, THEY HAVE MEETINGS.

AND?

RELAX, MAN. THEY JUST ASKED FOR A COPY OF THE SONG.

IT'S JUST A POSSIBILITY AT THIS POINT.

BUT... AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA IGNORE THIS...

I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD TELL DESMOND YET.

DOES THIS POSSIBILITY HAVE A PRICE TAG?

LITTLE EARLY FOR THAT.

BUT YOU WOULD BE ENTITLED TO A CUT

IF YOU STILL WORK HERE WHEN THE DEAL HAPPENS.

DESMOND STILL HAS A WHILE LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, BUT IF MY DAD DOESN'T HAPPEN,

YOU'RE JUST GONNA DROP THE BAND, AREN'T YOU?

JESUS, WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?

ONCE YOU GET PAST YOUR PETTY PERSONAL ISSUES WITH YOUR DAD,

HE IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR YOU.HOW'S THAT?

HE'S AN ARTISTICALLY REDEEMABLE CLIENT

WHO WILL GENERATE A LEGITIMATE AMOUNT OF REVENUE,

AND HE IS THE ONLY REASON

THAT I WILL KEEP YOU ON HERE.

UH, THERE'S SOMEONE IN YOUR OFFICE.

OKAY.TO SEE YOU.

THERE'S SOMEONE IN YOUR OFFICE TO SEE YOU.

IT'S A GIRL.AND YOU JUST LET HER WAIT IN THERE?

GREAT.

WHY NOT?

I'M PRETTY SURE HE WORE THAT SHIRT YESTERDAY.

THIS PLACE IS KIND OF A DUMP.

YEAH. SURE.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

YOU'RE HOARDING QUITE A COLLECTION.

YOU WANT A SNORT?

SO... YOU'VE COME TO TELL ME

EXACTLY WHAT IT IS YOU DO FOR MY DAD.

YEAH. I DON'T WORK FOR YOUR DAD.

BUT YOU ARE LIVING WITH HIM.

SO YOU'VE GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT, THEN?

JUST ASKING A QUESTION.

YEAH. WELL...

I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY A GOOD IDEA

FOR YOU TO BE HANGING AROUND YOUR DAD RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY?

I DON'T THINK NOW IS A GOOD TIME

TO RECONNECT WITH YOUR DAD.

PLEASE STOP CLEANING MY OFFICE AND GET OUT OF IT.

ANYWAY, I THINK HE'S DONE WITH PERFORMING.

IN SHITTY LOCAL DIVES? I DON'T BLAME HIM.

I KNOW I CAN'T STOP YOU FROM COMING AROUND,

BUT I JUST WANTED TO COME AND TELL YOU

THAT I CARE A GREAT DEAL ABOUT HIM,

AND I'M TRYING TO DO WHAT'S BEST.

SORRY I BOTHERED YOU.

NO, NOT AT ALL. THE PLACE LOOKS GREAT.

WHAT'D YOU SAY TO HER?

WHAT? OTHING. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

ALLISON SILVERSTEIN IS FRIENDS

WITH OUR FUTURE CLIENT.

TIME TO START EARNING THE MONEY WE'RE NOT PAYING YOU.

FIND OUT ABOUT HER.

Allison: WHY DO YOU WRITE?

I THINK A MAN FEELS SOMETHING SPECIAL

FOR EVERY SONG HE WRITES.

BECAUSE BEFORE THE CONTRACTS,

BEFORE THE AMPLIFIERS,

BEFORE THE LAWYERS' FEES, BEFORE THE LIGHTS,

BEFORE SOMEBODY HOLLERS, "YOU MUST GO ON,"

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE SAT DOWN IN THE DARK

WITH A LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER AND A LITTLE PENCIL

AND WROTE SOMETHING DOWN.

AND THAT LITTLE THING THEY WROTE DOWN

WAS SOME KIND OF AN ESCAPE.

LIKE I SAY, IT WAS A POET'S WAY IN

AND A COWARD'S WAY OUT.

AND WHEN THEY FOUND THAT LITTLE BIT OF ESCAPE,

THEY KEPT USING IT AND USING IT AND USING IT.

AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START

AT 10, 12, 13 YEARS OLD, LIKE I DID,

YOU USE IT TILL IT USES YOU UP

OR YOU USE IT UP.

I RECKON WE ALL HOPE WE WOULD BE DOING BETTER.

I WONDER... I DON'T WONDER SO MUCH ABOUT THAT

AS I WONDER WHY I DIDN'T GET A REAL JOB

LIKE, YOU KNOW... LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DID. BUT...

NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU'RE...

TOO OLD TO DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE.

HEY, JEFF.HEY, MAN.

IS TREY HERE? YEAH, HE'S INSIDE.

TREY.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE TO HAVE ME.

BOOM.

COLLECTIBLE POSTER ART.

AS OPPOSED TO PHOTOCOPIES OF PEOPLE'S ASSES

OR WHATEVER ELSE PASSES FOR GIG POSTERS AROUND HERE.

IT'S A GOOD PLAY. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A SHOW.

NOT THAT DAY.NO, I THINK THAT'S THE DAY.

NO, WE HAD IT BOOKED FOR MONTHS.

SO YOU BUMP SOMEBODY EARLIER AND WE HEADLINE IT.

WHY WOULD I DO THAT? SO I KEEP QUIET ABOUT YOUR LITTLE STUNT.

NAH. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA GO TO CRAIG WITH THAT.

BESIDES, I HEAR THAT YOU'RE DONE OVER THERE ANYWAY.

WELL, TELL ME, GENIUS, WHY WOULDN'T I BRING YOU DOWN WITH ME?

25% OF THE BAND'S CUT AT THE DOOR.

50.

YOU DOUBLE OUR BAR ALLOWANCE AND OUR GUEST LIST.

DEAL.

THAT'S THE 17th. ONE-SEVEN.

AND HANG UP THE POSTERS.

HEY, JEFF. TREY SAID IT WAS COOL IF I TAKE THIS CRATE OF DYNAMICS.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M JUST GONNA TAKE THESE CORDS, TOO.

BUT DON'T TELL TREY, ALL RIGHT? OKAY.

THANKS, JEFF.

LATER, MAN.

COME ON.

LET'S GO. GO, GO, GO.

[nginetarts

FIRST EDITION.

I KNOW.

SO... I WONDER WHAT THEIR ARRANGEMENT IS EXACTLY.

WELL, SHE IS AN ACADEMIC WHO, FOR SOME REASON,

IS ENAMORED WITH DAD, SO...

DON'T BE CLEVER, DEAR. IT DOESN'T SUIT YOU.

NO, THANK YOU.

WELL, I DON'T EXACTLY UNDERSTAND.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BE THOROUGH

BEFORE I GO OUT AND MAKE A PITCH TO HIM.

THOROUGH.

WHY'D HE STOP PLAYING?

HE'S BROKE AS HELL. HE COULD MAKE A LIVING DOING THIS.

HONEY, I DON'T KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE IT ALONE?

I GUESS I FIGURED HE JUST MIGHT SAY...

IN ALL THOSE LETTERS HE STILL WRITES TO YOU.

THOUGHT HE MIGHT SAY WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW. HOW YOU...

LEFT HIM DEVASTATED, BROKE HIS HEART,

TOOK HIS WILL TO LIVE,

HOW HE'S STILL OBSESSED WITH YOU.

HMM. BEING THOROUGH, IS IT?

WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

WHAT'S THAT?

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT COME OUT THERE WITH ME.

JUST SAY HELLO, LET HIM KNOW YOU'RE ON BOARD WITH THIS.

DID YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

OH, DON'T BE SO MEALY-MOUTHED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

GET OVER IT. YOU KNOW I DON'T APPROVE

OF THIS HUCKSTER PROFESSION YOU'VE CHOSEN FOR YOURSELF,

BUT I WON'T HAVE YOU DO IT POORLY.

WHO CARES IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT?

CONVINCE HIM.

IT'S YOUR JOB, DEAR.

IT'S SUPPOSEDLY WHAT YOU DO WELL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO THAT HORSE?

I AIN'T READIN' HIS FORTUNE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR MONEY NOW?

WELL, IT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON.

I'LL GET YOU BACK IN THE STUDIO

WITH LEGIT PERCENTAGES ON YOUR RECORDS, REAL PROMOTION.

THEY THINK IT ADDS UP TO A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.

THEY DO, HUH?

YEAH.

WE DO. I DO.

YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

WHO?

SOME HAIRDOS.

I DON'T KNOW. YOUR BOSS, I GUESS.

WELL, I'D BE TAKING CARE OF YOU.

YOU'D BE WORKING WITH ME.

IT'S NOT LIKE I LET YOU DOWN BEFORE.

NO, NO.

DAD, I KNOW ABOUT FRANK.

I KNOW HE'S YOUR WHATEVER.

HE'S YOUR MANAGER.

YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

REALLY?

YOU DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT WITH HIM.

HE'LL BE GLAD TO SEE YOU FINALLY MAKE SOME MONEY.

YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY I DO BUSINESS?

IT'S FINE. I DON'T GIVE A SHIT. WE'LL DO IT YOUR WAY,

HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT.

YOU KNOW, SON, I JUST...

IT GOT TO WHERE I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST... I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.

I WROTE A SONG JUST THEN.

JUST A LITTLE MELODY.

I BET YOU THINK IT'S STRANGE, DON'T YOU?

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WITH HIM?

YEAH.

COME ON IN.

HE'S A MESS.

AND WHAT, HE'S SHOEING HORSES FOR MONEY NOW?

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF HE'S A MESS?

YOU WANT TO GET A DRINK?

I'M WORKING.

LATER?

TOMORROW NIGHT?

Man: ET'S TRY TO GET A GOOD ONE HERE, GUYS.

GET YOUR HAT UP A LITTLE.STOP, STOP.

[aughter

OKAY, OKAY, RIGHT THERE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

CAN YOU DO IT AGAIN?

[hucklingUH, YEAH.

[ighs OKAY, HA HA.

EVERYBODY THINKS YOU'RE SO HILARIOUS, GUYS.

PLEASE TAKE ONE GOOD PICTURE.

ALSO, JACK, I ACTUALLY DO NEED

TO GET GOING PRETTY SOON.

YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW.

UM... HE SHOULD BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

SO...

COME ON, HERE WE GO. STOP. PUT THE GRAPES DOWN.

I LIKE THAT.

[ighs

THAT'S THE POINT. HE DOESN'T WANT TO.

I'M NOT GONNA CONVINCE HIM.

AND THEN YOU ASKED YOUR DAD'S GIRLFRIEND ON A DATE INSTEAD?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

WE DID SOME RESEARCH.

ALL COMPLETELY LAWFUL.

AND WE FOUND SOME PRETTY INTERESTING FACTS

ABOUT YOUR DATE.

ALLISON AYALA SILVERSTEIN.

WELL, SHE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT, SO SHE WASN'T LYING ABOUT THAT.

A GRAD STUDENT. AREAS OF STUDY

INCLUDE ANTHROPOLOGY AND FILM STUDIES.

LONG ISLAND. RICH FAMILY.

AND THIS IS NO CLASS PROJECT FOR HER.

SHE'S ALREADY SOLD ONE DOCUMENTARY

TO SOME NATIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION SPOTLIGHT THING.

WE WATCHED IT. IT'S TEDIOUS OBSERVATIONAL STUFF.

BUT... BUT SHE'S GOOD.

AND SHE'S GOT PLANS FOR YOUR DAD.

SHE ALREADY HAS ANOTHER T.V. AGREEMENT SET UP

WITH SOMETHING CALLED THE UNDERGROUND ARTISTS SERIES.

I'LL JUST ASK HER TO SHOW IT TO ME.

AND YOU'RE GONNA CONVINCE HER TO HELP US?

AT LEAST MAKE HER CALL MY BLUFF.

[ongnds

GOD!

GOD DAMN IT! SHUT UP.

COULD'VE BEEN BETTER ANYWAY. LISTEN TO ME.

THIS INTERVIEW'S AT 7 P.M.

YOU NEED TO ALL BE THERE AND BE INTERESTING AS HELL.

WHO STILL LISTENS TO THE RADIO?

A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE RADIO IS IMPORTANT.

WE HAVE TO PUSH THE SHOW.

WE ALL HAVE TO BE THERE? YES.

PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR THE WHOLE BAND TALK.

IT'S EMOTIONALLY ENGAGING.

[aughterEMOTIONALLY ENGAGING.

HOW MUCH ARE WE GETTING PAID FOR THIS THING?

YEAH, WHAT IS THE GUARANTEE?

LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU GUYS FINISH YOUR RECORD.

SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU CAN'T GET US A GUARANTEE.

YOU'RE LUCKY WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM.

JUST BE AT THE INTERVIEW. AND BE ON TIME.

HELLO?

HOLD ON, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

HELLO? MR. HAND?

WHO IS THIS? IT'S YOUR RENTAL HOUSE.

WE'RE WONDERING WHEN WE COULD GET BACK OUR EQUIPMENT.

OH, WELL, WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE USING IT YET,

BUT WE'LL GET IT BACK TO YOU JUST AS SOON AS WE CAN.

OH, THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.

YOUR INTERN ONLY KNEW THE STREET NAME.

SO NICE TO SEE YOU, TREY.

SO... HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS?

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK THERE.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN MISS IT.

YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING 50% AT THE DOOR.

ALL RIGHT, 100%. THAT'S WHAT YOU CAME FOR.

FINE.GET BACK IN THE CAR, YOU FUCKING LEECH.

[huckles

WHAT?

NOW YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME?

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR RECORDING.

JACK HAND.

I'M LATE.OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS LONG LEFT,

SO MAKE IT COUNT.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR PROJECT, YOUR FILM.

OH. WHY, ARE YOU LOOKING TO INVEST?

HILARIOUS, NO.YOU MAY NOT BE AS DUMB AS I THOUGHT.

CAN WE TONE IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT?

I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT YOUR DAD.

MY COMPANY WANTS TO KILL YOUR FILM.

[huckles

YOU DON'T THINK THEY COULD KILL IT?

I DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO ANYBODY BUT YOUR DAD.

YOU DON'T THINK I COULD TELL MY DAD TO SHUT YOU DOWN?

NO ONE TELLS YOUR DAD TO DO ANYTHING.

WOULD YOU AT LEAST LET ME WATCH IT?

YOU'RE A LOT LIKE HIM, ACTUALLY.

GEE, THANKS.NO, REALLY.

IT'S NOT A BAD THING.

THEN WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO SHUT ME OUT?

LOOK, YOUR DAD TOLD ME

WHY YOU GUYS DON'T REALLY TALK ANYMORE.

MM-HMM. FOR YOUR FILM?

A FEW YEARS BACK, YOU STARTED YOUR OWN COMPANY.

JACK HAND MUSIC. STILL HAVE THE SIGN IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT.

SO YOU SET UP A PARTNERSHIP,

AND THEN HE JUST DISAPPEARED.

YEAH. THAT WAS OUR BRILLIANT PLAN.

I WAS GONNA BE HIS MANAGER.

AND HE BACKED OUT.MM-HMM.

DO YOU KNOW WHY?

[ sighs GREAT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA TELL ME.

I COULDN'T GET THAT OUT OF HIM.

I DO KNOW HE'S SORRY ABOUT IT.

WELL, THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT.

AM I GONNA BE ABLE TO TELL MY COMPANY YOU'RE READY TO PLAY BALL?

YEAH.

YEAH, I'LL PLAY BALL.

IF YOU AGREE TO BE IN THE DOCUMENTARY.

Allison: DID YOU HOPE THAT YOU'D BE DOING BETTER

AT THIS POINT IN YOUR LIFE?

YOU KNOW, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS,

I'M PRETTY MUCH ON THE LEVEL.

AND I MIGHT'VE SHOULD'VE GOT A JOB

LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE GOT.

BUT, LIKE I SAY, I'M...

I'M NOT DISAPPOINTED AT IT.

I...

I NEED TO BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR IT.

THINGS COULD'VE BEEN DIFFERENT.

BUT...

ANY REGRETS?

WE ALL HAVE REGRETS.

I REGRET...

NOT BEING MORE...

SOCIABLE, I GUESS.

NOT BEING MORE OPEN.

AND...

NOT LEARNING HOW TO DANCE THROUGH LIFE.

SO I'VE STEPPED ON A LOT OF TOES.

GOOD TO GO. HERE WE GO.

BRASS TACKS. I DARE YOU TO LOOK AT THAT FACE

AND TELL ME YOU DON'T HAVE FIVE AMERICAN DOLLARS TO SPEND.

IT'S HALF-PRICE WITH YOUR DRINK...

AND THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO, GUY.

I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF.

STOP. JUST STOP.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT, I REALLY DO.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S FINE.

SO YOU'RE TRYING TO BANG YOUR DAD'S GIRLFRIEND?

WHAT? O.Man: AN I GET ANOTHER?

WAIT, YOU DON'T THINK THEY'RE REALLY...

NATE, WE'RE TALKING. WE'RE DOING...

I GOT YOU. JUST CHILL OUT.

YOU KNOW, YOUR BOSS CAME BY TONIGHT.

CRAIG WAS HERE? WHAT DID HE WANT?

HE WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT RENEWING MY CONTRACT.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM?

I TOLD HIM I'D THINK ABOUT IT.

WHAT ELSE DID HE WANT?

HE DIDN'T MENTION YOU.

WHY?

[umbles I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S NOTHING... IF YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE,

YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW.

OKAY.

OKAY. DAMN.

Man: TILL EMPTY OVER HERE.

HEY.

I TOLD YOU YOU'D HAVE TO WAIT.

YOU GOING HOME? UH, YEAH.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

SO? OW ARE YOU ENJOYING THE BOOKS?

OH, JUST COME OUT WITH IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU WANT TO SCREAM AND GAG

AND THROW A HISSY FIT ON THE FLOOR, SO GO AHEAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

OH, I RAN INTO DAD.

HE ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU THIS LETTER.

I WAS PRETTY TEMPTED TO OPEN IT.

BUT I KNEW WHAT A BETRAYAL THAT WOULD BE.

OKAY, LET ME VENTURE AN EXTRAVAGANT GUESS.

YOU BLACKMAIL YOUR OWN MOTHER

INTO SPILLING HER SORDID BEANS.

WHAT? O YOU WON'T GO TELL ON HER?

ARE YOU STILL SEEING DAD?

[aughs WHAT?!

NO!

WELL, HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?

OH... TELL HIM WHATEVER YOU WANT. WHY SHOULD I CARE?

YEAH. IT'S JUST HIS BEST FRIEND, SO...

REAL SOPHISTICATED, MOM.

YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY PROUD OF YOU, IN A WAY.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT YET.

NO SHIT.

YOUR FATHER IS A BIG, RAW NERVE.

HE WANTS THINGS TO BE ALIVE ALL THE TIME.

AND WHEN THEY FALL FLAT,

THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE.

YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH HIM.

YEAH.

SOMEBODY SHOULD.

I GOT IT ALL DOWN. UH-HUH.

UNDERSTOOD.

UH-HUH.

OKAY.

OKAY, I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

THANK YOU.

THAT DOESN'T WORK WHEN THEY CALL YOU, IDIOT.

LET'S TAKE A RIDE.

WHERE TO? SEE YOUR DAD?

SURE.

AND TELL HIM WHAT?

HOW MUCH I BELIEVE IN YOU?

YEAH. TELL HIM YOU'RE GONNA HAND OVER

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ME. I GOT THE CONTRACT RIGHT HERE.

HOW ABOUT IF I TELL YOU TO GO TO HELL?

I GOT NEWS FOR HIM EITHER WAY.

[ighs

IS THIS FUN FOR YOU?

THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THREE OLD PEOPLE?

NOT REALLY.

WELL, THEN I GUESS I'LL JUST TELL YOU TO GO TO HELL.

HELLO?

DAD?

THANK YOU A LOT, FRIENDS.

I GOT ONE HERE NOW I'D LIKE TO SING FOR YOU.

IT, UH...

MIGHT BE A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

SOMETIMES YOU WRITE A SONG FOR SOMEBODY,

AND... IT JUST...

I...

YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS? LET'S JUST...

LET'S JUST CALL IT A NIGHT. THANK Y'ALL. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

Allison: DON'T MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH.

YEAH, JUST...

THIS... THIS ISN'T STARTING OUT THAT WELL.

[othaughing

BUT STILL, IN ALL, THE ONLY TIME

THAT I'M REALLY HAPPY INSIDE OF MYSELF

IS WHEN I'M WRITING A SONG.

WHEN I'M WRITING A SONG

AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD SONG,

I GET GOOSEBUMPS.

YOU UNDERSTAND? THAT'S THE ONLY TIME.

WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR SONGS

ARE FAIRLY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL.

THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S TRUE.

I DON'T SEE HOW A MAN CAN...

HE CAN'T WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING

HE DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT, CAN HE?

AND HE SURE CAN'T STAND UP THERE AND SING

ABOUT SOMETHING HE DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT.

SOME FOLKS CAN, BUT I KNOW I CAN'T.

[ast-forwarding

I NOTICE THAT YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OUT THERE?

MY FAMILY.

IF I'VE BEEN A FAILURE.

IF I'VE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH OR...

BAD ENOUGH OR...

IF I'VE DONE THE RIGHT THING OR...

IF I'VE BEEN A GOOD ENOUGH DADDY OR...

IF I WAS THERE WHEN THEY NEEDED ME.

IF I FOLLOWED A DREAM TO HERE,

OR I CHASED ONE OFF A CLIFF...

[lasshatters, thud

Jack: H, FUCK.

[roans

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

SIT.

WHERE'S DAD?

WELL, YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT ALWAYS...

TECHNICALLY HERE ALL THE TIME.

IS THIS YOUR ROOM?

YEAH.

I DIDN'T BREAK IN, BY THE WAY.

YOU TWO IDIOTS LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED.

JESUS! OH, SHUT UP.

WELL...

DID YOU SEE WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO SEE?

I CAME TO TALK TO MY DAD.

IS THAT WHY YOU'RE IN HERE?

I'M A LITTLE CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR ANGLE.

MY ANGLE? MM-HMM.

FOR THE FILM.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ALL PLAYING SOME KIND OF ANGLE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT THE FILM IS ABOUT.

A LOT OF TIMES, YOU JUST KIND OF LET THE STORY...

BRING ITSELF TO YOU.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT MISTY BULLSHIT.

YOU KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO SPIN IT.

AND IF I DID...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ABOUT IT?

LET ME GUESS.

THE TRAGIC, RECLUSIVE,

UNDERAPPRECIATED ARTIST THAT YOU'VE REDISCOVERED...

SAVE IT.

YOU'RE LYING TO HIM.

HE THINKS THIS IS SOME CLASS PROJECT.

I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT POOLING OUR RESOURCES.

WE BOTH WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM. I THINK.

OH, REALLY?

LISTEN, I'VE ABOUT GOT MY DAD WRAPPED UP.

I JUST MIGHT LIKE YOUR HELP, OKAY?

HE CARES ABOUT YOU. I CAN TELL. IF WE BOTH...

WHY WOULD I HELP YOU?

YOU DON'T HELP ANYBODY WITHOUT A CUT.

DO YOU WANT A CUT?

IS THAT IT?

YOU'RE PATHETIC.

AT LEAST I'M HONEST.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M LATE.

DON'T LOOK AT ME, DUDE.

WELL? CRAIG JUST TOLD ME TO COME BY,

HELP YOU GUYS OUT.

MM-HMM. YOU'RE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS, HUH?

HE JUST SAID AND COME AND MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED.

OKAY. WELL...

THANKS SO MUCH.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME WE HAD A COMMERCIAL?

THERE IS NO COMMERCIAL.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, THOUGH, RIGHT?

WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING REAL,

YOU'LL KNOW ABOUT IT FROM ME.

HE SAYS IT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

THESE GUYS ARE PROFESSIONAL BULLSHIT ARTISTS.

THEY'RE SCAMMING US.

AS FAR AS I KNOW, THIS COMMERCIAL DOESN'T EXIST.

BUT YOU COULDN'T LET ME KNOW THAT, HUH?

YOU'RE THE SAME AS THEM.

I AM NOT GONNA BE LEFT OUT OF THIS, BRO.

HEY, I'M ANDY.GOOD TO MEET YOU.

GLAD YOU COULD JOIN US.JUST GOT A FEW SECONDS.

NO FUCKING CURSING. IT'S AN F.C.C. VIOLATION.

I HAVE A DELAY BUTTON, BUT I'M NOT GONNA USE IT.

NO PROBLEM, ANDY.

ANDY LANGER HERE, BACK WITH WINTERMEN.

SORRY, THAT'S THE WINTERMEN.

THAT'S FINE, ANDY.

LUKE EVANS, LEAD SINGER.

SO YOU'RE SAYING...

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THE "THE".

THE WINTERMEN.

EITHER WAY IS GOOD, ANDY.

THIS IS JACK, AND YOU PLAY...

NO, I'M JUST THE MANAGER. SORRY, I JUST...

WINTERMEN, THE WINTERMEN... EITHER WAY IS GOOD.

YEAH, BUT I WAS JUST GONNA ADD THE DEFINITE ARTICLE "THE".

IT'S YOUR BAND NAME. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW.

THANKS, ANDY.

SO YOU'VE GOT A NEW RECORD, AND THAT NEW RECORD...

OH, ALMOST. WE ARE ALMOST THERE.

ALMOST FINISHED. YOU'RE COMING FROM WHERE?

SO, INFLUENCE-WISE, THE WINTERMEN ARE ABOUND...

YEAH, UM...

UH...

I MEAN, I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF,

BUT I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW,

WE HAVE A RANGE OF INFLUENCE BETWEEN US.

SO, UH... I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN ALL SAY

WE'RE ALL COMING FROM THE SAME PLACE.

YEAH, WE LISTEN TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFF, SO..

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT INFORM...

THERE ARE MANY FURS IN OUR MUSICAL WARDROBE.

MAYBE WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT ONE OF THOSE...

AND... NAME ONE OR TWO.

WE COULD, BUT I'M JUST SAYING WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT TASTE IN MUSIC.

SO OUR INFLUENCES ARE DIFFERENT.

YEAH, CLEARLY. I JUST WAS THINKING

ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION WE HAD THIS MORNING

WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK,

A FEW THAT WE ALL DID AGREE ON.

YES, BUT WE DON'T ALL AGREE ON THE SAME THREE INFLUENCES, SO...

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M NOT SURPRISED,

BECAUSE YOU GUYS ALWAYS PULL THIS SHIT...

WHOA, WHOA. F.C.C.

THIS IS... REALLY THE WORST.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, ANDY.

BUT THE SHY, COMPLICATED ARTIST THING

IS PLAYED OUT, OKAY?

WE'RE BACK.SORRY, ANDY.

GO AHEAD.

ROXY, BOWIE, ORBISON.

THAT IS WHAT WE ALL...

DEFINITELY TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING,

IF MEMORY SERVES... TOGETHER IN THE CAR.

BUT YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO STICK TO THE PLAN, SO...

[aughs THAT'S FUCKIN' LAME.WHOA...

I WOULDN'T CARE IF YOU WANTED TO CHANGE IT EVERY TIME.

BUT WHEN WE ALL AGREE ON A SPECIFIC DIRECT EXAMPLE,

THEN I THINK WE SHOULD USE IT.

NO, YOU AGREED THAT WE WOULD HAVE

A SPECIFIC RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION.

THIS EXHAUSTING, PRECIOUS,

INDIE-ROCK BULLSHIT IS PATHETIC.

NO ONE BUYS IT.[aughter

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THIS IS WHY PEOPLE TUNE YOU OUT WHEN YOU START PROMOTING.

YOU MEAN WHEN WE START DOING YOUR JOB?

BECAUSE YOU SOUND LIKE EVERY OTHER FUCKING VAIN,

SPOILED LITTLE HIPSTER BRAT ARTIST

THAT'S AFRAID TO ACTUALLY IDENTIFY WITH ANYTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YEAH, MAYBE WE SHOULD HIRE A HYPE MAN.

YOU SHOULD. THEN PEOPLE MIGHT ACTUALLY KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

AND WE MIGHT ALL GET PAID FOR ONCE.

LET'S JUST CALM DOWN.THAT WOULD BE COOL.

MORE AWKWARD, TERRIBLE RADIO WITH THE WINTERMEN.

IT'S A SPIRITED DISCUSSION. A REMINDER...

I GUESS I FORGOT THAT MAKING MONEY ISN'T COOL ANYMORE.

LET'S JUST DROP IT.

PRETTY EASY WHEN YOU HAVE A LITTLE TRUST FUND, ISN'T IT?

YOU NEVER HAVE TO ACTUALLY...

GET OUT THERE AND WORK. JUST STAY ABOVE IT ALL.

OKAY. RIGHT, DAD.

IT IS RIGHT. 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T FORM

A SINGLE FUCKING OPINION.

THIS IS STUPID.

DOESN'T EVEN MATTER. I'M JUST GONNA TELL HIM.

FUCK IT.DON'T TELL HIM.

HEY, ANDY, GUESS WHAT? HERE'S THE BIG NEWS.

WE'RE BREAKING UP. AND YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.

THAT'S REALLY DRAMATIC.

CAN WE WRAP THIS UP? IS HE SERIOUS?

CRAIG SAID THAT WE'RE BEING DROPPED,

AND IAN'S GOING TO GRAD SCHOOL,

AND THAT'S WHY HE'S NOT HERE...

YOU CAN'T EVEN GET US ANY GIGS,

AND YOU'RE GETTING FIRED.

SO WE'RE FIRING YOU FIRST.

WE JUST DON'T THINK WE SHOULD PLAY

AFTER THE RECORD'S DONE.

IAN'S GOING TO GRAD SCHOOL ANYWAY.

SO, I MEAN, WHO CARES?

YEAH, I MEAN, WHO CARES?

RIGHT? HO CARES?

YOU'RE FIRED.THAT'S PERFECT.

THANKS FOR HAVING US, ANDY.

THERE YOU GO, ANDY.

BIG SCOOP. BIG DAY.

Andy: OW ABOUT WE PLAY A SONG

FROM THE NOW-DEFUNCT WINTERMEN?

THANK YOU.

THIS IS JAMES HAND. LEAVE ME A MESSAGE, AND I'LL CALL BACK.

HEY. JUST WONDERING...

WHERE YOU'RE AT.

UM...

GIVE ME A CALL.

OR...

YOU KNOW, JUST... BE HERE.

I WROTE ONE THE OTHER DAY ABOUT BEING LONELY,

BUT I'VE ALREADY GOT ABOUT 100 OF THOSE,

SO I SAT DOWN AND I WROTE

A LITTLE SILLY SONG ABOUT A PARAKEET.

BUT COME TO THINK OF IT,

THAT'S ABOUT BEING LONELY, TOO.

BUT I KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE, SON.

NO, I DON'T THINK YOU DO.

MOM AND FRANK ARE TOGETHER, DAD.

AND, HONESTLY, I THINK IT'S FOR THE BEST.

[aughs

FORGET THAT.

NO MORE STUPID LETTERS,

NO MORE CRAPPY MANAGER WITH NO MONEY COMING IN.

I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S KIND OF A GREAT THING.

I KNOW THEY'RE TOGETHER. I'VE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME.

WHAT?

HOW?

THEY TOLD ME, I GUESS, IS HOW.

SON, LOOKS LIKE THEY MIGHT'VE TOOK YOU FOR A RIDE.

JESUS.

AH, YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I...

I'M SORRY IT DIDN'T WORK OUT THE WAY YOU WANTED IT TO.

THANKS A LOT.

BUT HELL, IT WAS NEVER GOING TO ANYWAY.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE OF FRANK?

FUCK HIM. WHO CARES? HE DOESN'T CARE.

DON'T YOU TRUST ME?

IT'S NOT THAT. IT'S NOT THAT.

WELL, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IT IS?

I'M JUST TERRIFIED.

OF WHAT?

NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR THAT THEIR OLD MAN'S A COWARD.

BUT EVERY TIME I GET ON STAGE,

IT'S LIKE HELL WITH THE FIRES PUT OUT,

AND IT DON'T NEVER CHANGE.

WHAT, LIKE STAGE FRIGHT?

NO, NO. I'VE HAD STAGE FRIGHT BEFORE.

WHEN I WAS ABOUT 11 YEARS OLD, IT JUST STARTED OUT.

BUT, YOU KNOW STAGE FRIGHT GOES AWAY WHEN YOU START SINGING.

SO WHAT IS IT, THEN?

YOU KNOW, SON, YOU CAN ONLY PUT YOURSELF UP

IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC SO MANY TIMES

AND GIVE SO MUCH OF YOURSELF UP

EVERY TIME YOU SING A SONG THAT YOU WROTE

AND ASK PEOPLE TO DECIDE ON IT.

AND THE BACK-AND-FORTH IS JUST KILLING ME.

IT'S KILLING ME.

BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HEAR YOU, DAD.

JUST 'CAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE YOU

DON'T MEAN THEY DECIDED ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

YOU DON'T SHOW IT, THOUGH.

SO WHO CARES?

PEOPLE TELL ME ALL THE TIME,

"JUST GO OUT THERE AND DO IT, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT."

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T...

I DON'T HAVE THAT PART OF MY BRAIN

THAT ALLOWS ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, HOW DO YOU NOT WORRY?

YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF SILLY.

SORT OF LIKE SOME DAMN KID ON HIS FIRST DATE,

WORRYING ABOUT IF THE GIRL'S GONNA LIKE

THE WAY HE WEARS HIS PANTS OR NOT.

ISN'T THAT STRANGE?

A BUSTED-UP OLD MAN UP THERE, FEELING SCARED?

YOU KNOW, THAT'S...

THAT'S WHY I BACK OUT.

THAT'S WHY I'VE ALWAYS BACKED OUT.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LIKE THAT.

WELL, HOW COULD YOU?

I HAVE TO GO TO WORK, DAD.

Craig: N THIS LATEST ROUND OF RESEARCH,

GAVIN BROUGHT UP SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT.

YOU'VE GOTTA KNOW... HEY.

HEY.

HEH.

SORRY.

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW?

IT'S ALREADY DONE. YOU JUST NEED THE KEY, RIGHT?

YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS, MAN. COME ON.

WELL, YOU DROPPED THE BAND WITHOUT LISTENING TO THE NEW RECORD...

AND SABOTAGED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH DESMOND.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO? KAY.

UH, SO I QUIT. OR I'M FIRED.

HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PLAY THAT.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY.

IS THIS EVEN? YEAH, LOOKS EVEN.

IS THAT FRAME BIRCH?

YEAH, THE CATALOG SAID BIRCH.

I LIKE IT, IT'S NICE.YEAH, IT'S NICE.

I KNEW YOU TWO BLOODSUCKERS COULDN'T WAIT TO GET IN HERE.

UH, MY DAD'S AN ACCOUNTANT.

HE HATES WHAT I'M DOING WITH MY LIFE.

WELL, UM...

YOU... YOU KNOW...

DROPPED SOMETHING.

James: ELL, NO WONDER THEY NEVER PUT ME ON THE T.V.

THOSE ARE FROM SOME FRIENDS OF MINE.

THEY WANTED YOU TO HAVE THEM.

YEAH.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW, SON, I...

I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU...

FOR LAST NIGHT, AND FOR...

HELL, A LOT OF THINGS.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, DAD.

HEY, UH... CRAIG... PEOPLE LIKE CRAIG...

THEY HAVEN'T LEFT YOU ALONE YET.

THESE MANAGEMENT GUYS AND INTERVIEW REQUESTS...

THAT STUFF WON'T GO AWAY ANYTIME SOON, SO...

YOU KNOW, IF YOU EVER NEED SOMEBODY TO RUN 'EM OFF OR...

YOU WANT... WHATEVER... ADVICE...

WELL, THANKS.

BUT...

TO HELL WITH 'EM, YOU KNOW?

LISTEN, IF YOU AIN'T GOTTA RUN OFF,

I'M GONNA COOK SOME HAMBURGERS HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

OKAY. THAT'S COOL.

OF COURSE...

SOMEBODY IS GONNA HAVE TO GO TO TOWN

AND GET SOME COLD BEER.

RIGHT.

KEEP BACK!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

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IS IT THREE OR FOUR YEARS? THREE YEARS.

HEY. STAGE MANAGER SAID THEY NEVER GOT THE NEW DIAGRAM.

SO IT'S THE OLD SETUP. IS THAT TRUE? WHAT?

WE'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO PLAY FOR 40 MINUTES,

BUT SEEING AS HOW WE'RE THE LAST BAND,

WE'LL PLAY TILL WE'RE FUCKING DONE PLAYING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU'LL PLAY TILL THEY CUT YOU OFF.

THEY SAY, "LAST SONG," YOU PLAY ONE MORE.

IT'S AWESOME, IT'LL MAKE THEM LOOK LIKE ASSHOLES.

NO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I KNOW, I'M FIRED OR WHATEVER.

LISTEN, WE ALREADY TALKED TO TREY, SO...

YOU TALKED TO TREY? BUT YOU DON'T TALK TO TREY,

BECAUSE TREY DOESN'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

ALL RIGHT.NO, IT'S NOT ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FALLING APART,

AND YOUR LITTLE HEARTS ARE BROKEN BECAUSE YOUR DRUMMER QUIT,

BUT GUESS WHAT? DRUMMERS QUIT. EVERY DAY.

AND THEY ARE... ESPECIALLY IN THIS TOWN...

RELATIVELY EASY TO REPLACE. NO OFFENSE, IAN.

GOOD LUCK IN SCHOOL, BY THE WAY.THANKS, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES. AND DON'T FUCK UP.

'CAUSE I'M GOING JAMES BROWN TONIGHT.

EVERY MAN PAYS TEN BUCKS TO THE TAKE FOR EACH MISTAKE.

I'M NOT KIDDING.

HAVE A GOOD SHOW.

WELL, AT LEAST GET US SOME BEER!

ASSHOLE.

HI, TREY.

HOW'S THE COUNT TONIGHT?

WHERE'S MY EQUIPMENT? OH, THAT.

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU. TREY HAS BEEN SHAKING US DOWN

FOR OUR CUT AT THE DOOR.

HE'S ALSO BEEN COOKING THE COUNT, WHICH I'M FINE WITH.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE GETTING A CUT.

GOOD CROWD TONIGHT.

Man: GOOD EVENING, AND THANKS FOR COMING OUT.

GOD!

GOD DAMN IT! SHUT UP.

COULD'VE BEEN BETTER ANYWAY.