Yes, I'll hold.
Uncle Neil.
Hi. It's Jessica.
How are you?
Really?
Yeah. I'm in Hollywood.
So what have you been doing
for the past 5 years?
Yeah?
I miss you.
A lot.
When can I come and visit you?
Well, can you come and visit me?
I'd love it if you came and visited me.
I don't care about that.
It doesn't matter anymore.
I just want to see you.
OK, I'll try.
Are you ready?
♪ Amazing grace
♪ how sweet the sound
♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪
♪ I once was lost
♪ but now am found
♪ was blind, but now I see ♪
Yes. OK.
Bye.
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Hey, Heather, can I get a beer?
You got money?
I do.
Haven't seen you around in a while.
Ain't been around in a while.
I've been keeping my eye on the cover of rolling stone.
Ain't seen you there either.
Keep watching.
Right.
Excuse me.
Mr. Black cloud.
How you doing?
OK.
How are you?
I want to talk to you.
I want to talk to you, too.
Hey, Bobby.
Look at this one that Paulina showed me.
I don't know how to get into it very gracefully.
Yeah, that's... that's real sexy.
I like that.
You do? Yeah.
Make sure this guy pays you
before you show him any tit, though.
Are we open?
Yes, ma'am, we are open.
We are? Yes.
Look at the difference between that eye and that eye.
That's like a half a centimeter more.
And you can't put that out.
Anybody seen Jo?
No. I think she went outside.
She's probably out sucking some guy's cock.
When she shows up, you tell her to come in the office.
Tell her yourself.
Bobby? Yeah.
Simone's going up for me.
Hey. Whatever happens outside this club's none of my business,
but what happens in here is my business.
If he gives you any shit,
I am in control. I'm just trying to get unstoned.
OK. Hurry up. You're up.
Hurry up and get dressed, please.
Oh, fuck.
I'm getting signed right now, so...
Congratulations.
Like it's finally turning around.
That's so good because I need some money
because I need to be able to get things
for the little boy that... Or the little girl...
So, listen.
I really want to party, you know?
OK. Could you just not party
for, like, a couple of days
because... and if we meet with this lady
and you're not high for a little while,
then she'll think that we're both stable,
and you can tell her that you're gonna get a deal
and you're just gonna make a lot of money...
Am I gonna sign something?
No. Well, you might
but you could probably use a fake name
if you know the social security...
OK, wait. So I sign something,
and you're gonna get a full-grown child?
No. He would be,
like, a 6- or 7-year-old probably.
I'll do it.
Thank you, Charlie.
Check this out, Bobby.
Nico.
Yeah, Carrie Crawford?
Eddie hazell from the blue iguana.
Right. Well, we'd like to get Nico in
for a party that we're having down here next week,
and she would be, she would be a great addition
to our program, having her as a featured dancer.
She has time in her schedule?
Yeah. No. We're real happy.
Well, look. Why don't you give me a call back?
My number's 937-4444.
Eddie hazell. Blue iguana.
OK. I'll talk to you then.
♪ Baby
this ain't gonna be cheap.
I ain't worried about cheap, baby.
She's getting 300, 400 guys a night.
There's a reason why.
My my, we got us a full house.
How y'all doing? Good, good.
Hey, girl. How you doing?
That one's for you. Come to my office later.
I got to talk to you.
That's for you, sweetie.
Thanks for your help.
I think she went outside.
Hey, baby.
Hey, Eddie.
What do you mean, where the fuck have I been?
I'm right here.
My shit is here. What?
Thank you for the flower.
Where's my flower?
Your flower?
Jo, don't you think it's ever gonna be
that easy.
You come in here late.
You come in here acting up, smoking...
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
You can come get it later on if you good.
I was sick, Eddie. I was sick, OK?
Shut up, shut up, you fucking hyena.
By the way, I would appreciate it if you didn't, like,
get all over that black guy.
The black guy with the jheri curl?
That's one of your regulars?
Oh, my god! He's such a fucking freak.
You know, I would appreciate it
if you took that guy back
because he's just an asshole.
Let me give you a suggestion, sweetheart...
She has to get to her locker.
You should get a tit job.
Fuck!
Give a big round of applause...
Shut up, you fucking psycho!
Get up. Come here.
Is Jasmine.
I think I threw my vertebrae out.
You know what. Just take that money you...
Shut up. Shut the fuck up!
I will suspend both of y'all.
Don't call my bluff.
Thank you. It's just jealously.
♪ I wish I was a hunter
♪ in search of different food ♪
♪ I wish I was the animal
♪ which fits into that mood ♪
♪ I wish I was a person
♪ with unlimited breath
♪ I wish I was a heartbeat ♪
♪ That never comes to rest ♪
Here's your drink. Thank you.
No, no, no. It's on me.
Thank you.
♪ I wish I was a stranger
♪ who wanders down the sky ♪
♪ I wish I was a starship... ♪
Dude, do you believe that?
♪ In silence flying by
♪ I wish I was a Princess ♪
♪ With armies at her hand ♪
♪ I wish I was a ruler
♪ who'd make them understand ♪
No. I got my own.
Dude, right now, I'm gonna show you
how it's done, all right, boys?
Yeah!
Here you go.
It's 10 minutes past 3:00...
And you're listening to L.A.'s choice for today's sound.
A mellow 78 degrees...
Yeah?
Oh, fuck. What time is it?
No. I forgot.
OK, I forgot. No. I have it.
I have it. I have it.
So... no. I'll be there.
I'll be there in, like, 10 minutes.
All right.
Hey, Johnny.
Hey, how you doing?
You've got the money?
Yeah. Here you go.
What the fuck is this?
I told you 40. I told you 40.
No, you didn't tell me 40.
You all right?
I'll give it to you next week, OK? See you later.
Fuck it.
♪ I just want you home again ♪
♪ ...has come and gone at last ♪
♪ I just want you home again ♪
Two.
You got them from in there?
Yeah.
$2.00 each.
You dance at the blue iguana, right, right?
I just saw you there.
Yeah.
Jasmine, right, Jasmine?
Jorge. Hi, Jorge.
Nice to meet you.
Good to meet you.
Yeah. I should be there soon. Yeah.
Can I have my books?
Yeah. Thanks.
Bye, handsome. Say hi.
I will.
I didn't know you went to strip clubs, man.
What are you talking about?
She's a stripper.
She comes to my poetry readings.
No. She dances at the blue iguana, though, man.
She's a stripper.
Why don't you go in the back and stack?
All right.
She said that I was handsome, man.
Hey, it's a big day.
Yeah, this is Eddie hazell from the blue iguana.
Right. I just wanted to invite you down.
I got your card down here,
and I wanted to invite you down.
I'm Jessie. Hey, Jessie. I'm Bobby.
I'm here for the audition. Hi, Bobby.
Yeah, you're late.
I'm sorry. I like your hair.
Definitely want you here.
Come on by and just ask for Eddie hazell.
OK. Thanks.
Hello, Mr. Hazell.
Who are you? My name's Jessie.
I'm here for the audition.
All right. Nice.
I like your glasses.
Thank you.
Fill this out.
Thank you.
Yeah. I danced at cheetah's for 6 months.
Do you got a pen? Here we go.
You got I.D.?
Actually, I don't have it on me.
It's at the apartment.
We're gonna need to see some I.D.
We got all kinds of vice people, a.B.C., coming in,
were you planning on stabbing someone tonight?
No. It's just a joke.
This is soft.
So...
Where'd you get this?
Yeah.
Jimmy? Yeah?
Put it on.
♪ You or I could tell the story... ♪
Hi. I'm OK. And you? Good.
♪ But attention fell
♪ before the lights came on again ♪
♪ Without the sense of hearing ♪
♪ My thoughts are disappearing ♪
♪ And all time will tell
♪ is that anyone
♪ can decide
♪ I lost the fight...
Yeah.
We open up 7:00.
I'll put you in the lineup.
Don't forget your I.D.
Thank you, Eddie.
I'll see you tonight.
We run a pretty tight joint here.
No drugs, no hand jobs. No blow jobs, and no fucking.
You are so handsome.
Thank you. Did anyone ever tell you that?
Yeah, I get it all the time.
Brad Pitt's got nothing on me.
I think you're a doll.
The word angle
is spelled a-n-g-l-e,
whilst the word angel is spelled a-n-g-e-l.
Angel.
Angle.
Angel.
How many nights?
One.
It's 30 plus tax.
That is $34.20.
L.A. paper. Complimentary.
Listen and check your answers.
Practice saying them.
He wears a uniform.
She's a pilot.
She flies all over the world.
She's a pilot.
Peter has two children.
Angel.
In winter, Alice goes skiing,
and in summer, she plays golf.
Bernadette lives in a flat in Paris.
Ladies and gentlemen,
she fell from the sky, the celestial angel.
Portia, you got my negligee?
- You know, hi. - You know, excuse me.
You're sitting in someone's seat.
It's angel's seat, so why don't you sit...
Yeah, sit in Jo's seat.
I'm Jessie, by the way.
Hi, Jessie. I'm Jasmine.
You have beautiful lips.
Do you use collagen?
No. They're natural.
Hanging outside in a green Cadillac?
I saw him.
Did you see him?
We ought to talk to Bobby about that, get him to...
I saw him twice last week.
Stormy, did you see him?
Did you see him? No.
Is he there now?
Don't you remember that guy last week
who followed me home?
Don't go out there though.
Don't go outside. Just tell Bobby.
Just talk to him. Tell him to fuck off
if he's there.
Yeah!
I don't fucking believe this.
New girl, Barbie, you're sitting in my seat.
This is my seat.
You might notice that there's
stuff in front of it,
there's a jacket on the back of it.
Jasmine, how could you let this girl
you have to find your own space, sweetheart.
If youse find your own space,
we're all gonna get along.
Fucking guy's back again.
No way. He's back?
I'm telling you.
Jasmine, you know that guy who looks like,
who looks like colonel Sanders?
Which one?
Hey, bitch, you're up.
I just came offstage.
No, not you, cornflake.
I'm talking to Jasmine.
Jasmine, it's your turn to go up.
I'm not going up. I'm not even ready.
I have to let my rubber breathe.
It's Jo. They're saying Jo.
What? They're not saying Jo.
I can't go up now. I'm not ready.
I'll go.
You will? Yeah.
You'll go for me?
You'll do that for me?
Hey, you're a really sweet girl,
you know that?
She's a new addition to our dressing room.
She gets along with everybody.
We love little Jessie here at the blue iguana.
Go on. Go on up. You're gonna miss your... yeah.
And now making her stage debut...
She's young, she's beautiful, she's perfection.
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together
for Jessie.
♪ So here we are
♪ this is the time
♪ take off your clothes
♪ just like I'll take off mine ♪
♪ Lie down with me
♪ look in my eyes...
Just wondering. Did you ever get her I.D.?
Yeah, I know who she is.
Talked to Billy.
♪ Angel
hey, man, that call come from Nico yet, man?
Come on, Bobby. You said you were gonna tell me, right?
Damn.
I'm telling you.
♪ I waited many moons for now ♪
♪ I know you well
♪ let me show you how
♪ don't be afraid
♪ it's only me
♪ just close our eyes
♪ and be what we will be ♪
Yeah.
♪ Angel
Hi Eddie hazell, this is Nico.
So it looks like we're on, baby.
I'll be there.
You have my numbers. Bye.
- OK? - Yeah.
You doing OK, kid? Yep.
OK.
Yes. Don't you worry.
My glasses? My glasses.
Yeah. Why don't you take them off?
We'll put them right here.
You can find them afterwards.
You can see OK without them.
All right, sweetie. OK. How's that?
You want to see the bad side? Yeah.
All right. Yeah.
Here we go.
Oh, god.
Hi.
Jessie.
Got any plans tonight?
No. Let's go.
♪ I'm the one that can't hide ♪
♪ Go step inside
♪ to make a mess
♪ I found wings tied to your arms ♪
♪ No one's charms...
I don't have any money for this.
I'll make an exception.
♪ Make me overcome
♪ all fears
Listen to this.
That's not the message I saved.
"I realize our ancestral humor
"goes to common longing and resistance.
"I know the efforts you will not make
"until you are ready to accept
I am not a war."
That was great.
Great job. Thank you, Fiona.
You know, I forgot to mention earlier.
We put some fliers on the chairs
referring to the upcoming poetry slam
as you know, it is the most important poetry event
so be sure to check it out, all right?
Now, without further ado,
I'd like to bring up Sophie delvaux,
whose latest collection Autumn sopranos,
will soon be published by the hubcap poets library.
Sophie.
Dream boat.
"Sleep is a boat moored in this room at night
"and again at dawn.
"In between, it journeys over the world,
"travels inside the skin of things,
"moves out over the stars,
"comes sailing into port,
its cargo images..."
You never read.
No.
So what's that on your paper,
your laundry list or something?
Well, maybe you should come and read your laundry list.
"And places, palaces, faces."
Maybe not.
Hey.
Hey, baby.
Hey, stormy. Yeah?
Don't know a Marie Hughes, do you?
Marie Hughes? Ring a bell?
I don't know. Some attorney type dropped it off...
10 minutes ago.
Said make sure she gets it.
I'll give it to her.
Do you know who it is?
Yeah. It's it's me.
You? Yeah.
Fan mail?
Use your stage name, not your real name.
You hear me?
Oh, my god.
I think I'm pregnant.
No, you're not.
Yeah. Look at this.
What the fuck is that?
That means that it's right when you're pregnant.
Where did you get this?
In the bathroom.
I was peeing in the bathroom,
and I found it beneath the toilet.
Did you piss on it?
Well, I was standing... I was, you know, hovering
because the toilet is gross,
so I was peeing, and then I looked down,
and I saw this right beneath the toilet,
and I... I think I might have, like,
dribbled on it or something.
There's piss on it, and I might have been...
I might have dribbled on it because...
Who you fucking?
Well, nobody right now, but i...
I heard on the discovery channel
that sperm can live a really long time.
When's the last time you fucked anyone?
Like 6 or 7 months. It's not yours.
No, honey. That's not mine.
See? It's mine. No, it's not. It's not.
Girls, this isn't yours?
Ange, honey, you know what?
You know, you didn't piss on it.
Well, I've been wanting to get pregnant.
Hey Jessie, is this yours?
Get your hands off of my shit
for one minute, Jessie.
I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Jasmine, it may have piss on it or not because i...
That's the thing!
Ange, don't. Why do you want to keep it
if someone pissed on that? It's not yours.
OK, kids, going uptown!
Stormy, what do you get for a blow job?
$100.
OK.
Why? Just make it... Just give it to me.
Jo, is this yours?
What is it? Look. Hello? It's a...
What do you think it is?
I don't know what the fuck it is.
What is it? It stinks.
Get it away from me.
Sit down.
What?
Are you pregnant?
What?
Are you pregnant?
Do I look like I'm pregnant? No.
I'm not pregnant. What's going on?
Because angel found it,
and she thinks it's hers,
but it's obviously not hers.
Well, if angel found it,
it's probably hers.
Angel, honey, are you pregnant?
Jo. Congratulations!
Jo! Angel!
You'll make such a good mother.
Just don't leave the baby in the park, OK?
Jo, sit down.
Will you look at me? Are you pregnant?
No.
How late are you?
I'm not late.
I'm not late. I'm not late.
OK. So she's not pregnant.
Will you just leave your hands off of my pills?
What the fuck is the matter with you people?
How late are you?
I'm not late, OK?
All right. I got...
Can't... give me this.
All right. What's that mean?
It means you're pregnant.
It's a... it's a plus.
That is a little blue plus sign right there.
All right, sweetheart. I'm not a moron.
I read the box, OK?
All right. It's a plus sign, OK?
Are you gonna keep it?
No, I'm not gonna keep it. I'm gonna throw it away.
That's disgusting. What do you think?
No. You know I think, what happened is I got a defective e.P.T.
Because it was in my...
It's so beautiful.
Honey, they have a doctor in culver city
that can take care of it, all right?
OK. Yeah. All right.
Can you make an appointment for me?
Because I don't want to carry it around.
It's OK. It's OK.
Hey, Bobby.
Bobby, have you seen Charlie?
Yeah, I've seen him.
He gave me a tip.
Fucking asshole.
I have to arrange something with him.
You really want to know?
Yeah. Why? What happened?
Come on. Let's go for a smoke.
Why? What happened? What...
Asshole! God! The motherfucker!
I mean, what am I supposed to do now?
He told me that he was gonna come to the meeting with me.
I get him something, and then he was gonna be my fiancé,
and he made me a promise.
He told me to my face.
He said, "I'm gonna come with you,"
and then he goes off with the first fucking little...
Well, you need the leech?
Here. Here. Calm down.
Oh, fuck, and I need him to show that I'm, like,
you know, a whole person who's gonna get married and stuff so that...
Sit down. Sit down. Sit down.
Relax.
You can do a lot better than Charlie.
Some kid's gonna be real lucky to have you as a mom.
See, he wasn't even gonna be there with me.
He was just gonna go to the interview.
Now what am I gonna do?
Give me that fucking tip he gave you.
What the fuck you doing? That's my money.
That's my money! That's...
That's Charlie's money.
Here. You can have this.
Dickhead.
Tell you what.
And I'll give you a ride home, all right?
I'll love you a long time, Bobby.
OK.
Miss Willow? You can come in now.
Thanks.
Miss Willow,
why do you want to foster a child?
Well
because I really love children
and I really feel that I could give them
a safe and happy place to be
while they're waiting for their parents
to get out of rehab or jail.
These... sometimes the kids do come
from very disturbed backgrounds,
and it's important to have a safe and secure environment
and someone with an open mind.
Yeah. I have a very open mind.
It says "the hand of friendship has no color."
Like, I don't look down on Michael Jackson
for changing the color of his skin.
We have people in my building
that are... there's 3 lesbians
living in one apartment,
and all of them sleep in the same bed,
and they're, like, the most normal people
they're... even though they sleep together,
they're so nice.
I'm sure they...
Actually, you live in the same building,
so this is an apartment on...
Whitset?
No. It's right around the corner from whitset.
That was the direction.
OK. So...
OK. And so, how long have you lived in Los Angeles?
6 years? And where did you grow up?
So you moved here from Oklahoma?
Well, no, i... I was in las Vegas.
What were you doing in Vegas?
I was engaged.
Did you get married?
I would have, but he didn't want to marry me
because I...
He was a very wealthy man,
but he had some character flaws.
Some char... well, like, what kind of character flaws?
He liked really young women.
I can't imagine him finding someone more younger
or attractive than you.
Well, thanks, but when I turned 25,
I was just kind of kicked out.
Do you have a significant other now?
That Charlie.
He's my fiancé,
and he was gonna come with me today,
and I know you might be worried that he's not here,
but he has a big record deal,
and they needed him in New York
because he might be doing some music with yanni
or some other people.
That's very... That's very soulful.
OK. It's very soulful.
What do you...
What do you fear most in life?
What does that bring up for you?
Not being able to live.
And what about the most pleasurable thing?
Love.
Yeah.
Miss Willow...
What do you think...
What do you think you can give a child?
Well I have a Teddy bear
that I had when I was a kid,
and i... i... i...
I make a really good fluffernutter sandwich.
You are... you're... You're very charming.
I want you to understand something.
Fostering a child is not a hobby,
and it's not like an activity...
Oh, no. I know.
It's very... it's serious.
It's an occupation,
a commitment that you're gonna make.
I... I have too many hobbies already.
OK.
Jo, would you look at my ass?
There's something in it.
It stinks. Is it warts or something?
No, it's not. No, sweetheart.
You just cut your asshole, that's all.
You should just put a little solvent... wait.
You might feel sorry for me
because I only made one dollar.!
Please.
Jesus, angel.
Way to go.
Put some aloe Vera on that, Jasmine.
I've been thinking about little Jo
because I think it would be really easy to remember
because it's like your name.
And it would be good for a girl or a boy.
♪ Don't take my soul
♪ not from me now
♪ don't send no roses
♪ my penance is due
hey. Can I just get your attention?
Hello, Tiffany. Party at my house.
Big party at my house day after tomorrow
and sometimes people can piss off people,
and the thing is...
For my foster kid the day after tomorrow.
I'm gonna make a map for everybody so everyone knows
how to get to my apartment, OK?
Remember these glasses?
I was wondering if
maybe you could hold them
while I...
I straighten it out with the landlord.
Straight it out?
Those are... those were my wife's.
She loved them, and
it's the only memento I got of her.
That's stormy.
Eddie, Harry left his binoculars here for you.
Harry left these?
Yeah.
Thanks.
Hey, Desiree.
Yeah?
You OK?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Hi. It's room 208.
Yes. No, I am not going.
Yes. I stay one more night.
♪ Lift me like an olive branch ♪
♪ Be my homeward dove
♪ and dance me
♪ to the end of love
No problem.
Hey there.
You want me to get out of your way?
You want me to go?
No. I ain't got nowhere to go.
Light me one, will you?
Yeah. Sure.
He's here, Bobby.
Who?
Sullivan.
Your brother?
Yes.
He wants me to go see him.
Gonna?
He's staying at the sunset Hilton.
You know where that is?
Yeah. Yeah.
He's getting married.
He's gonna be a daddy.
You're gonna be an aunt.
Fuck you.
Fuck, no. I don't want to see him.
How'd we do tonight?
Did all right.
Want some advice?
Wait till Christmas.
You buy them all nice little gifts.
You go home. You hug them.
You take a picture. You go home.
I don't want any advice.
I want to see him.
'74 fleetwood.
We drove across the country in that car.
I always wanted to do that.
Best memories of my life.
He's right there. Where?
Right there. My brother.
How do you know?
I know.
I know he's on
on the left side of the bed,
and he's smoking a cigarette,
and he's thinking.
I'm not going up.
I don't want to go up there.
You want to go back to my place?
No. Just, you know, take me back
to my car, all right?
All right.
OK. This is an excellent guitar, so...
Thank you.
Baby, come here.
Here. Here. Let me tell you.
You hear that sound?
Yeah. This is a '59 Gibson les Paul.
This... there is more history behind this instrument.
You got to hold it like a precious baby.
Oh, baby.
Think baby Jesus Christ.
Got the goods.
I am so proud of you.
Cash or...
Oh, cash.
It's cash. Take that.
OK. Excellent.
Are you happy?
Thank you, honey.
♪ Dance me to your beauty ♪
♪ With a burning violin
♪ dance me through the panic ♪
♪ Till I'm gathered safely in ♪
♪ Lift me like an olive branch ♪
♪ And be my homeward dove
♪ and dance me
♪ to the end of love
♪ yeah, dance me
♪ to the end of love
♪ let me see your beauty
♪ when the witnesses are gone... ♪
Ange, I got all this really, really great stuff
at the 99 cent store, and I thought... wake up...
And I got this really, really great snorkel.
The kid can use it as a snorkel in this pool.
That's so cute!
Where's Jo? Where is everybody?
I think that everybody
had an appointment or something.
I haven't heard from anybody.
OK. You know that guy
who throws that shit up onstage?
Yeah.
So I think that we should smoke it right now.
Yeah. Because we need to organize.
We need to concentrate.
Oh, my god. Did you move the couch?
Yeah. Because I'm working
on the feng shui.
What the fuck is feng shui?
It's... aren't you from, like, Asia?
No. I'm from Seattle, honey.
Well, feng shui is like the ancient oreal...
Oriental ritual of decorating your house
where you move all of your furniture
so that the chi...
Oh, my god.
Energy can go through the house.
It blows from one end to the other.
OK. We can work with that.
- Ange... - What?
It's a fucking sty in here.
I know. I'm gonna...
I'm gonna... I'm doing it right now.
I was just waiting for everyone to get here.
Yeah. Well, where's the kid gonna sleep?
He's gonna sleep in here,
and I'm gonna sleep out on the couch.
He's gonna sleep on a fucking heart-shaped bed?
I was thinking I would turn it upside down,
and it would look like a spaceship.
And you got to get rid of this sheet.
Get him spaceship sheets.
Good idea. That's a good idea.
Oh, my god. And you have to fix this hole.
I'll tell Bobby to fix this fucking hole.
We should make a list.
OK. Dictate.
Fix the hole.
Buy wallpaper.
Bobby will know where to buy wallpaper.
He will?
OK.
Fix the air conditioning.
It's so fucking hot in here.
Well, I can't fix the air conditioning thing
because there's some rats living in it.
Angel, you can't live with rats!
No. We got to get rid of them!
Jasmine! Jasmine, don't.
What am I gonna do? I'm not gonna kill them.
Yeah. You have to kill the rats.
We'll get Bobby to kill the rats.
She's not gonna let you keep the kid
I'm not... I won't keep the rats.
I'll put them at your house.
I am not keeping rats!
And we can just put it at your house for the time being.
No, no! The kid needs air conditioning,
she's not gonna let you keep the kid if you have rats.
Well, I'm against killing them.
Sacrifice the fucking rats.
I'm hungry.
Maybe we should work on the list outside,
and we'll work on our tans.
Do you want some pizza?
Yeah.
What kind do you want?
Because Mr. Sherman... That, like,
100-year-old man always looks... who's that?
That's my... my dad.
Your dad is Adam west?
Well, he's who I like to think of as my dad.
But don't you think he kind of looks like me?
Like, look at his jaw and his mouth... it's just...
Even his whole nose and everything. It looks...
Look at the... look. If I stood this way?
You don't look like him.
It's OK. You don't have to look like him.
Don't tell the lady that your dad is Batman.
Why?
Ellen. Ellen Taylor.
And we'll call you when we're ready.
OK.
Your name's Ellen?
That's what we want to name the baby
after my husband's grandma.
It's kind of an old-fashioned name,
but it's so pretty.
Excuse me, Ellen,
you can't smoke in here.
There's no smoking in here.
I'm sorry.
Because it's a doctor's office.
You know, you should probably really seriously consider
stopping smoking at this point, you know?
Well, I mean, it's really bad for the baby.
I'm sorry. Ellen...
You might be able to smoke outside,
but you can't smoke in here, and it's...
Like I said, it's really bad for the baby.
You know, a girlfriend of mine...
She went for acupuncture...
You know what? I don't give a fuck
about the girlfriend of yours, OK?
Everybody doesn't have a happy, cheerful,
chirpy life like you do, all right?
OK? Everybody's not here to have a baby.
Some of us... fuck you!
Fuck you, bitch!
Some of us are here to have abortions!
Did you ever think of that?
No. Because you don't think.
You just rattle on and on
about your happy little husband
and your happy little grandmother named Ellen,
and you don't give a fuck
about other people!
You have a problem, lady.
You think you're the only person
with reproductive organs?
I'm gonna have this fucking baby.
I'm gonna have this baby,
and my baby is gonna sell drugs
to your baby on the playground!
You know that? You fucking bitch!
Oh, my god.
What the fuck is that?
Oh, my god.
Who are these for?
These are for angel.
Who are they from? Is there a card?
Well, the driver said he wasn't allowed
to tell me who paid for them.
What are you...
What are you talking about?
They're from a funeral parlor.
They're for... I'm not dead.
But they look like they're big.
These are so beautiful.
Nice, angel. You scored.
Oh, my god.
Well, who are they from?
Driver said he wasn't allowed to tell me.
Did they give a card?
Jimmy, did they give a card?
No, no, no. I don't know nothing else.
They're... I bet they're from Dale.
You know, the guy with the bald head.
The really sweet big man.
He's, like, kind of nerdy.
Yeah. But sometimes those nerdy guys...
You don't know, they're, like, from silicon valley.
He's a poor nerd.
No, no, no. He's just poor.
Well, I'll see you later.
Angel, it's, like, 200 bucks.
Like, 300 bucks.
So I have, like, an independently wealthy secret admirer.
Maybe they're from Charlie. You never know.
His record deal might have come through.
Just kidding.
Just kidding, sweetie.
Oh, my god, I can't believe it.
I know. It's, like... I'm, like, so lucky.
We're gonna kick it into the next gear right now
because coming to the stage is our resident wild child.
It's Jo!
Come on, girl!
Yeah, do it!
Get on that pole!
Yeah! Yeah!
Right here!
Get on that pole!
Jo, it's enough.
Dave, Dave, get over here.
Get her off the stage!
What the fuck is the matter with you?
Get her off the stage!
Jo! Jo, get off the stage!
Get her off the stage now!
Get her out!
Get her off the stage!
Angel, get out onstage! Get onstage!
I think you need to calm down, all right?
Angel to the stage. Angel to the stage.
Get on now!
All right. OK. Here we go.
Jo!
Oh, fuck!
What the fuck?! Get off me!
Take your hands off me!
What the fuck is the matter with you?
Is this her shit? Is this her shit?
Yes. Is this her shit?
Get the fuck out!
Get out of here!
You're a big man, aren't you?
You're a big man!
Get your hands off me, you shit!
You shit! Let her go!
All right, Dave. Keep her out of here.
My stuff! I want my stuff, Jessie!
I want my stuff! Give me my stuff!
Here's your bag.
OK. This one's from me.
"Pale shades of gray
"left the clouds above the bed have filled.
"There is no smile in this room,
"no laugh during love.
"A pall gently descends over the space
"once a sanctum, now a hollow shape
"as the sun rises
and my eyes fill with black."
Thank you.
I've got a very special surprise for us today.
I decided to bring up a special mystery guest,
and it's someone who's actually never read before,
I want you to give a really big encouragement.
Let's hear it for Jasmine.
Jasmine...
Come on up.
You don't want to read?
Come on up. Give it a try.
Let's give her encouragement, guys.
Yeah!
We've all been there.
My name is Cathy.
"If, in the skylark tonguing afternoon a drift of hair,
"it's only love but gone in the way of everything.
"If, in the morning of your soul
"a brush of tenderly imagined lips,
"it's only love but gone in the way of everything.
"If, in the messy cocktail dregs of a midnight glass
"a teardrop falls,
"it's only love but gone in the way of everything.
"If, in the singing twilight of the dawn,
"you give your heart unwanted,
"it's only love but gone in the way of everything.
"Then what in the hours of your life is love?
"It's here and gone...
And gives its name to everything."
All right.
Well, that's it for today,
so we'll see everybody next time,
and thanks a lot.
Why did you call my name?
I didn't ask you to call my name.
I don't even know you.
That poem was really great.
Cathy, i...
It was really great.
I don't know what to say.
Yeah, well, thanks.
Look, have you got any more?
You got to get up and read.
I mean, that's all.
You got to get up and read.
Why? Because you're good.
I hate to disappoint you,
but you're really good.
Who is it?
It's...
It's me.
It's you?
Yeah, it was sitting around my apartment.
That's me.
This woman I used to be with... Maria...
She's beautiful.
She was a painter.
She painted that thing.
She was north African.
She had this pretty heavy accent, man,
and lived in Paris, New York...
And she had me sit 5 weeks...
5 weeks to do that thing.
You sit still for 5 weeks?
You can't sit still for 5 minutes.
Yeah...
And she would talk to me.
She would talk about...
Shapes and colors...
Light, shadow...
All the stuff, you know... Painter shit, you know?
And then she would use all of that,
and that's what popped this thing to life.
Like, she could look at your body,
and she would paint you,
but she would bring out shit that you never, ever see,
you know what I mean?
She was a wild girl, too, man.
When she got tired in the afternoon,
she'd say, "Eddie, want to eat?"
I was alone in this room,
and... This apartment
with this guy I used to live with in Seattle...
So I would just, you know, sit and read all day,
and one day, I just couldn't stand it any longer,
and I, you know, shut all the blinds,
and...
And I was, like, bawling my eyes out,
and I wrote it.
I tore it up.
I can't believe you want to hear this stuff.
Were you stripping then?
Yeah.
Yeah, I was working up in Seattle.
This kid who works for me said he saw you dance.
Oh, yeah? Yeah.
In this dream I had last night...
That I got in a fight with down in San Diego?
I don't remember him on purpose.
My hand just cutting him, cutting him, cutting his face,
man, blood just getting on everything,
blood getting all over.
Then I couldn't wash my hands.
Remember that phone call?
The girl crying I played for you the other day?
Erase it.
No, I would have erased it last week.
I would have said "fuck the bitch," man,
but... I don't know.
This week, I can't say fuck the bitch,
you know what I mean?
You got some herb with you?
Yeah.
Why don't you roll us a joint?
So do you... do you go to strip clubs?
Yeah, you don't seem like the type.
Yeah?
What's the type?
Yeah, there's this kid who works for me...
Oh, yeah. He's the kind of kid that goes.
Yeah, he said you were on a billboard.
Yeah, the blue iguana has a couple.
I'm only on one of them since my tits are small,
but I'm going to get them done.
So are you the kind of guy who likes big tits?
I'm not really used to that line of questioning,
to tell you the truth.
Do you have any other writers at your club?
You know, maybe we could change the whole venue.
I don't know what you're doing with me.
You should be with, like, that French girl.
She's a good poet.
I really want to kiss you.
No. I really want to kiss you.
I want to kiss the poet.
Do you have a problem with me dancing?
No.
Angel...
Yeah?
I have something for you.
Again?
Oh, my god!
What is it?
Open it up.
Wha...
My gosh!
That is lovely.
Look at that. Look at that.
My god.
Jewels. Yes, it's jewels.
And look...
Charlie?
Hey, baby!
What a minute!
Guess what! Charlie!
They don't want me.
Charlie!
Want to know why?
Because I hang out with skanks like you!
Charlie!
Please stop it!
You're hurting me! Charlie!
Aren't you pretty? Just fuck morals!
Charlie, I'm sorry!
Come here!
I'm sorry, Charlie.
I met someone.
OK. What's his name?
Dennis.
Dennis, and...
And...
And I think... I don't know.
He's a poet.
He runs that thing at the coffee ground,
and...
He likes my poetry, so...
So you're gonna go to San Francisco with Dennis?
Yeah, he invited me up there.
There's this big slam, and...
And you're gonna support him stripping?
No.
I don't know. No.
I thought we'd just kind of write together,
and...
Does he know what you do?
He's, like, totally fine with it.
He really fucking loves my poetry.
So he thinks that I can, you know...
I don't know, get published or something, you know?
Does he love you?
I just met him, like, 3 days ago.
I think that you should go to San Francisco with Dennis the poet,
who you met 3 days ago
and write poetry and support him.
I need some more fucking cigarettes.
Bad! You are bad!
You are very, very, very, very, very bad!
Very bad! Very bad!
I've had a bad week and been terrible.
I don't care about your week.
Do I give a fuck about your week?
I don't care about your week.
Are you hungry?
Yes, mistress, starving.
All right, there you go.
Bless you, mistress. Thank you.
It's time to take the little wormy for a walk.
Get down on the ground and crawl! Crawl! Crawl! Crawl!
Crawl like the subhuman creature that you are!
You're a fuck...
All right, you just stay right here, OK?
I'm fine.
Jessie, what are you doing here?
I just thought... it's 3:00 in the morning.
I just thought that maybe you needed a little company.
Well, sweetheart, you thought wrong.
I have company. Good-bye.
Who is that? Jessie!
Jessie, I'm right in the middle of something.
Can't you tell? I have a life. Can you go, please?
Angel said you might need some company
on account of the baby and all.
Company is the last fucking thing I need.
You've got to go. Good-bye.
No.
All right. Don't talk to him. He's being punished, OK?
Anyway, he doesn't exist.
He's just a little, pathetic worm.
Get down on the floor!
Did I tell you to sit up?
Get down on the floor!
I don't need any conversation from you.
Jessie, come on. Get up off the floor.
I have, mistress. I've been terrible.
All right. Stop! Stop, all right? Stop!
You, don't talk to her. Don't talk to her, OK?
Can't you see we're in the middle of something?
Jessie, come on. Here. Sit down. Sit down.
Does this pathetic thing look like something I would have fun with?
This is not a friend of mine. This is a client.
Do you mind if I stay?
Shut up! Get down on the ground!
Right away, mistress.
Are you hungry, worm?
Oh, yes.
Drink! Drink the fucking vodka!
Keep your head on the...
Jessie!
Don't you drink that. It's dirty. Get up.
No, you are not having two mistresses this evening.
Jessie, that does it. You've got to get out of here.
Go on, go on. Get out of here. Go on.
No. No, Jo. Please let me stay.
Jo, I have nowhere to go.
Let's not get all melodramatic.
All right. Come here. Get up. Stand up.
Do you mind if I stay tonight?
See, he doesn't mind if I stay.
Your opinion does not count.
Jessie...
What the fuck is this? Who did that to you?
No, I just want to have a slumber party.
Do you want to have a slumber party?
Can you stay out of this, OK?
I want to have a slumber party.
Don't. You don't know where he's been.
You need to lie down and sleep it off.
This is not a place for kids.
Come on, Jo. I want to play.
You can stay here, but you can't stay here
for more than one night,
because I have, frankly, a life.
But I want to play, Jo.
No. No. You lie here and be really quiet
and don't bother me when I'm doing my business with the nice man, OK?
Just when you get back...
♪ there's this girl Cecilia ♪
♪ Who was a sweetheart
♪ as a child
Officer?
Officer, could...
Could you help me take a picture of my...
I want to take a picture of myself
in front of this billboard.
Is that you?
Yeah. Really?
I'm a lot smaller in person,
but...
I think I'm only getting my hat.
You realize you're not supposed to be down here?
Sorry.
I'm gonna leave as soon as i...
I just wanted to get a good shot of my...
All right. My picture.
Thanks.
Is it ready to go?
Yeah. There.
Thanks.
Could you just take it a little wider?
You mean back? Yeah.
How's that?
I got it all.
Ready? Cheese.
Cheese. Cheese.
Thank you.
Did anyone every tell you look a lot like Fred gwynne?
You know, the guy who was Herman munster.
No. No one's ever told me that before.
You do.
I really liked him.
He was, like, the great... fuck!
Shit!
I fucking locked my keys in my car,
and I've got to be at work.
Oh, no.
Damn it.
Do you have a hanger?
This side's open.
Will you unlock this door for me?
Sure. Thanks.
Yeah.
This right here.
This is the lock right...
Ma'am, is this marijuana?
It's just... it's an herbal cigarette.
You want to step around the side of the car, please?
I... I did not inhale.
Step around the side of the car.
This will only take a minute.
It's probably just oregano.
You should probably have it examined
because I don't even feel stoned.
I will have it examined.
It'll just take a second, OK?
Do... do you have to handcuff me?
But you can find me at the blue iguana, like, every day.
I'm really a good person,
ma'am, I'm just gonna ask you to stand still
just for a few minutes, OK? OK.
I'm just gonna take a look in the car
OK, but it's just that I have responsibilities
and children that I might need to be a role model for,
and if I get a record, it would be really bad.
Where... is this your purse?
Yeah, that fuzzy... the pink...
This? Yeah.
Officer, is there any way you could maybe...
I got an extension on it, and I'm gonna...
It's the one that says "bad motherfucker" on it.
Did you ever see Pulp Fiction?
Well, you know, John Travolta's career came back after that.
I was sick when they took that picture.
Officer...
A lot of bills, ma'am.
Yeah, they're all ones, but...
You can have some.
What are these?
They're my friend Jo's vitamins
for her pregnancy, I think.
Is there any way that officer,
that maybe you could forget about this,
because I'm really a good person.
You know, you could come down to the blue iguana,
and they let L.A.P.D. In there all the time for free
because we're a really clean club.
And Eddie gets mad... Our manager...
Sometimes he can't even get them out of the club
and my friend Jo, she works with a lot of L.A.P.D. Guys, and...
She's really beautiful. I'm sure she'd...
I'm gonna ask...
Well, I'm happy to hear that.
I'm gonna ask you to stay by the car
while I go run the license and registration, all right?
But, officer is this gonna be, like, on the news or anything?
No, no, no, no, no.
Because I don't... I really can't...
I don't... I've always wanted to be in the enquirer
but not for, like, getting arrested.
I thought maybe if I had, like, a handsome hunk
or a nice dress or something...
Is there... is...
Shit! It won't take a minute.
OK.
Shit!
Hi, Eddie.
Where's Jasmine?
She wasn't feeling too well.
Are you OK?
Yeah.
♪ Dance me to the wedding now ♪
♪ Dance me on and on
♪ dance me very tenderly
♪ and dance me very long
♪ we're both of us beneath our love... ♪
Oh, fuck!
What's the matter?
Fuck! Fuck!
You have to go to work?
You want me to call your boss? No, no, no.
No. I'll call him. No. Fuck off!
No. Don't call him.
Fuck off? What's his name?
OK. I'd like to talk to Mr. Nothing, please.
No! Stop it! No, no, no.
Don't. I want to stay here.
OK.
But I want to smoke.
You have a great ass.
I don't want to hit it. I want to kiss it.
You want to kiss my ass?
Thank you.
♪ Lord, I love you in so many ways ♪
♪ Lord, I love you each and every day ♪
♪ But now is the time when I must ask you why ♪
♪ Why must you live and why must you die? ♪
♪ Well, I'm looking for answers ♪
♪ Looking for answers that nobody knows... ♪
Hi, Eddie.
Sorry I'm late.
Better make it good, girl.
I know. I had really bad cramps.
You had really bad cramps?
Sorry. I'm here!
What the fuck, you're here? You're here late, goddamn it.
Where the fuck were you?
You couldn't call?
I need v.I.P. Night off.
Goddamn, you're priceless. Eddie...
I can't work anyways. My fucking cramps are so bad.
Your cramps are killing you?
It doesn't matter. I was talking to Jo and angel...
How long you worked here? A year, right? Yeah.
When was the last time you got off for cramps? Never!
What the fuck is your problem?
My problem is I want you to just don't tell me a goddamn lie!
I'm just saying, Jo and angel have, like, 3 other people...
This ain't about Jo and angel!
I run this motherfucker.
I'm asking you what the goddamn deal really is.
I didn't ask you about no goddamn period,
so don't tell me about no fatherfucking period!
I can't. I can't. I can't.
I'll work all the rest of the week.
I need the weekend off.
Tomorrow night, you're dancing.
You're one of my star girls.
I need you in here, so don't fuck with me, OK?
You come in here late and gonna ask for tomorrow off?
What is the big fucking deal?
The big fucking deal is I need to know.
What?
The truth.
The goddamn truth!
Don't fuck with me, Jasmine.
You tell me what's up.
I can't. I can't.
What the fuck do you care?
What the fuck do you care about anyways?
You can get anyone else in here.
I care because I care, goddamn it!
Don't treat me like no trash!
I am not. I am not treating you like...
I was telling you that I have a fucking life
you ain't got no fucking life! This is your life!
You got that?
Because two minutes after you walk out of here,
one of your double-crossing friends
is gonna come in here and snitch on your ass!
Don't fuck with me.
I fucking quit!
Goddamn you! I'm sorry!
Eddie, you know, you have your life, and I'll have mine, OK?
You ain't got a life!
Miss Willow?
It's Sarah.
Miss Willow?
Becky?
Hello?
Dennis, on machine: Hey, it's me.
OK let's see.
I've taken care of the registration.
And I got our names, you know, signed up,
so I put your name up there for the open read.
There's a lot of people in it,
and there's strength in numbers.
It's gonna be really good,
so call me back
so I know what time to get together with you.
OK. Bye.
Jimmy, what's your favorite?
And god spoke.
You got this place looking a little different, Jimmy.
Hey, Eddie. What it is?
All right.
OK run out to my car
and get a couple boxes I left in there.
Sure. No problem.
Hey, Bobby...
Start things up with this.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah...
Yeah, call Jo.
I'm not calling her, man.
If you want to call her, you call her.
All right. I'll call her.
You're bringing her back in here to work?
So anyway, you got to rent behind the green door
because the trapeze scene is so fucking hot.
You seen them glasses that were on my desk?
I saw them last night. They were sitting there.
They ain't here now, man.
Well, I don't have them!
Motherfucking broads!
Hey, maybe the girls went to the opera
and had to borrow them.
Hello.!
Hey. How are you?
Well, baby...
That's OK. Don't worry about it.
No. I can pick it up until next week
because they're... hey, Eddie.
Nico, why don't you sit right there?
That used to be angel's seat.
Bobby, that's angel's stuff!
You need anything, you just let me know.
You had too much to drink.
No. Just lie down and sleep it off.
OK. There we go. Careful. Careful. Careful.
Whoopsie.!
Excuse me.
Yeah? That's angel's seat.
Eddie gave it to her.
Hello? Porn star?
This is angel's seat.
Jo, mind your own business.
Get back to work. Don't start with me.
This has always been angel's seat.
Angel has seniority.
Get your ass out on the floor!
Fuck you, Bobby. You should take care of this.
Everybody takes advantage of angel.
Thank you.
That's so sweet.
Thanks.
All right. I'd like to see Jasmine, please.
Is it important? We're a bit busy tonight.
Yeah.
I'm a friend of hers.
Give it up, everybody. That was Jessie!
Hey, shama lama, you up next, girl?
If you want a chance to get your picture taken
with the adult film star Nico, it's only $10...
Hey, Jasmine. What?
I got a Dennis out front.
Want me to toss him?
No. I'm up next, aren't I? Yeah.
Give him a good seat. He can watch me.
I'll throw the little boy to the lions.
All right, ladies and gentlemen,
let's please welcome to the stage Jasmine.
♪ In my dreams, I'm dying all the time ♪
♪ As I wake its kaleidoscopic mind ♪
♪ I never meant to hurt you
♪ I never meant to lie
♪ so this is good-bye
♪ this is good-bye
♪ Tell the truth
♪ you never wanted me
♪ tell me
♪ In my dreams, I'm jealous all the time ♪
♪ As I wake, I'm going out of my mind ♪
There something I can do for you tonight?
How much for a blow?
Hundred bucks.
Yeah. I can handle that.
Look at... look at me.
Look in my eyes.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hi.
Do you want to sit down?
Sure.
Hey...
I'm so sorry.
No. There's nothing to be sorry about.
No.
There's nothing to be sorry about.
I'm looking at this room with you in it.
I feel safe.
I feel safe now.
Make love to me.
I can't. I can't.
OK.
I'm getting married.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
♪ She floats like a swan
♪ grace on the water
♪ lips like sugar
♪ just when you think you've caught her ♪
♪ She glides across the water
♪ she calls for you tonight
♪ to share this moonlight
♪ you'll flow down her river
♪ she'll ask, and you'll give her ♪
♪ Lips like sugar
♪ sugar kisses
♪ lips like sugar
♪ sugar kisses
yeah! All right!
Yeaaaah!
Yeah. Is Harry goldberg in?
It's ed hazell.
I'm a friend.
Well, has he gone away?
No?
Yeah.
Yeah. Thanks a lot.
Ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous Nico!
The one and only!
Ladies and gentlemen,
the heavenly...
Angel.
Are you angel?
What?
I think you're up.
Oh, fuck.
Oh, shit.
Oh, fuck. Never mind.
OK. Never mind. Fuck it.
♪ ...crashin' on your doorstep
♪ your smile in my head
♪ you always walk away
♪ every time I look at you
♪ I can't believe I'll ever love again ♪
♪ Didn't mean to make you cry
♪ or make you love so hard
♪ didn't mean to make you say good-bye ♪
♪ Or fall apart tryin'
♪ shakin' on the floor
♪ come on and steal my soul
Thank you.
All right.
♪ I'm wishin' I could make you understand ♪
Hey, fellas. How's it going?
Excuse my breasts. I'm lactating.
♪ You always walk away
I can't get too excited
because then my rubber rolls up.
♪ I'll never love again
♪ no
♪ you know you've got to trust me ♪
♪ Even when I'm goin' wrong
♪ you know you gotta love me
♪ over and over again
♪ till it's gone
Yeah, baby!
♪ I'm crashin' on your doorstep ♪
♪ Your smile and kisses on my head ♪
♪ Don't you walk away
oh, god.
Dave?
Don't move.
It's you, isn't it?
Dave? Don't move.
Dave, can you help me with my money, please?
Could you... Pick up...
Show her your love. Angel, everybody.
Come on. What do you say?
It's the one, the flower...
Jasmine?
Jasmine, it's the...
The guy... the flower guy is out there.
He's the most dreamy thing you ever...
You know, the guy with the red dress, Jasmine?
Do you have anything to straighten me out?
Oh, fuck.
♪ It's 3 miles to the river
♪ that would carry me away
♪ and two miles to the dusty street ♪
♪ That I saw you on today
♪ it's 4 miles to my lonely room ♪
♪ Where I will hide my face
♪ and about half a mile to the downtown bar ♪
♪ That I ran from in disgrace
♪ lord, how long have I got to keep on running? ♪
♪ 7 hours, 7 days, or 7 years?
♪ All I know is, since you've been gone ♪
♪ Feel like I'm drowning
♪ in a river
♪ drowning
♪ in a river of tears
♪ drowning in a river
♪ feel like I'm drowning
♪ drowning in a river
♪ In 3 more days
♪ I'll leave this town
♪ and disappear without a trace... ♪
What? What?
What are you going away for?
Wait a minute!
♪ Where no one knows my face
♪ I wish that I could hold you
♪ one more time
♪ to ease the pain
Oh, my god.
Oh, my...
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god. Ha!
Jessie?
Yeah?
I can't sleep.
Are you OK?
Do you want to come join me?
Sure.
Sing something.
♪ River running deep
♪ carry me in my sleep
♪ I want to escape this night ♪
♪ And wait till the calm daylight ♪
♪ 'Cause tomorrow
♪ will be
♪ a good thing
Do you have a light?
Yeah, I have.
Thank you.
You can go home now, you know.
Yeah.
Can I?
Yeah.
What time is it?
I don't know. 3:30.
Why are you still here?
Good fucking question.
Who knows?
I guess I fell asleep.
Is that what happened?
Yeah. You were asleep for a long time.
Could be worse.
You have pretty hair.
Thanks.
I for... I forgot your name.
So do I.
It's... Nico.
Nico.
Yeah.
What are you writing?
What?
I'm just trying to keep you here.
I hate this part.
Going home?
No.
It's an awkward fucking transition, you know.
It's like...
It's just 3 more hours till sunset... sunrise.
Where's your next gig?
Travel around a lot, right?
Yeah. Yeah.
So, where do you, like, live?
Hotel. Hotels.
Where do you... Where do you live?
I lost my house.
No big deal.
What are you writing?
What?
You write, right?
That's what you do. You write.
Yeah. You're a writer.
It's so fucking funny.
I mean, it's, like, writers, you know,
you all write, and then you never want to read what you wrote.
So, you strip all night here,
and then you sit back here and write.
Yeah, I'm safe.
I won't remember it tomorrow.
Is it...
Is it a song?
No. I don't write songs.
Is it... Is it a story?
No.
I write poems.
Oh, poetry.
I have a friend... I had a friend
who used to write poetry.
He used to call me, and he'd read them to me.
Yeah.
He wrote really good poems.
Yeah?
Yeah, he did.
Yeah. It's hard to write good poems.
Yeah.
It would really...
Be nice to hear a poem again.
Please?
"When light shattered across the floor
"and briefly there was a thunder between us,
"if your eyes had held water,
"it would have not spilled,
"and when we peeled aside the dreams,
"the skin underneath was still young.
"You smoothed aside the words and said,
"it's there, the light.
When you want it, it'll be waiting for you."
"A certain peace came into your eyes...
"That this was no different,
"that this was so different,
"yet every bit the same.
"And your hands stilled with satisfaction.
"You did this without touch...
"Your hands stood, shaped like shelters.
"All around me, there was room,
"the hallways outside were like caverns.
"And around the corner and down the stairs,
"there lurked, as always, light...
As ever, light."
Is it about a guy?
No.
Is it about you?
No.
Maybe.
I'm sorry. I just had a bad day.
Do you have a light?
Yeah.
What's it about?
It's about...
You know how... You know how, like,
when you're in here,
and it's always dark.
It's always, like, 1:00 in the morning.
It's about, you know, morning...
Stuff inside you.
Me, too.
It's a nice poem.
Thank you.
You know what a cryptographer is?
I never paid attention in school.
It's a code breaker.
During the war...
That's what Harry was.
There are only two or three of them in the whole world,
and Harry was one of them.
He was the best, man.
That shit's gonna kill you, boy.
Hope so.
Want to get something to eat?
Sure.
You know, I'll give that old Jew one thing.
Hope to god when I'm that old,
I still love pussy like he does,
even if I've got to use binoculars to see it.
Have you ever sang?
Yeah, like in public, in front of people?
Yeah, a long time ago.
You did?
Did you get nervous?
Yeah.
Yeah, because
Jessie's going over to dimples this afternoon.
You know, the place over in Burbank... karaoke...
And a bunch of the girls are going,
so...
What, our girls?
Jessie said everybody can sing,
so I thought, you know,
what the fuck?
Our girls can sing?
Yeah.
Goddamn.
This Russian motherfucker got shot...
And some shot.
Right through the heart,
in the window of his house over in woodland hills.
Damn!
Quick way to go.
So, I thought, if you weren't doing anything,
if you drop by, we could, like,
do it together, like a duet,
a frank and Sammy kind of thing.
What time is that?
3:00.
No, man.
I'll be asleep.
♪ With eyes of fire
♪ no one can see
♪ the smoke from the sweet grass ♪
♪ Covers me
♪ I am drawn
♪ to her
♪ like a moth to the flame
♪ she leads me down
♪ unbound
♪ Unbound
♪ I am lost
♪ has anybody seen me?
♪ I am lost
♪ nothing is forgotten
♪ only left behind
♪ wherever I am
♪ she leads me down
♪ unbound
♪ no borders
♪ no fences
♪ no walls
♪ no borders
♪ no fences
♪ Like a moth to the flame
♪ she leads me down
♪ unbound
♪ no borders
♪ no fences
♪ unbound
♪ no borders
♪ no fences
♪ unbound