"Allright, youchipmunks." "Readytosingyoursong?" " I'llsay weare!" " Let'ssingitnow." "Okay, Simon?" "Okay, Theodore?" "Okay, Alvin?" "Christmas, Christmas timeisnear" "Time fortoys andtime forcheer" "We'vebeengood but we can'tlast" "Hurry, Christmas Hurry fast" "Wantaplane thatloops theloop" "Me, I wantahulahoop" "We canhardly standthe wait" "Please, Christmas Don'tbelate" "You wanna be Atticus Finch." "Good." " I like him." " Why?" " He's honest." " Yes." " He stands up for the right thing." " Yes." " And he's a good father." " He is." " Did it all by himself." " Did what all by himself?" " Raised his kids." " He didn't raise them by himself!" "." "Who was the woman that came to their house every day?" " Calpurnia." " Calpurnia." "He remembered." " And what about Boo?" " What about Boo?" "Boo Radley is the most interesting character in To Killa Mockingbird." "Mom, tell me more about Livia." "She killed everybody so her son Tiberius could inherit the throne-- like Nixon." "It's awfully common." "The same stories, the Shakespeare, like those plays we saw at the Old Globe." " Anita?" " Hey, Mom." " Want something to eat?" " No, thanks." "I already ate." " Areyou sure?" "I made soy cutlets." " I'm fine." "I already ate." "Wait." "You've been kissing." " No, I haven't." " Yes, you have." " I can tell." " You can't tell." "Not only can I tell, I know who it is." "It's Darryl." "Whatyou got underyour coat?" "It's unfair that we can't listen to our music." "It's because it is about drugs and promiscuous sex." "Simon and Garfunkel is poetry." "It is the poetry ofdrugs and promiscuous sex." "Honey, they're on pot." "First, it was butter." "Then it was sugar and white flour." "Bacon, eggs, bologna, rock 'n' roll, motorcycles." "Then, it was celebrating Christmas on a day in September... when you knew it wouldn't be commercialized." " What else areyou gonna ban?" " You want to rebel against knowledge." "I'm trying to giveyou the Cliff's Notes on how to live life in this world." "We're like nobody else I know!" "I am a college professor." "Why can't I teach my own kids?" "Use me." "Darryl says thatyou use knowledge to keep me down." "He says I'm a "yes" person... and you are trying to raise us in a "no" environment." "Well, clearly "no" is a word Darryl doesn't hear much." "I can't live here!" "I hateyou!" " Even William hates you." " I don't hate her." "You do hate her." "You don't even know the truth." " Don't be a drama queen." " Feckyou!" "This is a house oflies!" "There it is." " Your sister used the "f" word." " I think she said "feck."" " What's the difference?" " The letter "u."" "I look so much younger than everyone else." "Enjoy it whileyou can." "Mom, it's time." " Can this wait till we get home?" " Mom, pull over." "Tell him the truth." "Tell him how old he is." "He knows how old he is." "But other kids make fun ofhim because ofhowyoung he looks." "Nobody includes him." "They call him "The Narc" behind his back." " They do?" " What's a narc?" " A narcotics officer." " Well, what's wrong with that?" "Come on, you guys." "It's no big deal." "I'm twelve." "She skipped me a grade." "Big deal." "I'm a yearyounger." "They're 1 3, I'm 1 2." "Aren't I?" "I also putyou in first grade when you were five, and I never told you." "So I'm how old?" "You're 1 1 ." " Eleven?" " Soyou skipped fifth grade." "There's too much padding in the grades." "Eleven?" "This explains... so much." "You've robbed him ofan adolescence." "Adolescence is a marketing tool." "Honey, I knowyou were expecting puberty... butyou'rejust gonna have to shine it on for a little while." "Who needs a crowd?" "Who put such a high premium on being typical?" "You're unique." "Take those extra years and do whatyou want." "Go to Europe for a year." "Take a look around." "See whatyou like." "Followyour dream." "You'll still be theyoungest lawyer in the country." "Your dad was so proud ofyou." "He knewyou were an accelerated child." "What about me?" "You are rebellious and ungrateful ofmy love." "This song explains why I'm leaving home to become a stewardess." "We can't talk?" "We have to listen to rock music?" "I loveyou." "Letusbelovers" "We'llmarryour fortunes together" "I'vegotsomerealestate here in mybag" "Hey, man, take good care ofher in San Francisco, man." "Andwalkedoff" "To look forAmerica" "One day... you'll be cool." "Look underyour bed." "It'll setyou free." "Michiganseems likea dream tomenow" "Watch the plant." "You're 1 8 and I can't stopyou." "I'vegone tolook forAmerica" "Bye." "She'll be back." "Maybe not soon." "Isaid, be careful Hisbowtie" "Is reallya camera" "Tossmea cigarette" "I think there's onein myraincoat" "Wesmokedthelastoneanhourago" "So Ilookedat thescenery" "Shereadhermagazine" "Andthemoonrose overan open field" "Here'sa theory foryou to disregard... completely." "Music, you know-- true music-- notjust rock 'n' roll-- it chooses you." "It lives in your car, or alone, listening toyour headphones-- you know, with the vast, scenic bridges and angelic choirs in your brain." "It's a place apart... from the vast, benign... lap ofAmerica." "It's quite an honor to have the world's greatest rock critic... and editor of Creem magazine... back home in San Diego for a few days." " Lester Bangs." " The Doors?" "Jim Morrison?" "He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet." " I like the Doors." " Give me the Guess Who." "They got the courage to be drunken buffoons." "Which makes them poetic!" "Give me some "White Light/White Heat."" "Iggy Pop!" "Amen!" "Put this on." "This isn't on your playlist either." " Isn't it a bit early for that?" " Not for me." "That was Lester Bangs, this is Alice Wisdom, and here is Iggy Pop." "Soyou're thekid who'ssentme those articles from theschoolnewspaper." "Yeah." "Yeah." "I've been doing some stuff for a local underground paper also." " What areyou, the star ofyour school?" " They hate me." "You'll meet them all again on their longjourney to the middle." "Yourwriting is damn good." "It'sjust a shameyou missed out on rock 'n' roll." " It's over." " Over?" "It's over." "You got here just in time for the death rattle." "Last gasp." "Last grope." " At least I'm here for that." " What doyou type on?" "Smith-Corona Galaxis Deluxe." " And you like Lou Reed?" " The early stuff." "In his new stuff, he's trying to be Bowie." "He shouldjust be himself." " You take drugs?" " No." "Smart kid." "I used to do speed." "You know, and sometimes a little cough syrup?" "I'd stay up all night, just writing and writing." "I mean, like 25 pages ofdribble" "You know, about The Faces, or Coltrane." "You know,just to fucking write." "All right." "It's been nice to meetya." "Keep sending meyour stuff." "I can't stand here all day talking to my many fans." "I understand." "You know, because onceyou go to L.A., you're gonna have friends like crazy." "But they're gonna be fake friends." "They're gonna try to corruptyou." "You got an honest face, and they're gonna tell you everything." "Butyou cannot make friends with the rock stars." " Is it okay ifI" " Ifyou're gonna be a truejournalist-- you know, a rockjournalist" "First, you never get paid much." "Butyou will get free records from the record company." "Jesus." "Fucking nothing aboutyou that is controversial, man." "God, it's gonna get ugly, man." "They're gonna buyyou drinks." "You're gonna meet girls, they're gonna flyyou places for free, offer drugs." "I know it sounds great, but these people are notyour friends." "These are people who wantyou to write sanctimonious stories... about the genius ofrock stars." "And theywill ruin rock 'n' roll, and strangle... everything we love about it, right?" "And then itjust becomes an industry ofcool." "I'm telling you, you're coming along at a very dangerous time for rock 'n' roll." "That's why I thinkyou should turn, go back, and be a lawyer or something." "But I can tell from your face thatyou won't." "I can giveyou 35 bucks." " Give me 1 ,000 words on Black Sabbath." " An assignment?" "You have to makeyour reputation on being honest... and... you know, unmerciful." "Honest." "Unmerciful." "Ifyou get into ajam, you can call me." "I stay up late." "Look at this." "An entire generation ofCinderellas, and there's no slipper coming." "You want to get high?" "Looking to get high?" "All I have to do is listen." " That's what Lester Bangs said." " As long as I know this is a hobby." "I'll pickyou up right here at 1 1 :00 sharp." "Ifyou get lost, use the familywhistle." " Good luck." " Thanks." "Don't take drugs!" "Yes, Mother!" "Hi." "I'm William Miller." "I'm here from Creem magazine to interview Black Sabbath." "Not on the list." " Sir, I'm ajournalist." "Here's a copy" " You're not on the list." "Go to the top ofthe ramp with the other girls." "We won't bite." "What happens after I go to the top ofthe ramp?" "Who areyou with?" "Me?" "I'm with myself." "No." "Who areyou with?" "What band?" "Oh." "I'm here to interview Black Sabbath." "I'm ajournalist." "I'm not" " Not a-- You know." "You're not a what?" "You're not a what?" "I'm not a... groupie." "We are not groupies." "This is Penny Lane, man." "Show some respect." "Groupies sleep with rock stars 'cause theywanna be near someone famous." "We're here because ofthe music." "We are Band Aids." "She used to run a school for Band Aids." "We don't have intercourse with them." "We inspire the music." "We're here because ofthe music." "She was the one who changed everything." "She was the one who said, "No more sex." "No more exploiting our bodies and our hearts."" " Right." "Just blowjobs, that's it." " It's all happening!" " It's all happening!" "Here comes Sabbath!" "Ozzy Osbourne!" "It's me, Polexia!" "I think I saw Sapphire in there." "Does anybody remember laughter?" "Sapphire!" " Come on!" " Passes, girls!" "Come and get 'em!" " No, not this one." " Who brought Opie?" " He's with us." " Top ofthe ramp!" " Don't go anywhere, Opie." " I'll take care ofthis." "IfI can." "Come on, boys." "Pick it up, will ya?" "This is outrageous." "We're an hour and a halflate!" "I'm coming, I'm coming." "Freddy!" "Open up!" "It's Stillwater!" "We're on the show!" "I'm ajournalist." "I write for Creem magazine." "Oh, the Enemy." "A rockwriter." "Right." "I'd like to interviewyou or somebody from your band." "Look." "I'm sorry, but could you please fuck off?" "We play for the fans, not the critics." "Russell,Jeff..." "Ed, Larry." "I really loveyour band." "I think the song " Fever Dog" is a big step forward foryou." "And you guys producing ityourselves instead ofGlynJohns... that was the right thing to do." "And Russell, Russell, the guitar sound... is incendiary." "In-Incendiary." "Way to go." "Hey, man." "Don't stop there." " I'm incendiary too, man." " I didn't mean "fuck off."" " How areyou doing?" " He's with us." "This way, bro." " He's not on your list!" " Here's a list ofpeople who do belong." "Takeastraightandstrongercourse to the cornerofyourlife" "Hey, Red Dog!" "Hey-hey!" "Good to seeyou, man." "Somepeoplehaveahard time explaining rock 'n'roll." "I don't think anyone can really explain rock 'n' roll." "Maybe Pete Townshend, but that's okay." "Rock 'n' roll is a lifestyle and a way ofthinking... and it's not about money and popularity." "Although some moneywould be nice." "But it's a voice that says, " Here I am... and fuckyou ifyou can't understand me."" "And one ofthese people is gonna save the world." "And that means that rock 'n' roll can save the world... all ofus together." "And the chicks are great." "But what it all comes down to is that thing." "The indefinable thing when people catch something from your music." "What I'm talking about is-- Wait, what am I talking about?" " The buzz." " The buzz." "And the chicks, the whatever... is an offshoot ofthe buzz." "Likeyou saying you liked " Fever Dog."" "That is the fucking buzz!" "Found you a pass." "Thanks." "I got in with Stillwater." "Oh." "Stillwater." "Nowyou're mysterious." "How old areyou?" " Eighteen." " Me too." "How old are we really?" " Seventeen." " Me too." "Actually, I'm 1 6." "Me too." "Isn't it funny?" " The truthjust sounds different." " I'm 1 5." "What's your real name?" "I'll never tell." "The Enemy!" "Russell!" "Hey." "This is Penny Lane." "Penny Lane, Russell Hammond." "Pleasure." " " Penny Lane," like the song." " Have we met?" "Can we bring the lights down?" "Hey, get the Enemy in here." "Getonmyback forapiggyback ride" " San Diego!" " You ready, baby?" "Hell, yeah!" "Goodevening, San Diego!" "Stand right over there." "Wouldyouplease welcome... from Troy, Michigan" "Stillwater!" "Feverdog" "Scratchingatmyback door" "Ihearyouhowl" "ButIdon'tlistennomore" "Gota feelingIcould taste everyhairofthe fever" "Dog" "Comearoundagain We'llhave to feedit then" "Anotherfeverdog" "You wanna come to L.A.?" "We'll be at the Riot House all week." " Riot House?" " Yeah." "The Continental Hyatt House." "It's on Sunset Strip." "Oh, yeah, right." "Sunset Strip." "Well, tell your friend..." "Miss Penny Lane, to call me." "Tell her it ain't California without her." "We want her around, like last summer." "Say itjust like that." " Got it." " I'm under " Harry Houdini."" "I get it." " Come on, let's blow this burg!" " Hey, Enemy!" "Come up to L.A., we'll talk some more." " Bye, Opie." " Seeyou later,Jeff, Polexia, Dick." "Scully, Ed." "Seeya, Mick, Greg." "Later, guys." "Bye, Opie." "Hey, Red Dog." "I'll seeya later, man." ""The Wheel." " Frosty."" "Ainsworth, I'll seeyou around, man." " Penny!" " Hey, be cool." "Penny, youjust missed Russell." "He said he's at the Riot House all week, and foryou to call him." "He's under the name Harry Houdini." " You know about the Riot House, right?" " I think I've heard ofit." "He had a message." "He said, "Tell her it's not California withoutyou." "We wantyou around, like last summer."" "No!" "He said, "Tell her it ain't California withoutyou, we want--"" " I get the gist." " Right." "So, how well doyou guys know each other?" "Call me ifyou need a rescue." "We live in the same city." "I think I live in a different world." "Speaking ofthe world..." "I've made a decision." "I'm gonna live in Morocco for oneyear." "I need a new crowd." "Doyou wanna come?" "Yes." " You sure?" " Ask me again." "Doyou wanna come?" " You've gotta call me." " Okay." "It's all happening." "It's all happening." "It's all happening." " You all right?" " Yeah, yeah." "Great." "Andit'snotaboutmoney andpopularity" "Andthe chicksare great." "Right?" "Keep thesmallbills on the outside, andcallmeifanyonegets drunk." "I will call you ifanyone, anywhere, gets drunk." " Good." " And don't take drugs." "Ha-ha." "Very funny." "See?" "Sense ofhumor." "Funnyjoke." "Have fun at the dance." "I'm glad you're making friends." " Mom, stay." " Okay." "Loveyou." "Bye." "I always tell the girls, never take it seriously." "Ifyou never take it seriously, you never get hurt." "Ifyou never get hurt, you always have fun." "And ifyou ever get lonely... youjust go to the record store... and visityour friends." " Soyou and Russell" " No!" "Russell has a girlfriend, and I can't even say her name." "It's all happening." "I'm about to useyou as protection." " Penny!" " Hi!" "I saw them on the 7th floor." "Mr.Jimmy Page, Mr.John PaulJones, Mr. Robert Plant." "Mr. Robert Plant, he signed-- signed myT-shirt five minutes ago." "Please don't smear it." "Oh, dear God." "Please don't smear it." "But five minutes ago, he touched this pen." " Vic is a Zeppelin fan." " I picked that up." "He tours with them, but not, you know, with them." "Yeah, they're on the top floor now." "There's no bigger Zeppelin fan than Vic." "Pleasestay" "I wannahearyouplay" "Very dear, very close friend of Lester Bangs." "William Miller." "Ladies and gentlemen!" "At this time, please extinguish all smoking materials... for the captain has turned on the " No Smoking" sign." "Your seats and tray tables should be locked... and in their full, upright position." "The hell with it." " Play on." " Miss Penny Lane." "Oh, thankyou, thankyou." "Act One, in which she pretends she doesn't care... about him." "Act Two, in which he pretends he doesn't care about her... but he goes right for her." "Act Three, in which it all plays out... the way she planned it." "She'll eat him alive." " We've got to stop them." " Stop them?" "You were her excuse for coming here." "I need ice." "Hi, man." " William Miller?" " This ishe." "This is Ben Fong-Torres." "I'm the music editor at RollingStone magazine." "Wegota couple copies ofyourstories from the San Diego Door." " Is this the same William Miller?" " Yes, it is." ""Voice ofGod, howling dogs, the spirit ofrock 'n' roll."" " This is good stuff, man." " Thanks." "Uh, thanks." "Thanks." "I thinkyou should be writing for us." "Any ideas?" " How about Stillwater?" " Stillwater?" "" Hard-working band makes good." New album out, their third." "Starting to do something." "Crazy." "Let's do 3,000 words." "We'lljoin thebandon theroad." "Don't let the band pay for anything." "We can onlypay, letmesee... 3,000 words" "Seven hundred dollars." "All right, a grand." "What'syourbackground?" "Areyouajournalism major?" " Yeah." " Whatcollege?" "Honey, Ineedyou to do that thing thatfixes thegarbage disposal." "Well, I certainly know how my lady gets when you don't snap to it." " Crazy." " Crazy." "Stillwater?" "Beware, beware of RollingStone magazine... because theywill changeyour story... they'll rewrite it, you know, turn it into swill" "But besides that, what would be wrong with it?" "You got starry eyes, my friend." "Look." "Do the story." "Who cares, you know?" "It'll be good forya." "Remember this:" "Don't do it to make friends with people... who are trying to useyou... to further the big business desire... toglorify worthless rockstars likeStillwater!" "Don'tlet those swillmerchants rewriteyou." " "Swill merchants." That's good." " Yeah, swillmerchants." " What areyou listening to?" " Stillwater." "Stillwater?" "Fucking kid's doing drugs." "No more than four days... and I wantyou to give me a phone numberwhereyou are." "I wantyou to call me twice a day, and you do not miss more than one test!" "And no drugs." "Oh, this is a big mistake." "Come on, Doris, you darling bus." "You can make it." " This is what I was talking about." " Russell, excuse me." "I was wondering ifmaybe we could... find some time to talk when we get to Phoenix." "I want to interview everyone separately, and I thought we'd start with..." "justyou and me." " Absolutely." " I've got a thing in a couple days." " We'll figure out something later." "Just enjoy the ride." " Keep playing that song." " All right." "Come by in a few minutes." "We'll do that interview." " All right?" " Sure." " Is this Mr. Miller?" " Yeah." "You have a message from Elaine." "Your mother." "She's a handful." " I know." " She freaked me out." "I'm worried, man." "No, you can trust him." "He's a fan." "But it's RollingStone." "He looks harmless, but he does represent the magazine that trashed " Layla"... broke up Cream, ripped every album Led Zeppelin ever made." "Don't forget the rules, man." "This little shit is the Enemy." "He writes what he sees." "IfI don't get into a room, I'll take a Valium" "Although it would be cool to be on the cover." "You are going to get me in so much trouble!" "Simon Kirke from Bad Company is by the pool." "Housekeeping." "Go away!" "Should I come by later?" "Yes." "I'm in too truthful a mood." " Maybe that's a good thing." " Go away!" " You okay?" " Yeah." "Don't worry." "Come to the radio interview tonight." "Okay?" "Go away!" " Bye." " You're so rude." " May I speakwith William?" " He'sstillin thebar with theband." "Theyjust got back from the radio station." "Is this Maryann, with the pot?" "Hello?" "No." "This is not Maryann with the pot." "This is Elaine." "His mother." "Could you give William a message for me, please?" "Tellhim to callhomeimmediately, andalso tellhim..." "I know what's going on." "Okay." "But I'm just gonna say this, and I'm gonna stand by it:" "You should be really proud ofhim." "'Cause I know men, and I'll betyou do too." "He respects women, andhelikes women." "Andlet'sjustpause andappreciateamanlike that." "You created him out ofthin air, you know, you raised him right." "He's having a great time." "He's doing a goodjob." "And, don't worry, he'sstilla virgin, andwe'realllookingoutforhim." "You know?" "That's more than I've ever even said to my own parents." "So thereyougo." "This is themaidspeaking, by the way." " Can you please hold it down?" " Sorry, ma'am!" "Russell!" "So, what is it you love about music?" "Shut that thing off for a second and I'll tell you the truth, all right?" "Look" " Fuck." "I trustyou, so I'm just gonna lay this right on ya." "Just make us look cool." "I will quoteyou warmly and accurately." "Well, that's what I'm worried about." "Some ofus... we got girlfriends back home, you know?" "Some ofus have wives." "And some ofthe people thatyou meet on the road... are really amazing people." "Likeyou." "But some ofthe stuffthat happens, it's good for... a few people to know about, as opposed to, say... a million people." " Understand what I'm trying to say?" " Yeah." "See, I grew up with these guys, but I can't play all that I can play." "I'm past 'em, as musicians, but... the more popularwe get, the bigger their houses get... the more responsibilities, the pressure, you know" "The harder it gets for me to walk out on them." "What am I doing?" "I'm telling secrets to the one guy you don't tell secrets to." "We'll do the interview tomorrow." "So tonight, it's-- Well, friends." " Yeah, right." " We trustya." "Stinking Rhodes!" " Hey, what's going on?" " Russell just got electrocuted!" "Come on!" "Let's get on the bus!" "Let's go!" "This is bullshit, man." "Who's taking care ofus?" " Who's responsible for the gear?" " I'm gonna deal with it." "Get on the bus!" "Please, everyone!" " Let's go!" " Hey, cowboy." " You the manager ofthis band?" " That and more!" "You didn't finish your full set, man." "Listen, pal." "Your shoddy stage setup almost killed my guitarist!" "You trashed my fucking dressing room, and you didn't doyour 25 minutes." "Don't fuckwith my band's safety, ever!" "Fuckyou, man!" "I'm gonna reportyou to every promoter in this country!" "What is that?" "What areyou, Bruce Lee?" "Lock the gates!" " Motherfucker!" " Let's go through the fucking gate." "That's your last fucking tour, man!" "Lock the gates on these fuckheads!" " Where's my goddamn cart?" " William?" "I forgot to tell you." "Your mom called." "She says you gotta call home immediately." "And she says to tell you, "I know what's going on."" "So, I'll seeyou guys in Topeka, okay?" "Amateurs!" "You don't know whoyou're dealing with here!" "Lock the gates!" " You wanna buy a gate?" " Yeah!" "Youjust bought a gate!" "Russell, wake up." "Wake up, man." "High school girls." "Goddamn!" "Let it go." "Let it go, buddy." "When do we get in to Topeka, man?" " Larry, you're a sick individual." " Wake up, man." "Look at all these fucking tasty-looking high school girls." "We can't stop the bus every timeyou see a girl in shorts." "Hey, when we go to Morocco..." "I thinkwe should wear completely different clothes... and be completely different people." "What will our names be?" "What doyou think of Russell?" "I like him." "But that's between us." "Because I am a professional." " You're coming to Cleveland, right?" " Oh, no." "I have to get my interview with Russell before Greenville." " You've got to help me, okay?" " Here's the thing about Russell." "He's my last project." "I only do this for a very few people, and I thinkwe should do it together." "Because all the guys are good, but he could be great." "What's your real name?" "All right, let's go!" "Oh, it's okay." "I'm easy to forget." "Just leave me behind!" "I'm only the fucking lead singer!" " Yousaidyou'dtellme whereyou were." " Mom, I know!" "You toldmeyou would callme twicea day." " You told meyou wouldn't miss tests." " I'llbehome forgraduation." " Mom" " Whereareyou?" "Right now, Topeka." "Then Greenville, then home." "Whataboutgraduation?" "Wehadanagreement, William." "I'm sorry I didn't call you yesterday." "I guess I just miss you, and I don't understand... why I've driven my two kids so far away from me." "Byallpracticalrules, don'tIgetyouforanotherthreeyears?" "Was I not fun?" "Yes." "This is Beth from Denver." "She's one ofthe legendary, original Band Aids." " She's clairvoyant!" " I can't read your mind or anything." "Imean, Ipick up things hereandthere." "Estrella says hi." " She says I can stay in your room." " Sure." "Great." "I'vegotsome... hydroponic pot!" "Wow, your aura is really fantastic!" " It's this beautiful purple color." " Iloveyou." "I missed the last thing you said." " Youraura ispurple!" " I loveyou." " What?" " Purple!" "It'spurple!" " Mom, what?" " Youraura ispurple." "I miss you and I loveyou!" "I loveyou." "All right." "Fire away." "I'm ready." "Doyou have to be depressed to write a sad song?" "Doyou have to be in love to write a love song?" "Is the song better ifit really happened toyou?" "Like " Love Thing." Where did you write that?" "Who is it about?" "When did you get so professional?" "Gentlemen, your first T-shirts have arrived." "It's the record company's mistake, and theywill pay." "T-shirts are gone." "Band happy, all right?" "Can wejust skip the vibe, and go straight to us laughing about this?" "Yeah, okay." "Because I can see byyour face you want to get into it." "How can you tell?" "I'm just one ofthe out-of-focus guys." "Here." "Take it." "Let's take a good look at it, all right?" "See, you love this T-shirt." "It lets you say everything you want to say." "Well, it speaks pretty loudly to me." "It's a T-shirt." "Doyou give a shit about a T-shirt?" "I'm just hungry, man." "Let'sjust go out and find some barbecue or something." "I'm always gonna tell you the truth." "From the very beginning, we said I'm the front man... and you're the guitarist with mystique." "That's the dynamic we agreed on." "Page, Plant, Mick, Keith-- but somehow it's all turning around." "We have got to control what's happening!" " There's a responsibility here." " Excuse me." "Didn't we all get into this to avoid responsibility?" "I can't say any more with the writer here." "You can trust him." "Saywhatyou want." "He won't write it." "I work as hard, or harder, than anybody on that stage." "You know what I do?" "I connect." "I get people off!" "." "I look for the one guy who isn't getting off... and I make him get off." "Actually, thatyou can print!" "And yet, why do I always end up feeling like I'm ajoke toyou?" "You want to pretend this isn't gonna be a very big band?" "Well, it is!" "You call yourself a leader ofthis band... butyour direction allowed this T-shirt... when you allowed Dick to manage us." "'Cause he's your friend!" "Don'tyou see, man?" "The T-shirt is everything." "Is it my turn now?" "Because I thinkwe should, for once, saywhat we really mean." " This is the part whereyou quit!" " Right." "I'm so predictable." "Deal with it." "And let me say what nobody else wants to say." " What?" " Your looks have become a problem!" "All right, enough!" "Break it up." "Everyone out ofthe room for five minutes." "Hey!" "Yeah." "William." "Sorry." "Come on, man." "Come on." "Let's go find something real." "From here on out, I'm only interested in what is real." "Real people, real feelings." "That's it." "That's all I'm interested in from here on out." "You're real." " Thanks." " You know... you know all about us, and I don't know shit aboutyou." "Tell me, what's your family like?" "My dad died ofa heart attack... and my sister believes that my mom is so intense... that she had to escape our family... and they can't seem to find a way to get through it." "I mean, they don't even speak to each other anymore." "Plus, she gave me all her albums, and now she's a stewardess?" "It's good to talk about." "Really good." "But here I am telling secrets... to the one guyyou're not supposed to tell your secrets to." "You're Russell from Stillwater." "Well, yeah, on my better days, I am Russell from Stillwater." "Hey, you wanna go to a partywith me at my friend Aaron's house?" "I mean, I knowyou're a big rock star and all... but doyou wanna hang with some good people looking to have a good time?" " We'rejust real Topeka people, man." " Smoke some righteous weed." " Thanks." " You too." "Oh, my God!" "Holy shit!" "Fuck!" "I grew up with that lamp shade." "I love this kitchen." "I fucking love this kitchen!" "That's William over there." "Hey, William!" "You, Aaron, are what it's all about." "You're real." "Your room is real." "Your friends are real." "Real, man, real." "You know?" "Real." "Real." "You know?" "You're more important than all the silly machinery." "Silly machinery." "And you know it!" "In eleven years, it's gonna be 1 984, man." "Think about that!" "Wanna see me feed a mouse to my snake?" "Yes." "Russell, we should probably get backwith the others." " Oh, it's over, daddy." " Hey... there's acid in the beer that's in the red cups." "That's wonderful." "Topeka." "Check it out." "Please, don't give him any more acid." "Thankyou." "Dick?" "Dick, I got him." "He's okay." "He is on acid, though." "I can't really tell." "How doyou know when it's kicked in?" "I am a golden god!" "Yes, you are!" " I am a golden god!" " Hey, Russell!" "Don'tjump." "And you can tell RollingStone magazine... that my last words... were..." "I'm on drugs." "I thinkwe should work on those last words!" "Okay." "Oh, I got it, I got it." "I got it." "I got it." "I got it." "This is better." "Last words." "I dig music." "I'm on drugs!" "Look,just come on down... and we'll go back to the hotel." "Okay." "Jump." "Jump!" "Save Russell!" "They'vebeen crying foryou likeabunch ofwhimperingpussies." "Oh, thisband's over." " This is my family now." " That's right." " Right, man." " Definitely." " He's staying with us." " Let'sjust ride on down to Greenville." "We'll listen to some great music." "We'll finish the tour... and then we'll leave those ungrateful fools behind." "Then we'll come back here, whereyou'll live." " That sounds good." " Yeah, and he can stay in our basement." "I see whatyou're doing, and I like it." "Okay, good." "Come on." " I got it, man, I got it." " Yeah." "That felt kinda good, though." "Excuse me, kids." "Look at him." "He's taking notes with his eyes." "How do we know you're not a cop?" "Huh?" "The Enemy?" "Stop fucking looking at me!" "Easy." "Easy." "Don't worry." "He only means half ofwhat he says." "Which half?" "Dick,justhelpmeget myinterview." " I have to go home, Dick." " Okay, okay." " I have to go home." " Look." "You saved the tour, and that's good enough for now, all right?" " Come on, big fella, let's go." " I hurt the flower." "Did you, man?" "You hurt the flower?" "That's nice." "Come on, on the bus." "Ladiesandgentlemen, the evening is over!" "We hopeyou all enjoyed yourselves." "And we'll seeyou all again in 1 974." "Good evening!" "Handin'tickets outforGod" "Turnin'back" "Shejustlaughs" "Theboulevardisnot thatbad" "Pianoman" "Hemakeshisstand" "In theauditorium" "Lookin'on" "Shesingshersongs" "The wordssheknows the tuneshehums" "Holdme closer, tiny dancer" "I have to go home." "Count theheadlights on thehighway" "You are home." "Layme down in thesheets oflinen" "Youhadabusy daytoday" "In CarlJung's opinion... we all have a sixth sense-- intuition." "When you meet someone and you suddenly feel likeyou can't live without them... this could be the memory ofa past love from the collective unconscious." "Or, it couldjust be hormones." "I'm sorry, I can't concentrate." "Rock stars have kidnapped my son." "Lester, Rolling Stone is callingme." "I don't have my key interview." "I don't know what to say." "Days arejust going by out here." "You're flipping out." "It's good." "All right." "This is howyou blow their minds." "He's gonna askyou" " This is Ben Fong-Torres, right?" " Yeah, yeah." "He'sgonnaaskyou howthestory'sgoing... and this is whatyou do." "Tell him... you know, it's a-- it's a think-piece..." "Think-piece." "aboutamid-levelband... struggling with their own limitations... in the, you know, harsh face ofstardom." "Harsh... face" "Yeah, he'll wet himself." "All dressed up and no place to go." "Greenville-- I'm bored." "I have to pee." "Let's deflower the kid." "Whoa, hold on, hold on." "Wait." "I should leave." "I think things are going backwards for me." " Backwards?" " Well, I don't know." "I just" "I thought maybe we could hang out, you know, do some stuffback home... like regular stuff... get to know each other a little bit better... and then I'd seeyou pee." "I mean, you know, that'sjust the way I usually do it." "You're one ofus." "Ifyou come to Cleveland..." "Bowie's gonna be at Swingo's, the greatest hotel in America." "I'll introduceyou to him and his security guard, Dennis." "Don'tyou have any regular friends?" "Famous people arejust more interesting." "Well, I would be worried that theywere using me." "Boy, ifthis was the real world..." " Not that anybody's using you!" " and some guy talked to me like that" "No." "Hold on." "I'm not famous." "But" " Your time has come!" " Did Russell call?" " Deflower." " Opie must die." " Pants him, girls." " Stop." "We're talking." "Opie must die." " Okay." " No, come on!" "No, come on, please." "Guys, come on, I have to write." "Baby, yes." "Come on, Penny,join us." "Takea vacation fromyourself." "Leave this up toprofessionals." "Don't worry, William." "I'veseen the future, andthisall works outreasonably well." "Reasonably?" "Hello?" "Hello." "This is Ben Fong-Torres calling from RollingStone." "Hi, Ben Fong-Torres from RollingStone." "Hello, hello." " You have such a sexyvoice." " Hello, Ben." "William Miller, this isyoureditor from Rolling Stone." "How's thestory?" "I'm getting good stuffout here." " Yeah, it sounds like it." " Man, Ineedsome" "Now listen." "Get it together, man." "We're both professionals here, okay?" "I don't need to tell you this." "You'renotout there tojoin theparty." "Wealreadyhave one Hunter Thompson." "You're out there tointerview andreport." "Yougotme?" "Now, this isn't Creem magazine." "This is RollingStone." "We need this story in four days." "Now I wanna know how it's shaping up." "It's a think-piece about a mid-level band... struggling with theirown limitations in theharsh face ofstardom." "That's great." "I like what we're saying." "Let me try and getyou a thousand more words." "Now, it's in consideration forthe cover... butdon't tell theband." "The coverof Rolling Stone magazine." "Crazy." "Crazy." "Some coffee." "Me too." "Greenville is so boring." "You know, any other city in the world... and you'd still be a virgin." " Oh, God." "Oh, God." " What?" "I've neverwritten anything more than a few pages in mywhole life." "Don't worry, baby, you will." "I gotta find Russell." "I gotta find Russell." "Oh, will you take the laundry?" "Take the laundry?" "What am I toyou?" "Huh?" "Tell me." "Tell me right now." "What am I toyou?" "Excuse me, sir, would you mind signing for this?" "Good morning." "Please go the fuck away!" "Hey, howyou doing?" "Hi." "Oh, my God!" "Hi, welcome to Swingo's Celebrity Inn." "You must be Stillwater." "It's Bowie!" "Hi, Mom." "I'm in Cleveland." "Oh, I'm fine, I'm fine." "I'm gonna fly back Monday morning." "No, no, no, I'll only miss one test." "I'llbeback forgraduation." "Tellheryou'reaslave to thegroove." "Youcan'thelpit." "Hey, Mom, it's Russell Hammond." "I play guitar in Stillwater." "Hey, how does it feel to be the mother ofthe greatest... rockjournalist we'vemet?" "Hello?" "Look, you got a great kid here." "There's nothing to worry about." "We're taking good care ofhim." "You should come to the show sometime." " Hey, listen tome, mister." "Join the circus." "Your charm doesn't work on me." "I'm ontoyou." "Oh, ofcourseyou like him." "Well, yeah." "He worships you people." "And that's fine byyou as long as he helps makeyou rich." " Rich?" "I don't think so." "We sit" " Listen tome." "He'sasmart, good-hearted 15-year-oldkid... with infinitepotential." "This isnotsomeapron-wearingmother you're speaking to." "Iknowaboutyour Valhalla decadence, andIshouldn'thave lethimgo." "He's not ready foryourworld ofcompromised values... and diminished brain cells thatyou throw away like confetti." "Am I speaking toyou clearly?" " Yes, ma'am." " Ifyoubreakhis spirit... harm him inany way... keep him from his chosen profession, which is law... something you may not value, but I do... you willmeet the voice at the otherendofthis telephone." "And it will not be pretty." "Do we understand each other?" " Uh, yes, ma'am." " Ididn'task forthis role... but I'll play it." "Now go doyour best." "" Be bold and mighty forces will come toyour aid."" "Goethe said that." "It's not too late foryou to become a person ofsubstance, Russell." "Pleasegetmysonhomesafely." "Youknow, I'm gladwe spoke." "Songandpong itsounds likelots offun" "Won'tyougetonmyback forapiggyback ride" "Getonmyback forapiggyback ride" " All right, boys." " All right." "Your mom kind offreaked me out." "She means well." "From Troy, Michigan... wouldyouplease welcome to Cleveland..." "Stillwater!" "Father, Father" "Tellme thestory tellme what to do" "Doctor, Doctor" "Is therea cure fortheyoungman'sbrokenblues" "Andhesaid" "Everybodyknows" "Yeah, youhadtobe there" "Girl, youhadtobe there" "Did you see that chick's shirt in front of Russell?" "When you play a great show like tonight" "Okay, I need everyone's attention, please." "Girls, I need five minutes with the band alone." "Right." "Well, it seems the rumors are true." "The record company has sent a big-time manager here... to try and talkyou into replacing me." "His name is Dennis Hope." "I knowyou've all heard ofhim." "He's got all the big bands, and he's outside right now... and he wants five minutes with you." "And, well, I think we've gotta do this." " Well, send him in." " Yeah, bring him in." " We'll send him out on a rail!" " All right." "We'll finish the interview in Maryland." "You can fly home from Maryland, okay?" "Hey, we've already got a manager." "He's been with us from the beginning." "Respectfully." "We all have our roots." "I believe in bands holding on to their roots." "Those roots need to be augmented." "Your manager here needs a manager." "Example-- ifyou hadn't have run out on your contract in Phoenix... we could have sued over Russell's hand." "Butyou left, negating the contract, forfeiting the deposit." "You effectively traveled a long way to pay that promoter to electrocuteyou." "Okay, your damages have putyou way in the hole for this tour." "Right now, you owe the record company more than you've got." "Butyour record's selling." "There's money to be made." "So I brought a plane in." "We could add more shows to make up the difference." " Respectfully." " We travel by bus." "Doris is the soul ofthis band." "That bus has been our home since we were theJeff Bebe band." "No way." "Hey, man, I'd travel on a pogo stick ifI thought we could make more money." "You could play more dates with a plane." "Well, it's not about money." "It's about playing music and turning people on." "Clearly." "Respectfully." "Why should we payyou for something we can do ourselves?" "Doyou know how to keep from getting charged... for the ice below the floorboards at Chicago Stadium?" "Doyou know how to do a headlining tour?" "Doyou know how to get a record not pressed, but played?" "You gotta take whatyou can, when you can, whileyou can... and you gotta do it now." "That's what the big boys do." "Because ifyou think MickJagger'll still be out there... trying to be a rock star at age 50, you're sadly, sadly mistaken." "I didn't invent the rainy day, man." "I just own the best umbrella." "I'm tellingyou, you're comingalongat a very dangerous time forrockandroll." "The waris over." "They won... andthey willruin rockandroll... andstrangle everything we loveaboutit." "Put 'em up." "All right, money down." "One guy says, "I'll draw a picture and you guess what it is, all right?"" " Can I helpyou?" " Is Russell Hammond here?" "Hey, the Enemy!" "Come on in, son." "Welcome to the road manager poker party." "This game's been going on for twoyears." "Come on, find a spot." " This is Mick." "He's with The Who." " Howyou doing?" "This is Raymond." "He's with the Eagles." "This is Reg." "He's with Humble Pie." " I thinkyou know Red Dog." " Hey, brother!" "We've been developing this system ofpoker over theyears..." " soyou can play it in any condition." " Any." " All right, I'm in." " All right, all right." "Side proposition to the winner." "For 50 bucks and a case of Heineken..." "I'll throw into the pot three lovely ladies... including Miss Penny Lane and the famous Band Aids... who have to leave the tour before New York." " Is that okaywith you?" " Russ is getting soft on us." " Is that okay?" " Okay." " It's a deal." " Show 'em." "Three lovely ladies in the custody of Humble Pie." " Be good to 'em, Rich." " We oweyou $50 and a case of Heineken." "All right." "Joint?" "You know how I know this is good stuff?" " How's that?" " This is from Crosby." " Is that the Crosbyweed?" " Yeah, this is from Crosby." " Oh, I'm in." " I'm in." "Give me this." "Give me a light." "I want fire." "Look, nobody's feelings are getting hurt here." "She already knows that Leslie's coming to New York tomorrow." "Everybody understands." "This is the circus." "Everybody's trying not to go home." " Nobody's saying good-bye." " Would you like some?" " I may." " How many?" " Quit looking at me like that." " You thinkyoucan foolme." "I can read you." "I know whatyou're thinking." " What's that?" " You're worried about me and Russell." "Yeah, I gotta work on that." "You're so sweet." "God, ifthere was more ofyou in him." "Don't tell me this stuff." "I wanna like him." "Did you miss your test or something?" " You have no idea." " Look, I know I'm not on the plane." "I'm not going on some other band's bus." "I could go with the Stillwater road crew but that would be pathetic... and the girls are all going with Humble Pie." "So, ifyou could find out from Russell" "Forget it." "I'm flying to New York myself." "I've got a bunch ofpartial tickets." "I know his ex-wife... current-girlfriend thing is gonna be there." "I'm not sure that's a good idea." "What areyou saying?" "Did Russell say something?" " I don't know anything." " Well, I know he wants me there." "Wake up!" "Don't go to New York." " Why areyou yelling at me?" " I thought we were going to Morocco." "There is no Morocco." "There's never been a Morocco." "There's not even a Penny Lane." "I don't even know your real name." "IfI ever met a man in the real world... who looked at me the wayyoujust looked at me" "When and where does this "real world" occur?" "I mean, I am really confused here." "All these rules... and all these sayings and nicknames." "Honey, you're too sweet for rock and roll." "Sweet?" "Where doyou get off?" "Where doyou get sweet?" "I am dark and mysterious and pissed off!" "." "And I could be very dangerous to all ofyou." "I am not sweet!" "And you should know that about me." "I am the Enemy!" "Look, you should be happy for me." "You don't know what he says to me in private." "Maybe it is love, as much as it can be for somebody" "Who sold you to Humble Pie for 50 bucks and a case ofbeer?" "I was there." "I was there!" "Oh, God." "I'm sorry." "What kind ofbeer?" "Welcome to New York!" "It's okaytobenervous." "You should be nervous." "All you can do is beyourself... and leave a pint ofblood on that stage." "We showed you America." "We did everything but getyou laid." "No." "Yeah?" "I'm from the Church of Lenny." "We bow to his will and all it represents." "She's here." " Can I haveyour autograph?" " Yep." " Howyou doing?" "Jeffrey." "Room's fully stocked." "Air-conditioning's on." " And, by the way, you look stunning." " Thanks." "Seeyou later." "All right, bags in five!" "Cars leave for the party at 6:00." "It's all happening." "They're here." "Zeppelin are here." "They are here." "They're at the Plaza." "Sapphire and Miss Penny Lane are there too." "They're all staying under the name Emily Rugburn." "Wait." "Penny Lane is here?" " Emily Rugburn." " William Miller." "Sir, you have an urgent call." "Hello?" "This isJann Wenner, publisher of RollingStone." "Congratulations, it's gonna be a cover." "Annie Liebowitz'llshoot 'em next weekin LA... but we are gonna need you back in San Francisco tomorrow." "Youcan finish thestoryhere." "Okay?" "Talk to Ben." "You can tell the band." "Alison, our fact-checker, needs you to transmit... whateveryouhave ofthestorytonight, now, along withyournotes." "There's a mojo at the DailyNews they'll let us use." "A mojo?" "A mojo." "It's a very modern machine that transmits pages over the telephone." "It only takes 1 8 minutes a page." "Guys, Ihavesomegoodnews." " I don't know why every time I'm here" " Guys!" "What's the problem?" "I subscribe to the magazine." "Fish." "You're gonna be on the cover of RollingStone." "Areyou serious?" "The cover of RollingStone." "And we made it together." " And they don'tjust put somebody..." " Thanks a lot." "with one little hit on the cover of RollingStone... fucking magazine, man!" "Damn it, I'm gonna enjoy this." "When I first bought the magazine... the Beatles were on the cover." "The Beatles." "Four ofthem, four ofus." "We takeallkindofpills thatgive usallkindofthrills" "But the thrill weneverknow was the thrill that'llgetyou" "Whenyougetyourpicture on the coverof Rolling Stone" "Wannaseemypicture on the cover" "Gonnabuy five copies formymother" "Wannaseemysmiling face on the cover" "Of Rolling Stone" "Thankyou!" "Who is that girl?" "She's creeping me out." "She's not with any ofyou guys, is she?" " Yeah, she's with me." " She's with me." "So, uh, who's gonna shoot it?" " I love Annie Liebowitz." " Real impressive." "I love Annie's stuff." "She does great stuff." "I am no good at good-byes." "And you... are the last ofmy... old-time friends." "Polexia" "Polexia went to England with Deep Purple." "Can you believe that?" "Even Sapphire went someplace else." "All she left was her Quaaludes." "Oh, wonderful." "Where's Beth?" "Where are all my friends?" "Front desk?" "Could you please send a doctor?" "Room 537." " Penny, get up!" " I'm up." "Mywife's had an accident with some Quaaludes." " So tired." " You gotta get up, Penny." " Penny, get up." "Get up." " I'm so" "You know that." "You know that I'm retired." "Always been." "Am retired, and I'm tired." "Jane Abbott." " MissJaneAbbott." "Congratulations!" "MissJudyStanton." "Congratulations." " Raymond Sanchez." " Mr. RaymondSanchez." " As timegoes on" " Seatsandtray tables." "Seat back and tray tables locked." "Andourpendinggraduate, William Miller, notpresent." "Why doesn't he love me?" "Andto the class of1973... wesay, don'tforget toremember yourselves asyouare today.:" "full ofhope and the dream..." " that everything is possible." " Penny, no!" " Wake up!" " Andrememberthis..." " I'm up." " 20years from now." "Well, now that I haveyour attention..." "I knowyou've heard this before, and I've never said this to anybody." "Well, nobodywho didn't legally have to say it back to me." "But" "Oh, God, why am I so nervous?" "You'll never remember this." "I loveyou... and I'm about to boldly go where... many men have gone before." "Okay, what do we got here?" "What's her name?" "Okay, sweetheart, sit up, sit up, sit up, sit up." "Good girl." "What'd you take, sweetheart?" "I'll get her legs." " What did you take?" " Okay." "What did you take, sweetheart?" "Come on." "I don't know." "Yes, you do." "Tell us whatyou took." "Emily, we're gonna have to pumpyour stomach, okay?" " Emily, wake up." " We got the tubes." "Here we go." "Water." "All right, now, you're gonna have to swallow this tube." "All right?" "Open, open, open." " All right, come on." " Don't bite us." "We're trying to help." " Relax." " Come on, swallow." "Swallow." " Come on." "I know, I know." " We're trying to helpyou." "Swallow this down." "No, don't bite on it." "Don't bite." "Swallow." "Emily, come on." "Swallow." "Just relax." "Got it." " Very good." "There we go." "All done." "All done." "There." "Now we gotta-- Come on." "Feed some liquid intoyour stomach." "So Iguess whatI'm trying tosayis..." "I've done twice the things IsaidI've done." "What aboutyour mom?" "She always said, " Marry up." "Marry someone grand."" "And that's why she named me " Lady."" "She named you " Lady"?" "Lady Goodman." "Lady Goodman-- that's great." "Nowyou know all my secrets." "You've got me." "Seeyou back in the real world." "Thankyou, William Miller." "Ladiesandgentlemen, welcome to EasternAirlinesnonstopservice... toSan Diego." "Inpreparation forour departure today... we'dlike toask, please, that youextinguishall flammableitems... anddo returnallseatsandtray tables to their full" "MayIhaveyourattention, please?" "...thatyourseatbelts aresecurely fastened." "Anddomakenote ofthe emergency exits." "Why didn'tyoucomeback to theparty lastnight?" "Bob Dylanshowedup." "He was sitting at our table forwhat had to be an hour or something, right, Dick?" " Yeah." "Just rapping." "Bob Dylan at our fucking table." "I was looking foryou." " I was gonna introduceyou." " What happened toyou last night?" "It's a long story." "PeggySue, PeggySue" "Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty PeggySue" "Hi, this is Craig, yourpilot." "Itappears we've caught the edge ofthatelectricalstorm..." " we were trying to outrun." " Oh, my God." " Electrical storm?" " Sobuckle up tightnow." " We'regonna do ourbesthere." " Rock and roll." "We shouldn't be here." " Oh, my God!" " Whoa, baby!" "Doris, wemissyou!" "All right, listen." "We're gonna try and land in Tupelo." " We found a field to land in." " A field?" "I can't breathe, man." "It's gonna be kind ofa rough set-down, but we should be fine." "Just hang in there, and we'll getyou out ofthis." "Everyone says it's so glamorous out here." " Hejust told us we're gonna die." " We're gonna die?" "...Thywill be done on Earth" "I'm trying to maintain, but the fucking thing won't" "Oh, my God!" "Ifsomething should happen-- Maybe I never said this enough." "I love all ofyou." "I once hit a man in Dearborn, Michigan." "A hit and run." "I hit him andjust kept on going." "I don't know ifhe's alive or dead... but I'm sorry." "Not a day goes by I don't see his face." "Oh, my God!" "Look, I loveyou all too." "You're like a family to me." "Especially since Marna left me." "And listen, fellas..." "I just wantyou to know, ifI took an extra dollar or two here and there... it's because I knew I'd earned it." " Yeah." "I slept with Marna, Dick." " I did too." "I waited until you broke up with her, but me too." "I also slept with Leslie, when you were fighting." " You slept withJeff?" " Yeah, but it didn't count." "It was the summerwe decided to be free ofall rules." "And you sayyou love me!" "I don't loveyou, man." "I never did." "None ofus loveyou." "You act above us." "You always have." "Finally, the truth." "Youjust held it over us, likeyou might leave." "Like we're lucky to be with you." "And we had to live with it, man." "I had to live with you." "And now I might die with you, and it's not fucking fair." "Please, enough!" "And I'm still in love with you, Leslie." "Oh, I don't wanna hear any more." "Shut up,Jeffrey!" " It's all happening." " What the fuck!" " Whatever happens, Bebe, you're dead." " Don't be self-righteous, Russell." "Not now, man." "You were sleeping with Penny, that fucking groupie... last summer up until yesterday." "Why don'tyou tell Leslie that?" " Shut up!" " I quit!" " I'm gonna kill you!" " I quit!" ""That groupie"?" "She was a Band Aid." "All she did was loveyour band." "And you all used her." "All ofyou." "You used her and threw her away." "She almost died last night whileyou were with Bob Dylan." "You guys, you're always talking about the fans, the fans, the fans." "She was your biggest fan." "And you threw her away." "And ifyou can't see that, that's your biggest problem." "And I love her!" "I love her!" "Fuck it!" "I'm" " I'm gay!" "Thank God, we're alive!" "We're alive!" "We're gonna make it!" " We're out ofthe clear now." " Sweet relief!" "." "Sweet life!" "Hallelujah, dear God!" "We made it." "We're alive." "Write whatyou want." "You're William Miller?" " Yep." " Oh, baby." "Didn't anything happen?" "I mean, after $600 in room-service bills?" "Didn'tyou get anything on tape with Russell Hammond?" "And where wereyou in this piece?" "What did you wanna write?" "Because this reads like what theywanted you to write." "You obviously saw more than you wrote about." " Something must have happened." " Let's push up Flippo's Who cover." "Good, 'cause it's gonna take me three days to get through this research." "It's all handwritten on little bits ofpaper." " It's a puff-piece." " They refer to the women as "chicks."" "As a woman, I have a problem with that." "You want 'em to likeyou." " I know it's a side issue." " It happens." " It's embarrassing." " Ben!" "You told me to send what I had." "It's not finished." "Give me tonight to work on it." "Oh, man, youmade friends with 'em." "See, friendship is the booze they feed you... 'cause theywantyou to get drunk and feel likeyou belong." "Well, it was fun." "Because they makeyou feel cool." " And, hey, I metyou." "You are not cool." " Iknow." "Even when I thought I was, I knew I wasn't." "Because we are uncool." "While women will always be a problem for guys like us... most ofthe great art in the world is about that very problem." "Good-looking people-- they got no spine." "Their art never lasts." "They get the girls, but we're smarter." " Yeah, I can really see that now." " Yeah, 'causegreatartisabout... you know, guilt and longing... and, you know, love disguised as sex... and sex disguised as love." "Hey, let's faceit." "Yougotabigheadstart." "I'm glad you were home." "I'm always home." "I'm uncool." " Me too." " You're doinggreat, youknow?" "The only true currency in this bankrupt world... is whatyou share with someone else when you're uncool." "Listen, myadvice toyou-- andIknowyou think theseguysareyour friends-- ifyou wanna be a true friend to them... be honest and unmerciful." ""I'm flying high overTupelo, Mississippi... with America's hottest band... and we're all about to die."" " Dark, lively." " Yeah, yeah, and it gets better." " Did this all really happen?" " I'll call and check the quotes." "Holy shit!" "I just got offthe phone with RollingStone." "They called me too." "What's he using?" "All-- he's using it all." "This, according to the "fact-checker."" "So what?" ""So what"?" "We come offlike amateurs... some average band trying to come to grips with success... jealous and fighting and breaking up." "We're buffoons." "" Rock and roll can save the world"?" ""The chicks are great"?" "I sound like a dick." " You are a dick." " I never said that." "Maybe wejust don't see ourselves the waywe really are." "Is it that hard to make us look cool?" "This kid has you on acid screaming, "I'm a golden god" from a fan's rooftop." "They used him to fuck us." "They'll probablyjust putyou on the cover." "Wait." "I never said, "I'm a golden god."" "Or did I?" "He was never a person." "He was ajournalist!" "It's phenomenal, William, to be quite honest with you." "It's sophisticated, intelligent." "We only had to cut out a couple ofgrafs." "Jeff Bebe's mother already sent over a whole shoe box full ofchildhood photos." " She did?" " But it's really gonna look fantastic." "The bandjust denied 90 percent ofthe story." "It's a fabrication." "You weren't honest." "And worse, you wasted our time." "Did you talk to Russell Hammond?" "Russell Hammond is the one who denied it." " Now wait a second." " Denied it." "We're going with The Who." "Manuscript's in my office." "He'sjust some fan." "What doyou expect?" "So, anyway, put those two pieces" "Wait!" "You guys, this is my brother." " Nice to finally meetyou." " You have a good day." "You guys, I'll deadhead back later." "I think I'm needed." "I'll seeyou." "You look awful, but it's great." "You're living your life." "You're free of Mom." "Hey, I'll take offwork." "Let's have an adventure together-- you and me-- finally." "Anywhereyou wanna go, anywhere in the world." "This is not my idea ofa good time." "Just get me to my bed." " I'll deal with her." "I forgiveyou." "I didn't apologize." "I am out ofhere." " Hey, Sapphire." " Hey, boy." " I hate good-byes." " Me too." "Is Penny okay?" "The Quaaludes incident?" "Well, it wasn't pretty." "She could've died." "You know, I always told her not to let too many guys fall in love with her." "I guess I was wrong." "One ofthem ended up saving her life." "What doyou care?" "I mean, we all know whatyou did to him." "I mean, everybody knows." "Even Penny Lane." "Howyou doing?" "Can you believe these new girls?" "None ofthem use birth control, and they eat all the steak." "I mean, they don't even know what it is to be a fan." "You know, to truly love some silly little piece ofmusic, or some band... so much that it hurts." "It's Russell." "Don'thang up." "Ican'treally talk rightnow." "I'm inaroom fullofpeople." "Actually, I'm alone." "I won't call again, I promise." "ButIneedtoseeyouface to face... because I'm neverasgood as whenyou're there... andIcanseemyself the wayyoulookatme." "AndI'msorry." "Ifwe couldjustget togetherandfindsome time to talk." "Let's say all the things we never said." "Givemeyouraddress." "I'm coming toyou... this time." "Gotapen?" "I'm Russell Hammond." "So this is the famous Russell Hammond." "Come in." " Is she home?" " Who?" "Anita?" " Where am I?" " Hello?" "You know, when we spoke, I felt that we connected." "Oh, man." "My son is very important to me too... and I do thinkyou owe him an apology." " I appreciateyou showing up." " No, no, I agree... ma'am." "There's hope foryou yet, Russell." "Well" "So this is..." "where the Enemy sleeps." "You know, I thinkwe both wanted to-- to be with her." "And she wanted us to be together." "You should give her a call." "You both live in the same city." " You really think I should?" " Yeah." "That girl really cares aboutyou." "Man, I never even knew her real name." "Oh, I called your magazine... and told them the truth." "I don't know what they're gonna do with it... but I told them everyword you wrote was true." "We are gonna do this one more time." "So, Russell... what doyou love about music?" "To begin with... everything." " Tickets!" " How much?" "Morocco." "Seat by the window, please."