A Good Life: The Joe Grushecky Story Page #4

You better not cry about it.

I'll go for the big box.

Tampons, man.

What the hell am I gonna do

with tampons?

God damn it,

I didn't get one good thing,

and the only thing I liked

I traded to Jason.

Oh, I'll take them.

I need them anyway.

You can have my turn.

Yeah?

Oh, I kind of got a good feeling

about this one.

Whoa, it's a lottery ticket.

Ooh.

Oh, man.

Come on, Super Scratch.

Come on, baby.

$10,000.

$10,000.

Oh, man, I got a good feeling.

Whoa-ho.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God!

God damn it!

Oh, my God!

I just won $10,000, man.

I'm not f***ing around.

I won $10,000.

Holy sh*t.

God damn it!

Baby, I won $10,000, man!

God damn it,

I just won 10,000 f***ing dollars!

F***, yeah, b*tch!

Whoo!

I don't need your $10,

a**hole,

'cause I just won $10,000, man.

You know

what I'm gonna do, baby?

I'm gonna buy a plane ticket.

F*** that;

I'm gonna buy a plane.

I'm gonna fly down to Arizona,

and I'm gonna go down

to the Fiesta Bowl

and watch NSU kick ass

while you're down here

f***ing jacking off, p*ssy.

Wait a minute; let me see it.

I don't believe you.

F*** you, man.

See with your eyes

and not with your hands, b*tch.

Whoo, read it and weep:

ten grand, man.

Ho-ho, baby, yeah.

F*** yeah, man!

I won $10,000!

Sh*t!

Okay, okay, fine.

How do you collect your money?

Huh?

I bet you there's like a place

I guess you go to.

Look on the back.

It probably says on the back.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, man.

Oh, this is awesome.

Uh, "The $10,000 prizes

may be claimed at Yomama's House"?

What?

"Or by mall using a claim form

suppled by the tooth fairy. "

What the f***?

"Please sign and mail

your winning ticket and claim form

to Santa Claus, North Pole. "

F***.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

You guys are so f***ing funny.

"All winners are subject

to people laughing at you.

Valid only in your dreams. "

You're a great family.

You're really good people.

All right, okay, okay, okay.

I think you made Darryl

feel bad enough.

Oh, I'll get it.

Oh, no, I got it.

Hello?

I need to see you.

When can I see you?

Well, after we open presents,

I'm gonna go over to the theater

and spend some time with Gus.

Go now.

Frances, we're right in the middle

of opening presents.

Please, go now.

Just-

I can't take any-

Can't take what?

I just-

I can't take it.

Please go.

Okay, I'll leave in five minutes.

You don't have to

take care of me anymore, Jason.

And I'll never leave you.

But you can leave me.

Shut up!

Gus?

Help!

Shut up.

Take any f***ing thing

I've got, man.

Jason!

I'm right here.

I'm right here.

Jason!

Jason!

Come here.

Shut up, shut up!

Shut the f*** up.

Catharine!

Catharine, help!

Catharine!

Call the police.

Lock your door.

Grab your coat

and get your hat.

Leave your worries

on the doorstep.

Just direct your feet

on the sunny side of the street.

Just direct your feet

on the sunny side of the street.

I used to walk in the shade

with those blues on parade.

I used to walk in the shade

with those blues on parade.

Now I'm not afraid.

This rover crossed over.

If I never had a cent,

I'd be rich as Rockefeller.

If I never had a cent,

I'd be rich as Rockefeller.

Gold dust at my feet

on the sunny side of the street.

Gold dust at my feet

on the sunny side of the street.

He's only gonna get worse.

At the hospital, I would gather

a room full of ailing memories

and the loved ones

whom they'd forgotten,

and I would sing.

And for a few hours

or sometimes

only a few moments,

they'd remember.

And they'd talk to their sons

or their daughters

or their spouses

like they were never sick,

like nothing ever went wrong.

I don't care if I ever sing

professionally again.

I had done some good.

You should sing again.

I can't.

What are those?

I need to be calm.

I lied to you when I said

that I would never lie to you again.

I'm not even supposed to be here.

They just gave me some time off

so that I could visit.

Who gave you some time off?

What are you talking about?

I'm sorry I lied to you.

Do you hate me?

No.

I would rather kill myself

than have you hate me.

Hey, George.

You all right?

Hey, what's the matter?

Now get out of here,

Burt, or I'll hit you again.

Get out of here.

What the sam hill

you yelling for, George?

"George"?

Burt, do you know me?

Know you?

You kidding?

I've been looking all over town

trying to find you.

I saw your car plowed

into that tree down there,

and I thought maybe-

hey, your mouth's bleeding.

When I was three years old,

I used to sing in these shows

with my sisters.

And when I was on the road,

I would have a hard time sleeping,

so my mother

would give me these pills.

Then I would have

a hard time waking up,

so she'd give me these other pills.

And after that,

pills were the only thing

in my diet.

Jason, before you,

I felt closer to the end

than I did to the beginning.

Now I don't.

You say they need you to stay.

But I need you to go with me.

Come on.

Get up.

I got to go.

Get up.

I'm gonna sing again.

You made me want to sing.

Hey, Gus.

What are you doing?

It's time for the movie.

"Popcorn, 7:
30.

Movie, 8:
00."

Right.

Um, I'm really glad you remembered,

'cause I was running pretty late.

They were massacred?

Yes, ma'am.

Your whole family?

My mother and father

and kid brother

were scalped and mutilated.

My two sisters, 12 and 14,

they weren't killed right away.

They were captured.

They didn't last long.

The Indian women got jealous

and stoned them to death.

Maybe my folks wouldn't have

approved of me becoming an Indian planter.

I never had the chance to ask them.

I suppose you wonder

why I sent for you.

I was educated as a soldier,

so I know a fighter knows best

the meaning of peace.

This is a big-game atmosphere:

a lot of noise,

a very talented team we're playing.

I've looked at all their films,

gettin' to know a lot about them,

very athletic team,

excellent speed,

both sides of the ball.

A lot of great athletes on that team.

And they, uh,

they've got a good kicking game,

so it should be...

it should be an excellent game.

And what will the team do

tonight for New Year's?

The guys will enjoy themselves,

but we will have a very calm

New Year's Eve,

get to bed early, you know.

I hope they lose.

Hey, I know where this party is tonight.

The thing about this party

is that Tina and I weren't invited.

And the thing I'm gonna love

most about not being invited

is that we're going anyway.

You can come if you want.

No, that's all right.

All right.

But you let me know

if you change your mind,

'cause it's gonna be sick.

Hey, Andrew.

Hmm?

I'm leaving.

Yeah, me too, in a half hour.

No, I mean I'm leaving for good.

When?

Soon.

What about Gus?

I got to tell him.

I'm sorry.

But I don't want to be an emperor.

That's not my business.

I don't want to rule or conquer anyone.

I should like to help everyone,

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