A Guy Named Joe Page #7

Thinking about?

It can't be

Financial worries.

What's the matter

With you?

Why don't you

Go to sleep?

Look at that guy.

Look at that kisser.

4 million bucks.

Come to think of it,

I never did see a guy that

Inherited a lot of dough

That was any good.

Good night, sweetheart.

Sweet dreams to you.

I might as well

Tip you off to this-

I don't think

I'm gonna like ya.

Like him or not, you start

Flying with him tomorrow morning.

Come on.

You scared?

If he's not, I am.

Scared? What do you

Think I'm humming for?

This colonel sykes

Is one tough baby.

Good luck.

Looks like

Today or never.

You're first.

So long!

Well, here we go,

Against my better judgment.

You can't see me

Or hear me,

But they tell me

I can get through to ya.

Personally, I doubt it.

No, no, no.

Don't hug the ground.

Give her the gun.

Relax, you got nothing

To worry about.

Remember,

With all that cash

You got a lot to live for.

Just sit back and let

The ship fly herself.

Remember, this airplane

Knows more about flying

Than you'll ever know.

I said relax.

I'm too stiff.

I gotta take it easy.

Now, listen, buddy.

There's a few corny ideas

You gotta get out

Of your head

If you're gonna fly

An airplane.

Most things

Are just the reverse

Of what people think.

The higher you are,

The safer you are.

The earth down there,

That's your enemy.

Once you hit that boy,

You splatter.

Now, take it easy. Relax.

Enjoy it.

Get a kick out of it.

There.

That's pretty good.

That's better.

Take a look around.

Kinda pretty up here,

Isn't it?

Pretty nice.

Take your turn

In traffic, randall.

Hold your proper altitude.

All right, come

On. Let's ease her down.

Don't stiffen.

Don't stiffen.

Down we go.

Down...

Down, down, down.

Take it easy, now.

Remember, you're

A soap bubble.

You're a feather.

Easy...

Easy, easy, easy...

That was fine.

And how you ever got by

Primary training

I'll never know!

They must be

Hard up for pilots.

Just think-

All that dough

And you're gonna be

A flyer to boot.

But don't ever forget that

I'm the guy that did it.

That was swell work, ted.

Really great.

Boy, I almost

Grounded.

Every time

I hit the dirt,

I think the show's over.

Yeah, that's usually

My trouble.

But today I seem to get

The hang of it.

Hey, it looks like you

Got a flyer on your hands.

Yeah. Not bad, huh?

Yeah, you're pretty

Proud of yourself.

It's kind of fun

Punching some brains

In that guy's head.

When does your guy go up?

Right away.

He does?

Say, did you tell me

He was a football player?

Yeah, that's right.

Oh, I could do a lot

With him.

Well, take him.

You don't mind?

No. That's what

We're here for.

See what you can do

With him.

Thanks.

My mama done told me

When I was

In knee pants...

Cut that out.

My mama done told me

When I was

In knee pants

Son

That's better.

In the first place, your

Mammy didn't told you enough.

In the second place,

From now on,

I'm telling you.

Now listen, you big ape.

Give her the gun,

And execute a forward pass

Over that first line

Of trees.

Come on, now.

Let's see you do it.

Oh, you don't want it

That way, huh?

Change signals then.

Make it a punt,

Make it a drop kick.

Make it anything,

But get this baby

Into the air!

Get it over the trees!

Get it into the air!

Phew! You must have

Been a sensation

On the football field.

Make your turn

In traffic, rourke.

That's better, rourke.

There, you hear that?

The coach likes you.

He thinks you're good.

Now, here's the way

To figure this thing.

When you were playing guard,

The quarterback was doing

All the thinking,

And he was getting

All the credit.

Now all that's changed.

On our team,

You're the quarterback.

You do the thinking.

You're the whole show.

Just think

Of those headlines, boy.

Think of those headlines.

All right, rourke.

Into the traffic pattern

For a landing.

Keep an eye open

For other planes.

Our side's gonna attempt

A drop kick,

And remember,

You're holding the ball.

And you're holding it with

Your fingertips. You get that?

Now, take it easy. Easy!

Don't fumble now,

You big ox.

Remember, there's 60,000 fans

In those stands watching.

Easy now!

Set her down like that.

Easy on the controls-

With your fingertips.

Your fingertips!

Right between the goal posts!

What a pouf!

Yeah, what a pouf.

Good comeback.

Yeah, I've seen it

Happen before.

A man who seemed hopeless

Suddenly gets the hang of things.

He may not be as good

As this tomorrow,

But he'll never again be

As bad as that first run.

He's-he's feeling it.

I'm a ding-dog daddy

From dumas

And you wanna see me

Do my stuff

That was great,

Powerhouse.

There's nothing to it.

You know what I figured out? What?

I'm a lot better

When I'm up there alone

Than when I've got one of these

Instructors riding with me.

How do you like

That guy?

You know what I found out?

This is a cinch.

It's just like football.

Football?!

Yeah. Reminded me of the day

We beat pittsburgh.

We pulled a fake reverse.

I cut over center,

And I opened up this hole

As wide as the second front,

But the dumb quarterback

Dropped the ball.

So as quick as a flash,

I picked it up,

And the rest is history.

72 yards for a touchdown.

I heard it

Over the radio.

Everybody heard it

Over the radio!

Now look at that. All this

Life going on around him,

And he sits there

Reading a book.

I have 2 tickets to the

Majestic theater tonight.

Would you like them?

No.

Hey. You know, you've

Got the rest of your life

To read that book.

Why don't you

Step out there

And ask one of those dolls to dance?

Or does a guy with your kind of dough

Only dance

With society dames?

Look at that girl

Over there.

Look at her, you dope.

She's a honey.

She's a dish.

Maybe you'd like

To dance, huh?

No.

That girl is lonesome.

Why don't you go over there

And tackle her?

Tell you're lonesome.

Tell her you want to dance.

Tell her she reminds you

Of your sister.

Tell her anything.

Why don't you try spending

A couple of bucks?

You can't tell,

You might like it.

Wouldn't you like

A sandwich

Or a candy bar

Or something?

No. I...

Uh... Good evening.

Hello.

I, uh... I came over

Because, uh...

Because she reminds you

Of your sister.

Well, you remind me a

Great deal of my sister.

Oh, how nice.

Would you like

To dance?

Oh, thank you very much.

My name is ellen bright.

What's yours?

Randall, ted randall, and

I'm delighted to know you.

That's more than I can say

For that boy at the counter.

What's the matter

With him?

Homesickness.

Just comes in

And stares like that

Every night.

I guess homesickness

Can be pretty bad.

Yeah, I imagine it can.

I remember my first year at college.

I used to get

So lonesome

For somebody

From home,

I could almost cry.

Guess that's the way

He feels right now.

You know who he is

Or where he comes from?

Oh, you can't help knowing.

He talks about it

All the time.

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