A Mighty Wind Page #6

We're hearing, "You rock."

"You rock me."

"You rock my world." What--?

I was flashing back to the rush

of adrenaline we used to get...

...arriving at the concert hall...

...having stagehands saying,

"Good show, Mitch."

"Good luck, Mickey, tonight."

And we'd wait backstage,

hearing the crowd chanting.

"Mickey, Mickey, Mitch, Mitch!"

Walking out into the spot...

...the sound of the crowd cheering...

...the decibel level.

For me it was just watching you.

Because I couldn't think about me

actually being up there. Watching you.

I look forward to that, Mitch.

-I wonder if it'll happen tomorrow night.

-Oh, yeah.

-And I'll be there.

-We'll see.

I'll be there in the best seat in the house.

I guess you can make money

in folk music.

-Yeah, I guess you can.

-Yeah.

It's usually because of acts

like The New Main Street Singers.

That commercial crapola.

I'm a model train enthusiast.

Oh, that's great!

I've got a whole layout in my basement.

It's very much a big passion for me.

Yeah, thank God for model trains.

-Absolutely.

-If they didn't have model trains...

...they wouldn't have

gotten the idea for the big trains.

Excuse me. Hi.

Hi, everybody. Just be a second.

Don't want to interrupt.

We're having a great time.

I'd like to propose a big, big toast...

...in honor of Dad.

He was an amazing

and a wonderful, loving father...

...a fantastic person in general.

And I think anybody who even knew Dad

just for a second...

...knew that he had an amazing hum.

And wherever he went,

he would suddenly break into a hum.

And anybody who heard this hum

would just be happy.

And in honor of Dad,

I'd like to say, let's all pause...

...let's raise our glasses

and let's hum for Dad.

Okay, bring it down. Back up.

Okay, bring it across. Bring it across.

-Right on down here.

-Here, hold it.

-So, what do you got? You got vocal?

-Vocal.

-Some of them are already in there.

-They've been assigned directions?

Yeah. We do this every single day.

This is just like clockwork.

-Those are microphones?

-Microphone stands.

-They don't have tops on them.

-Pardon?

They'll have tops when we're done,

don't worry. We do this every day.

Mike heads.

Would you call them a "mike head,"

or would it be the "mike"?

It's called a microphone,

and you'll get them. Don't worry.

-We really want them.

-You'll have them.

Town hall. Tonight.

Mitch and Mickey at the Town Hall.

Two weeks rehearsal.

That's the way to play Town Hall.

Crazy. New phrasing. Different keys.

But couldn't have happened

any other way.

If we'd stayed together,

we wouldn't be at Town Hall now.

We'd be lucky to be in Branson,

opening for The Main Street Singers.

Nope.

This was our crazy way of getting here.

Well, I'm feeling very relaxed.

Very confident. Very focused.

You know, 35 years ago,

preparing for a concert...

...meant playing "find the cobra"

with a hotel chambermaid.

But tonight, I feel good.

I feel excited.

I feel ready for whatever

the experience is...

...that we will take with us

after the show.

I'm sure it will be an adventure...

...a voyage on this magnificent vessel...

...into uncharted waters.

What if we see sailfish jumping...

...and flying across the magnificent orb

of a setting sun?

I think it's impeccable.

It says happiness, it says opening night.

It says, "I love folk music but I'm not

afraid of classical." It's beautiful.

I'm a little afraid of these

pokey things that are sticking out.

-Apple blossoms.

-Is that what they're called?

They're at eye height. Someone

could come over to sniff, admire...

...and poke an eye out.

I'd love to clip it off.

If we could get a shape to them,

that's my basic creative issues.

I have a health and safety issue.

Those viny things.

They're a disaster.

They're too low, too tangly.

They're just waiting for

an elderly person to wheel by...

...or somebody in a walker,

or with a brace on their leg.

A lot of my family

is beyond old, and--

I've got an idea. Let's get carnations

and a beer stein and put them up here.

I don't see how that would work.

I've adopted the practice...

...of taking care of my skin.

It's something, you know,

sometimes you get razzed a little bit.

I think Jerry was razzing me

the other day at Alan's house about it.

He caught me in the bathroom...

...and I did that thing where

I put my hands down fast...

...and he said, "What are you

doing there?" But really...

...Norwegian fishermen have used

hand cream for centuries.

And with that regimen,

and it's a very simple one...

...I know that when I walk out

on-stage tonight, I will-- My skin...

...will look its best in front

of 2000 people.

That will give me the confidence

that will help me to play my best...

...and sing my best and be my best...

...and you can't put a price on that.

-Tammy, we all set on the pre-record?

-Yeah.

You know, I produced

a reunion show before.

Before I came to PBN

I did the Good Times reunion.

People wanted more close-ups. I want

to make sure we get plenty of close-ups.

We have plenty of close-ups scheduled.

Another great thing would be one

of those shots where you pull back...

...to see the enormity

of the event and the venue.

Would be a crane.

Do we have a crane standing by?

-No, we don't have a crane.

-Wow!

You know those swooping shots

where it goes over the audience...

...and hammers in on a shot

of one of the musicians playing?

-That would be great.

-It would be.

Or when they pull back, kind of

like a California Adventure ride...

...where you see the whole thing,

that would be nice too.

It would be.

I could make some calls, if we could

get one. I don't know if it's too late.

-All right, here's your giant banjo.

-It's very flat.

It doesn't look flat

from in the audience.

It has basically no dimension to it.

It's painted to look three-dimensional.

If you go back there--

But it's not painted on the back.

Will you look with me for a minute?

From the audience it will look fine.

It looks three-dimensional.

Go out there and take a peek.

Is this the real furniture

or the rehearsal furniture?

It's not called "furniture."

It's a set.

It's painted this way. It looks completely

three-dimensional from the audience.

So this is the real furniture,

and this is...

-Is this an actual street lamp?

-I'm sure it was at one time.

Can you have an actual

three-dimensional object...

...that represents the thing

that it actually is, can that be next to...

-...something that it's pretending to be?

-Yes, it's perfectly fine.

I have no time to explain Stagecraft 101.

This show starts in an hour.

-Everything is exactly the way you--

-Those are lights hanging up there?

Those are lights,

and that's a ceiling above us!

-But they look shaky.

-No, they're perfectly--

Is that wire? I see a wire.

I see a--

Fellas, thanks a lot for coming

and doing this for Dad.

Honestly, that's so beautiful.

And thank you for the flowers,

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