Chapter 27 Page #3

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I would talk myself out of it and then say

"Go, now! Before it gets a hold of you again."

Hey, Mark. Don't make it bad.

Hey, Jude!

- Do you...

- Do you mind?

I wanna sit facing.

Oh, you wanna sit here.

So I can keep my eye out.

- Just in case.

- Sure.

- So, the other night...

- Oh, no, no, no...

- Jeri and I were waiting for you.

- Oh.

And then she wanted to go.

But, of course, I wanted to stay.

And then, I wanted to go, and we were gonna go.

As we were leaving a cab pulled up, it was John!

Anyway, he talked to us for a bit. Jeri

bummed one of his cigarettes. It was great.

I've read they're French.

So... do you like New York?

- I guess that's a "no".

- Oh, no, no, no, it's OK.

It's just...I mean...

kind of dirty sometimes.

It's nothing like Hawaii!

Hawaii is... Hawaii is amazing.

- I'll bet.

- Hawaii changed my life. It really did.

When I first got out there, I was...

You know, I thought I was a dud.

Hawaii saved my life.

You know, I'd really like to go

there some time. But I don't think...

No, no, no. Don't ever say that!

Don't ever say anything like that.

What?

You can do anything. If you set

your mind to it, you can do anything!

The Human mind...

The Human mind is an incredible thing.

Once it's mind is made

up, it can do anything.

- Then maybe I'll go.

- No, not maybe...

you've got to decide in

your mind that you will.

- OK, I will.

- You've got to say it.

You've got to know it.

Say it.

Someday I will go to Hawaii.

Very good.

Very good. It's like I told

my mother, before I left...

I knew I was gonna do something big.

I just didn't know if it

was gonna be good or bad.

What do you mean?

What do you mean by that?

Do you wanna go some place

with me? You and me...

we could just leave, right now.

Just go, just get out of here!

- Right now, what do you say?

- Right now?

- We can't just leave right now.

- Why the hell not?

Yeah, we could... plan

a day trip or something.

- You know, she took me out the way there.

- No, no, no. Not like that.

Then there'd be cabs, and elevators

and all that crap! We have to go now!

I... I have stuff to do.

Just forget it. I don't even

know why the hell I said it.

We're not gonna go anywhere.

But you should remember me.

You should.

Hey, shouldn't we be closer?

How come you never wait inside?

Sometimes it's good not to be right

there. You know, there when they come out.

Some of the best times, when

John is leaving Central Park...

there's this coffee shop that he

goes to. Shows that he's real.

See that guy right there? That's

John's assistant, Frederic.

- Who, him?

- Yeah.

Frederic!

God dammit!

Well I hope he comes out in focus this

time. Last time was a little blurry.

You know, I got a darkroom.

I tried to catch him but he saw

me, he went inside. He got away.

This is my friend. He's

a Beatles fan from Hawaii.

Oh, hey, Hawaii! Cool,

man. How's it hanging?

- Paul.

- Paul's a photographer.

- Trying to catch somebody?

- That fellow is John Lennon's assistant.

Oh, Freddy.

You should meet him.

I'm just here to get

John Lennon's autograph.

So, you gonna do any touristy stuff?

Oh, no, no, no, no.

I'm not gonna do that.

- No.

- You know why they call it the building of Dakota?

Because when it was first

built in the 1800's...

there was nothing up

here. It was just farm.

And they were like "If you lived up here

you might as well be living in Dakota."

I don't even think there was a South

or North Dakota yet. Just territory.

They also shot "Rosemary's Baby" here.

The movie?

No, the baby. Yeah the movie!

They shot it here in the "Dakota".

Really?

- I thought you didn't like movies?

- Some I like. Some are OK.

"The Wizard of Oz" is wonderful.

"Rosemary's Baby" is pretty good

I guess. It's not too phoney.

I didn't like that movie.

Why? Because it says everyone who

lives in the "Dakota" worships Satan?

Well, yes. Also because it's very slow

moving. Nothing happens until the end...

Yeah, Jude, but that's Polanski.

- Yeah, well, then I don't...

- Wait a minute...

that's the guy, Charles

Manson, killed his wife.

- Right?

- Sharon Tate.

- Yeah, she was pregnant too.

- And beautiful.

"Helter Skelter"

John Lennon lives in a building where

a film about Satan coming to Earth...

and the director whose wife and child

were killed because of a song John Lennon

Oh my God. This is not a

coincidence. Today's the day.

Today is the day.

That's a way of looking at it!

No coincidence.

Hey, uh, where did you

say you were from again?

- What?

- You don't sound like you're from Hawaii.

What? He knows.

He knows.

Get him!

- Why would you ask me that?

- Take it easy. I was only asking.

Why would you ask me

something like that?

You don't sound like you're from Hawaii

Why would you say something like that?

- Why would you ask me?

- Forget it, man!

Forget it! It's just a question, man!

Did you see him? Did you see that?

I gotta go. I should probably go.

Hello. Hi, Sean.

Is he your friend?

Oh, he's a Beatles' fan from Hawaii.

- Hoping to get John's autograph.

- It's nice to meet you.

This is Helen, Sean's Nanny.

And this is the little

heartbreaker. This is Sean.

Hi, Sean!

I flew all the way across the ocean, from

Hawaii, and it's an honour to meet you.

Mr Lennon.

You'd better take care

of that runny nose...

you wouldn't wanna get

sick in this Christmas.

- Well it's time for us to go.

- Bye-bye.

Wave goodbye to Jude.

Bye, you. See you soon.

I hope you get your autograph.

Have a good day.

- John and Yoko must be so proud.

- Yeah.

Well, I hope you get your record

signed, and I hope you listen to it...

You're not gonna leave yet, are

you? We haven't even seen John.

Yeah, I know. But it was good

seeing you again. I gotta go.

- Thanks, but you should stay.

- I'd love to, but I can't.

- Then stay.

- No, I'm tired.

- Wait, wait.

- I really should get home.

Just a little bit longer. I know he's

gonna come out, I know it. I know it.

- Maybe some other time.

- But I know he's gonna come out.

- He's got to. You know?

- I'm sorry, I can't.

- Please?

- Good luck.

Please? Wait.

I said "wait"!

It's over.

It was like this crazy

stage had been set up...

and all the actors were coming

and going. I was merely an image.

A tin man playing the Beatles' fan.

Playing an autograph seeker.

And underneath I was a

boiling cauldron of rage.

But no-one could tell a goddamn thing.

Soon all the other actors would

leave, and I would be all alone.

I guess it's down to just us

die hard Beatle-holics, huh?

Listen, about my behaviour earlier...

It's just I was told you can never

be too careful in New York City.

I really am sorry.

- It's alright. It's fine.

- Thank you. Thank you.

I didn't want to be waiting

out here all by myself.

What the hell? You start a conversation with

a guy, and out of nowhere you get hostile.

I'm just testy I guess. I've

been waiting out here for 3 days.

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