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HI, GUYS.

I have very

exciting news.

WHAT IS IT, HONEY?

DID YOU GET A JOB?

I'M GOING TO PARIS.

- PARIS?

- HE GOT A JOB IN PARIS?

LANCE, ARE YOU

IN HIGH SPIRITS AGAIN?

Am I-- am I--?

Yes, I am in high spirits!

LANCE, LANCE,

IT'S DAD.

- Hi, Dad. - WHAT ARE

YOU DOING IN PARIS?

I AM DOING STREET THEATER.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

I'M DOING IT WITH THIS

REALLY REALLY SUPER

GROUP OF PEOPLE.

IS THAT ONE OF THOSE

"UP WITH PEOPLE" KIND OF DEALS?

You know, I didn't ask,

but I tell them how great you are,

not that I don't say

that Mother isn't.

In fact, I think I say that

Mother's a bit greater even than you,

but you know what I mean.

Hold on a second.

HEY, GUYS,

GET ME A TOASTED ALMOND.

OKAY, HONEY.

- CATCH.

- OH, WE'RE RICH!

- Lance.

- WHAT?

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

WHO'S FINANCING THIS TRIP.

OH, UH,

THIS REALLY:

REALLY NICE,

VERY RICH MAN WHOSE NAME

I DON'T REMEMBER.

- HE'S NOT GOING TO PARIS.

- Maybe it's-- oh, I don't know.

- I GOTTA GO.

- Paul or John or Ringo

OR SOMETHING.

HE'S NOT GOING

TO PARIS.

HONEY, YOUR FATHER SAYS

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PARIS.

I'M ACTUALLY FLATTERED.

NO ONE'S EVER

TOLD ME THAT BEFORE.

Lance, honey,

how are you really?

Have you been taking

care of that cold?

I JUST NEED YOU TO BE

A LITTLE MORE PATIENT.

YOU'RE BURNING 18 ROLLS

OF FILM PER DAY.

YOU'RE WAY OVER BUDGET AND

YOU'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH DRAMA.

NOW I THINK WE'VE BEEN

MORE THAN PATIENT.

A HUGE PART OF THIS PROCESS

IS ESTABLISHING:

A COMFORTABLE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN THE SUBJECT AND THE CAMERA.

SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD

HEAD OUT TO SANTA BARBARA

AND JUST PUSH THA RELATIONSHIP ALONG.

WELCOME HOME.

OH MY GOD.

- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? TO HELL

AND BACK? - YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

I'VE BEEN BAKING ON A

JOB SITE FOR THREE DAYS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU

CALL ME, KEMOSABE?

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

JUST A SHORT TRIP.

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T GET A FREE MINUTE.

IT'S BAD OUT THERE,

PATTY.

KERN COUNTY QUARRY

HAD TO CLOSE DOWN

BECAUSE THE TEAMSTERS

HAVE JOINED THE STRIKE

AND I GOT $200,000

WORTH OF EQUIPMEN

SITTING ON A DOCK

IN GALVESTON.

WE CAN'T HIDE IT, MOM.

THEY'VE GOT TO START HAMMERING.

MAN, ARE YOU BURNED.

HIDE WHAT?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELCOME TO:

WOODSTOCK WEST, MAN.

A NEW ROCK GROUP IS GONNA

BREAK HERE ON SATURDAY.

YEAH, IT'LL HELP US GE SOME GIGS THIS SUMMER.

YOU HAVE A GIG:

THIS SUMMER, GRANT--

HAULING CEMENT IN ORANGE

COUNTY FOR DAVID WITZELL.

I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE

POURING CEMENT, GRANT.

I'M PUTTING YOU TO WORK TOO.

LOOKS LIKE YOUR SUMMER BUSINESS TRIP

IS TO AUSTRALIA WITH BIG TODD TO

HELP HIM PICK UP SOME NEW CLIENTS.

WAIT, HE GOES TO AUSTRALIA

AND I SHOVEL CEMENT?

DO I LOOK LIKE:

CEMENT GUY?

DO I LOOK LIKE:

ARISTOTLE ONASSIS?

- WHO DO YOU THINK PAYS

FOR ALL THIS? - WE DID.

- YOU DID?

- YES.

REALLY?

WITH WHAT MONEY?

THE MONEY MOM GAVE US

FOR DOING CHORES.

WHERE DO YOU THINK

MOM GETS HER MONEY?

WHAT DIFFERENCE:

DOES THAT MAKE?

WHY DON'T WE

DISCUSS THIS LATER?

WHY WEREN'T YOU

WEARING A SHIRT?

IT WAS A 110.

I DIDN'T KNOW

THE SUN WAS SO HOT.

THAT FEELS NICE:

WHEN YOU TOUCH ME

LIKE THAT.

WHY'D YOU STOP?

BECAUSE I DON'T WAN TO GIVE YOU THE WRONG IDEA.

WHAT IDEA IS THAT?

THAT EVERYTHING:

IS OKAY WITH US.

YOU PROMISED ME THAT IF WE DID

THIS SHOW YOU'D BE HOME MORE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS FLYING

BACK HERE THINKING

EVEN IF MY BUSINESS

FALLS APART,

I ALWAYS GOT YOU,

I ALWAYS GOT THE FAMILY.

THEN WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS

RUNNING AWAY FROM US?

I'D LIKE TO KNOW

WHAT IT IS YOU WANT.

WELL, FOR STARTERS,

IT WOULD BE NICE

IF ONCE IN A WHILE

YOU LOOKED AT ME LIKE

I WAS WORTH SOMETHING.

A MAN NEEDS THA FROM TIME TO TIME.

AND WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU THINK

IT IS A WOMAN NEEDS, BILL?

I THINK I UNDERSTAND

WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS.

I THINK WE CAN BOTH

AGREE ON THAT.

OW!

OW OW OW.

STOP IT.

WHAT?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

HONEY.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN YOU.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE

FOR ME,

THE ONLY ONE:

THAT EVER MATTERED.

OW.

- OH.

- MY BACK.

HI.

YES, IS VAL AROUND? I'D LIKE

TO TAKE HER UP ON HER OFFER.

HEY, PAT.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

MY BOYS ARE GIVING

A CONCERT THIS WEEKEND.

IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME

TO LOOK GLAMOROUS.

HEY, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU.

LOOK AT THIS.

I'VE GOT THESE ADORABLE LITTLE PASTEL

JUMPERS WITH MATCHING SHOES

AND THERE'S

A TURQUOISE ONE:

THAT WOULD LOOK:

SUPER KEEN ON YOU.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?

THAT'S QUITE

A SUNBURN, VAL.

YEAH, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

ONE DAY OF GARDENING.

YOU SHOULD SEE MY BACK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY?

THAT LOOKS LIKE MORE THAN

ONE DAY OF GARDENING TO ME.

TWO AND A HALF.

I LIED.

TWO AND A HALF.

THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

YOU SHOULD GET A JOB

WITH COPPERTONE.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? YOU WANT TO

TRY IT ON? IT COMES IN FIVE COLORS.

- I'LL TAKE ONE OF EACH.

- OH.

AND FORGET THE FREEBIE.

BILL TOLD ME TO USE HIS CREDIT CARD

AND BUY WHATEVER I WANT,

NO MATTER WHAT THE PRICE.

WELL, THAT'S REALLY--

IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER,

I'D THINK

HE WAS FEELING A LITTLE BIT GUILTY,

WOULDN'T YOU?

OR MAYBE IT'S JUST THA HE LOVES ME SO.

UM, COME TO THINK OF IT,

I'LL NEED SOME SHOES

AND, UM, YEAH,

SOME LUGGAGE MAYBE.

YEAH, I MIGHT BE TRAVELING

SOON WITH THE CHILDREN.

IT'LL BREAK BILL'S HEAR TO BE LEFT HERE ALL ALONE,

BUT I TOLD THE GIRLS WE MIGH GO TO TAOS THIS SUMMER.

HOW WOULD THA WORK FOR YOU?

COULD I SEE YOU:

FOR A MINUTE?

WHAT ON EARTH:

IS YOUR PROBLEM?

YOU OFFERED TO SHOW ME YOUR

SUNBURNED BACK. DO YOU MIND?

I THINK THOSE CAMERAS

FOLLOWING YOU AROUND

HAS MADE YOU:

A LITTLE NUTS.

ARE YOU COMING:

TO THE CONCERT?

I'M NOT SURE

IF I SHOULD.

OH, THE BOYS WOULD BE

HURT IF YOU DIDN'T COME.

WE'VE ALWAYS THOUGH OF YOU AS FAMILY, VAL.

WE'LL BE FIGHTING

IN THE STREET:

WITH OUR CHILDREN

AT OUR FEET:

AND THE MORALS:

THAT THEY WORSHIP

WILL BE GONE:

I'LL TIP MY HA TO THE NEW CONSTITUTION

TAKE A BOW:

FOR THE NEW REVOLUTION

SMILE AND GRIN:

AT THE CHANGE ALL AROUND

PICK UP MY GUITAR

AND PLAY:

JUST LIKE YESTERDAY

AND I'LL GE ON MY KNEES AND PRAY

WE DON'T GET FOOLED

AGAIN...

PAT LOUD?

THE PAT LOUD?

I'M CRAIG GILBERT FROM NEW YORK.

I'M A BIG FAN.

I THOUGH FANS WERE LOYAL.

IT'S REALLY BEEN

QUITE A WHILE, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW, I KNOW.

I COULDN'T GET AWAY.

BUT I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU

EVERY DAY IN DAILIES

AND YOU ARE AMAZING

IN EVERY FRAME.

ARE ALL MEN BULLSHITTERS, CRAIG,

OR JUST THE ONES IN MY LIFE?

FOR A GROUP TO ATTAIN

SUPER STARDOM,

THEY HAVE TO BE:

ABOUT ONE PERSON.

NOW, THE SUPREMES HAVE IT.

THE EMOTIONS DON'T.

SO DO THESE KIDS STAND

A CHANCE AT MAKING IT?

- I'M TOM, BY THE WAY--

PATTY'S BROTHER. - HELLO.

SURE, THEY'RE GREAT. THEY

SHOULD DEFINITELY STICK WITH IT.

OH, NOW THAT'S EASY FOR

A GUY WITH NO KIDS TO SAY.

LIFE'S ALL ABOUT CHASING

YOUR DREAMS, RIGHT?

WHY, I EVEN GOT ONE WHO THINKS

I'M GONNA FLY HIM OFF TO PARIS.

WELL, ACTUALLY

HE'S IN PARIS.

HE'S WHAT?

AND I SENT A CINEMATOGRAPHER

OFF AFTER HIM.

GOOD FOR OLD LANCE.

HE GOT SOMEONE TO PAY FOR

A TRIP OTHER THAN HIS OLD MAN.

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