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much time for rough.

Yeah, I hear that.

Kelly's not coming?

No, no, she needs

her beauty rest.

(CHUCKLES)

Well, I guess

l can tell the bartender,

"Put the vodka

back on the shelves."

Enjoy the show.

(BEAU CONTINUES SINGING

HARD OUT HERE)

(INAUDIBLE)

Thank you very much.

What are you waiting for?

You're up, Kilgore.

Your band's there.

l was Miss Dallas, dummy.

Dallas, Kilgore,

what's the difference?

Go get that career.

How do I look?

Like a country Barbie.

Thank you.

All right.

This is it.

This is my night.

Everything

is about to change.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Sorry.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Here we go.

Hi, y'all.

How are you doing tonight?

I'm Chiles Stanton.

And what a beautiful

crowd you are!

I have a few

new songs for you tonight,

and I hope you like them.

(MUSlC PLAYING)

Watch this.

I'm sorry.

(SlGHS)

Oh, my.

I'm so sorry.

One more time.

Do you think somebody

could turn down

the lights a little bit?

It's awful bright in here.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

Okay.

Oh, sh*t.

CHlLES:
One more time.

(SlGHS)

(SINGING SUMMER GIRL)

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

(BEAU BEGINS SINGING

FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Chiles Stanton, everybody!

BEAU:
No, that was fun

up there, man.

(BEAU LAUGHING)

Actually, we're going to

work on that.

You two sounded

good in there.

Yeah, thanks.

Do you ever think

about doing a duet?

No.

Her good looks

and your song writing. . .

The girl's more scared

than a church mouse, James.

Yeah, but once you

get her wound up, boy. . .

We're no duo, man.

I don't even know her.

l was just sleeping

with her friend.

Why don't you go on

the road with us, Beau,

get the hell out of

these honky tonks,

step up to

the big leagues?

l think your bird is hungry.

Hey.

This could be

a hell of an opportunity

for you, you know that?

You know, I don't know

if this means

anything to you,

but I actually

enjoy playing music,

and it don't matter

who it's for.

All the rest is

just bullshit.

Bullshit.

Why don't you try to play

some of that bullshit in

a stadium full of people?

Then see if you

got anything, hoss.

I like these people

just fine.

l figured

you'd say that.

Beau, do you care

about Kelly?

What are you getting at?

Look, I know her legs

are still shaky.

l ain't stupid.

But I also know

this is the only

opportunity she has

to turn herself around,

maybe save her life.

And I thought,

maybe since you were so

concerned about Kelly

and that you were

her sponsor,

that maybe you would

come out on the road

and help me take care of her.

(SCOFFS) Maybe not.

(SINGING SUMMER GIRL)

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

Do you think

Chiles Stanton is pretty?

Now, come on.

No, I'm serious.

l do.

That's why I'm asking.

l think she looks like

a young Linda Ronstadt.

Yeah, well,

she's a talented kid.

Do you think

I'm talented?

(CHUCKLES)

What do you think?

How talented

do you think I am?

Very talented.

On a scale of one to 1 0.

A 1 0.

1 0's the lowest.

(CHUCKLES)

All right, a one, then.

Absolutely a one.

How about zero?

Oh, you're definitely a zero.

(KELLY CHUCKLES)

For sure.

James?

Hmm?

I'm sorry about Dallas.

So am l.

We should talk

about it sometime.

Mmm-hmm.

James?

Hmm?

l just got one of those

Brazilian bikini waxes.

l just took an Ambien.

l'll see you

in eight hours.

(SlGHS)

The first time

l heard you sing,

l knew. I wasn't

much of a church man,

but I thought that must be

what angels sound like.

l thought I'd died

and gone to heaven.

l love that story.

That's good.

Because it's true.

(REPORTERS CLAMOURING)

Kelly, how was rehab?

Well, good, I hope. (LAUGHS)

ls it too soon

for a comeback tour?

FEMALE REPORTER:

Are the divorce rumours true?

We couldn't be happier.

We've got three

sold-out shows.

We've got the hottest

two acts in country music

to come around

in a long time.

And Texas has never

seen anything this big.

FEMALE REPORTER:

Kelly, how do you feel

about returning to Dallas?

l feel okay. I think

it's going to be good.

Thanks.

MAN:
Thank you, Kelly.

Anything else

to say to your fans?

l love y'all.

Thanks for coming out.

FEMALE REPORTER:

Have you forgiven

Kelly for Dallas?

She looks great,

doesn't she, guys?

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Hi, James.

Hi, Miss Kelly.

Would you mind

signing this

for me, please?

Sure.

Thank you so much.

lf you have any advice

for a young artist

such as myself,

I'd love to hear it.

Oh, I have some advice.

And James has been

so helpful.

l won't sell it on

eBay or anything.

l've just been

a fan of yours

since I was a little girl.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

This is amazing, James.

It's so beautiful,

I don't even want to pee

in the toilet.

(EXCLAlMS)

You didn't think

this was for you, did you?

No! No.

God, no.

Okay. See you in Houston.

(ALL SINGING CHUG-A-LUG)

What, you don't like

your new band?

l didn't need your help

back at The Stage.

l would've done just fine.

l know. I know.

The only reason we're doing

a duet in Houston

is because

James liked the song.

Oh, yeah,

I'm sure that's true.

(ALL CONTINUE SINGING

CHUG-A-LUG)

So, I was looking at

the set list for

Dallas and I thought,

what if I close the show

with Coming Home?

Well, we don't have

Coming Home, Kell.

Yeah, but, I mean,

Bob's going give it to us.

We've given the guy

enough number-one singles.

Thank you.

Well, let's get through

Houston first

and we'll see, okay?

Thank you.

I love Coming Home.

I mean, I think

it should be

my next single, don't you?

Well, what I love is

that Houston sold out

in 1 5 minutes.

That's what I love.

Did I tell you that?

Well, JJ, he thinks

it's a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity,

but I don't see it

that way, Kelly.

I think that we got

a lot of things that. . .

Kell? Hey!

Do you remember

when we were like that?

Did you hear

anything I said?

I think I weighed

about 60 pounds

soaking wet,

and I had that big

old gap in my teeth

and knock-knees.

You were the first boy

who ever told me

I was beautiful.

I remember your meat loaf.

Do you remember

the first bite?

Do you remember what was

in the first bite that I took?

I was 20 years old, James.

I was trying to be

a good wife.

Damn.

Nobody told me,

"First you cook

the dinner

"and then you put on

the Lee Press-on Nails."

I loved you so much,

I think I would've

eaten it anyway.

Do you ever wonder

what would have happened

if we had stayed in Bristol?

Yeah.

I'd be selling insurance,

you'd be singing

in the church choir,

and we'd be miserable.

Kelly, you belong on stage,

singing in front of

thousands of people.

(SIGHS)

You're probably right.

I know I'm right.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Up or down?

I want it down and full.

Like really. . .

Do you remember

how it was

in Little Rock?

HAIRDRESSER:

How could I forget?

Well, goddamn.

Hey.

You like?

Man, you look like

you're going to

kick some ass.

Yeah !

That's what I told them.

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