Eddie and the Cruisers Page #4

in Vineland.

I never left

the garden state, Sal.

No lie?

No.

Sit down. Sit down.

I used to wonder

about you.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I figured maybe you

moved to California,

Were writin'

for movies

Under an assumed

name, or somethin'.

Want a beer?

Hey, thanks.

Mmm... Wordman?

Hmm?

I just got interviewed

for television

By media magazine.

Yeah.

They had

a whole crew here.

They had lights and

cameras. Everything.

That's great, Sal.

What did

you talk about?

Me.

Are you hungry?

Want a slice?

Nah.

No, no, no, no.

You know what she really

wanted to talk about?

Those old tapes...

season in hell.

She said something about 'em

being missing.

Wanted to know if I

knew where they were.

What'd you tell her?

I told her

I don't have a clue.

For all I care, they could've

gone down with Eddie.

You understand?

Sally, you were

on those tapes, too.

They find those tapes,

what's in it for me?

I just about broke my fingers

trying to play that stuff.

Well, they must

be worth money.

Somebody's willin'

to pay for 'em.

But we ain't gonna

see a dime from that.

They'll find a way

to screw us.

They always do.

Guys like you and me,

They strike oil

under your garden,

All you get

is dead tomatoes.

I get the picture.

It's still Eddie,

isn't it?

They could care less

about me.

It's more Eddie

they want.

Ah, sally.

Hey.

You ever wonder what it

might have been like

If he was still around?

I used to wonder.

It ate me up.

I figured Eddie was

my one shot at the bigs.

I thought we could go

all the way together.

After he died,

I got crazy.

Some nights it's like

Eddies still alive...

and I get mad at him

all over again.

I'm mad at him

for living.

And Im mad at him

for dying...

the dumb way

that he did.

Sure, it gripes me

When I think about how

big we could've been.

the time is right

you hold me tight...

We signed

a $50,000 contract

To do another album.

That was a lot of money

in those days.

They gave us

a $10,000 advance,

And the offers

started pouring in.

They all wanted

the cruisers.

We were on such a high.

We thought we'd

never come down.

Anyway, one night

doc was reading off

The list

of potential dates,

And I heard him mention

Benton college,

My old school.

Nobody wanted to go,

and the money was short.

Also, Eddie felt that it

wasn't our kind of place,

That we wouldn't fit in.

But I wanted to go.

Oh, god,

how I wanted to go.

do you believe this?

oh, man.

I didn't know we were

going to summer camp.

You know,

there's 600 guys here

That haven't seen a girl

since new year's.

They bring them by train,

by car, by the busload.

Cattle cars,

they call 'em.

Sounds like

zoo parade.

Moo!

Whinny!

round them up!

Move them out!

South Philly

was never like this.

come on, you guys.

Get off my back.

strike one!

hello, girls.

stop it, stop it.

look at this.

It's an ice cream

convention, man.

Oh, they're going to

sacrifice a cricket.

no. They're

gonna sacrifice you.

How does it feel

to be home, Frankie?

Look at this.

What do

we have here?

A real group

of pistoleros.

Hey, Wordman.

This shindig tonight...

how are we

supposed to dress?

Hey, wait a minute.

What's the big deal?

We've played

colleges before.

Yeah, sure.

We played St. Something

Down in Delaware,

Fairly ridiculous

up in Madison,

But we ain't

never played

No finishing school

like this.

This is a mistake.

We don't

belong here.

These people

are different.

I'm telling ya,

they're gonna eat us up.

They're just a bunch

of college kids,

No better than you.

Hey! I didn't

say better.

I said different.

You ought

to remember that.

What do you think?

What do I think?

I'm scared to death.

Aw, hell, Joann.

Come on.

When I graduated

from high school,

I asked my guidance counselor

what he thought I should do.

He talked about

being a beautician,

Or a typist,

or a nurse.

That was already

reaching for the moon.

The whole time,

he was checking me out.

"Here's a ripe one.

"Doesn't matter

what kind of job you get

"Because in a year you'll be

married and pregnant

"With the first of six,

"And they won't be

college material

Any more than you are,

cookie. "

Case closed.

Hey, listen.

These people,

they're way behind you.

I don't think

they think so.

Hey, ridgeway! Frank!

What are you doing?

Livingston,

how are you?

Ok. This is frank ridgeway,

my old roommate.

This is Lois Wilkes.

Hi, Lois.

Joann Carlino.

How you doin'?

Keith Livingston.

Nice to meet you.

So, what, are you up

for the weekend?

Yeah.

Rites of spring?

Yeah.

Well, that's perfect.

Know who's playing

tonight at the dance?

They've got the cruisers.

You know, the mean-Assed

black group out of Newark,

The cruisers.

Oh, yeah.

I heard of them.

You know,

when that Lois girl

Asked me where did I

go to college,

I didn't know

what to say.

You told her you work

in the city. Fine.

And whether we were

pinned or lavaliered?

Hey, look...

you're good enough

to be here.

You mean

Im good enough for you.

That's it, isn't it?

Sometimes I think

you're too good.

How do

you know Im not?

I didn't mean that.

Eddie said "different. "

Yeah.

Thanks for the date.

Are you

being sarcastic?

No.

You're welcome, then.

Let's go back.

Showtime yet?

I'll just change

into my other stuff.

No.

It'll only

take a minute.

I said no.

You stay like that.

Hey, man.

You got some

fine college here.

All the advantages.

You got ivy walls,

Lecture halls,

Full-Dressed balls,

And you got the cruisers

for the nasty stuff.

For the get-Down music

and the hanging tough.

Better grab a woman.

Don't mention your name,

Because after tonight,

She'll never

be the same.

When lights go out,

and the clock winds down,

Better find me a woman

to go downtown.

No hand-Holdin' baby

who'll nip and tuck.

I want a girl up the street

who knows how to...

I need a woman's

special touch

I need a lover's

soul trust

I want you, baby,

you know it's true

there's just one thing

I won't do for you

you'll never see me

get down on my,

down on my knees

ooh, baby,

Im a live wire

a loaded pistol,

Im ready to fire

you know I want you

by my side

but I ain't beggin',

I got my pride

you'll never see me

get down on my,

down on my knees

all I need

is to set my soul free

all I want is you

to walk the line with me

oh, darlin', yeah

you give me lovin',

makes my blood run hot

I want you, baby,

Ill never stop

ooh, baby,

you're my one desire

Im a man

that you can't deny

you'll never see me

get down on my,

down on my knees

yeah

get down on my,

down on my knees

yeah

down on my,

down on my knees

Do you like

rock 'n' roll?

Do you need

rock 'n' roll?

All right. Cool out.

Sit down. Sit down.

Come on. We gotta cool out

before we can get runnin'.

I wanna thank you people

for making the scene.

The show's

just startin' now.

I'm gonna come clean.

I'm gonna present

the cruisers one by one.

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