Gracie Page #2

I couldn't let

this evening pass...

without saying a few words

about a boy who is not here.

A boy who was not only...

an extraordinarily

gifted athlete...

but also the best

all-around human being...

I've ever had

the honor of coaching.

Bryan, would you like to come

up here and say a few words?

Thanks.

Um, thanks, Coach.

Um, Johnny

really loved you guys...

and he loved this game.

He loved this place.

More than anything...

he wanted to beat Kingston

and make our town proud.

Never saw that win.

But don't be sad for him.

You know what? Just go out

there next season...

and beat those bastards,

all right?

You can still do it.

It's what he wanted.

You can make it happen...

for Johnny.

I have an announcement.

She got her period.

I know how to beat Kingston

next season.

I'm gonna play

in Johnny's place.

Dad's gonna train me.

We have nine months

before tryouts.

You had to laugh?

Grace, sweetie, I'm sorry.

You wouldn't have laughed

if it was Mike or Danny.

Well, they're boys.

You said at the banquet...

you said, ''Go out there

and beat Kingston.''

I didn't mean you.

Watch this. Top corner.

Good, but not good enough.

What are you talking about?

That was right

in the upper corner.

There's no goalie.

Nobody blocking you.

There's nothing on it.

I drilled it.

It was a terrible shot.

You hit the post.

That's crap.

It was a meatball.

My grandmother could have

knocked it down...

with her handbag.

Peter. Peter, get out here.

You're playin'.

Come on. I want you

one-on-one to the goal.

You want to play soccer?

Don't go easy on me.

There's the ball. Play ball.

Wide right.

Again. Right now. Play ball.

Get around him.

Oh.

Bryan, that's enough.

Again.

You're gonna do it.

Come on. Show me.

Bryan, I said that's enough!

Get out of here!

Peter, get dry.

Get in the house.

I'm calling it, Grace.

Dad, I can do this!

- No. No, you can't.

- Yes, I can!

You can't even beat him, and

he's not on the starting team!

Yes, I can!

It's this simple.

You're not tough enough.

They're gonna cream you.

It's not gonna happen.

Grace. Grace, sweetheart.

- Stop. Stop.

- No.

- Stop it.

Daddy.

Dad, please help me.

No.

Not everything's possible.

It was for Johnny.

It's different for you

because you're a girl.

It's just a lot harder.

You know, my mom used to say

that for us girls...

life is one big sh*t sandwich,

and we all got to take a bite.

Is that what you did?

It was a series

of personal hardships...

and political defeats...

that gave him

the moral courage to stand up...

and face

these presidential races.

Hey, you know, I want

those outlines tomorrow.

I have some exams here.

Himmelman, Sanchez...

Gracie, can I see you a sec?

Your exam was totally blank.

Should I fail you?

Gracie, you're gonna have

to step up for the next one. L...

I can overlook this one.

I gotta get going.

Do you want to talk

to somebody? The nurse?

My mother is the nurse.

Gracie, like this.

#Don't leave me hanging

on the telephone #

This way, the smoke

won't burn your eyes.

Kyle's gonna be captain

next year.

He tell you?

Yeah, he told me when I told

him I'd be his girlfriend.

Kyle?

He's gonna have expectations.

I know.

I can't miss Bio again.

I can.

#I like to talk when I can

show you my affection #

So who gets the room?

Daniel, Mike.

It's mine!

No, it's mine! I'm older!

I'm smarter.

Yeah, right, dumbo.

You're dumbo, too.

You're the most dumbo.

I knew if I asked you,

you'd say no.

From Hollywood...

- inviting you to join Johnny

and his guests George Carlin...

Lola Falana,

Charles Grant, and...

Grace just got

into Kyle Rhodes' car.

What?

I said that Grace just

drove off in Kyle Rhodes' car.

I can't do it.

I can't do it

all by myself, Bryan.

I need your help.

I'm not asking you to.

Yes, you are. You're asking

me to do it all alone.

What do you want me to do?

I don't know. I don't know.

But we're here.

We're still here.

You've got three children

who are still here.

#Born under the wrong sign #

#Trouble is my middle name #

Wow.

Your skin is so soft.

So, uh, do you have

these freckle things everywhere?

Where are you going?

Gracie.

Gracie, what are you doing?

What are you, crazy?

Gracie, what are you doing?

Your g's backwards.

It's a ''j.''

Who for?

Johnny.

Ah. Yeah,

that's... That's really...

That's really sweet.

Car. Gracie.

Kyle, do you really like me?

Yeah, yeah.

I really do.

You think a girl

could ever play soccer?

That's a good one.

Gracie.

What is up with you?

...White House window box.

I am tough enough.

WPLJ music specials feature

on Saturday night at ten...

oh, my,

Paul McCartney and Wings...

Sunday night at ten,

the Rolling Stones.

There you go.

I'm Carroll Miller.

It's always great music

for you right here...

with Bruce Springsteen on WPLJ,

New York's top album station.

#Well, I stood stone-like

at midnight #

#Suspended in my masquerade #

#And I combed my hair

till it was just right #

#And commanded

the night brigade

#I was open to pain

and crossed by the rain #

#And I walked

on a crooked crutch #

#I strolled all alone

through a fallout zone #

#And came out

with my soul untouched #

#I hid in the clouded wrath

of the crowd #

#When they said, ''Sit down,''

I stood up #

Hey, Gracie.

#Ooh-ooh #

I'm not gonna wait forever.

#Growin' up #

When?

#And the flag of piracy

flew from my mast #

#My sails were set

wing to wing #

#I had a jukebox graduate

for first mate #

#She couldn't sail,

but she sure could sing #

#And I pushed B-52

and bombed 'em with the blues #

#With my gear set stubborn

on standing #

#I broke all the rules,

strafed my old high school #

#Never once

gave thought to landing #

The weight room

doesn't open till eight.

It's for boys only.

Are these written policies

or just common practice?

The girls' gym

doesn't have any weights.

I can be here early

and nobody would even know.

I'd know.

Is that such a burden?

I can't break rules for you.

Fine.

#But my feet they finally

took root in the earth #

#But I got me a nice

little place in the stars #

#And I swear I found the key

to the universe #

#In the engine

of an old parked car #

#I hid in the mother breast

of the crowd #

#When they said, ''Pull down,''

I pulled up #

#Ooh-ooh #

#Growin' up #

#Ooh-ooh #

#Growin' up #

- Hey.

- Hey, yourself.

I so dig this music,

don't you?

I'm burning

to ask you something.

- What's that?

- Don't you ever get a break?

Working the door.

'Cause if you did...

I was thinking

that maybe we could dance.

You got an I. D?

No.

Go on.

#Baby, baby,

let's get together #

#Party hearty #

Where did you

learn to do that?

From you.

Kyle's here.

You didn't tell me.

I didn't know.

Liar.

#That we like to do #

#Aw, do a little dance #

#Make a little love,

get down tonight #

Hey, you showed.

#Do a little dance,

make a little love #

#Get down tonight #

#Get down tonight, baby #

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