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but it can also be warm and forgiving.

And shes got one of the best all-time

laughs in the history of all-time laughs.

She laughs with her entire body.

Two:
Shes got character.

Or at least she had character

before the Ian nightmare.

Shes loyal and honest and...

she doesnt even take it out on people

when shes having a bad day.

Thats character.

Three:

I miss her smell...

and the way she tastes.

Its a mystery of human chemistry,

and I dont understand it.

Some people, as far as your senses

are concerned, just feel like home.

I really dig

how she walks around.

Its like she doesnt care how

she looks or what she projects.

And its not that she doesnt care,

its just- Shes not affected, I guess.

And that gives her grace.

And five:
She does this thing in bed

when she cant get to sleep.

She kind of half-moans and then rubs her

feet together an equal number of times.

It just kills me.

Believe me, I mean, I could do a

top-five-things about her that drive me crazy...

but its just your garden variety

women, you know, schizo stuff...

and thats the kind of thinking

that got me here.

- Look out!

- Damn! You maggots!

Whoa, whoa! Toss it, man!

- Youre pretty when youre angry.

- Sh*t!

- Hey, Rob, Laura called.

- Really?

What you gonna do

The mans gone out to get you

How you gonna know

- What is this?

- Its Vince and Justin.

- Whos Vince and Justin?

- Its those little skate f***ers.

- No way.

- Way.

Its really-

Its really f***in good.

Hey, do you guys know Vince and Justin,

the guys that come in my store?

- Yeah, theyre right over there,

man. - Thanks. - No problem.

- Quit smoking. I'm telling you should-

- Hey! Your tape.

- Its good. - I know. We made

it. - Its all right. Thank you.

I mean, its rough, but,

unbelievably, it shows promise.

Ill put out your record.

Any profits we split down the middle

after I recoup expenses, okay?

Recoup expenses? Man, youre gonna recoup

a big, fat Mercedes is what youre gonna do.

- Were not there yet, Justin.

- I'm Vince.

Whatever.

Whats the name of your band?

- Uh, the Kinky Wizards.

- Nice.

Whats the name of your label?

Top Five Records.

What was that? You just told them

youre gonna put out a record with them?

Yeah. So what? You said yourself those guys

were good. What are you getting hot about?

Well, it just seems that you think it

would be wiser to start a record label...

by putting out a record with

business-crippling Nazi youth shoplifters...

than with someone you know in your bitter,

jealous heart is a musical visionary, thats all.

Yeah, what do your songs sound like? Sex

Pistols? Nirvana? Pop Abrams and the Smurfs?

You know what? You wouldnt be familiar

with our immediate influences.

- Try me. - Theyre mostly German.

- Kraftwerk? Falco? Hasselhoff?

Hey. You called?

F***in a**hole.

- Laura, are you all right?

- My dad-

My dad died.

- Whats up?

- Lauras dad died.

Oh, drag.

I'm sorry, Rob.

Hey, top five songs about death.

A Lauras dad tribute list.

Okay? Okay.

"Leader Of The Pack. "

The guy f***in beefs it

on his motorcycle and dies, right?

"Dead Mans Curve. "

Jan and Dean.

Do you know that right after they recorded

that song, Jan himself, um, crashed his-

- It was Dean, you f***in idiot.

- it was Jan.

- It was a long time after the song-

- Okay, whatever.

"Tell Laura I Love Her. "

That would bring the house down.

Lauras mom could sing it.

- You know what Id want?

- Huh?

"One Step Beyond" by Madness.

No, no, no, no, no.

Wh-When are you going home?

In a minute,

when I get it together.

And, uh, "You Cant

Always Get What You Want. "

No, immediate disqualification because

of its involvement with The Big Chill.

Oh, God, youre right.

Um, Mom wants you

to come to the funeral.

- Oh. Me?

- Yeah, cause my dad really liked you, and...

Mom never told him wed split,

because he wasnt up to it.

"Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. "

Uh, Gordon Lightfoot.

Bastard. Thats so good.

That should have been mine.

Do you, uh-

Do you want me there?

I dont care, as long as you dont

expect me to hold your hand.

- Is Ray going?

- No!

The night Lauras daddy died

Sha-na-na, na-na-na

na-na-na-na-na

Brother, what a night

it really was

Mother, what a night it really-

Anginas tough

Glory be

Brother, what a night

it really was

Brother, what a night

Anginas tough-

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done...

- on Earth as it is in heaven.

- Songs at my funeral:

- Bless this day-

- "Many Rivers To Cross" by Jimmy Cliff.

"Angel" by Aretha Franklin...

and Ive always had this fantasy that some

beautiful, tearful woman will insist on...

"Youre The Best Thing That Ever

Happened To Me" by Gladys Knight.

- But who would that woman be?

- Amen.

- Hey, Jo. -

Hi, Liz. - Hey.

- How are you doing?

- I'm all right, I suppose.

Moms not too bad.

But Laura- I dont know.

Yeah, well, shes had a rough time

of it already without this.

Its just so hard when you put all of

your efforts into one area of your life...

and it doesnt work out.

Dont mind me. Really. Its no problem. Just pretend

like youre talking about someone else. Its okay.

Well, in fact, we are talking about

someone else. Were talking about Laura.

- Oh.

- Oh?

Dont f***in say "oh"

like that to me, Liz.

I'm really sorry, Jo. Look,

I can either stick up for myself...

or I can believe everything you say

about me and end up hating myself.

But thats not

much of a life, is it? Huh?

- I mean- - Do you think this is

really the time to be talking about-

Just because its never the time, Liz?

I cant go on apologizing my whole life.

I think just the once would do!

- I'm very sorry, Laura.

- Thanks for coming.

I'm so sorry, Laura.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

Laura, I'm sorry.

Most of the time

I'm clear-focused allaround

Most of the time

I can keep both feet on the ground

I can follow the path

I can read the sign

Stay right with it

when the road unwinds

I can handle whatever

I stumble upon

I dont even notice shes gone

- I can see now I never really committed to Laura.

- Most of the time

I always had one foot

out the door...

and that prevented me

from doing a lot of things...

like thinking

about my future and-

- I guess it made more sense to commit to nothing.

- Most of the time

- Keep my options open.

- Its well understood

- And thats suicide.

- Most of the time

- By tiny, tiny increments.

- I wouldnt change it if I could

I can make it all match up

I can hold my own

I can deal with the situation

Right down to the bone

I can survive

and I can endure

Hell, I dont even think

About her

Most of the time

Are you gonna lie

in that flower bed all night?

No.

- Youre soaking.

- Yeah.

Youre also an idiot.

- Look, Laura, I'm really sorry.

- Thank you. I appreciate it.

Why dont you just get back, and

I'm just gonna wait here for the bus.

No, I dont want to be there. When I saw

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