It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books Page #2

the turmoil, the mental turmoil caused

by sitting in a Laundromat all day.

No sh*t.

Clean clothes.

[Man On TV]

Okay, so you like all of the people.

But what did the story mean to you?

[Woman On TV]

Well, it means a lot.

[Man] Well, then, tell me

what it's all about.

[Woman]

Nick, don't get mad.

Every time I open my mouth,

you get mad at me.

[Man] You don't understand

a word of what I said.

- You don't understand the story at all.

- No, I don't!

But that don't mean

I don't like it.

I don't understand you neither,

but that don't mean I don't like you.

I love you.

I-- But I don't understand you.

What's the matter with that?

- Jinnie?

- What?

Will you marry me?

- What?

- Marry me. Now. Tonight.

Thank you very much.

- Yes, sir.

- "Dear Frank...

"I presume you're in the midst

of a hectic preparation...

for your last big autumn term..."

- Exclamation point.

- Hey.

"Hopefully you will enjoy

the cool weather before winter sets in.

"You are glad in a sense, I suspect...

"that you managed to miss

the Texas summer this year.

And what a summer it has been..."

Exclamation point.

"The garden is very dry right now...

"and Hans, Bernini and Willie are spending

most of the day in the shade.

Enclosed is your autumn tuition money".

- Thank you very much.

- Cool.

"I've put in a little bonus

for a new winter coat...

and some wool socks,

which I'm sure you will need".

- Beer money.

- "Naturally, since we haven't...

"seen you in quite some time,

we want you to come home Christmas.

"Therefore, we would like to know

your finals schedule as soon as possible...

so that we can make you

a plane reservation".

[Bobby Vinton]

# I walk along the street

# We used to walk

# Two by two, lovers pass

# And as they're passing by

# I could die

# 'Cause you're not here

# With me

# Now the trees are bare

# There's sadness in the air

# And I'm as blue as I can be

# Blue on blue

# Heartache on heartache

# Blue on blue

# Now that we are through

# Blue on blue

# Heartache on heartache

# And I find I can't

# Get over losing you

# Night after lonely night

# We meet in dreams ##

So, when's your bus leave?

Hmm. Not for a couple hours.

But, um, I gotta get back over to Frank's...

and get my stuff together,

you know, before I go.

- Bags and sh*t.

- Need a ride to the station or anything?

I don't think so. I think

we're just gonna walk over there, you know.

It's not too far or anything. Hmm...

All right.

Well...

[Sighs]

- Well...

- [Door Creaks]

- See you later.

- Okay.

[Man On P.A.] Your attention, please.

Ladies and gentlemen...

we're going to load by destination

this evening.

We don't want you

to get in the wrong section of the train.

We're now gonna board

our coach passengers.

And first, we'll board passengers

for Minot, Willaston...

Hamburg, Whitefish...

Spokane, Pasco...

Wishram via White Salmon,

Vancouver and Portland, Oregon.

[Woman]

I would sleep better, though...

[Continues, Indistinct]

[Man On P.A.] Good morning.

May I have your attention, please?

[Continues, Indistinct]

The lower caf,

the bar are now open...

to serve cocktail, wine,

beer, sodas, snacks...

hot and cold service and so on...

Please come down. Thank you.

[Chattering]

Thank you.

- There you go.

- [Man] Thank you.

Yes, thank you.

Eighty cents.

I don't have much-- any change on me.

- Cheez Doodles are 40 cents.

- [Indistinct]

Yeah, but we got two of those for you.

- [Indistinct]

- For 40 cents.

[Chattering]

[Man On P.A.]

Today will be chicken salad.

With that you may have your choice

of Amtrak dressing, hot rolls and butter.

These are complete luncheons.

They come with a cup of minestrone...

a choice of coffee, hot or iced tea

or milk as a beverage.

You'll also have an la carte selection,

including apple or cherry pie for dessert...

cheesecake and carrot cake,

vanilla ice cream...

as well as beer, light wine,

Coca-Cola or 7-Up...

to accompany your meal...

at a slight additional charge.

Once again, this will begin about, uh,

noon today in the diner.

Thank you.

[Chattering]

[Foghorn Bellowing]

[Indistinct]

[Man On P.A.]

Loading those passengers only.

No hurry.

[Woman On P.A.]

The white zone is for immediate loading

and unloading of passengers only.

No parking.

[Man On P.A., Spanish]

- Is this the one for Austin?

- Sure is.

Um, I think I'll take a 7-Up.

And how big are those, uh, egg rolls?

Oh, about--

Um, okay. Egg roll and a, uh, 7-Up.

[Man] Coyotes, coons,

rattlesnakes, stinging scorpions -

you name it, we've got a bunch here.

Matter of fact, more than have

ever been known in history.

A few more mountain lions are worse

to the ranchers, and sometimes people.

Because he doesn't just kill to eat,

he kills for pleasure.

So whatever he finds in a group--

[Chattering]

- [Man] Not much to see there, is there?

- [Man #2] Oh, yes.

[Man #1]

Oh, yeah? They have a museum? Oh, yeah?

[Man On P.A.] Austin. Austin, Texas,

will be our next station stop.

Please check the overhead luggage rack

for any personal property.

And thank you for traveling Amtrak.

[Water Running]

[Water Flowing]

[Jackhammer Pounding]

[Jackhammer Continuing]

[Frank On Tape]

I'm really wired.

[Breathing Heavily]

It's about 2:
00 in the f***in' morning.

Just got back from...

my favorite restaurant in the world--

[Sniffs]

Doing my favorite job in the world.

Washing f***in' dishes.

Big pain in the ass.

That restaurant I was telling you about.

Found out today

this other dishwasher I work with, uh...

has been in this f***in' dish room

since 1962.

God, nineteen sixty-f***ing-two.

He's been Joe Dish ever since.

His whole lot in life.

[Ignition Buzzes, Engine Starts]

[Air Hissing]

[Engine Starts]

What's goin' on?

Yeah, I'm in town for a little while.

Yeah.

I'm over at my sister's right now.

I just got in.

But, uh... Hmm.

So, how are things?

Cool.

Well, actually...

I'm kind of on my way

to Huntsville after this.

My mom and her boyfriend

are going out of town.

Like, she just had a dog that had puppies

and all this stuff...

and needs someone to

take care of 'em.

So, uh, I guess I kinda got volunteered.

But, um...

I don't know.

So, what are you up to

later this afternoon?

Yeah, I can cruise by.

Well, first I got to, uh--

My dad's in town.

We're having a big-- I don't know.

I have to go to my grandmother's.

There's some big-- I don't know.

Some kind of tribal obligation. I think

we're getting together for some reason.

So, uh, I gotta go over there for a while.

But then I can, uh...

I can probably cruise over after that.

I'll try to get out of there

pretty quick, if I can.

And, uh...

So maybe I'll be over later, huh?

I kinda gotta get going now,

because I'm--

I was supposed to be over there already.

Okay.

Hey, Grandma. Yeah, I'm here.

Is everybody here?

Okay.

Okay. Go ahead and let me in.

Yeah. Okay. Bye.

[Woman]

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