Lucky Them

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I knew Matthew Smith for 15 years

before the night of his final show.

Everyone remembers

his talent and face.

But the Matthew I knew was

strange, funny, and

unbearably insecure.

Matthew didn't show up for

that show 10 years ago...

Or any other show after that.

He left us all behind.

He left me, his girlfriend,

speeding off into the night,

completely and utterly totaled.

Sitting on the floor

in the bathroom

Spinning bowie around

Hey, El?

Gonna go crazy.

Yeah, I was that, uh... that maybe

we shouldn't do this anymore.

You're breaking up with me?

Well, you know, breaking up would imply

that we were actually going out, I guess.

We have been going out for

three months.

No, you've been coming over to

my apartment after shows for

three months... you

know, which is awesome.

I like having sex

with you, but...

Oh, wow.

...to date, I suppose one

would go out on dates.

That's what I'm saying.

It's just I like you, and

it's not that you're older.

At this point in my life, it's

just like I want something more

than just, like, casual sex,

and... and it doesn't

seem like you do.

Now I sound like a dick.

What I'm saying is that...

Yeah, you sound like a dick.

Okay, you're leaving.

Hey, look, let's, like, still be

friends, and just

don't slam the...

Even though I know

that I've done wrong

Oh, I'd still

waste your time

A safe-haven child

cryin', lovin'

Try to keep it together

Oh, yeah

Now, everybody wakes

up and holds on

Nobody just like them

No

Starin' at her eyes

'cause I need them

No, but they can't

see my pain, no

Seizure comin' like

a rush of blood

Pressure breaks and you start

to black out

Wake up 'cause

you're mad inside

No one else sees a blackout,

no, like you do

Yeah, yeah

So, what you want with me?

Oh, please just let me be

Just leave me simply singin'

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, my God

Here we go again

There's a hole in my head

All black and shining

Hi, darling.

Just Doris calling to remind

just Doris calling to remind

you that the rent was due yesterday.

I'm sure it's in the mail.

Okay. Bye-bye.

Miss Ellie, it's your boss.

I need to talk to you, dear.

I need to talk to you, dear.

Kurt, where's Courtney?

Or, Courtney, where's Kurt?

I, I, I, I

Oh!

Do you know what I mean?

I would love to have him

shoot the cover,

but, you know...

Miss Ellie's here. I got to go.

I need to talk to you.

All right, well, you know, keep

up the good work.

I want to feature this guy.

Yeah. Who is it?

Lucas stone.

Why do you got to keep on

featuring all these nobodies?

You know, I thought stax was all about,

you know, discovering new talent.

Isn't that why you hired me?

I probably said that when

stax was still a beloved,

stax was still a beloved,

Neolithic music magazine.

Neolithic music magazine.

Things change.

Mm-hmm.

No.

I've been surveying the

territory, and from where I'm

sitting, things are

looking pretty bleak.

Well, I think you're

underestimating our readers.

You clearly have not been

attending the same shareholders

meetings that I have.

Thank God.

Honey, I need you to go after

a bigger piece of

the readership.

You used to be my go-to gal.

Your last story... got

like two comments.

One of them was spam.

Apparently, that means the

world wide web finds your

current sensibility neither

controversial or... I don't

know... interesting.

Matthew Smith.

Last month's anniversary issue,

every artist we polled called

this one of the top-five most

influential records.

Yeah, I'm... I'm aware of that.

Well, I think it

justifies a story.

The lasting the lasting impact."

Giles... you discovered him.

You broke him, for

Christ's sake.

I know that there was a personal

element, but for God's

sake, it was 10 years ago.

You got to have enough distance

by now.

He's probably dead.

He's not dead.

He's just an a**hole who's gone.

Even better.

The truth behind the truth

behind the mystery."

You are in a unique

position to do this.

You're sitting on a

huge f***ing story.

The professional side of you

has got to understand that.

I am not sitting on a story,

okay?

I'm just not... picking at a

scab.

Okay, well, I cannot have you

ignore what's happening here

anymore.

We got to put a shock through

the system, and everybody's

got to do their part.

Don't make me do this.

You have to reclaim your

place at this magazine.

I mean, I do not get paid

enough to go there again.

Right.

I don't want to relive this.

So quit.

Mm. I can't quit my job.

It's always pride.

So write it.

Are there any other choices?

No.

Excuse me?

Do you want another?

But doesn't part of you

want to know what happened?

I'm trying to think what

I'd do if Angela just...

I mean, I couldn't handle it.

I'd have to know.

Well, how about this idea?

Let's not talk about it anymore.

Oh, now you're heading out?

Yeah. I've got a, uh,

singer to interview.

Well, hey, um, don't

sleep with him.

I'm a professional.

Okay. There's a name for that.

Well, she always

Wears blue jeans

She falls heavy like a freight

train going down, spittin'

grease

And it's just like

Oola neat.

What my father told me

He said, "son, never trust a

woman who drinks whiskey neat

She'll never kiss you

She'll never miss you

These rock 'n' roll

girls" Ellie, right?

Yeah, yeah.

Hey.

Hey. You're the guy

from the other night.

Yes, the business card

instead of a buck.

Ah. I'm not always so cheap.

Pull up.

Okay, so, this is weird.

This is, like, my

first real interview.

Are you really as naive as

you seem?

I don't know. Am I?

Let's find out.

Okay, do you mind if I...

Yes, please.

Okay.

Record away.

This is all very professional.

Hello.

So... Uh, when did you

start writing music?

This morning.

See? Nobody... I have never

met anyone who can do that.

Me either.

Uh, so, performing on the street...

I mean, who does that anymore?

Does that? People do that.

I do that.

You do do that.

I don't know.

I love to play, you know?

Mm.

And, uh... I'm really

broke, so, uh, the

money helps.

But, uh, you know, business

cards are also welcome.

Oh.

Thanks for that.

Just, uh... you're welcome.

...hard to pay for the rent

on business cards.

Mm-hmm.

Hard to pay for groceries with

it.

Oh, no, no.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

You just... this cannot happen.

I'm... Drunk

and I am leaving.

There but for the

grace of God go I

Oh, no money in his pocket

And no hope in his eye

Oh, but who am I

But

But for the grace of God?

And there are those

who, when they pray

Jesus Christ.

Were you asleep?

It's 3:
00 in the morning.

I remember a guy that used to

say the party was just getting

started at 3:
00 A.M.

May I help you?

Well, I've decided to do the

no.

I decided that you do the

Matthew piece.

Okay, well, I'm agreeing to it.

I am just so overwhelmed.

F***ing nut-job.

Matthew, man... he was

intense, but in a f***ing sexy

way.

I mean, we broke up three times,

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