Lucky Them Page #4

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Here at this camp.

Mm... that was a little

dry, emotionally.

Want to try it again?

This is where we had

our first kiss.

Really? How was it?

Too much tongue.

I mean, neither of us knew what

we were doing.

We got much better

at it over time.

That was it? Just kissing?

Yeah. That was a big

deal for me back then.

I wasn't exactly... confident.

Nobody here was.

Why?

Why weren't you confident?

It was, uh... it was...

It was a weight-loss camp.

Weight-loss camp? Hang on.

You met at fat camp?

It's not funny, Charlie.

Fat camp.

Fat camp is a little funny.

Stop saying "fat camp."

Well, did they call it

something else, like

k-a-m-p p-h-a-t?

Come here.

This is where we he

wrote his first song.

Performed it at talent night.

Oh, God, it was

really beautiful.

Yeah?

What'd you do?

I cried.

No, f-for talent night.

Oh. I, uh... I hula-hooped.

Did you terrify small children?

Shut up.

After camp, you know, we said

we'd stay in touch.

Yeah. He wrote me these...

Really beautiful letters.

Is that enough?

You know, I got to figure out

how to get this footage on

to my new editing system.

Or you know what?

Maybe I can just edit on here.

That was weird.

I don't think you're letting

yourself see the new me.

Charlie, neither of us are new.

Pbht!

I just think that

you and I could...

Okay, don't do take this

personally, but I'm not looking.

Seriously, I'm... I'm not.

That's cool.

It's totally cool.

That's a gracious rejection.

I don't know why I'd

take that personal.

I'm gonna hit the hay.

I'll take the rear bunk.

And you're in the,

uh, forward deck.

Okay. Solo.

Good night.

Night.

Ready? Ready?

And... action.

This is where Matthew first

started playing.

Man, he loved it here.

I used to, uh... I used to sneak

out of college to come see him.

Then we'd go on the

road together and...

Yeah, it was a lot of fun.

Actually, you know what?

It... it wasn't that much fun.

Everybody wanted him, and it was

like I got into some kind of

f***ed-up conga line.

Was this the place?

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Uh, they found his car over

there.

That's a long way down.

No one could survive that...

No one.

Charlie.

I'm sorry. My bad.

I think that Matthew may have

been left-handed.

Yeah, he was.

Really?

Mm.

So, did you know Matthew Smith?

I knew him.

I mean, I didn't know him,

know him, but I-I-I knew him.

I mean, if I've seen the inside

of his house, I've seen the

inside of his house, but a lot

of people have seen the

inside of that guy's house.

He was hugely talented.

Hugely.

Hugely.

What does... what does what does...

what does Matthew Smith's music mean to

you?

He was a huge influence on my

music, all my friends's music...

Maybe all music, I

mean, music itself.

People talk about Cobain,

but f*** Cobain.

He could have been so much more.

He could have been our

generation's... voice.

There's people that kind of

come and go in the music scene

whose "ghosts" always

live on, you know?

And he's definitely one of them.

I mean, you guys... you guys

were pretty tight, right?

We got wasted a couple times.

And did he ever seem like he,

you know, just wanted to...

...disappear?

What the hell do I know?

I bounce drunks.

Lucas.

There she is. How you doing?

Yeah, good.

Uh, Lucas... uh, this is Lucas.

Lucas, this is Charlie.

He's making a documentary

I'm helping him with.

How's it going?

Good.

Um... man, you never

called me back.

Yeah. I just, uh... yeah.

These things happen.

Hey, you should, uh... you

should at least have one of

these.

Here, you too, man.

No, sir.

When did you get these made?

Uh, last week, actually.

These look really good.

Yeah?

Yeah. Good for you.

Thanks very much.

Hey, if you guys are free

tonight, you should come down

the street.

I'm playing a little gig on the

stage, so not just a sidewalk

and drunk people yelling at me.

Yeah, sure. Why not? Yeah.

Do you want to?

Of course.

You should come, too, man.

Wait. What?

You... you want to

come, Charlie, or...

Now?

We're... we're quitting?

I think we're good for tonight.

I mean, if you guys are doing your

thing, you know, maybe I'll see you.

I don't want to...

Let's go. Go with you now.

All right, cool. Then...

Hey, see you later, Doug.

Um, good luck with the doc, man.

What just happened, man?

Thank you, guys.

Um, okay, this is a new one,

and, uh, I haven't really played

it before live, so

we'll see how it goes.

But, uh, I wrote it

for someone special.

I know that sounds cheesy, but,

uh, it's true.

Yeah, she

Caught me by surprise

Well, she

She wants to feel the eyes

Oh, well, she

Was as restless as moonlight

Oh, now, she

Wasn't daylight

turned into night

I want you to be my permanent

alarm clock.

Sure. Just follow you around...

...singing all the time.

Yeah.

Wow. Someone singing songs

written about me.

Hasn't happened in a long time.

Actually, um, I didn't... I

didn't write that one about you.

Oh, my God.

No, I-I-I wrote it for this,

uh, guy I met in prison.

His name's Bobby. "Big Bob."

Big Bob?

Big bog.

Big Bobby.

Big Bob was a sweetheart.

Here we are.

Wow.

Yeah.

What are we gonna do today?

I don't know.

Well, you know what?

I-I think we should do something

really stupid.

Like, really stupid.

Let's do this!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Terrible, terrible idea.

Oh, my God.

You're a madman.

What was that?

Put something on. Here.

I can't feel my testicles.

That outfit is... fantastic.

Man, you got a lot of records.

And, by the way, who the

hell still has CDs?

I do.

That is a lot of CDs.

Man, it is crazy that you

used to hang with him.

Like, you used to hang

out with Matthew Smith.

Yeah, well... that's insane.

Dude's, like, my idol.

No kidding.

And why did he kill himself?

It's like if I had half the

talent that this guy had...

That is the best song.

"Inside"? I love that song.

I used to listen to that song on

repeat in eighth grade.

Hi. You guys ready to order?

Uh... the salad.

The dressing.

Yes?

Does that have dairy?

I can check for you.

I'm extremely

lactose-intolerant.

If it has dairy, uh, I can't

have it anywhere near me.

Okay.

Also, I will have the toast,

but you'll need to burn that

because I cannot

ingest live gluten.

Okay, so, I'll... I'll just

take the, uh... the burger,

medium-rare, please.

Thank you.

So, I met a sound specialist

who thinks he might be able to

do something with the video.

Hmm.

I think I might be a better

investigative journalist than I

am a documentary filmmaker.

Well, Ellie, I think I have

found the woman that I am going

to spend the rest of my life

with, until they crank my coffin

into a coffin-sized hole.

Wow. That was fast.

Love happens, it happens.

Are you shocked?

I'm... I'm... no, I'm happy

for you.

Thank you.

Yeah, I really am.

Her name is Charlotte.

She's fun. She's beautiful.

She's young.

She's amazing.

And I know she's the one.

I have a way of telling now.

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