Mississippi Grind Page #2

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I think you're going to

find this is a real winner.

Really.

I am on my way.

Aww, that's beautiful.

That's beautiful.

You want me to place a

bet for you? They're saying

that dynamic rainbow's

got forty-eight to one odds.

That's terrible.

That is what

makes it fun, Gerry.

I'm laying fifty to win.

What do you want to do?

Forty-eight to one,

geez. I don't know.

Don't stress baby,

it's just dogs.

You know what, put me

down for two hundred to place.

Okay, you got it.

Dynamic Rainbow.

Heeeere comes Casey.

And the greyhounds

are on the race track.

Which one

is number four?

Dynamic Rainbow number

four in the green. There we go.

C'mon Rainbow! C'mon Rainbow!

Go go go! Go Dynamic Rainbow!

Around the first turn...

- yeah! Rainbow!

Beautiful.

Look look look look look!

Let's go Rainbow! C'mon.

Yeah! Oh yeah!

He's bringing it up!

- C'mon Rainbow!

- Go Rainbow! Go Rainbow!

Dynamic Rainbow.

Around the turn and down the

home stretch to the wire. It's-

yeah!

Dynamic Rainbow at the wire.

We won!

Of course we won.

Your damn right we won.

Ahhh. F***! I'm an idiot.

I'm an idiot!

I bet to place.

I should have listened to you.

Aww, easy.

You still won big buddy.

C'mon we just won a

whole bunch of money.

Let's go celebrate,

we'll have some drinks.

We'll meet some ladies.

We'll go to a show.

Oh, no no no.

Look at this place.

We can get drinks here. We

can meet ladies here. I'm sure.

Gerry, come on. It don't

get any better than this.

C'mon. Let's go. Let's

go have some fun. Alright?

Hold on. Hold on. Wait.

Next guy that comes

out of the bathroom,

if... he's wearing glasses-

we stay.

If he's wearing glasses-

just, just.

You're on.

Yes!

I'll tell you what Gerry,

never bet on a dog named

after a disabled president.

I thought it was Teddy.

Rollin' Roosevelt?

It's a good name.

No. No, it was not a good name.

Next time you quit when

I tell you it's time.

I used to know this guy back

in Kansas City, Archie Headdy.

Never knew when to quit.

Oh, yeah, yeah, I think

I know where this story is

going, but you don't...

Hey, listen, listen, Gerry.

Okay.

Archie, he owed every

poker player in town at least

three hundred bucks. Minimum.

It got to point where he was

asking his little nephews for

change out of their piggy banks.

I see him at O'Hara's poker room

one day and I walk over to say

hello. I see he's got a handsome

pile of chips in front of him,

over five grand. Archie

starts bragging that he started

the night with just sixty bucks.

Sixty bucks that he borrowed

from some new chump by the way.

So I pulled him aside and say,

"hey, listen. Cash. Out. Now."

He's got enough there to pay

back everybody he owes and

still get a slab at

Oklahoma Joes, right?

"You're right.

You're right."

He says, "I'll stop as soon

as the blind come throught."

- Did he talk like that?

- Like a balloon with helium.

Yeah. So I feel good

about myself, right.

I'm smiling,

I go back to my table.

Think I've done

a good deed here.

The next thing I hear is

Archie's high-pitched screaming

voice saying, "I'm all in."

And he lost everything right?

Of course he

lost everything. Yeah.

But you know

what he says to me?

Says, "don't worry, it

was just sixty bucks."

Some guys are born to lose.

You play? Hmm?

Pool. You play?

Aww, not in a long time.

Hey. Hey. Hey.

Twenty bucks on my buddy here.

- Alright?

- What are you doing?

I'm gonna watch you play

this big winner right here.

You said you played.

Yeah, but not in a long time.

- So you'll lose.

- No, you'll lose.

No, I'm not gonna lose,

I'm spending twenty bucks to

watch you watch you

make a food of yourself.

That's that's not losing.

That's entertainment.

We gonna play or what?

We're gonna play. Oh, we're

gonna we're gonna play.

You want to be entertained?

Fifty bucks let's play

for fifty bucks, huh?

Hey, hey, hey, Gerry.

Play nice now.

Okay? Fifty bucks.

You like that?

Five hundred.

Thousand. Let's

play for a thousand dollars.

That's enough.

You fellas don't

belong here do you?

I'm really, I'm not very good.

Okay. Hey, hey, hey,

hey. Easy. Easy.

We're good.

We're good. We're good.

What are you doing tomorrow?

What are you doing tomorrow?

Aww, I think it's

Machu Picchu time for me.

Time, time for me

to hit the road.

Oh, okay.

Okay, well, it was

great to meet you.

You too, ger.

Hey, do you

want a ride some place.

Naw, I'm gonna steal a bike.

Hey.

Hey.

Can you, uhh, you got a light?

Uhh, no.

What's that for?

Give me the money.

I don't have any money.

Bull sh*t. Thousand dollar bets?

Yeah, I heard you back there.

- No, no.

- Just give it to me.

Hey, I told ya,

I don't have any money.

Okay, I lost it all

on rollin Roosevelt.

- Don't make me cut you.

- Take it easy, buddy. Okay.

Take it easy.

I'm gonna show you.

Hurry up.

Here, here, here.

See, I don't have any money.

What? Do I look stupid?

Ahhh!

Damnit.

Damnit.

Sh*t.

Hey you forgot

your knife a**hole.

Heyy.

Gerry! Hey!

It's great to see you, man.

How long has it been?

I don't know,

a couple months.

- Too long.

- Mmm.

- It's been too long.

- Yeah, I know Sam.

Have you been avoiding me Gerry?

No. No way.

Can I bring

you something to drink?

Uhhh, yeah,

I'll take a coffee.

Oh, forgive me

but I got here early.

I ordered a salad. Order

whatever you want. It's on me.

No, it's fine.

Yeah, I know it's fine.

I insist.

Okay, sure. I'll take a burger,

medium-rare, fries.

Alright.

Hey, how are you?

You know, same old grind.

I would like to retire soon,

but doesn't seem to be

heading in that direction.

How's your real estate?

Uhh, slow and low.

I'm sure it'll pick up soon.

Yeah, eventually.

Don't make me ask Gerry.

Sooo last night I had

eight hundred dollars,

I go out into the parking lot,

f***ing guy robs me.

Meth-head with a knife.

He stabs me in the gut. See?

Oh God, Gerry. Put that down.

Honestly.

You need to have

somebody look at that.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah. I'm fine.

- I can't imagine.

- It was pretty scary.

At least you're okay.

Yes. Just a scratch.

It could have been

a lot worse you know?

Mm.

Gotta take it.

Hey.

Awgh. Jesus. Lord. No.

I'm not bringing

it to the school.

I'm in a meeting.

Ask you dad.

I don't know where it is.

Well you know it's not my

fault that you forgot it.

Teenagers.

Hey.

Okay. I will.

I'm I'm gonna bring it.

This is the last time though.

Alright baby I'll be

there in half an hour.

Do not keep me

waiting out front.

You are so lucky you don't

have to deal with that sh*t.

Gerry, I tell ya.

Huhh.

So, what do you

have for me today.

It's about eighty dollars.

I had the rest...

- Meth-head.

- F***ing meth-head.

- Dead beat.

- The worst.

- Things will look up.

- They always do.

Well, not always.

Couple weeks. Couple of weeks.

Don't worry about it.

- Tomorrow.

- Mmn-

tomorrow. Gerry, I'll

send Ted to drop you a visit.

Oh, no no there's no

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