New York, New York Page #10

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I'm sorry,

I'm sorry, too,

A one,,,

- Jimmy?

- Yeah?

- Cecil,

- Cecil who?

- Come on, man,

- Cecil B, DeMille,

I got your lady out here, man,

This is serious,

- We got your sister in here, man,

- Come on, man,

She's got two cats with her, man,

Can't you see we're having

a conterence in here?

Hey, man, your old lady's out here

with two cats,

- My old lady?

- Right outside here,

I'll be right back,

Hey, come on in,

- A record deal or something?

- Yeah,

I wanted you to meet 'em

betore I did anything,

Yeah, sure, all right,

Okay,

Now, why'd you bring 'em here?

Like I told you,

I couldn't reach you on the phone,

He's got to leave tomorrow,

Oh,

Well, l...

- Have a seat,

- Thanks,

You on a break?

No, not really,

but I got a tew minutes,

- Maybe we can talk, then,

- Have a seat,

Uh, Jimmy, you remember

Artie Kirks, Decca Records,

Decca Records,

I know the label very well,

He wants to sign her,

What?

He wants to sign her,

To where?

- On a label,

- To a record contract,

Oh, yeah?

Oh, that's great,

That's great, great, great,

- You think so?

- Sure, sure, sure, It's great,

Well, one ot the reasons

I wanted us all to meet tonight

- was I could ask it you approved ot,,,

- Excuse me, darling,

Listen, it there's any problems,

that's what I'm here tor,

I want to solve them,

There's no problem we can't work out,

Everything's tine,

Then everything's tine,

No, everything isn't quite tine,

I would like to know

what we're all talking about,

- You mean the deal?

- Yeah, exactly,

It's logical,

As a matter ot tact,

when I heard her, I said, "That's it,

Absolutely sensational,

This is it, Fantastic, A smash,"

And I'm telling you,

trom my mouth, this is it,

And this isn't just tor one shot,

There's a couple ot things

I'm not really comtortable with,

and one is the traveling,

- The promotional tour,,,

- Is that a problem?

I don't know it I want to travel,

You gotta travel? What about

the baby and all that?

Yeah, exactly,

There's nothing we can't handle,

There's no problem that can come up

that we can't solve,

Let's hear what they have to say,

Sure, but I'm just

emphasizing your statement,

okay, like putting an exclamation mark,

Very good, very good, Tony,

Go ahead, darling,

- What about the kid?

- Oh, the baby,

Listen, you're gonna get tirst class,

Number one, I'm gonna get you

the best nurse,

I'll get you a car,

I'll treat the kid like it's my own kid,

All you've got to do is sing,

Everything'll be in the contract,

They'll pay tor everything,

I'm just emphasizing what you just said,

I know, You emphasized

twice already, They know,

Is it all right with you?

Sure, I mean, it sounds great,

Can't argue with it,

Sounds good,

- It's up to her,

- Then everything's all right?

Everything's all right,

Everything all right with you?

Yeah, but I thought you'd have...

Then everything all right?

It's all right with me it it's all right

with you, it it's all right with him,

It's great with you,

now is it great with them?

This is great with you

and great with you?

Do you have

any other suggestions?

No, I have no suggestions, baby,

That's it,

Excuse me, I just gotta do something,

I think the set's gonna start soon,

- I'll be back in a second,

- Jimmy?

Yeah,

Betore you go,

have you got a cigarette on you?

A cigarette?

Gee, man, I just smoked

my last one, I'm sorry,

It's a thing I do tor luck,

Oh, yeah? Get the waiter,

He'll give you a whole pack,

Put it on my tab, We'll celebrate,

You know, the contract,

- Have a cigar,

- No, it's not the same,

Jimmy,

Whoa, excuse me,

Listen, Jimmy, I just think

that she's the best,

She's gonna make it

with me or without me,

I'd rather it be with me,

I'll consult everything,

Come up to the ottice,

Feel tree, My door is always open,

Is that okay with you?

We got a deal?

- You teel comtortable about it?

- Oh, yeah, sure, Detinitely,

Don't torget it, now, Jimmy,

Family night?

Come here,

Every honeybee

Fills with jealousy

When they see you out with me

I don't blame them,

goodness knows

Honeysuckle rose

Ooh, when you're passing by

Flowers droop and sigh

And I know the reason why

You're much sweeter,

goodness knows

Honeysuckle rose

Don't buy sugar

You just have to touch my cup

You're my sugar

It's sweet

When you stir it up

When I'm taking sips

From your tasty lips

Seems the honey tairly drips

You're contection, goodness knows

Honeysuckle rose

Yeah, uh, this looks better,

This looks thick,

sweet, you know?

Probably,

Got any other colors?

Well, we've got one

with a whole lot ot colors,

- I'll try that,

- Okay,

I don't buy sugar

You just have to touch my cup

You're my sugar

It's sweet when you stir it up

When I'm drinking sips

trom your tasty lips

Seems the honey tairly drips

You're contection, goodness knows

Honeysuckle rose

Thank you,

Yeah,

What the hell are you doing?

What the hell are you doing?

- I was celebrating,

- You almost killed us,

What was that all about?

- I was just celebrating,

- You're celebrating?

Look at you!

You look disgusting!

What do you want me to do about it,

Jimmy? What am I supposed to do?

Did I tell you to have that baby?

Did I tell you to have that...

that goddamn baby?

No, I didn't tell you,

You had it,

Now, you have it,

now, keep it!

That's it, go ahead,

keep hitting me, That's right,

Go ahead, hit me,

That's right,

You had it!

- Now you're crying when it gets tough?

- Oh, be quiet!

When it gets tough, you cry?

Forget it,

I'm not going through this anymore,

You said it, You want that,

- It's not what I want, it's the way it is,

- It is too what you want!

It is not what I want!

I'm scared!

You're scared?

You're scared? What about me,

tor chrissakes?

What are you scared about?

You got everything, man!

I'm the one that's scared,

Not you, me, I'm scared,

'Cause you got it easy,

I got nothing,

It's always you, isn't it?

You're damn right it's always me,

the way it's you,

they way you had the kid

when we shouldn't have had a kid,

Going back to New York,

What are you crying tor?

Cry!

You,,, cry!

- I do care about you,

- You do not!

- I do care about you,

- You do not!

You want to know

what you care about?

- I care about you,

- You care about your clubs,,,

- I care about you,

- and your triends,,,

- I care about you,

- ,,, and your music!

You're damn right, because that's

something special to me!

That's what the problem is,

I don't care,

No, I do care!

That's not the problem!

I do care! I do care!

- You do not care!

- I do care!

- You don't care!

- Crazy! You're driving me crazy!

All you care about is you!

You're driving me crazy!

Let me get at you!

Let me get you!

You want to hit me?

I'll hit you,

- I'll kill you!

- Don't you ever hit me!

Don't you ever hit me!

I don't care!

Now I'll get you! Where the,,,?

Damn!

No! Jimmy! Jimmy!

- Jimmy!

- What?

Jimmy! The baby!

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