Ordinary World Page #6

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Things.

Things are...

Things are good.

Yeah?

Yeah.

That's good.

I mean,

seems a little weird.

You got this really

nice hotel room.

There's a bunch of people

out there partying,

but you're in here

taking a nap.

So...

what's really

going on?

Oh, I don't know.

I don't know

what the hell I'm doing.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I don't know. I--

I think I'm going through

some kinda, like, mid-life

freak-out or something.

(chuckles)

Yeah, it's like...

I'm just thinking

about the path not taken.

Mmm.

Like what?

(scoffs)

Oh, just stupid sh*t.

Like how we should

have never signed

that stupid record deal.

I put everything I had

into that record, and then

they just totally dumped it.

Yeah.

They did.

I really loved

that record though.

Really?

I thought

it was really great.

Wow. Thanks.

Mmm.

I think about you a lot.

Really?

Yeah.

I knew it was

your birthday.

I didn't know

it was today exactly, but...

I always know

this time of year,

when the weather changes.

Always reminds me.

What do you think about?

I think you're

my path not taken.

(chuckles)

Get outta town.

(chuckles)

Really?

Yeah.

We had

so much fun together.

You just have

this really great way

of sort of making

everything really exciting

and each moment

always just felt so alive

and...

I'm not like that anymore.

Yeah, you are.

You are. I can tell.

Well, I don't know.

I loved

how you'd always play me

your songs first.

(chuckles)

I always got to be

the first person to hear 'em.

(sighs)

(sighs) Oh, my gosh.

That was a long time ago.

Mmm.

Do you still write music?

Yeah, sometimes.

When I'm not totally

exhausted.

(inhales)

You smell the same.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Christy.

Yeah?

I can't go there.

I can't go there.

I'm s-- No, no, no.

No, no, no.

No, no, no, no.

Do you wanna, like,

hear a new song?

I have a new song.

Really?

Really.

Okay.

Okay, hold on one second.

Capo.

(chuckles)

(exhales)

All right.

I don't know

what I'm doing.

Here we go.

Where can I find the city

of shining light

In an ordinary world?

How can I leave a buried

treasure behind

In an ordinary world?

The days into years

roll by

It's well that

I live until I die

Ordinary world

Mmm

What would you wish

if you saw a shooting star

(phone chirps)

In an ordinary world?

I'd drive to the end

of the earth and afar

In an ordinary world

- Maybe I don't have much--

-(phone chirps)

Just ignore that.

I'm sorry.

I think you got a text.

I know, but it's... stupid.

Don't even...

We can do this

another time.

No, I'm sorry about that.

I didn't-- Please.

No, please, come on.

Please.

No, that's cool.

No, Perry, I swear.

I loved it.

It's okay.

I loved it.

Please finish.

It's all good.

I feel like Joan

would really love it.

I would love

to play this for her.

(door opens)

-Dude, wake up!

-I am awake.

Good news.

The band is gonna play.

-Really?

-Yeah.

We're setting up right now.

Holy sh*t.

-(panting)

-MAN:

Two-two-two two-A.

Thanks for coming,

you guys.

Uh, where's Perry?

Where's Perry?

Perry, get out

of that bedroom!

WOMAN:
Perry!

GARY:
Wanna hear some music?

Yeah!

Very important to get

your rest these days.

There's a handicapped ramp

over here if you wanna--

(chuckles)

My friend here had the audacity

to turn 40 today.

MAN:
No!

Four-zero.

Ahh! Timber!

(chuckles)

This guy, we love him.

I love him.

He's the best.

He's got a new job

right now.

What is it you're doing?

You're changing

baby diapers and

filling up baby bottles?

-GUESTS:
Aww.

-I'm telling you, this guy--

I am a witness to this.

He was a lunatic.

He was nuts. He was crazy.

All right,

this guy right here was

rock 'n' roll to the core.

Still am!

(microphone feedback)

-Yeah!

-(chuckles)

-You're looking good, though.

-Come on, man. Let's do this!

You see the wrinkles

up close.

Wait!

He needs his guitar!

What's that? We have a guitar

on its way here.

What is this?

Hold on, man.

That's my daughter's guitar.

Be careful.

-What is it?

-Oh. I'm so sorry.

Yes, we've got

children's music

for you today.

A dinosaur.

(scattered laughter)

(bumps)

Easy. That's my daughter's

guitar, man.

Rock and roll! Dinosaurs.

Gary, come on, man.

(laughs)

Sit there, man.

Pull up a chair so he can see.

I want him to see the band.

I am looking for Seor Newt.

Newt, where are you?

There he is.

Get up here!

(cheering)

MAN:
Go, Newt!

Let's do this.

Shut up!

-What's going on?

Who the hell is this guy?

-That's Newt.

Is he-- Is he in the band?

Yeah.

You're not gonna wanna

stand there, buddy.

-When the hell did this happen?

-Are you kidding?

I'm not in the band?

-You haven't been in the band.

-Get off the stage, old man!

Shut up!

Get out of my room!

-A**hole, it's my room!

- (heavy rock)

- (drums pounding)

-(cheering)

(screaming)

No one wants to

hang out with me

Like I'm a social disease

With a mental deficiency

I got a growth on my lip

and my face

(continues)

But it's bleeding

like an open sore

(continues)

I look so repulsive

I look so repulsive

I got such a fever

Breaking out is useless

Have my nervous breakdown

It's my mental shakedown

(continues)

(growls)

(continues)

That I wander

through the city

That's my daughter's guitar!

(grunting)

(grunting)

I look so repulsive

I look so repulsive

I got such a fever

Everybody out.

(amplifiers crackle)

What? What? What?

You're a communist!

Get off of me!

RUPERT:

The party is over.

Everybody out!

I told you. No parties.

Get him

in the bedroom.

Get them

into the bedroom.

Cops are on their way.

Salome, come on, babe.

We're gonna be late!

I'm right here, Mom.

Oh, good.

Where's Dad at?

I don't know, hon.

I'm having trouble

getting ahold of him.

Well, can I call him?

Yes, sure.

In the car.

Come on, guys.

Mom, Dad!

(vacuum whirring)

GARY:
What is your problem?

You say you wanna have a party.

Then when it happens,

you're all bent out of shape.

Well, maybe if you invited

some people I know, Gary.

What? You think I wanted

to spend my entire Tuesday

organizing a birthday party?

I wake up

to your voice mails.

You're all fired up,

ready to go,

ready to burn down the city,

so I drop everything

for you.

I gotta say.

It's very typical of you.

What do you mean,

typical?

This is just what you do.

I mean, I should have learned

my lesson years ago

when you walked out

on the band.

(scoffs)

I did not walk out on the band.

You walked out--

You know you did.

I did not walk out

on the band.

Are you kidding me?

What was it then?

Gary, I had a kid.

Mm-hmm.

We were having a baby.

We had to take a break.

It was just a hiatus.

It was a hiatus?

Yeah.

Give me a break.

How long is that hiatus?

Forever?

You remember the tour?

Right? With Mudhoney.

You remember that?

Thirty cities.

That would have

been huge for us.

It was all lined up.

Do you ever think about

what that could have led to?

Every day.

Yeah.

A million things.

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