Prey for Rock & Roll Page #7

Incoming student, be nice.

- Hi, Faith!

- Hi!

Great show!

Dude, you guys are so good!

But you know what,

you would be really good,

if all of your songs

were faster and louder.

( laughing )

- Okay. Go home, and practice.

- Practice?

- Slow, yeah!

- Slow.

- Okay?

- Yeah!

- Okay, bye guys.

- All right.

I don't have any money

on me right now.

Come on, Johnny,

I could pay you on Monday!

- You know better than that.

- Johnny, come on, man!

You know I'm good for it.

You know I'm good for it.

Johnny, come on,

I'll give you my bass.

Jesus, Tracy.

C'mon, what you want from me?

Please, give me a break!

( rough zipping )

Oh, f*** you.

All right. All right.

Ah, f***!

Don't f***ing come

in my mouth, all right?

(bottles rattling )

Hey!

Tracy!

What the f***

are you doing, man?

- I'm going home.

- No, you're not.

No, you are not.

You're coming back in there with me.

Chuck is in there. You're going

to come back into the club and pretend

you actually give a sh*t

about this band for about five minutes.

I got to get

the f*** out of here, okay?

- ( retching )

- Oh, Jesus!

Jesus, Tracy!

Could you be any more low rent?

Oh, Jacki.

I think I need help.

Fine.

Here.

Go home.

No, Jacki! I mean--

Jacki's voice:

Okay, Chuck!

Let's see

what you've got here.

All right.

All right, all right.

Ifthe recording budget is low,

let's say, $10,000,

that means

I'm supposed to quit.

No, wait. Come on, now.

Let's be fair here.

Less than $7,000.

Well, I mean, unless of course,

they offer really good tour support,

then it means,

I should not quit.

Sh*t! Ow!

Oh, no!

Okay. Okay.

Okay.

Okay, when I pull it out,

if it's the right side up,

that's an omen

that I should keep going.

If it's upside down, I'm out of here.

So long. Thanks for the trip!

Oh, yeah!

Okay, here we go.

$2,000!

That motherf***er!

F***, I should have known!

I should have f***ing known!

That motherf***er!

Oh, are they f***ing

kidding me?!

( electric guitarplaying,

indistinct singing )

I just wrote that last night.

What do you think?

Look at that.

We're out of time.

Okay, okay, so, I'll--

I'll see you next week?

Yes. Yes, you will.

- Yeah!

- All right.

Okay.

Remember the other night,

at your gig?

- Yeah.

- And you played, and I was there, and--

Um... yeah?

That was really cool.

Rock on!

- Rock, oh yeah.

- Okay.

Practice and rock.

Okay.

- What the-- uh, sh*t!

- ( laughing )

Hey! Stop, you little runts!

( tires screeching )

# They say it's lonely

at the top #

# Let me tell you, man,

it kills at the bottom #

# Well, you will never

hear your name #

# Ifno one knows you,

how can you be forgotten? #

# O-oh, o-oh... #

Oh, baby, come on!

It's gonna be okay.

You all right?

# One and one

and one make three #

# For everyone

but not for me #

# Is there something

that I can't see? #

# Is this what I was

meant to be? #

# O-oh, o-oh... #

# They say it's lonely

at the top #

# Let me tell you, man,

it kills at the bottom. #

( car approaching )

( car door closes )

- Hey.

- Hey.

Isn't it a little late in the day

for you to be drinking water?

- Where's Sally?

- She just stopped to get gas.

I got to talk to you.

What?

What?

You're weirdin' me out, what?

I'm in love with you, Jacki.

Let's make out.

Come on,

before Sally gets here.

F***!

All right.

I've been going to meetings.

AA meetings?

AA, NA,

all the A's, you know?

Wow.

I thought something

seemed different about you.

I thought, "What'd she do,

wash her hair?

Finally clean her clothes?

Get a forehead?"

I know, man, I f***ed up.

I know I f***ed up.

- ( car door closes )

- Yep, you did.

Hey, I got 17 days clean, man.

I know it's not a lot, but--

It's great, man.

Seriously, that's great.

Jacki:

Trace, Sally, listen.

I can't do this anymore,

you guys.

I'm sorry, it has nothing to do with

you, it has nothing to do with you.

- I told you.

- That's bullshit!

It has everything to do with us!

You think I don't spend time

feeling sorry for myself?

Jesus, you guys,

how many more signs do you need?

- It's over.

- We just got an offer.

It wasn't an offer, Sally.

That was an insult.

I'm sorry.

You just don't understand.

F*** you, Jacki.

I wake up every morning

and I have to think

of a reason to get out of bed.

Nothing makes sense.

The only thing that I do understand,

the thing that I know...

is I want to be here.

I spent half of my life here,

or some place just like it.

- I'm tired.

- So, wait, wait a minute.

Let me get this straight. You--

I've spent so many f***ing hours

with you for so many years in this room,

and that all it was to you,

it was just like, band practice?

But, Jacki, I know you don't think

I give a sh*t about anything,

but I do care about this.

That's the only f***ing thing

I've ever been good at.

It's the only time I feel anything--

I mean, real, anyway.

This is my family.

I just-- I can't do it!

It's just not happening.

Besides, I can't deal

with playing with some stranger.

She's not going to be a stranger.

You'll play lead.

I can't play lead.

Jacki, you can't sing either--

that never stopped us.

Come on, man,

we'll be a power trio.

Hey, Jacki.

If you quit,

what are you going to be?

I know what Faith would say,

she'd say, "shut the f*** up, and play."

What is this,

the rock and roll intervention?

- (knocks on door )

- ( humming )

( Chuck laughs maniacally )

This f***ing atmosphere is electric!

Big night, right?

Hey, Jacki,

did you bring the contract?

Sure did, Chuck.

Right on.

( faint splattering )

Rock and roll,

right, ladies? Huh?

Huh?

Big guy. Roadie.

( flushing )

Jacki:

There you go, Chuck.

What the hell is this?

It's my pee.

( laughing )

You f***ed up, Jacki.

That's the best offer

you're ever going to get.

Rock and roll!

Right, Chuck!

Jacki:

Enjoy the show, man.

You must've pissed her off!

You look good, man.

Come on.

Thank you.

( crowd cheering )

Man:

Rock and roll!

Announcer:

Ladies and gentlemen,

put your hands together

for Clamdandy! Yeah!

This is for Faith.

Yeah! Whoo!

# Punk rock girl says,

"Can't you play a little faster? #

# I only like the music

when it goes real fast" #

# Punk rock girl says,

"Can't you play a little louder? #

# Just a little louder

'cause I like it like that" #

# Punk rock girl says,

"lf you want to speak to me #

# You better say it loud

and you better say it fast" #

# Punk rock girl,

she don't want to hear no slow songs #

# She don't see the point

in crap like that #

# One, two, three, four! #

( moans )

# Lick me #

# Punk rock girl says,

"Can't you play a little faster? #

# I only like the music

when it goes real fast" #

# Punk rock girl says,

"Can't you play a little louder? #

# Just a little louder,

'cause I like it like that!" #

# Punk rock girl says,

"lf you want to speak to me #

# Then you better say it loud

and you better say it fast" #

# Punk rock girl says,

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