That Thing You Do! Page #9

You wanna get

out of here?

Go see some of the coast?

Yes, definitely.

Or maybe, um...

what's that theater

that the, um-

The movie stars put their hands

in the front?

Oh. Grauman's

Chinese Theater.

That'd be fun.

Excuse me, sirs.

Um, I wanted to inform you

that I'll be joining your ranks soon,

and, um, I can already

do 200 pushups.

Really, boot?

Yes, sir.

Why don't you give us 100

right now?

Yes, sir!

Count 'em off!

Coffee, please. Thank you.

I like this kid. Louder, son!

Hey, taxi, young squire?

Um, yeah. Anybody

calls for me,

I'll be at Chasen's

with Suzanne Pleshette.

Gotcha.

Hey, Lamarr, is there

any place around here

with really good jazz?

Oh, you want good jazz?

Good jazz?

Let me ask you a question.

Who played coronet

for Jacques St. Claire on Vital Stats?

Scotty McDonald.

Get in the cab.

Get in the cab!

Take this young man

to the Blue Spot.

Oh, good jazz. They're fine!

Yeah.

[Applause]

Oh, yeah, yeah!

Yeah.

I left Vancouver for Tacoma,

Tacoma for Portland...

Oh, I got married

in Portland. Yeah.

Oh, and then I left Portland for Reno,

and then I got divorced in Reno.

Then wised up and faced

the inevitable.

You know, I moved to L.A.

Is the trio going on again?

I don't know.

Looks like they're

kind of busy

doing the cock 'n' bull

with Del there.

Del?

Yeah, Del Paxton.

One of the regulars.

Roving hands,

but good cock 'n' bull.

Del Paxton.

Mm-hmm.

Del Paxton's sitting over there?

Yeah.

Gabby, ha ha ha!

Oh, Gabby?

He owes me money, man.

Oh... oh,

oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Del Paxton

is sitting over there.

Oh, heh heh heh.

I just lost you, didn't I?

You wanna meet him?

What? No... no.

- Ha ha ha!

- Ha ha ha!

- Ain't that the truth.

- That's Gabby.

Margueritte,

what you got here?

You may not believe this, Del,

but this kid has heard of you.

That right?

Well, sit down. Buy me a drink.

Del Paxton.

Who are you?

I'm Guy Patterson.

I'm from Erie, Pennsylvania.

I'm in a band

called The Wonders,

and we're-we

just cut a record,

and we're out here

on the coast,

and I play the drums,

and I have all your records.

Well, not all of them,

but a lot of them.

At least I did until

some of them got swiped

when I was stationed in Germany,

and you were

playing in Germany

at the time I was

stationed there.

But, you know what?

I couldn't see you

because you were

playing in Hamburg

and I was stationed

in Munich.

But I listen to your records,

and I think you're great.

You are my biggest fan.

Heh heh.

Thanks.

I'll have another Hennessey.

A Hennessey for Del Paxton.

All right.

Ain't no way to keep

a band together.

Bands come and go.

You got to keep on playin',

no matter with who.

You guys any good?

Yeah.

Yeah, man, we got-

Jimmy and Lenny

and me and... Faye-

We got something snappy.

Really think we do.

I'm sure you do,

but sooner or later,

something makes you crazy:

money, women, the road.

Hell, man, just time.

Well, we've only been

together for 2 months.

Some bands I been with,

that's 2 months too long.

Last call, lovers.

I'm gone.

You keep on playin'...

and watch your money.

You'll land on your feet.

Thanks for your hospitality.

Thank you, Del Paxton.

Nice young man,

huh, Margueritte?

Oh, very nice young man, Del.

Good night.

- Night, Margueritte.

- Thank you, Del!

Just look at you.

You're no good to me now.

Hey, that's a nice monkey

suit you got on there...

but you still can't park here.

You are so great. You are.

- You're a great gal.

- Really? I'm a great gal?

- Yep, you are. You're a great gal.

- A gal?

A great gal.

Imagine that. I'm a gal.

You have to get out of my car now.

Okay.

Margueritte, what are doing

with young squire?

My civic duty.

- Your civic duty?

- Guy!

- Is he yours?

- One of four.

Thank you for his safe return.

Well, keep a better eye on him.

One more martini, I'd have me a cabana boy.

Ooh.

- Come on.

- [Whispering] Thank you, Margueritte.

Oh, don't look so sad, Lloyd.

We'll be fashionably late. [Chuckles]

Are you all right?

- I'm kinda drunk.

- [Clears Throat]

Well, can you take some good news?

Yes, with the best of them.

You boys got The Hollywood

Television Showcase.

That's a live shot on nationwide TV.

I came by to tell you personally.

Hollywood Showcase!

[Chuckles]

[Chuckles]

I want you to round up your group...

and show up on time tomorrow.

All right? All right?

- You got it.

- Good night!

That's it. That's it. I'm off duty.

I'm off duty. Are you happy?

- I can't just shirk these responsibilities, Lloyd.

- Uh-huh.

Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no.

Guy. Guy, Guy, Guy.

You go upstairs. You go night-night

and you get some sleep.

Bring him along.

From Mr. Pouty to this.

I don't think so. Guy...

You won't remember much of this conversation,

so check with the hotel operator in the morning.

She has all the information.

Lloyd, please, let's go, before it gets too late.

Bye-bye. Good night.

I am Spartacus!

Come on, young squire.

Come on. Come on.

You'll be all right. Come on.

[Ringing]

[Mr. White] Good morning, Guy.

We have a crisis here.

Your bass player has disappeared,

and you are still in bed!

Just calling to tell you to get your patootie

down to the television studio!

You're gonna be on TV tonight!

Excuse me! Excuse me!

Hiya!

Where's Lenny?

Gettin' me a soda.

Where's Jimmy?

He the guy throwin' up

in the bathroom?

Holy cow! What's

wrong with you?

[Toilet Flushes]

Hey, Guy, I think-

I think Faye

gave me something.

We're on TV

in a few hours.

I know!

Hey, Guy,

what do you think of her?

She was

a Playboy bunny!

Took me up to

her apartment last night,

way up with the coyotes,

where I did me some howling.

Where's our bass player?

Isn't he here?

No. I gotta call the hotel.

How far a drive

is it to Las Vegas?

'Cause I'm driving

there tonight,

through the desert

with the top down.

I'm in love, Skitch!

Freakin' stars in my head.

[Belch]

Upchucking,

Mr. Hammerstein?

Are you nervous about tonight's

big live broadcast?

Huh? Huhhhhhh?

No. I've left 50 messages!

Where the hell is he?

Aaaah!

Whooo!

Yeah!

Yeah!

[Camera Shutter Clicks]

[Man With British Accent]

Look at us. We're on the telly.

- [Man #2] Is that where we are?

- Of course, ya twit.

- Look, there's the queen of England.

- I thought we were in America.

[Laughter]

- Go three. [Laughing]

- [Chattering]

I was hoping to meet

Gina Lollobrigida.

Stand in line, chum. I'm hoping

Troy Chesterfield gives me the leftovers.

God help me.

I hope they can do that on live TV.

[Man] The Wonders on stage

for rehearsal please.

The Wonders on stage for rehearsal.

- Oh. I can't find the stage!

- It's right this way.

- Follow me.

- Okay. I'm a Wonder.

Oh. Hey, thank you very much.

Hey, can that one

really play the bass?

I don't know where he is, but he was joining

the marines in August anyway.

This was gonna happen

sooner or later.

Guy, say hello to Wolfman,

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