The American Scream Page #6

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TAKEN CARE OF.

MATT HELPS TAKE CARE OF HIS

FATHER SOMETIMES PHYSICALLY.

>> OW! DARN IT.

>> AND THEN, MATT'S FATHER HELPS

TAKE CARE OF HIM FINANCIALLY,

HELPS SUPPORT HIM TO MAKE SURE

THAT HE HAS A ROOF OVER HIS HEAD

FOR THE MOST PART.

>> ONCE YOU'RE DONE WITH THAT,

DON'T FORGET YOU GOT TO CHECK

YOUR SUGAR.

I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE IT AND

THAT'S WHY YOU KEEP AVOIDING IT,

BUT YOU HAVE TO.

>> [ PANTING ]

THE KNEES DON'T WORK TOO GOOD.

TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN MY

SUGAR WENT UP TO ABOUT 430, I

ENDED UP IN A HOSPITAL

OVERNIGHT -- A COUPLE DAYS,

ACTUALLY.

FINDING A CLEAN THUMB IS HALF

THE BATTLE AT THIS POINT.

OR A CLEAN FINGER.

AH.

THAT'LL SHUT HIM UP FOR A WHILE

ANYWAY.

>> HEY!

>> WHAT?

>> WERE YOU IN THE

BUTTERFINGERS?

>> NO.

>> DON'T LIE TO ME.

>> I AM NOT.

>> THE BAG WAS TORN WIDE OPEN.

>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT THAT.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN YOU.

>> NOT ME.

>> WELL, I HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING.

>> YOU BETTER NOT BE TELLING ME

A STORY.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> YEAH, YOU'RE TELLING ME A

STORY, I CAN TELL.

>> I'M NOT TELLING YOU A STORY.

AH, THIS GLUE AIN'T STICKING

FAST ENOUGH FOR MY LIKING.

[ SIGHS ]

>> MY THING IS -- I'LL SIT BACK,

HAND OUT THE CANDY, AND JUS WATCH EVERYBODY ENJOY

THEMSELVES.

AND THAT'S MY SATISFACTION --

EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD TIME.

>> THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE

IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

TRICK-OR-TREATING, THE CARLOADS

OF PEOPLE THAT COME HERE --

BEFORE YOU KNEW IT, WE HAD LIKE

OVER 300 PEOPLE COMING HERE FOR

HALLOWEEN.

FOR THE AMOUNT OF YEARS THA WE'VE BEEN HERE, HE KNOWS A LO MORE PEOPLE THAN I DO.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> SEE YOU LATER.

>> BYE.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

MY NUMBER-ONE FAN.

HE COMES BY EVERY SINGLE DAY TO

LOOK AT THE GOBLIN.

>> OF COURSE, HE MEETS A LOT OF

PEOPLE JUST BY WORKING FOR THE

TOWN.

>> I GOT HURT AT WORK IN AUGUST.

AND I WASN'T FEELING WELL.

AND JUST FOR THE [BLEEP] OF IT,

I STUCK MY ARM IN THE

BLOOD-PRESSURE MACHINE, AND IT'S

200 OVER 100.

AND I WAS LIKE, "HMM.

SOMETHING'S WRONG HERE."

>> MY HUSBAND HAD A HEART ATTACK

LAST YEAR, AND HE DIDN'T THINK

HE WAS GONNA SET UP.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE COMING

TO US SAYING, "OH, YOU GOT TO

SET UP.

YOU GOT TO DO IT FOR THE KIDS.

THE KIDS LOOK FORWARD TO COMING

HERE EVERY YEAR."

I KNEW HE COULDN'T DO IT ALL BY

HIMSELF.

>> SHE GOT ON THE HORN AND

STARTED SEEING IF ANYBODY WANTED

TO HELP OUT.

THE NEXT THING I KNOW, I HAD A

FEW GUYS FROM WORK COME BY.

>> PEOPLE THAT HE WORKS WITH,

PEOPLE THAT I'VE WORKED WITH,

HUSBANDS AND WIVES -- THEY CAME

DOWN.

SO WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT.

IT WAS REALLY TOUCHING TO SEE

HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY DID COME

OVER HERE TO HELP SET IT UP.

JUST FOR THEM TO COME OVER HERE

AND VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO GE IT DONE, THAT IT DOES MEAN

SOMETHING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> I KNEW PEOPLE LIKED COMING

HERE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK THEY

WOULD COME TO HELP.

I WAS NEVER AFRAID OF DEATH.

WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS --

PART OF LIFE.

NOW, SINCE THE HEART ATTACK, I'M

THINKING ABOUT TAKING CARE OF MY

KIDS.

I'D LIKE TO BE HERE FOR MY KIDS,

WATCH THEM GROW UP.

NAH.

I WANT TO STICK AROUND A WHILE.

[ DRILL WHIRRING ]

>> JC CAME DOWN WITH A BUNCH OF

SUPPLIES, AND WE'RE JUST GETTING

EVERYTHING TOGETHER, CUT AND

SCREWED, AND GET A NEW ROOM UP

SO VIC CAN WORK HIS MAGIC WITH

HIS PAINT.

>> THEY POWERED UP THE GARAGE.

I'VE ACTUALLY GOT LIVE POWER IN

THE GARAGE NOW.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THE AIR

CANNON.

THEY'RE RUNNING AIR LINES.

THEY'VE DONE A LOT.

THEY'VE DONE A TON.

AND, YEAH, THINGS ARE GOING

REALLY WELL THIS MORNING.

WE NEED TO FIX THAT SCRATCH,

TOO.

WHERE'S THAT GREEN PAINT?

>> HE'S GONNA START GETTING A

LITTLE BIT TENSE BECAUSE NOW, AS

HE STARTS PUTTING PROPS TOGETHER

AND SEES HOW THEY WORK AND HOW

MUCH ROOM THEY TAKE OR, "IS THIS

AS BIG AS I WANTED IT TO BE?"

OR HE'S GONNA REALIZE, "I HAD 10

PROJECTS.

I ONLY HAVE TIME TO DO SEVEN."

HE'S GONNA START FEELING

STRESSED.

>> WE'VE GOT THE WALLS UP.

WE'VE GOT THE SIDE OF THE FRON OF THE HOUSE.

WE GOT MOST OF THE FENCE DONE.

MOST OF THE PROP-BUILDING IS

DONE.

I'VE GOT TWO RATHER LARGE PROPS

THAT I'M STILL WORKING ON.

ONE PROP I'M FALLING BEHIND ON

IS THAT EGYPTIAN PROP -- THE

SNAKE HEAD THAT'S GONNA COME

THROUGH THE STATUE.

SO, IF I CAN'T GET THE REST OF

THE SCULPT DONE TODAY AND

PAINTED, THEN I PRETTY MUCH HAVE

TO GIVE UP ON THIS.

I HAVE TO FIND SOMEPLACE TO PU IT.

>> HE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE

EGYPTIAN THING THAT HE'S WORKING

ON.

HE KIND OF STARTED ON THAT LATE.

>> IT'S GONNA GET TO THE POIN WHERE I STOP.

'CAUSE I CAN KEEP DOING THIS FOR

WEEKS.

YOU KNOW, IF IT WASN'T FOR A

DEADLINE, THERE'D BE NO

STOPPING.

YOU'D JUST KEEP GOING.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT ATTENTION

TO DETAIL AND TO PUT THAT MUCH

WORK INTO SOMETHING, BUT THERE'S

A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE

AREN'T EVEN GONNA SEE.

THEY'RE NOT EVEN GONNA NOTICE.

AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DRAW A LINE

SOMEWHERE.

I'M HATING THIS.

I'M NOT LIKING THIS AT ALL.

>> IT'S HARD BECAUSE HE WANTS I JUST RIGHT.

HE'S A PERFECTIONIST, AND IF THE

PAINT WASN'T RIGHT, IF HE

DOESN'T LIKE IT, HE'LL TAKE I OFF, WIPE IT OFF, AND START ALL

OVER AGAIN.

I THINK HE'S CRAZY.

>> I WANTED TO BE PAINTING THIS

TODAY.

[ SIGHS ]

>> WHEN HE WAS A KID, HE DIDN' HAVE HALLOWEEN, SO NOW HE'S

MAKING UP FOR THAT.

HIS MOM WAS VERY RELIGIOUS, I

GUESS, SO THEY DIDN'T CELEBRATE

HALLOWEEN.

>> WE WERE BRANCH DAVIDIANS FOR

FIVE YEARS.

EVEN AFTER MY MARRIAGE BROKE UP,

I STAYED A BRANCH DAVIDIAN UNTIL

OUR PROPHET TRIED TO DIG UP A

DEAD BODY AND BRING IT BACK TO

LIFE.

I GOT OUT OF THAT RELIGION.

THAT WAS THE END OF THA RELIGION.

SO, MY SON IS VERY CYNICAL ABOU THE RELIGION.

LIKE I SAID, THEY WERE VERY

STRICT WITH THE KIDS.

IN THE RELIGION, THEY DIDN' BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS.

IT SAYS SOMETHING IN THE

OLD TESTAMENT ABOUT IT.

I READ IT A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

I DIDN'T KNOW MY KIDS DID NO LIKE IT.

THEY SEEMED HAPPY.

>> HE DIDN'T HAVE THE

HALLOWEENS.

HE DIDN'T HAVE SATURDAY-MORNING

CARTOONS.

HE DIDN'T HAVE PARTIES.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT 'CAUSE I

HAD SATURDAY-MORNING CARTOONS, I

HAD BIRTHDAYS.

I MEAN, WE WEREN'T RICH.

BY FAR, WE WEREN'T RICH, BUT MY

PARENTS ALWAYS MADE SURE --

"IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?

WE'LL HAVE CAKE, ICE CREAM."

YOU FELT SPECIAL.

YOU FELT LOVED.

>> YOU KNOW, MY BIRTHDAY CAME

AND WENT, AND ALMOST NOTHING WAS

MENTIONED OF IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THA BOTHER YOU WHEN YOU'RE A KID,

YOU KNOW, CHRISTMAS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO TREE.

THERE'S NO PRESENTS.

HALLOWEEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE

WATCHING THE OTHER KIDS WALKING

AROUND YOUR STREET IN COSTUME.

SO THAT'S -- THAT'S TOUGH.

GONNA WALK AWAY FOR A LITTLE

BIT.

>> I THINK WHEN YOU'RE DENIED

SOMETHING LIKE A HOLIDAY, YOU

CAN TEACH YOURSELF TO ENJOY

THAT, BUT YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GE RID OF THE ANGER FOR THE

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