The Last Ride Page #6

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If he's so sick, then why

is he dancing with my wife?

Ex-wife, Leroy!

A**hole!

You wanna go again? You

done or you want some more?

That's enough of that crap.

It's almost New Year's.

Now, get in here

and enjoy yourselves.

Hey, you okay?

Get me to the car.

Okay.

Is he okay?

He'll be fine.

What happened?

What in the hell

do you think happened?

He sucker punched me.

Well, let's just get out of here.

I'll find you a hotel.

Not so fast, Sorbonne.

I'll be fine.

I'll just be a second.

The hell, you say.

I stopped off

at the river, Tonto.

Filled my canteen.

If you're back in less than

an hour, you're fired.

Is he okay?

He's about the same.

I changed my mind.

Well, I'm glad.

You sure this is champagne?

Hillbilly champagne.

Cheers, then.

Lord!

Yeah. Old Ned Brown's. You can

taste his radiator every time.

I never done anything

like this before.

What, drink moonshine?

You know what I mean. I just...

I didn't wanna, you know...

Hey, do you like this music?

Yeah, it's all right, I guess.

Would you dance with me?

Even if I ain't much good?

How do you know you're not?

I ain't never done it before.

Just go like you did in

that fight out there,

but slower

and a lot less hittin'.

Okay.

I introduced him

to my loved one

And while they were dancin'

my friend stole my sweetheart

from me

I remember the night

and the Tennessee Waltz

Oh, I know just how much

I have lost

For I lost my little darling

the night they were playin'

the beautiful Tennessee Waltz

The beautiful Tennessee

Waltz

All right, y'all! It's almost New Year's!

Let's count 'er down. Come on.

Five, four, three, two, one!

Happy New Year!

Should auld

acquaintance be forgot

and never brought to mind?

Thanks for asking me.

Thanks for being here.

You should probably

get back to your friend.

Okay-

And auld lang syne

Have fun in Ohio and

if you ever come back through,

maybe you'll stop for gas.

Sure.

It would be good to see you.

Happy New Year, Silas.

Happy New Year.

Should auld acquaintance

be forgot

and never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance

be forgot

Mr. Wells?

We'll get warm in here

in just a minute.

You reckon there is any coffee

to be had in there?

I'll go check.

I really appreciate this.

It's the least I could do

after the free floor show

you boys give us last night.

I sure do apologize for that.

I saw him play

in Shreveport once.

You know, a man came after him on

the stage for the same damn thing.

I guess trouble just

seems to find that ol' boy.

But like I need to tell you.

Yeah.

It's on me.

Thank you.

And this too.

Now, you tell him

that my stage is his

any damn time he wants it.

I'll do that.

Thank you very much, sir.

All right.

You have a good one.

You too.

Immortal home

Oh, bear me away

on your snowy wings

to my immortal

We still got a ways to go, Mr. Wells,

but we're gonna make it, easy.

Turn the radio on.

Tell me of

a home far beyond the skies

Oh, they tell me

of a home far away

Oh, they tell me of a home

where no storm clouds rise

Oh, they tell me

of an uncloudy day

Oh, the land of cloudless day

I gotta pull in here

for a scraper.

I can't see a thing

out of this windshield.

Oh, the land of

an unclouded sky

Oh, they tell me of a home

where no storm clouds rise

Sorbonne.

Yeah?

You said Mr. O'Keefe is gonna

be there waitin' for us?

Yeah, that's what he said.

Are you my friend, Sorbonne?

Sure.

Are you really?

Yeah, Luke. I'm your friend.

I really am.

I'm gonna go in here,

and get a scraper

and we'll get right back

on the road, okay?

Open wide

thine arms of love

Lord, I'm coming

home

Lord

I'm coming

home

I sure do appreciate this. It

shouldn't take me but a second.

I got at least 100.

Over at the bank,

we give 'em out free.

Compliments First National.

You want a calendar?

No, this'll do me just fine.

I'll help you.

That's okay. I've taken

enough of your time.

Hell, I don't mind.

Earl's about to speak,

and he's about

as exciting as

watchin' paint dry.

I just come for the singin'.

This ol' boy looks like he's

in a little trouble there.

He just had a rough night.

You know, New Year's and all.

If you say so.

All right, that should

be enough. Thank you.

That's yours.

Be careful out there.

We sure will.

Thanks again.

God bless you.

Both of you.

...broadcasting system.

Elected Vice President Richard M.

Nixon will serve as grand marshal

of the Tournament of Roses

parade in California.

Riding in his open car will be

his wife and two small children.

After the parade,

the family will attend the...

Hey, Luke, time to wake up.

I gotta find us a place to eat.

You ever been here before?

Come on, Luke, time to wake up.

Mr. O'Keefe's

waitin' for us in Canton,

and he's madder than hell

at the both of us already.

Luke!

Luke. Hey, Mr. Wells.

Thank you.

Thanks for your help.

Looks like it was a heart attack.

He had two broke ribs.

Appreciate it.

You give your statement?

Yes, sir.

Well, I guess

it was a heart attack.

But he had two broken ribs.

What you know about that, son?

Got into a fight last

night over this woman.

I never should've let him

go in there, you know?

I knew he was feeling bad.

I let him have moonshine,

and whiskey and beer.

And I left him alone

for a while.

I'm really sorry,

Mr. O'Keefe. I'm so sorry.

You know, I traveled with him for

six years, worked with him for 10.

This was not the first time.

I can promise you that.

Now, he did this himself, okay?

He didn't need a bit of help

from you or anybody else.

What happens now?

Well, we'll take him

back to Alabama, I guess.

Need a driver?

We'll handle it.

But you might wanna steer clear

of that vulture fight

that's about to break out.

I wish I could.

We owe you some money.

No, sir, I won't take it.

I didn't do the job

you hired me to do.

You gave him what he wanted.

He was the only one

that wanted to do this trip.

Besides, he said in his note to

give you some money to buy a radio,

whatever the hell that means.

I got a lot to do before

the family gets here.

Should I wait for the police?

I'll handle it.

Could I get somebody to give me

a ride to a bus station, then?

Well, you ought to be able

to get yourself there.

What you do from there

is your business.

Now, I'm not a lawyer,

and I don't know that

he was ever of sound mind,

but that's definitely

his signature.

Which means that you are the

new owner of this automobile.

I reckon something must've

gone right out there.

I can't.

Why not?

It was his to give.

And there's plenty of it for the rest

of them to fight over. Trust me.

Should I go back there?

Well, you can go

wherever you wanna go.

But I'd do it pretty quick,

if I was you.

You done good, Mr. Combs.

You done good.

Thank you.

Harry Truman was our president

A coke and burger

cost you 30 cents

I was still in love

with Mavis Brown

On the night Hank Williams

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