Too Late Blues Page #3

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You like to dance?

Does any man like to dance?

Hey, I bet that's the first exercise

you had in a couple of years, Ghost.

Thank you. Thank you very much loudmouth. I'm

having enough problems keeping time with the music.

No, no. You kids look good. Real good.

Appreciate it. He used to be an

instructor for Arthur Murray, you know?

Very funny, very funny.

Hey, hey, you guys thirsty?

Wanna drink?

- Yeah, sure.

- Yes, I will take up on a drink, sir.

So how the boys?

- Pretty good, pretty good.

- They working?

Well, we're gonna have a swinging day at the

park tomorrow, playing for a lot of trees.

What a life. You know, you can have

it. What do you wanna drink, princess?

Hey, wait a minute. Don't say nothing.

She doesn't know I can fix

drinks. Step aside, young man.

- He could've taken over me.

- Step aside.

Let me have some vodka.

- Vodka?

- Yeah.

Good.

Some Irish wiskey.

- Evil got to Savannah is at work.

- Yeah, how did you get involved with this cook?

Cognac... Yeah, that's good.

Not too much, I don't want to spoil it.

He's always got some crazy drink.

Well listen, the me drinking is a luxury.

It's as simple as that. Now you can waste it...

...on something ordinary or you

can... you can dream a little.

I don't want any of that.

I've been nothing but nice to you lady. I

don't think I deserve that kind of treatment.

You got some maraschino

cherries, please?

- What do you want? My job?

- No, no, no. A cherry. That's good.

Two. That's gonna make it look pretty,

those cherries. Make it look nice.

Some cream meant for a little coloring.

- Watch this one.

- Hey princess...

Now we mix.

Hey if the whole place explodes

you're gonna pay for it.

Hey's a cook, ain't he princess?

Three chill glasses if you please.

You can have two... thanks

a lot, but no thanks.

- You're a coward. Hey, coward!

- That's right.

Jess honey.

I'm a coward too.

Very well... I'll... drink alone.

Boy oh boy.

A little rough going

town. But it's good.

Yeah.

Try it honey. I wouldn't

let anything hurt you.

Oh, here goes nothing.

- It is good.

- Yeah?

Yeah.

- See, what did I tell you?

- Tastes just like crme de menthe.

- Yeah?

- Yeah, you should try it.

- See that?

- Alright, alright, I'll try anything once.

- Go ahead sport.

- It tastes like crme de menthe.

- Yeah?

- Marvelous.

I have a toast. Hold it. I have a toast.

A toast to all the cowards in the

world who never mix their drinks...

...may they one day wake up, and

find out there's a crazy mix up world.

- Great.

- I made that up myself.

- Hey, hey. I got one. A toast.

- Yeah?

Here's to the girl who lives on the

hill, she won't... what's the matter?

Oh, I'm... I'm sorry princess,

that's not for ladies.

That's right. Let's drink to

a sense of propriety anyway.

Hey, that's a good

one. I'll drink to that.

- More, more nectar for the gods.

I'm gonna get stiff on

that crme de menthe...

It's getting me all sloppy

- Here, here, here.

- Hit me again, too, you know.

- Jess?

Alright, here's to a man I know who plays

music in the city parks for trees and birds.

I wonder who she meant by that.

Hey, hey, hey. Here's to people, and

drinking, and wives who keep their husbands...

...in the streets!

I got one. I drink to a girl,

with a voice like an angel.

Well... here's to this drink anyway,

cause it... it makes men say pretty words.

Alright, alright, alright. Here's to me.

Hey, Reno. This man

wants to pay my bill.

Good luck.

Champagne will cost

you three bucks a split.

Let's get outta here.

- Goodnight, Sheryl.

- Goodnight.

- What a dump.

- Oh, I never come in here.

You never come in here? Hey Shorty, you

listen to me. You better never come...

...in here again! You here me?

How do you like that broad?

She never comes in here.

No, she never comes in here just Mondays,

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and...

...and Fridays and Saturdays. She

better never come in here again cause...

...from now on, she barred in this bar!

- She was just embarrased.

- Relax. What kinda hot temper is that?

Well if she don't wanna come in here,

she don't have to come in here, you know?

That's true. Hey, lets drink to

bar tenders and their troubles.

No, no, no, no. Let's drink to dames, they

just wise up that money ain't everything.

- I got no more drink, honey.

- Wait a minute, I'll fix...

No, no, no. You go ahead. I'll do it.

You try to take a turn around

that South American stuff.

I gotta cool off anyway.

- You know how to do that?

I know how to do it, I'm

a bar tender, ain't I?

Forgot, yeah.

I cannot make that.

Sure you can.

It's easy.

You sure move beautifully.

Never mind that.

Come on. Try it. Come on.

- Okay. - It's just one-two,

one-two-three. That's all.

How am I doing, teach?

I never mind about the

music... Just, come here.

But, keep the rhythm, huh?

- Okay?

- Okay.

You won't let me fall.

I wanted you to fall, cause you can

lean on me any old time, Princess.

That's because you're late

all the time. That's why.

Did you know that

(slurred words) Strange?

I didn't know that. But it's a

pleasure to make your aquaintance.

Did I ever tell you about the...

- For what?

- Anyhow, he takes this girl.

And he opens the door.

And he, hands her the key.

And he says... goodnight.

- Goodnight?

- Doesn't go like this.

Don't turn it on.

Your lips are soft.

Come on. Come on.

Come on with me.

Come on.

Come on.

Now just sit right over here. Sit down.

I'll be ready for you in just a minute.

I gotta go make myself look

pretty for you, don't I?

So you just... make

yourself comfortable.

And a... smoke a cigarette or something.

I won't be long.

You won't be sorry.

Cause I'll make you happy.

I like you.

Don't I smell good?

You smell great.

- Oh, what's the matter?

- Just, stay there, will ya?

Just, right there.

I don't appeal to you?

I'm not your type? Huh?

Yeah, you are my type.

Then... don't you want me?

I don't understand.

I didn't even have a chance with you.

I mean, how do you know

you wouldn't like me, huh?

It has nothing to do with

whether I would like you, or not.

Who ever told you that's what you

had to do in order to reach somebody.

Are you kidding?

Just where do I stand

without my body, huh?

Tell me that... I'm the girl with

no mind, or haven't you heard?

What good is talking to somebody

when nobody listens to you, huh?

What good is falling for somebody

when they don't come back?

If I let you go tonight, I'd never

see you again. And you know it.

And you think that the bomb is gonna drop

and everything inside will be out and...

...everything down will be up.

I don't think... it's too painful.

It's too late for this

kind of stuff anyway.

Okay... then tell me what you

want, and I'll make it happen.

Tell me what you want.

Just like magic, it's gonna happen.

To live... just to live, that's all.

Where? Cleveland? New York? Paris?

How about the moon?

I just don't believe in fairy tales.

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