Too Late Blues Page #4

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You will.

I promise you will.

I'll see you tomorrow afternoon,

about uh... two o'clock.

Don't do nothing with the day here.

- You leaving?

Two o'clock.

Oh man, this is for the birds.

Come on Charlie, stop

talking to the customers.

Man, you reach for a high

one, and for what? For nobody.

I like to Charlie.

Yeah maybe we'd all like it Charlie,

if you tried playing it a while.

Why don't you stop

complaining Charlie, huh?

Yeah, sure. Why complain. Fresh air, sunshine.

Exactly what we had in mind when we joined the union.

It's for the birds. The charity bits,

fine. At least we get an audience. But this?

- We're getting paid man.

- Scale. They pay more to playground supervisors.

Then learn how to play basketball.

We usually play much better.

What is it with you guys anyway?

- Just tired.

- Tired of playing the trees, that's all.

Now if I play the tuba and Shelly a

bass drum, we'd have a crowd in no time.

Tube and a bass drum...

You deserve each other.

Came on the perfect day, sweetheart.

You know, I never saw anybody look

so good in the sunlight before.

I never got in the sunlight before.

No, I mean it.

Come on Pete, give a

hand here. Will you?

Pete!

Take your time guys.

Goodbye park. You're

strictly for the birds.

- Goodbye park.

- So long squirrels.

Hey you guys, what's the score.

Hey you guys, come on

over and play some ball.

Brind the blonde over, she can umpire.

- Hey, you wanna play some ball?

- With them?

What are you

- what are you crazy? We're too old for that kind of nonsense.

You wanna have a hear

attack or something?

Hey, these kids are pretty good.

- We only have five guys.

- What are you out of your head or what?

That's enough. Come on man, lets go.

- Alright, we'll play you. Come on let's play.

- They wanna play, we'll play.

You feel athletic?

- No, but you go ahead.

- Sure?

- Sure.

- Okay.

- Come on guys, let's go.

- I got third base.

- Toss me a glove will ya?

Hey Red, you run like a gazelle.

Let me see the ball Red.

Over here.

I got it. I got it.

Oh, I had it. Alright here.

This fly in your eyeball.

Come on, you can't even

get it up in the plate.

- What's that?

- You can't even get it up here.

I'll put it right in your earlobe.

I'm safe.

I'm safe too.

That's good, isn't it?

Yeah, very good.

- Come on Ghost. Come on, come on.

- Come on Ghost. I've gone!

I'll take care of this

one, over the fence.

Come on Ghost, come on. Bring

me home baby. Watch that pitch.

Alright, one out you

guys. Now let's tighten up.

Next time.

Hey honey, come on. You play.

- Come on, you can't do worse than I did.

- She don't want to play man...

...Just let me take a bat once.

Wait a minute, old time, beauty

before trumpet players. Come on.

- Ghost, how can you let a girl bat before me.

- Come on honey.

Hey Ghost!

She's batting next. Hey she's playing!

- She's playing for you. What a bunch of sissies.

- Bunch of sissies, she'll bat it out of the park.

Here sweetheart, hit it.

Come on Princess, let's go. Come on.

Alright, come on Princess.

Come on baby, check it in

there. Check it in there.

- Knock it out of the park, honey.

- Oh, beautiful.

- Run, run, run, run.

- Foul ball, foul ball.

Keep going, keep going.

- Here we go!

- Look out.

What's he getting so excited

for man, it was a foul ball.

So what, it's only a game.

Come on, let's go home.

- Did you see it?

- Sure.

I had the bat... and I hit and...

and I never hit a ball before.

Come her slugger.

What's the matter?

Wait a minute.

Well uh...

- Hello Benny.

- Hi listen...

- Honey, it's Benny.

- I'm sorry. I uh...

I was looking for you Ghost, wanted to tell

you you got an audition tomorrow for the group.

Goldstar Records. Four o'clock.

I'm sorry, this is kind of embarrasing.

You're a funny little guy, anyhow.

Yeah, well, uh... Hello Jess, I didn't

mean to scare you, just looking for Ghost.

You wanna drink Benny? We can

fix him a drink can't we, baby?

Oh, by the way Jess, I... gee I'd like to

do something about getting you some work.

I know you're probably short on

cash and need money for the rent.

I'd like to get you something somewhere,

but, well when you walked out on me...

...last night I was about to introduce

you to some people, at that party.

Uh, Benny, you don't have

to worry about Jess anymore.

My baby is gonna sing with the group.

Let's not lose our heads, I mean.

I know Jess needs money, but uh...

Well your group's instrumental.

She's just starting out.

You don't have to worry

about Jess anymore Benny.

Okay. Whatever you say I guess.

Well, see you tomorrow. Four o'clock.

Do you know where the place is?

I'll find it.

- Okay. Goodnight.

- Goodnight Benny.

Hope I didn't embarras you.

He's a fun little guy, isn't he honey?

Yeah, he's funny.

He's a scream.

I know something's wrong. What is it?

What do you mean 'something's wrong?

You know what's bothering me.

I've been around Ghost. Even with Benny.

- Oh.

- Oh? Yeah.

It does make a difference, doesn't it?

Not to me, it doesn't.

I don't know if I could be in love with you

cause I don't know if I know what love is.

Then don't worry about what it is.

And don't worry about Benny, and don't

worry about rent, or recording, or...

...me, or tomorrow, or nothing.

Alright, kill it.

Alright, kill it. Come on, knock it off.

What a bunch of bananas.

I don't like the number Mr. Wakefield.

Well mister, you paid for what

we like to play. That's our deal.

That's not my deal, kid.

- Is not?

- I don't like it.

Hey agent, is he telling the truth?

Let me take care of it Ghost.

Look, maybe the best thing

is to forget the whole thing.

- No, no, no.

- Maybe some other time.

No, no. You just push him.

You'll get what you want.

Hey Benny...

- Man, you dig this?

- Another perfect day.

- It was all my fault.

- No, don't be stupid honey. You were great.

Hey listen, why don't

we play something else?

Sax raise its ugly head.

It's just as good a number.

- Same tune. I'm a' ram my fist up his mouth.

- Oh man, oh blew it.

Whatever that means.

Ghost, you wait outside. Do you mind?

Don't you tell me what to do Benny.

Benny when you tell me something

I gotta take it for a fact.

Now you told me this man wouldn't

tell me how to play my music.

He'd just, listen to it.

He's an idealist, Milt.

But that's the world, kid. That's the

way it goes. I hate commercialism too.

Don't blame the poor sound engineer.

Blame the world, blame the people.

Turn up that level, will you Georgie.

See? It's beginning to sound good.

Now that's good. That's good.

I like that. Who wrote that?

I did.

It's the same number you heard a

minute ago... that you didn't like.

But I think I like it now.

That girl's good.

I like that uh... what are you laughing

at? I like that uh no singing singing.

What do you think, Georgie?

I told you before. It's a lousy room.

You're a musician too, aren't you? Get in

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