Wheeler Page #6

to be watching her.

And I don't know, the adults,

they started talking

or somethin'...

My baby drowned.

Ah, hell.

I deal with this pain

every day of my life

if I think about her, but...

I'm happy now, you know.

I know she'd be...

She'd be proud of me and, uh...

I just can't believe

she could...

Be taken away that young.

I can show you somethin'.

I got two here.

Here she is.

She looks a lot like you.

She's gorgeous.

Yeah.

Whew.

I can't even imagine.

Can't even imagine.

So, uh...

there was a gap of time there,

after that happened...

I mean...

I understand why

this means so much to you.

Yeah, well, I just figured

it's my last shot, you know.

I lost some time there

and, uh...

I mean, that kind of torture,

I wouldn't wish that

upon anyone.

So...

one day,

I'll be with her up there.

I'll play her some songs and...

You will.

It sure is nice

to meet you, Audrey, and...

I really consider you a friend.

And, uh...

I don't tell people...

About this stuff,

but, uh... I trust ya.

You've been a good friend to me.

Well, good friends

don't go away, they...

We got that to look

forward to, don't we?

That's right. You know,

I got your back.

Why don't we head back

to the lodge, light a fire.

Yeah.

After you,

Ms. Spillman.

Wheeler,

it's Bart Herbison here.

A couple things, man.

I love giving good news.

First, I checked those cuts out

you recorded,

I'm telling you, bro,

I've still got my skirt up

over my head, man.

They are awesome!

And after that song you

and Bobby Tomberlin played

the other night

at the blue bird,

they want you back

to play your own set.

Congrats, pal.

Give me a call.

That was great. Thanks.

It's been a lot of fun.

Thank you.

Hold on. You wanna hear

another song from Wheeler?

Wasn't that great?

Play us another one.

Thank you.

All right, I'll give you

one more, yeah.

Thank you, guys.

You guys are awesome.

Uh...

This is a song I've

been writin' for the last...

About a month now.

Uh... it's a song

I wrote for my...

My father,

who's no longer with us.

Um...

He'd just be over the moon,

I think, to know

that I'm playing this song

at the blue bird caf

in Nashville, so, uh...

This song is called

show me the way.

Thank you.

Thank you.

- Where we headed again?

- Bart's out of town,

and he wanted me

to introduce you to a writer.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

In there?

Yeah. Come on.

Audrey.

Yeah.

Hi. I'm Johnny. How are you?

Nice to meet you.

Wheeler.

Good to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Welcome.

You guys good?

You need anything?

Nope.

Good.

- I'll show you back.

- All right.

Oh, my god... you have

got to be shittin' me.

This is crazy.

Come on.

Kris, Audrey and Wheeler

are here, man.

Hey! Come on in, man!

Hey.

Wow.

Hi. I'm Audrey.

Hi, Audrey.

It's nice to meet you.

You must be Wheeler.

Ah, yes, sir.

Heard a couple of your tracks

over there at Bart's office.

And, man, you knocked me out.

Thank you so much, sir.

Coming from you,

are you kiddin' me?

Is this happenin'?

Sorry. Ah... wow.

You're my hero,

Mr. Kristofferson.

I grew up

listenin' to your music,

readin' about you,

uh... your story,

and that William Blake quote

you love so much.

I read all about that,

and that got me through

some really tough times.

It's one of the main reasons

I'm in Nashville.

Well, I'm glad you made it.

I'm doin' a charity gig,

comin' up at the Ryman.

How 'bout gettin' up

and doin' one of your songs?

Are you serious?

The Ryman?!

Yeah.

Well, yes, sir! I'll be...

I'm at a loss for words,

but I will be there.

I will be on time.

I'll be early.

Ha! Ha! Well, you'll be early

and you'll be great.

That'd be incredible.

Well, great, man.

Johnny'll get you all the

details. We'll have some fun.

Okay. Thank you so much!

Pleasure meetin' you.

Yeah. I'll be proud

to say I know ya.

I hope so!

I hope I make you proud!

Thank you, man, for bringin' us

in to meet the man.

See ya!

Thank you.

Whoo!

Yes, indeed.

Absolutely beautiful.

He's a country-music

troubadour, a gypsy spirit,

and a country song in his heart.

Wheeler Bryson, welcome,

my friend!

Ah, thank you so much

for havin' me.

This is my first radio show.

Oh, we're makin'

your debut radio

right here in music city, USA.

You have definitely

kicked up some dust.

Quite a buzz goin' around

music city about you.

Nashville is a place

where dreams can come true.

So what do you wanna do

with all of this?

You know, Marcia, I don't know,

I just wanted to see if my songs

were just good in my hometown

or if they actually, uh...

Would translate.

And, you know,

the overwhelmin' feelin'

that I've had here,

just the experience of this,

I'd be fine if everybody

took it all away now and

I went home back to the farm.

So can we talk about the show

that's coming up?

You mean the one

I was invited to play at? Yeah.

Yes, so can I mention that?

It's kinda in here...

I mean, yeah, as long

as I won't get in any trouble.

I don't know

if that's acceptable,

but, yeah, I mean, basically,

I had the great fortune

of meetin' my favorite...

Poet out there,

Kris Kristofferson.

And he invited me to play

at the Ryman with him,

to come up and do a song,

and I think it's next week.

I'm very excited to see

what your future holds,

and you seem so connected

and honest to who you truly are.

Folks, again, be sure

and check out Kris Kristofferson

with Wheeler Bryson

at the Ryman, comin' up.

My friend,

you're welcome back anytime.

Come and see me.

It's an open-door policy.

I'll come back, Marcia,

for sure.

Yeah!

Hey, mornin', stranger.

Good morning.

Someone movin' a little slow

this mornin'?

A little bit.

Where's Dorothy?

Dorothy's upstairs.

She's sleepin' off

the same feeling, so...

Hm.

That was good harmonies

last night. I had fun.

Thank you.

She had a really good time.

I'm glad she came.

But today is your day,

it's a big day for you, so...

Anyways, I'm proud of you,

and I wanted to give you

a little somethin'.

What's this?

Just open it up!

Yes, ma'am!

Wow! Look at these, Bobby!

Damn, man.

Are you kiddin' me?

You like 'em?

I love 'em.

Gorgeous pair of boots.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

Let me try.

Let's see how

we're doin' here. Ah, yeah!

Look at those bad boys! Whoo!

I mean, they are slippery,

I could moonwalk back to you.

I can moonwalk back to you.

Oh, my god! Oh, man.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

So, Bobby,

we should get goin' here.

What else do I need?

I got my jacket,

I got my guitar.

I think we're good.

Yeah?

We'll see you down there

at sound check,

and you'll call Bobby t.

And tell him to come?

I will. He'll be there.

Okay, great.

Let's do it! Thank you, darlin'.

You're welcome.

You made my day.

Made my day! Whoo!

We'll see you down there, Mike!

All right, good luck, Wheeler!

Thanks.

That was so sweet of Audrey.

These boots,

they fit like a glove, man.

They look sharp.

Finally gettin'

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