Young at Heart Page #6

suffering from chest pains.

This afternoon his son

had begged him to stay at home...

but Bob insisted on

coming to rehearsal.

- [ Stephen ] Bob, why did you come today?

- Why am I here?

- Yes.

- I was afraid that if I missed another one...

Bob would put

somebody else in my spot.

[ Laughs ]

He's been known to do that before.

Basically, why did I come?

I came here because I love it.

You know, I've given him now

the blank CD...

and it may be that

he just does that at home.

We check 'em out one or two times.

I don't see the point

of making him come each time.

You know, whatever he gives us

on that song will be strong...

because it'll be coming

from, uh, somewhere.

We'll have to work

on certain points...

but, you know, this is the first I'm hearing

that he was in the hospital...

so that really...

makes me pause.

I-I don't want him doing things

that he's not capable of doing.

Are you sure it's a wise idea

for you to keep going?

Oh, yeah. Ab-Absolutely.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

I really love what Im doing.

And, uh-

[ Clears Throat ]

Okay, well, I wish you

the very best of health over Easter.

We'll see you guys in about

- Have a safe flight.

- Yeah. Thanks very much. Have a safe everything.

- See you soon. Best of luck now.

- Right. Thank you.

-- [ Cowbell ]

-- [ Drums, Bass, Piano ]

[ Stephen Narrating ]

Easter has been and gone...

and I'm back in Northampton

to catch the chorus in full swing...

as they gear up for the show

in less than three weeks.

The posters are being printed

and the show has got a name-

Alive and Well

Featuring Joe on sparkling form.

- And all the joy within you dies -

- Don't you want somebody to love -

Ahead lies a packed timetable

of extra rehearsals...

plus a very unusual gig in a local jail

at the end of the week.

- You'd better find somebody to love --

But theres been one

major change over Easter.

Two days after I left, Bob Salvini had

a cardiac arrest and was rushed to hospital...

where the last rites

were read to him.

Miraculously he pulled through...

but for a few hours it was touch and go

whether he would live or die.

Oh. I thought that was it.

I really thought that was it.

So did my kids.

My younger daughter,

as soon as she got the phone call...

she woke up her baby,

threw him in the car and rushed over here.

We were all in the hallway thinking,

"This is it." You know?

Bob has had so many things...

where we think, "This is it"...

and he gets better.

I'm not sure if it's prayer, which-

I believe in prayer. Terribly believe in prayer.

Or if it's his strong will.

I think we're all set.

[ Stephen Narrating] Three days ago

Bob came out of Intensive Care.

This afternoon he's being moved from hospital

to a convalescent unit near his home.

Although hes still very weak...

his doctors are amazed

by the speed of his recovery...

and his determination to make the show

in less than three weeks.

[ Doctor]

Said he wasnt hungry and he wasnt gonna.

I brought your watch. I thought that would

make you feel good if you had your watch on.

Get that for you.

- [ Stephen ] Hi, Bob!

- [ Whispers ] Hi, Steve.

Mary Ellen said

that he has 20 lives.

- Mmm.

- And, uh, he's used a bunch of 'em up.

But he's, uh- Yeah, he's-

Yeah, he is amazing.

Are you going to make the show...

if you can make it, Bob?

Are you going to sing with the Young At Heart

chorus if you can do it?

That performance- If you can do it.

I know you're gonna do it

if you can do it.

There's our poster that he looks at.

Makes him feel happy.

Yeah, I-I think- I think, um,

if he can do it, he will do it.

He's a trouper too. He wants to get back

and he may get back in time for the show.

- [ Stephen ] You think he might?

- He may.

Bob thinks he will-

Bob Cilman thinks he will.

So at the moment

you're doing his part, aren't you?

Im learning it

just in case he doesn't make it.

That's trouper ship,

whatever they call it.

How you feeling, Robert?

Good?

Just give yourself a big hug.

When we say "three," just squeeze tightly.

- Ready?

- One, two, three.

[ Monitor:
Sustained Tone ]

[ Woman ]

- Well, we -

[ Chorus ]

- Know where we're goin'-

[ Doctor]

Bye, Bob. Take care.

- But we dont know -

- Where weve been -

[ Woman ]

- And we -

[ Chorus ]

- Know what were knowin '-

- Take care.

- - But we cant say -

- [ Stephen ] Good luck, Bob.

- - What weve seen -

[ Woman ]

- And were -

[ Chorus ]

- Not little children -

- And we know -

- What we want -

- [ Woman ] - And the -

- [ Chorus ] - Future is certain -

- Give us time to -

- Work it out -

- Im glad that's done.

- [ Ambulance Door Slams ]

I'm glad it's done.

I feel like were on our way now.

-- [ Continues ]

[ Chorus ]

- Were on a road to nowhere -

[ Man ]

- Come on inside -

[ Chorus ]

- Taking that ride to nowhere -

- Well take that ride -

- Were on a road to nowhere -

Yaah-ha-ha!

- There's a city in my mind -

- Come along and take that ride -

- And it's all right -

- Baby, it's alright -

- Though it's very far away -

- But it's growing day by day -

- And it's alright -

- Baby, it's all right -

- They can tell you what to do -

- But they' I l make a fool of you -

- And it's all right -

- Baby, it's all right -

- Theres a city in my mind -

- Come along and take that ride

and it's all right -

- A little bit faster now

A little bit faster now -

- Though it's very far away -

- But it's growin' day by day

and it's alright -

- A little bit faster now

A little bit faster now -

- Yes, they'll tell you what to do -

- But they'll make a fool of you

and it's all right -

- A little bit faster now

A little bit faster now -

[ Chorus ]

Wait a minute!

[ Fred] We may be lost,

but we're making good time.

- We're on a road to nowhere -

- [ Chorus ] - Way-ay-ay-ohh -

- - Way-ay-ay-ohh -

- Were on a road to nowhere -

- [ Chorus ] - Way-ay-ay-ohh -

- - Way-ay-ay-ohh -

- Were on a road -

- T o nowhere --

So, you know,

here's the report on Bob Salvini.

Some of you have been asking.

And that's that, um,

he has now been moved...

to, um, Sunbridge...

and he's getting rehab there.

And he should be done with that in

two weeks, and then on the Academy stage.

- [ Chuckling ] I dont know

how it's gonna work, actually.

- [ Laughing, Murmuring ]

You know, Bob was in bad shape.

- I don't know if you know.

- [ Woman ] Yeah, I know. I saw him-

- [ Man ] He had the last rites!

- He had the last rites.

Im curious- Have any of you

ever had the last rites said for you?

John, you had

the last rites said for you?

They didn't know what was wrong

and they says, "We'll give you last rites."

- I said, "I don't care!"

- [ All Laughing ]

[ Woman ] They don't call 'em

the last rites till you're dead.

[ Bob ] You were dead. There was

no point in the last rites at that point.

Jean, did you see that white light

that everybody talks about?

N o.

I refused to look.

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