Youngblood Page #3

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OFF THE DANCE FLOOR.

BUT IT WAS ONLY:

FOUR OF THEM THEN.

SO WE JUST LAID IN THE CU TILL THE NEXT BOOGIE.

BUT THEN DURANGO--

YOU KNOW DURANGO, MAN--

HE CAME UP, TRIED

TO BOGART A QUARTER.

I TOLD HIM, "ASK

YOUR MOMMA FOR A QUARTER!

CAN'T GET NOTHIN'

HERE, JIM!"

THAT'S WHEN HE GRABBED

MY MAN YOUNGBLOOD,

BUT 'BLOOD WAS TOO FAS FOR HIM--

DONE GAVE DURANGO A LEF AND A RIGHT HOOK,

AND THAT'S WHEN WE

WENT DOWN, MAN.

TOOK TO THE STREET.

I JUMPED OUT HOLLERING,

"KINGSMEN!"

AND THE DARN BOYS STARTED

COMING FROM EVERYWHERE, MAN.

MUST HAVE BEEN 12 OF 'EM.

WE WERE SURROUNDED.

AIN'T THAT RIGHT, BLOOD?

YEAH, RIGHT ON.

THAT'S WHEN Y'ALL RAN?

THEY HAD PIECES.

OH, BUT Y'ALL

DID:

RUN?

DID YOU RUN,

YOUNGBLOOD, OR DIDN'T YOU?

YEAH, WE RAN.

KINGSMEN DON'T RUN,

BUMMIE. YOU KNOW THAT.

-HEY, EVERYBODY WAS RUNNING?

-EVERYBODY?

YEAH, SEE, 'CAUSE THAT'S

WHEN I WENT OFF ON THE DUDE

THAT HAD THE PIECE.

I HIT HIM:

SO QUICK AND SO HARD,

HE DROPPED THE GUN.

IT WENT OFF.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION.

EVERYBODY WAS RUNNING.

IS THAT HOW IT HAPPENED,

BUMMIE?

UH-HUH! RIGHT ON!

PRETTY TOUGH LITTLE DUDE,

AIN'T YOU, YOUNGBLOOD?

WHEN I GOT TO BE.

NO, THAT'S WHAT YOU

GO TO BE, IF YOU WANT TO RUN

WITH THE KINGSMEN.

YEAH, HOW YOU GONNA PROVE IT?

( indistinct arcade sounds )

( indistinct argument )

EVERY NIGH WE DO THE SAME THING!

...IN THE JUKEBOX, BUDDY!

EVERY NIGHT!

DON'T FORGET THE MEETING

TOMORROW, MAN!

( indistinct

boisterous chatter )

Man:
DAMN!

Man #2:
HEY, DURANGO...!

DAMN! HEY, MAN,

WHAT'S GOING...?

( switchblade engages )

I KNOW YOU'RE HERE!

UNH!

OHH!

DAMN!

YEAH!

NO! NO!

OHH!

I'M THE GREATEST,

AND I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU

ABOUT THE LATEST.

EVERYBODY TALKING

'BOUT THE KINGSMEN...

( indistinct chatter

continuing )

YEAH!

MAN!

HEY, IT'S YOUNGBLOOD!

WHAT'S HAPPENING, BLOOD?

( chuckles softly )

UH-UH, BABY.

THAT DON'T GET IT.

AIN'T NO BLOOD ON IT.

SEE ANY BLOOD, SKEETER?

THAT SURE DON' GET YOU OVER, BLOOD.

WHY THEY AIN' NO BLOOD ON IT?

I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRAW

NO BLOOD TO GET IT.

I JUST TOOK IT.

UH, HOW YOU GONNA

SCALP SOMEBODY:

WITHOUT DRAWING BLOOD,

BLOOD?

I WORE HIM OUT.

THE ONLY THING:

YOU WORE OU IS YOUR SNEAKERS.

( laughter )

Man:
AND

THEY:

STILL SMOKIN'!

( laughter )

YEAH, WELL,

Y'ALL HEARD ABOUT THE SIGN.

YEAH, WE HEARD ABOUT IT.

THE WORD IS OUT.

AND THAT MEANS WAR.

YOU EVER BEEN:

TO THE WAR BEFORE?

NO.

YOU DRAW BLOOD:

WHEN YOU GO OUT TO WAR.

YOUNGBLOOD.

IF YOU HAVE TO, USE IT.

WHAT IT IS?

WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE.

SLACK.

( scoffs )

BACK-TO-BACK, JIM.

CALL IT, THEN.

STICK STONES.

YOU GOT IT, JACK.

( weapon clatters )

( indistinct cry )

UNH!

AGH!

HEY!

( indistinct cry )

Man:
HE'S GOT A GUN!

RUN!

GUN!

STOP!

( gunshot )

AAGGGHHH!

DURANGO!

DURANGO!

COME ON! COME ON!

LET'S LEAVE!

COME ON.

COME ON!

Man:
HE SHOT BLOOD!

( distant dog barking )

( distant baby crying )

CLOSE THE DOOR.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M COOL.

YOU SURE IS:

ONE BOOKIN' LITTLE DUDE.

I GUESS I BROKE:

SOME KIND OF RECORD, HUH?

LET'S CLEAN UP, MAN.

UPSTAIRS. COME ON.

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING,

BABY?

THIS IS YOUNGBLOOD.

THIS IS MY WIFE JOAN.

-UPSTAIRS.

-WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR ARM?

I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.

( water runs )

( softly )

GO ON, POUR IT.

OVER THE WHOLE THING?

COME ON, POUR IT.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

-ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,

ALL RIGHT, YEAH.

-DON'T THAT HURT?

WHAT YOU THINK?

I THINK IT HURTS.

YOU JUST THINK ABOU HOW MUCH THAT OTHER DUDE

IS HURTING.

I PUT A REAL BAD HURTING

ON HIM, HUH?

MMM-HMM.

YOU ALMOST BLEW I OUT THERE FOR US, YOU KNOW?

THE GUN GOT JAMMED.

MMM-HMM.

YOU BEEN SHOT.

SURE. TWICE.

HOW'D IT HAPPEN?

IT WAS IN THE WAR.

THE:

REAL:

WAR.

I WAS IN VIETNAM

FOR A MINUTE.

I GUESS YOU KILLED

SOME PEOPLE TOO, HUH?

THAT'S WHAT WAR IS...

ALL ABOUT...

AIN'T IT?

Rommel:
WE'VE BEEN

THROUGH THIS ABOU NINE MILLION TIMES.

Joan:
BIG DEAL. BIG DEAL.

SO WHAT ARE YOU:

TRYING TO PROVE?

Rommel:
I GOT NOTHING

TO SAY ABOUT IT.

JUST SHUT UP.

Joan:
SHUT UP?

JUST LIKE THAT, HUH?

'CAUSE YOU GO NOTHING TO SAY.

Rommel:
WHAT YOU WANT ME

TO SAY, HUH?

NOTHIN'.

JUST SHUT UP!

OKAY.

OKAY. SHUT UP IS JUS WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

WHEN THE LANDLORD COMES

LOOKING FOR THE LAS TWO MONTHS' RENT,

I'LL JUST SHUT UP.

AND WHEN THE GROCERY BILL

IS DUE NEXT WEEK,

I AIN'T GONNA HAVE

NOTHING TO SAY ON THAT EITHER.

LOOK, JOAN, I'M TELLING YOU

FOR THE LAST TIME.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO TELL ME THAT I

HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE?

HOW THE WORLD:

OWES YOU A LIVING

'CAUSE YOU FOUGH IN VIETNAM?

VIETNAM IS DEAD.

WELL, I'M JUST GONNA

SHUT MY MOUTH:

WHEN FOLKS ASK ME,

"WHAT DOES YOUR HUSBAND DO?"

WHILE I'M OUT POUNDING

ON A TYPEWRITER:

TO MAKE ENDS MEET,

'CAUSE I DON'T WAN TO BE THE ONE TO TELL 'EM

THAT HE'S JUST TOO PROUD

TO ASK FOR A JOB.

HE'S SO BUSY RUNNING

WITH THE TEENYBOPPERS,

ROMMEL IS TOO BUSY

TO BE A MAN.

( gasps )

IS THAT YOUR BEST SHOT?

HI.

HI, HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD.

MAY I HAVE SOME FORM

OF IDENTIFICATION?

Man:
OH, YES, OF COURSE.

HEY, VINCE.

COUPLE MORE WEEKS,

WE GOT A BRAND-NEW

ROUND BALL SEASON.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

THROUGH WITH THA AFTER THE LOAD YOU DROPPED

ON DR. J LAST SEASON.

HEY, REGGIE, DR. J

WAS JUST WARMING UP

WITH THE 76ers.

HE HADN'T EVEN WORKED OU WITH THE TEAM YET.

Reggie:
YOU FORGET,

I HAD MY DOUGH:

RIDING ON THE DOCTOR TOO.

Vince:
YEAH,

BUT THAT WAS SMART.

REMEMBER HOW HE:

BLEW AWAY THE CELTICS,

TOOK COWENS AWAY?

WASN'T THAT A B*TCH?

HAD ME KIND OF SCARED

IN THE FIRST QUARTER, THOUGH.

YEAH, BUT ONCE HE GO HIS ACT TOGETHER... MMM.

YEAH, I KNOW.

REALLY STARTED COOKING.

I THOUGHT THAT RIM WAS GONNA

COME RIGHT THROUGH THE TV SET.

WELL, HOW'S

THE RIFLE RANGE BUSINESS?

GREAT, REGGIE, JUST GREAT.

THANKS TO THE RISE IN CRIME,

EVERYDAY PEOPLE ARE

JOINING EVERY DAY.

AND HOW 'BOUT YOU?

ARE YOU KEEPING YOUR BALLS

OUT OF THE GUTTER LATELY?

YOUR BOWLING BALLS.

( both chuckle )

YEAH.

AND MY SCORE'S UP TOO.

WELL, YOU KEEP

YOUR SCORES UP, REGGIE.

YOU KEEP 'EM UP.

ARE WE STILL PLAYING

FOR THE SAME STAKES, VINCE?

( chuckles )

( laughter )

( imitating Howard Cosell )

THIS IS BUBBA COSELL,

LIVE, LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA,

"QUEEN OF ANGELS,"

AT THE KINGSMEN'S CLUBHOUSE

WITH NONE OTHER:

THAN THE LITTLE CHARACTER

YOUNGBLOOD.

WHAT YOUNGBLOOD:

IS ABOUT TO GO THROUGH

IS GONNA BE ONE HECK

OF AN EXPERIENCE.

( laughter )

HOW 'BOUT FIVE?

YOU GOT IT TOGETHER,

BLOOD.

( laughter )

AAH!

COME ON, YOU AIN' CRYIN', IS YOU?

NO.

THEN GLUE YOUR ASS

TO THE SEAT.

I'M SITTIN' HERE.

DAMN, MAN!

WHAT YOU DRINKIN'?

ALCOHOL?

RUBBIN' ALCOHOL?

DON'T DRINK NO MORE.

THAT'S GOOD, MAN.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

-NOW, YOU NO CRYING,

ARE YOU?

-NO.

'CAUSE I THINK I CAN NOTICE

SOME SNOT COMING OU YOUR NOSE RIGHT NOW.

( laughter )

IT'S NICE TENNIS SHOES

YOU GOT THERE, MAN.

-WHERE YOU GOT 'EM?

-FROM JOE.

-JOE WHO?

-"JOE" MOMMA.

NOT-- "ANTICIPATE."

WHAT THAT MEAN?

HEY, MAN--

HEY, MAN, WHY DON'T YOU

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