- 11 years ago
Drama (2004) 87 minutes ~ Color
Four people from four different cities join up on a trip to visit the birthplace of their favorite rebel film star. In the process, they learn more than they expected. They learn about themselves, each other, and what it means to be alive.
Director: Don Boner
Writer: Don Boner
Stars: Jason Kristler, Reg Land, BJ Whetstine
Four people from four different cities join up on a trip to visit the birthplace of their favorite rebel film star. In the process, they learn more than they expected. They learn about themselves, each other, and what it means to be alive.
Director: Don Boner
Writer: Don Boner
Stars: Jason Kristler, Reg Land, BJ Whetstine
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00:00:00You
00:00:31Hey cutie
00:00:34I never forget how to love
00:00:39It ain't so bad being a toy
00:00:43Nobody takes time to stop and think about what's important in their life
00:00:46Teen Idol actor Eddie Ray was killed in a motorcycle accident
00:00:50I got bigger fish to fry and places to see
00:00:52On California State Road 653
00:00:55His first movie Rebel Without a Reason was a huge hit with teenagers
00:01:01It had been a very rough winter
00:01:04For two weeks in late January
00:01:06The temperature stayed in the single digits
00:01:09Dropping to a low of minus 36 degrees one night
00:01:13On top of that we had a record snowfall
00:01:17I lost my job in early January and things were very tense at home between Rita and me
00:01:24I accidentally happened on an Eddie Ray fan club website
00:01:27Where I met Sam, Dan and Jane
00:01:30They were all younger than me
00:01:32But we all shared a love for Eddie Ray
00:01:34And the influence he had on that generation
00:01:38My parents' generation
00:01:41It was late May when we made the decision to visit Fairview, Indiana
00:01:44Eddie Ray's hometown
00:01:46We would all meet up in Indianapolis
00:01:48And then drive up to Fairview and spend a couple of days there
00:01:52I would drive in from Cincinnati and the rest of the group would fly to Indianapolis
00:01:57Four different people embarking on a journey in search of answers
00:02:04There was Sam, who was trying to find himself
00:02:10Just think about it, okay?
00:02:12I told you, there's nothing to think about
00:02:15Sam, are you still going across the country on this wild goose chase?
00:02:18It's crazy! Those others, they're not our kind
00:02:21You don't know anything about them
00:02:23If you were going off to Indiana, your papa would roll over in his grave
00:02:27Mom, calm down
00:02:30Remember what your doctor said
00:02:32Besides, I think Dad would be proud of me
00:02:36Nothing good ever came out of Indiana, right Marvin?
00:02:40Dan Quayle
00:02:41Dan Quayle, what a joke
00:02:43What about your job? What does your boss think of this Meshugganah idea of yours?
00:02:47I'm only missing one day
00:02:48And he worked extra last week
00:02:50Sam, I'm just looking out for your well-being
00:02:52I don't want anything to happen to my little boy chick
00:02:56I've got to pick up Rose
00:02:59Catch you later, Sam
00:03:09I'll be fine
00:03:12And there was Dan, still grieving over the tragic death of his young bride, Tabitha
00:03:25Hello, Dan
00:03:26Aaron
00:03:32You know, I really hope Allah somehow spoke to you
00:03:34And convinced you to change your mind
00:03:37You know, I really hope Allah somehow spoke to you
00:03:39And convinced you to change your mind
00:03:41Dan, I'm telling you, I have a very bad feeling about this trip
00:03:44Since when did you care for such things?
00:03:46You're a non-believer, remember?
00:03:48I'm only a realist
00:03:50Okay, so what? I question everything
00:03:52But my friend, I'm questioning you
00:03:54I mean, you're traveling this great distance
00:03:56And for what?
00:04:00Dan, I agree for Tabitha too
00:04:03You know she was like a sister to me
00:04:05But do you honestly believe that this Eddie Ray is going to help you?
00:04:09Dan, he's dead
00:04:11And he's been dead for almost 50 years
00:04:17Why are you doing this?
00:04:19Look, Aaron, I've told you
00:04:20These are good people
00:04:21They've helped me through my grief
00:04:23Look, never mind
00:04:26I'll call you later
00:04:35Last there was Jay
00:04:37Someone who pushed, prodded, and convinced all of us
00:04:39To go to Indiana during that hot August weekend
00:04:49I still think of her
00:04:55But I have a hard time remembering her
00:04:59Well, honey, you were only 5 years old when we lost her
00:05:03Just...
00:05:05Just hold on to the memories you have
00:05:07She loved you
00:05:09So much
00:05:15Dad, do mom know?
00:05:19I mean, like then?
00:05:24Honey, I don't know
00:05:26But I believe she...
00:05:29Well, you know
00:05:32Sorry
00:05:37I got stuck in traffic
00:05:39I'm sorry
00:06:01Okay, time for me to leave
00:06:03You be a good girl, alright?
00:06:05Can I go with you?
00:06:06Will you bring me back something?
00:06:08I'm only going to be gone for 3 days
00:06:10Maybe next time you can go with me
00:06:12I know that you and mom are...
00:06:13Well, she's mad
00:06:15But she'll get over it
00:06:16Listen
00:06:18I know things have been really difficult lately
00:06:20But we both love you very much
00:06:22And you know that
00:06:23Deep down, we love each other
00:06:25That's what's important
00:06:26I'll see you soon, okay?
00:06:28Alright
00:06:38Bye
00:07:08I'm sorry
00:07:14So you still plan on going to Indianapolis?
00:07:19God knows why you're too young to be going through male menopause
00:07:23Look, don't run away from me!
00:07:25I'm not running away from you!
00:07:26But I don't have anything else to say
00:07:28You just don't understand me
00:07:30I don't think you've ever understood me!
00:07:34Understand?
00:07:36I gave up trying to understand you a long time ago
00:07:41You have obligations here!
00:07:44You shouldn't be going off and screwing around with somebody younger than your own sister!
00:07:48Yeah, it's not that way at all!
00:07:50I can control myself
00:07:52What about last year?
00:07:54When you and what's-
00:07:58Forget it
00:08:02Rita
00:08:03It's only for 3 days
00:08:06It's going to work out
00:08:09You just have to trust me
00:08:37Report card's going to be good?
00:08:38Mm-hmm
00:08:39You like your teachers?
00:08:40Yeah, I even told them that you're going to Eddie Ray's hometown
00:08:43Oh yeah? Cool, that's right, I leave tomorrow, I'll be gone all weekend
00:08:45Have you ever been to Eddie Ray's hometown before?
00:08:47No, I never have, it'll be my first time
00:08:49Yeah, did you ever watch his movies when you were a kid?
00:08:51Yeah, I remember watching his movies on television
00:08:53But you know, he was popular even before I was born
00:08:56Wow, I think he's so cool
00:08:58I even think Mom likes him, he's so cute
00:09:02Hey, I taped a special about him last night
00:09:04Do you want to watch it?
00:09:05Yeah, do you want me to go get Mom?
00:09:06No, Mom's pretty busy
00:09:08Maybe she can watch later
00:09:09Okay
00:09:10Okay?
00:09:27Let's see here, how about...
00:09:31There we go
00:09:3350 years ago, a young man from Fairview, Indiana
00:09:36left the comforts of home to follow his dream
00:09:39and head for Hollywood, seeking fame and fortune
00:09:42Little did he realize that his life would be cut short
00:09:44by a tragic motorcycle accident
00:09:47just as he was obtaining a measure of the admiration he was seeking
00:09:50or that he would be credited with influencing young teenagers worldwide
00:09:54in the baby boomer pop culture scene for the next half century
00:09:58Let's look at one of the most recognized and revered scenes
00:10:01from the history of the cinema from Rebel Without a Reason
00:10:10Why'd this happen to us?
00:10:12I ain't a bad kid, am I?
00:10:14Ronnie, you're not bad, it's them
00:10:17Sometimes I feel like, like no one trusts me
00:10:20They treat me like a child, like I'm being suffocated
00:10:23I hate them, they're all monsters
00:10:25Ronnie, don't ever say you're bad
00:10:27You're not bad to me
00:10:29I'll never treat my kids like the way they treated me
00:10:32or the way they treated that David
00:10:34Poor kid
00:10:36You know, the whole world is so messed up
00:10:39Nobody takes time to stop and think about what's important anymore
00:10:43They're so comfortable in their nice homes and nice jobs
00:10:47It's all an illusion, none of it's real
00:10:50It's like the whole world forgot how to love
00:10:53It's like the whole world forgot how to love
00:10:55Nobody cares about love anymore
00:10:57Money's all they care about
00:10:59Ronnie, you're not like them
00:11:01You know how to love
00:11:03You're so nice
00:11:05and strong
00:11:07and gentle
00:11:09And you've always accepted me for who I am
00:11:11You've never treated me like a tramp
00:11:17Betty, I swear
00:11:19I'll never forget how to love
00:11:23♪
00:11:54♪
00:12:00So, anyone hungry?
00:12:02I am starving, I couldn't eat that crap they serve on the plane
00:12:05I mean, unless everyone else is hungry
00:12:09I can wait
00:12:11I could go for some grub and a cup of coffee
00:12:13Sure, I could use a bite
00:12:15Great, I found this sandwich coffee shop kind of place on the internet
00:12:18It's in an artsy neighborhood
00:12:19Oh yeah?
00:12:20Yeah, you know, theater district, art galleries, that kind of thing
00:12:22Cool
00:12:48Are you excited?
00:12:50You know, about me on this trip
00:12:53Yeah, I am
00:12:55Normally I'm not an impulsive person
00:12:58but you're very persuasive
00:13:02Well, I usually get my way
00:13:05So, have you ever been to Indianapolis before?
00:13:08Yeah, um, I was here when I was a kid
00:13:12A long time, gosh, thirty years ago
00:13:15Anyway, this part of town was a lot different then
00:13:18There were a lot of gypsies around
00:13:21Really?
00:13:22Yeah
00:13:23What did they do?
00:13:24I have no idea
00:13:26I was just a kid
00:13:28Adam, you're a lot older than...
00:13:33I mean, so, how old are you?
00:13:38I'll be thirty-six this year
00:13:41You look so much younger
00:13:44Thank you
00:13:46Sam, tell me, how long have you been an Eddie Ray fan?
00:13:48Since I was about thirteen, I guess
00:13:51That's when I saw Rebel Without a Reason
00:13:53That was such a cool movie, it really rocked
00:13:55You know, the grown-ups were so, what's the word?
00:13:58Square
00:14:00It's hard to believe that our parents were the ones that grew up with those films
00:14:04and they still ended up being so uptight
00:14:06No, my dad never treated me like that
00:14:08He was really understanding
00:14:10My father wasn't, he was strict
00:14:12He was also very traditional, you know, in the old ways
00:14:15What do you mean, the old ways?
00:14:17Well, he was supposed to go back to Lebanon after he graduated
00:14:20but he ended up marrying my mother instead
00:14:23Was your mother Lebanese?
00:14:25No, she was English and a Christian
00:14:30Was your wife an Eddie Ray fan?
00:14:32My wife loved Eddie Ray
00:14:34She was very western in some ways
00:14:37but it wasn't until she was killed that I started watching his movies
00:14:43Anyway, now I'm here instead of back in New York working
00:14:47At least you have a job
00:14:49Nowadays, with the way the economy is, marketing types like me are a dime a dozen
00:14:54Well, I can't be fired because I have my own business
00:14:57I mean, if my business isn't doing well, I don't have to worry about making payroll
00:15:01I just don't pay myself
00:15:03But listen, my friend, things will improve
00:15:06You'll find a job and my business will grow
00:15:09God will
00:15:12Anyway, Jane, tell me, I can't remember, did your dad ever remarry?
00:15:17No
00:15:25So, where to now?
00:15:27Would you mind if we drove to the track? I always wanted to see it
00:15:30That's cool
00:16:12Let's go
00:16:34So, was it what you expected?
00:16:37I wish my father could have seen it
00:16:39He was a big race fan
00:16:41I remember we used to listen to the race on the radio when I was a kid
00:16:45Really?
00:16:46Yeah, but he never made it up here
00:16:48He died so young
00:16:50Anyway, did you enjoy seeing the track?
00:16:53Yeah, I guess
00:16:55I'm not a big race fan
00:16:57It was bigger than I thought it'd be
00:17:00You know, Dan, you should come back in May and, you know, see the race
00:17:05Yeah
00:17:06We better head to Fairview, we gotta take the back roads to get there
00:17:11Yeah
00:17:29You okay?
00:17:31Yeah, I just don't like to sit in one place for a long time
00:17:37I'll be fine, don't worry about me
00:17:41Okay
00:17:48Sam?
00:17:51Yeah, come on in
00:17:56Where's your mom?
00:17:58Mom's out shopping
00:18:01So?
00:18:04So...
00:18:06So what?
00:18:08You know what we talked about
00:18:11About what happened the other night?
00:18:13That again, we've been through this
00:18:15Sam, put the groceries away, your poor old mama's tired
00:18:19So Marvin, how are you?
00:18:21How is your beautiful, unattached sister that doesn't have a date Friday night?
00:18:25Mom, stop
00:18:26No, it's not right
00:18:27You sit in front of that computer all day, ruining your eyesight
00:18:30And those pictures you look at, you know you should be going out with a nice, attractive girl
00:18:34Rose is gonna make some lucky man a very nice wife
00:18:37Mother, please
00:18:38Sam, a good-looking boy like you, with so much to give the girls
00:18:41Just like your papa, may he rest in peace
00:18:43You should be on the lookout for a nice girl like Rose
00:18:46And you're not gonna find one in those bars you go to
00:18:48In those places, all you're gonna find is a bunch of whores
00:18:50I didn't raise you to go out with whores
00:18:52Oh yeah, well you don't know anything about me
00:19:03Dan?
00:19:05Back at lunch, you know when you asked me if my dad had remarried?
00:19:11Well, he's gay
00:19:13Has been as far back as I can remember
00:19:16Oh
00:19:18And well, my dad's African-American
00:19:20What?
00:19:21I thought I was weird with a Jewish mother and a German Methodist father
00:19:24Well, my mother was Asian
00:19:26They met when my dad was in the service
00:19:28Was your dad in Vietnam?
00:19:30Yes, but my mom was an American
00:19:33Her family came to San Francisco before the Second World War
00:19:38They were prisoners
00:19:40At the Amache Intern Camp in Colorado
00:19:43Wow
00:19:47Now here's a clip from the star-studded movie, The Very Tall Texan
00:19:51Look Tommy, I ain't trying to butt in
00:19:54But you gotta stay away from them Farleys
00:19:56You don't belong up in that big fancy house
00:19:59It's only gonna bring you trouble
00:20:01And people don't care about folks like us
00:20:04We're just like something they own
00:20:06It ain't right thinking you can mix with them
00:20:09I seen you sniffing around that Marianne
00:20:12Boy, you ain't nothing but a toy to her
00:20:14Her old man finds out what's going on
00:20:16He's gonna shoot you in the back and claim you drawed first
00:20:20Look pops, it's none of your damn business
00:20:24It ain't so bad being a toy
00:20:26Ain't my problem, Frank ain't man enough to satisfy her
00:20:29Boy, you're headed for trouble, I'm only trying to help you out
00:20:32That Marianne's gonna drop you like a hot potato
00:20:35Worst, she'll say that you forced yourself on her
00:20:37And then they'll lynch you
00:20:39Tommy, you're a good kid
00:20:41But you just gotta stay with your own kind
00:20:43That's just the way it is
00:20:46Pops, I don't plan on being a cow puncher the rest of my life
00:20:49I got bigger fish to fry and places to see
00:20:52There's more to the world than this damn ranch
00:20:54Ah
00:20:56Don't you think, sweetie?
00:21:01Is there a quicker way?
00:21:04Nope
00:21:05Welcome to the Midwest
00:21:07A million small towns in the middle of nowhere
00:21:12Damn!
00:21:18You okay?
00:21:20Yeah, I'm fine
00:21:21You guys should watch where you're going, someone could get hurt
00:21:23Oh my god, is everything alright?
00:21:25Very lucky, my friend
00:21:26Yeah, lucky so, I've been told
00:21:28What the hell are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere?
00:21:31I could ask you guys the same question
00:21:33As a matter of fact, I will
00:21:34We're going to Fairview
00:21:36You know, the hometown of...
00:21:37Fairview? That's where I'm headed
00:21:39You mind giving me a lift?
00:21:41Sure, I'm Jane
00:21:43Sam, and it's Dan, and...
00:21:45I'm Adam, the distracted driver
00:21:47Okay, you guys ready to roll?
00:21:50You mind if I sit up front?
00:21:51No, go ahead
00:21:52What'd you say your name was again?
00:21:56Some folks call me Roy
00:21:58Let's go
00:22:21So Dan, you're Lebanese
00:22:24No, I'm American
00:22:26My father was Lebanese.
00:22:28Did you ever get back to Lebanon?
00:22:31No, you see, my father was Muslim, but my mother was Christian.
00:22:36That must have been challenging.
00:22:38It was. For six months I would go to church with my mother, and for six months I would go to mosque with my father.
00:22:44Really?
00:22:45Yes. My father, he was strict, but he was also very cunning.
00:22:52In what way?
00:22:54Well, before my 16th birthday he told me I needed to decide whether I wanted to be Christian or Muslim.
00:23:02So on our way to buy this old car, for me, he said it would be a great car to drive to mosque.
00:23:09And?
00:23:10Pretty much got the message and became Muslim.
00:23:14What does your wife think about you going on this little junket?
00:23:19Well, my wife, she was killed in a convenience store hold-up almost a year ago.
00:23:29Did they catch the guy who did it?
00:23:32Yeah. He was some dumb kid looking for money to buy some more dope.
00:23:37Damn junkies.
00:23:39No. I mean, I felt that way at first, but we just started hanging out with the wrong crowd.
00:23:46That's too bad. Sometimes life is really unfair.
00:23:57Dane, you must let go of your grief and move on.
00:24:00I hate seeing you so depressed.
00:24:04I just blame myself for making Tabitha work.
00:24:09If my business would have been better, or if she would have gotten that teaching job, she'd still be with us.
00:24:15You must put this tragedy behind you and move on.
00:24:20Tabitha would want that.
00:24:22Maybe you should start seeing other people.
00:24:26You know, meet other women.
00:24:28Go out.
00:24:33I just can't. I would feel like I betrayed her.
00:24:36Not right now.
00:24:38Listen, Dane.
00:24:40Each day you grieve is a day lost.
00:24:44You must accept the past and embrace the future.
00:24:48Do you want to honor her?
00:24:50Honor her by living your life.
00:24:52All in good time.
00:24:54All in good time.
00:25:03Stop! Pull it! Pull it here!
00:25:05Do it!
00:25:15Damn you!
00:25:17You're not getting better!
00:25:19Damn you!
00:25:23Hey! What are you doing out here?
00:25:26We don't open for a couple of hours.
00:25:29I'm sorry, sir. I don't know what's going on here.
00:25:33Are you the manager?
00:25:34Yeah, and I'm also the owner.
00:25:36Dad opened this theater back in 49.
00:25:39So, where are you folks from?
00:25:41I'm from all over.
00:25:42I'm from Cincinnati.
00:25:43The lady's from San Francisco.
00:25:45One of the guys is from Florida,
00:25:47and the other one's from New Jersey.
00:25:48I don't know where Roy's from.
00:25:50Where are you headed?
00:25:51We're heading to Fairview.
00:25:52Are we getting close?
00:25:53It's just up the road.
00:25:54Great.
00:25:55You know, this drive-in's where all the kids from Fairview
00:25:57would come in the 50s and 60s.
00:25:59Nowadays, they all play computer games or rent movies.
00:26:02I don't know how much longer I can keep the theater going.
00:26:05You know, there's not very many drive-ins left around.
00:26:08But we've been open since 49,
00:26:11except for that time after them kids were killed.
00:26:13My dad felt real bad about the accident,
00:26:15so he closed earlier that year.
00:26:16You know, usually we close at the end of October.
00:26:18That year he closed in August.
00:26:20Wow.
00:26:21What happened?
00:26:22Well, I don't remember exactly.
00:26:24I was just a little boy at the time,
00:26:26but the story is that these kids came to see Rebel Without a Reason,
00:26:29and they'd been drinking and left the theater,
00:26:32got into a terrible car wreck, and were killed.
00:26:34Gosh.
00:26:35It was back in 1958.
00:26:38Uh-huh.
00:26:39Well, you folks enjoy your visit.
00:26:41Thanks, I appreciate it.
00:26:42Take care.
00:26:45You mind telling me what that was all about?
00:26:48Don't worry about it.
00:26:49Let's go, okay?
00:26:55All right.
00:27:06Hey, why don't we stop and get something to eat?
00:27:25Don't you have a place to stay?
00:27:27Don't worry about me, I'll be fine.
00:27:29Why don't you stay with us?
00:27:31We have three rooms reserved.
00:27:33It's okay, isn't it?
00:27:34Okay.
00:27:35You guys go check in, and I'll wait out here.
00:27:49Hello, can I help you?
00:27:51Yes, we have three rooms reserved under the name Jane Mystic.
00:27:54I have been trying to reach you all day, sweetheart.
00:27:57We only have two rooms left.
00:27:59What?
00:28:00See, the pork producers, they're meeting over in Goodlington, the county seat.
00:28:05And, well, they ran out of rooms, so we get their overflow.
00:28:09We have a contract with the county.
00:28:11There was nothing I could do.
00:28:14I'm sorry.
00:28:15So, well, I managed to save you two rooms.
00:28:18But I had a reservation.
00:28:21All right.
00:28:22We have five people now.
00:28:24What are we going to do?
00:28:26Well, I thought you might pick up an extra person.
00:28:29So one of the rooms that I saved is our mini suite.
00:28:32On one side, there's a king-sized bed.
00:28:34And on the other side, there's a sofa bed and a cot.
00:28:38The second room has two queen-sized beds.
00:28:40So, see, there's room enough for five people.
00:28:43All right, come here, guys.
00:28:50I don't think there's much we can do here.
00:28:53Jane, Roy, and myself will take the suite.
00:28:56Samuel and Dan take the other room.
00:28:59Okay, who will sleep where?
00:29:02You take the bed, we'll put Roy on the cot,
00:29:04and I'll sleep on the sofa bed in the other room.
00:29:07I'm responsible for Roy being with us.
00:29:09And we don't know anything about the guy,
00:29:11so I'd like to keep him where I can see him.
00:29:13Fine with me.
00:29:15Sure, we were going to share a room anyway.
00:29:17Jane?
00:29:18Sure, that's okay.
00:29:20I feel responsible for asking Roy to stay with us.
00:29:23I'm sorry.
00:29:25Don't worry about it.
00:29:26Let's just all get some rest.
00:29:29Okay.
00:29:36Hey, did you notice anything strange about the town back there?
00:29:39No, why do you ask?
00:29:42I don't know, there's not much to the town, but...
00:29:46maybe it's just a feeling.
00:29:47Whatever.
00:29:50So, have you ever dated any women,
00:29:53or have you always been gay?
00:29:55Look, I'm not gay, okay?
00:29:56I've been with plenty of women.
00:29:57They beg for mercy.
00:29:59Why would you even ask that?
00:30:01Come on, I saw the way you were looking at that guy back there at the track.
00:30:04That's not the way that someone who's straight looks at another man.
00:30:07So I notice one good-looking guy,
00:30:09and all of a sudden I'm a homosexual.
00:30:12Come on, Dan.
00:30:13I didn't think you'd be so judgmental.
00:30:16All I'm saying is life's full of difficult choices.
00:30:19Remember that story I told you about having to choose
00:30:21between being Christian and Muslim?
00:30:23Think about it.
00:30:25Well, I...
00:30:27So, did you ever regret your decision?
00:30:31Sometimes I used to wonder.
00:30:33That is, until I met Tabitha in college.
00:30:36I mean, she was a modern Muslim,
00:30:37but she would have never considered marrying me if I were Christian.
00:30:40Really?
00:30:42Yeah.
00:30:43I mean, sometimes I believe that once we make that defining decision in life,
00:30:47our die is cast,
00:30:49and we have very little control over our destiny.
00:30:53Well, I don't think things are set in stone.
00:30:55You can always change your mind.
00:30:59Well, my friend, I hope you're right.
00:31:02Yeah, I hope you're right.
00:31:05Well, good night, man.
00:31:08Good night.
00:31:15Oh, sorry.
00:31:17Oh, come on.
00:31:18Like you haven't seen someone in a bathroom before?
00:31:23Oh.
00:31:25Need to pee?
00:31:28Yes.
00:31:31Where's Roy?
00:31:33He wasn't here when I started my shower, and his bed's still made.
00:31:38I don't know.
00:31:39He wasn't in the room when I went to sleep last night either.
00:31:42Maybe he went for a walk or something.
00:31:44Anyway, what's the plan?
00:31:45I'll call Sam and see if those guys are ready for some breakfast.
00:31:48In what, 15 minutes?
00:31:50Yeah, that sounds pretty good.
00:31:52Uh, no, wait, actually make it 20 minutes, okay?
00:31:56You got it.
00:31:57Thanks.
00:32:06Up in the country, the day the spreader broke,
00:32:09we went to town for parts,
00:32:11I and my neighbor, a man of furrowed ears,
00:32:14knowing every mile of corn and beans along the road
00:32:17like so many freckles on his arm.
00:32:20Whether good soil or bad, and how the drainage was,
00:32:23I knew John Deere tires as big as a box...
00:32:26Leave me in his.
00:32:28It's the Midwest.
00:32:29It's a good place to get them.
00:32:31I like eggs over easy, toast, bacon, you know,
00:32:35the regular breakfast thing.
00:32:37Hey, Roy.
00:32:38Hey.
00:32:39You guys gonna sleep your life away?
00:32:41We were gonna get something to eat.
00:32:43Like to join us?
00:32:44Gosh, I've already eaten.
00:32:46Come on, have some more coffee.
00:32:48Sure.
00:32:49But let's see what the poet has to say first.
00:32:59Soybeans.
00:33:01The October air was warm and musky,
00:33:03blowing over brown fields,
00:33:05heavy with the fragrance of freshly combined beans,
00:33:08the breath of harvest.
00:33:10He was pulling a truckload onto the scales
00:33:12at the elevator near the rail siding north of town
00:33:15when a big Cadillac drove up.
00:33:17A man stepped out wearing a three-piece suit
00:33:20and a gold pinky ring.
00:33:22The man said he had just invested a hundred grand in soybeans
00:33:25and wanted to see what they looked like.
00:33:27The farmer stared at the man and was quiet,
00:33:30reaching for the tobacco in the rear pocket of his jeans
00:33:33where he wore his only ring,
00:33:35a threadbare circle rubbed by working cans of dip
00:33:38and long hours on the backside of a hundred-acre run.
00:33:41He scooped up a handful of small white beans,
00:33:44the pearls of the prairie, saying,
00:33:46Soybeans look like a foot of water on the field in April
00:33:49when you're ready to plant and can't get in,
00:33:52like three kids at the kitchen table
00:33:54eating macaroni and cheese five nights in a row,
00:33:57or like a broken part on the combine
00:33:59when your credit with the implement dealer is nearly tapped.
00:34:02Soybeans look like prayers bouncing off the ceiling
00:34:05when prices on the Chicago grain market start to drop,
00:34:08or like your old man's tears when you tell him
00:34:10how much the land might bring for subdivisions.
00:34:13Soybeans look like the first good night of sleep in weeks
00:34:16when you unload at the elevator and the kids get Christmas.
00:34:19He spat a little juice on the tire of the Cadillac,
00:34:22laughing to spite himself and saying to the man,
00:34:25Now maybe you can tell me what a hundred grand looks like.
00:34:30applause
00:34:49I found out how to get to the museum.
00:34:51How's that?
00:34:52Go out to the main road and turn left,
00:34:54and it's, go four blocks and then take a right,
00:34:56and it's supposed to be on the corner there,
00:34:58should be no problem.
00:34:59Hi, y'all with the pork producers?
00:35:01No, we're just visiting.
00:35:02I'm from New Jersey.
00:35:03I'm from, got a big one, you want to see?
00:35:06Sam.
00:35:07You'll have to excuse my friend.
00:35:08He's from South Florida.
00:35:10Lack of ocean water has affected his brain.
00:35:12Right.
00:35:13Oh, that's all right.
00:35:14I can see I got the wrong kind of plumbing
00:35:15for such a big man anyhow.
00:35:17Yeah, well, you're nuts.
00:35:18Besides, where does some pig farmer from Hicksville
00:35:21know about anything anyway?
00:35:22Sam, stop it.
00:35:23Settle down.
00:35:24What?
00:35:25Dan's not interested in her.
00:35:27He's got the hots for that waitress over at the coffee shop.
00:35:30What's her name?
00:35:32Barbara?
00:35:33Jesus, Sam, what is it with you?
00:35:34Yeah, women should be treated with respect.
00:35:36Like an exquisite flower?
00:35:40Fine, I'm sorry.
00:35:41Hey, Roy.
00:35:43There's nothing I like better than a good pissing contest,
00:35:45except maybe a good drag race.
00:35:47What about it, Dan?
00:35:49What about what?
00:35:50You and me and those two rods out on the street.
00:35:52A race to the finish.
00:35:53Mano a mano.
00:35:55We can't just take those cars.
00:35:57Sure we can.
00:35:58I've talked to the owners and they said it's fine.
00:36:00Anyway, I told them you're an up-and-coming indie race car driver
00:36:03and I'm Fireball Robbins.
00:36:05You don't know much about drag racing, do you?
00:36:08What about it, Dan?
00:36:09I can't race you.
00:36:10What if we wreck the cars or if we get hurt?
00:36:12Come on, let's do it.
00:36:13Loser buys the first round tonight.
00:36:15You're nuts.
00:36:16Why would I want to race you?
00:36:17Why not?
00:36:18What else is there to do?
00:36:20Why are you taunting me?
00:36:21What did I ever do to you?
00:36:22Everything.
00:36:24I can't race you.
00:36:26Look, your old man would be out on the car revving it up by now.
00:36:30Hell, he's probably looking down on you ready to disown you right now.
00:36:35Unless you're chicken.
00:36:36Leave him out of this.
00:36:37I'm not afraid of you.
00:36:39You want to race me to the finish?
00:36:41Fine.
00:36:42Let's do it.
00:36:43Let's do it.
00:36:44The old drag strip south of town.
00:36:46Good luck, Dan!
00:36:47Do you think they'll be okay?
00:36:48I mean, do they know what they're doing?
00:36:51I sure as hell hope so.
00:36:52Ready?
00:36:53On your mark.
00:36:55Get set.
00:36:57Go!
00:37:22Where'd you learn to drive like that?
00:37:29I've been around.
00:37:30It's good to know I can still be the pro, though.
00:37:32Wait a minute.
00:37:33How'd you know I used to race?
00:37:34Well, you told me your father used to love racing and he bought you a car when you were 16,
00:37:38so I just put two and two together.
00:37:41So, why did you quit?
00:37:43Well, you know, my wife, Tabitha, after my accident, she...
00:37:46Well, I wasn't hurt bad, but she made me promise to quit racing.
00:37:49That was about three years ago, something like that.
00:37:53So how do you feel?
00:37:55How do you feel right now?
00:37:56Oh, my God.
00:37:57I feel just amazing.
00:37:58It's like a huge weight has been lifted off my back.
00:38:01I haven't felt this good since just before she died.
00:38:06God, that was incredible.
00:38:07Wow.
00:38:08Unbelievable.
00:38:09Oh, my God.
00:38:10Great.
00:38:11Outstanding.
00:38:12I'll tell you what, guys.
00:38:13Let's tell Barbara, the waitress back at the restaurant, that Dan won the race.
00:38:18No, come on, guys.
00:38:19We'll just tell her that I lost just by hair and she'll feel bad for me.
00:38:22Why do I get the feeling that you're going to get...
00:38:24Whatever.
00:38:25Way to go.
00:38:26See you guys back at the restaurant.
00:38:28All right, cool.
00:38:29Bye.
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00:40:59Awkward.
00:41:00Awkward.
00:41:01I can't.
00:41:02I can't.
00:41:11Ahh dude.
00:41:19Jane, why did you really come here?
00:41:30You're starting to sound like Roy.
00:41:34I don't know.
00:41:42Things just haven't been right at home for a while.
00:41:54I should move out. You know?
00:41:59Get my own place.
00:42:05Then I broke up with Floyd, my boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend.
00:42:19I'm not in the mood right now. I don't need to have sex all the time.
00:42:25Yeah, like I haven't heard that from you before.
00:42:30It's not just the sex, Jane. It was like you were somewhere else during dinner tonight.
00:42:36I've got a lot on my mind.
00:42:39Well, like what?
00:42:42You don't understand.
00:42:45You're right. I don't understand. I can't. You won't even let me in.
00:42:51Look, maybe it'd just be easier if we didn't see each other anymore.
00:42:56Life is too short for all this aggravation.
00:43:00I'm gonna get something to drink. Leave your key on the way out.
00:43:07He was just too...
00:43:12immature.
00:43:42I'm gonna get some more wine. Alright?
00:44:42You're welcome.
00:45:33So?
00:45:40It was nice.
00:45:51I'll be right back.
00:46:00So, Cat got your tongue?
00:46:04No, I'm fine.
00:46:07Okay.
00:46:10You missed breakfast.
00:46:11I've already eaten.
00:46:16You guys ready to go?
00:46:17Yeah.
00:46:20Jane, why don't you stay with me for a minute?
00:46:23Sure.
00:46:25Okay, well, let's meet at the museum in half an hour?
00:46:28Yes. Make it an hour. I've got some things I want to do.
00:46:32Okay. Let's go.
00:46:46I should have known better. I mean, he's married.
00:46:50It's not a disease, you know.
00:46:51Well, he has a daughter. I'm just so...
00:46:54Look, what happened happens. And I'm sure he feels the same way, so don't worry about it.
00:47:01I'm not some slam-bam-thank-you-ma'am type of person.
00:47:04Of course not. And I'm sure Adam doesn't think that way, so...
00:47:09I don't know. I just wish I could get my life straightened out.
00:47:15What do you mean?
00:47:18When my dad tells me I should crawl out of my shell.
00:47:23Well, you can't crawl out of your shell unless you know what's keeping you stuck, so...
00:47:31What are you afraid of?
00:47:32Nothing.
00:47:35Look, Jane, something's bugging you.
00:47:42Tell me about your mother.
00:47:47There's not much to tell. I don't remember her.
00:47:51Yes, you do.
00:47:52What?
00:47:54What happened that night.
00:48:00I don't know what you're talking about.
00:48:09I was five years old.
00:48:14A loud voice woke me up.
00:48:20You! How could you?
00:48:24Why'd you marry me like I'm a child?
00:48:26Just calm down!
00:48:27It's not even about you.
00:48:28Who would've thought we were another woman?
00:48:30You're sick.
00:48:32Why'd you do this to me?
00:48:35No! No, Steve! No!
00:48:45I'm sorry.
00:48:50I thought I would change after we were married and Jane was born.
00:48:55Please forgive me.
00:48:58Please.
00:49:01I'm so sorry.
00:49:04I didn't mean to hurt you.
00:49:11She ran outside.
00:49:14We got to the car.
00:49:18She wasn't a very good driver anyway.
00:49:24Dad went out to borrow a neighbor's car.
00:49:31But before he could leave,
00:49:36the police called.
00:49:39I think she said that she was in an accident.
00:49:46And that he killed her.
00:49:53Dad never did that sort of thing.
00:50:02He killed her.
00:50:07It was his fault.
00:50:11And I hate him.
00:50:15Steve.
00:50:18You need to call your dad and talk to him about this.
00:50:20No way.
00:50:22Steve.
00:50:25I hate him.
00:50:31Don't say anything you might regret.
00:50:34This is my hand to borrow to apologize.
00:50:41Steve.
00:51:04Hello?
00:51:18Dad?
00:51:20Honey? Are you okay?
00:51:22No, I'm not okay.
00:51:24I'm pissed off.
00:51:26Why did you tell me Mom ran off that night crying because she found out you were a faggot?
00:51:30Watch your mouth!
00:51:33How could you call me that?
00:51:35Don't change the subject.
00:51:37You killed Mom.
00:51:39You murdered her.
00:51:42Why?
00:51:44Why?
00:51:45Jane, I didn't kill her.
00:51:49I loved her.
00:51:52It's just I couldn't love her the way she needed to be.
00:51:57How did you find this out?
00:51:59I was there.
00:52:01I saw the fight.
00:52:04I watched her storm out the door.
00:52:11I was up.
00:52:17Why?
00:52:18Why?
00:52:21Why did this happen?
00:52:24I didn't get to know her.
00:52:26Jane, no.
00:52:27Please, honey.
00:52:28Slow down.
00:52:30Take some deep breaths.
00:52:33Tell me you're okay.
00:52:35Deep breaths.
00:52:39Daddy.
00:52:44Jane, I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
00:52:51I guess I was trying to protect you.
00:53:01Am I?
00:53:02I mean, you're my real dad, aren't you?
00:53:07Yes, honey.
00:53:08I am your real dad.
00:53:15Mom must have done it.
00:53:19What happened?
00:53:22Jane, I wanted to spare you this,
00:53:26but now I've got to tell you something.
00:53:33It's going to hurt you, but, Jane, you know I love you.
00:53:43Well, you were an accident.
00:53:49What?
00:53:51Jane, I did love your mother,
00:53:55but we never made love except once after a New Year's party.
00:54:05I was very drunk.
00:54:06I don't remember much of what happened.
00:54:10But I believe you're...
00:54:16Oh, God, this is so difficult for me to say.
00:54:21I believe she took advantage of the fact that I was drunk
00:54:27and she was able to excite me.
00:54:30I don't understand.
00:54:34You mean you and Mom never had sex except for this one time?
00:54:37That's right.
00:54:40I couldn't get aroused.
00:54:42I thought it would pass.
00:54:43I even went to see a doctor,
00:54:46which is ironic because that's where I met Bill.
00:54:50He was a year older than I was.
00:54:53He invited me to his house for a drink,
00:54:56and one thing led to another,
00:54:58and soon we were in bed.
00:55:04That's when I found out I was gay.
00:55:08I was very confused back then,
00:55:10very unsure of what to do.
00:55:12I had made this commitment to your mom.
00:55:17Things were different, you know,
00:55:21at work and everywhere.
00:55:24Daddy, I'm sorry.
00:55:27I mean what I said.
00:55:31What happened to Bill?
00:55:33After the accident, I stopped seeing him.
00:55:37I wanted to spend my energy trying to raise you.
00:55:39Jane, I'm...
00:55:41Daddy, I love you.
00:55:44I'll always love you.
00:55:47I love you, sweetheart.
00:55:53Jane, how's the trip going?
00:55:57It's great.
00:55:59It's weird, you know.
00:56:01The other guys are great.
00:56:05I'll call you when I get back.
00:56:10I love you. Bye.
00:56:13Goodbye, sweetheart.
00:56:21Is she okay?
00:56:24Yeah.
00:56:26She's fine.
00:56:29I should have told her sooner.
00:56:34But she knows now.
00:56:56Hey, I just saw Jane in the alley.
00:57:12Is she okay?
00:57:14She'll be fine.
00:57:17You look like you could use another cup of coffee.
00:57:19We'll miss the others.
00:57:20It's almost time to meet them at the museum.
00:57:22It's Sunday.
00:57:23The museum doesn't open until noon.
00:57:24Okay.
00:57:33Why didn't you mention it being Sunday earlier?
00:57:36You know, when we were all here having breakfast?
00:57:39To tell you the truth, I was trying to figure out what day it is myself.
00:57:43But time marches on.
00:57:46You're a strange dude, you know that?
00:57:48Sometimes I wonder.
00:57:50Yeah, I've heard that before.
00:57:53Sam, when are you going to come out?
00:57:58What is it with everyone?
00:58:00First the towel head, now you.
00:58:02I'm not gay, okay?
00:58:08Maybe I'm a little bisexual.
00:58:11You know, kind of gay.
00:58:14You mean like being kind of pregnant?
00:58:16Kind of gay my ass.
00:58:19Look, no one's going to love you unless you can learn to love yourself.
00:58:25And you can't love yourself unless you accept yourself.
00:58:30Don't you understand?
00:58:32You're a gay man.
00:58:34Still a man.
00:58:36Just gay.
00:58:38Anyway, just trust your instincts.
00:58:42If your friends have a problem with you being gay, then screw them.
00:58:46And your mom, just give your mom some time.
00:58:50She'll always love you.
00:58:53What else matters?
00:58:55What else matters?
00:58:57About my job, the people I know.
00:59:00No, you don't have to wear a poster and you don't have to tell the whole world.
00:59:06Stop lying to yourself and the people that are most important to you.
00:59:13It's that easy?
00:59:15No.
00:59:17It's not easy.
00:59:19It's damn hard.
00:59:22No one said that life is easy or that life is fair.
00:59:27You just play the cards that you're told.
00:59:31Sam.
00:59:38Is there something you want to tell me?
00:59:48I'm gay.
00:59:53Yeah.
00:59:55I'm gay.
00:59:57See, that didn't kill you, did it?
01:00:00Don't tell the others at the museum, alright?
01:00:13There you guys are.
01:00:15We're heading to the gravesite.
01:00:16The museum doesn't open for another hour.
01:00:18You guys go on.
01:00:20I was there this morning.
01:00:22Hey, I'll meet everyone at the museum, okay?
01:00:24Alright, see ya.
01:00:26Hey guys, hold up.
01:00:28There's one more thing I have to say.
01:00:32I'm gay.
01:00:34Surprise, surprise.
01:00:36Good for you.
01:00:37Let's go.
01:00:59Based on Sid Baysway's award-winning novel, Southwest of Paradise,
01:01:04Eddie's character Bobby finds his long-lost mother, Hallie, at a brothel.
01:01:10I'm gay.
01:01:11I'm gay.
01:01:12I'm gay.
01:01:13I'm gay.
01:01:14I'm gay.
01:01:15I'm gay.
01:01:16I'm gay.
01:01:17I'm gay.
01:01:18I'm gay.
01:01:19I'm gay.
01:01:20I'm gay.
01:01:21I'm gay.
01:01:22I'm gay.
01:01:23I'm gay.
01:01:24I'm gay.
01:01:25I'm gay.
01:01:26I'm gay.
01:01:27I'm gay.
01:01:28I'm gay.
01:01:29I'm gay.
01:01:30I'm gay.
01:01:31I'm gay.
01:01:32I'm gay.
01:01:33I'm gay.
01:01:34I'm gay.
01:01:36I'm gay.
01:01:37I'm gay.
01:01:38I'm gay.
01:01:40Hey, cutie.
01:01:41I'm gonna give you a freebie.
01:01:56It's open.
01:02:02Hey, sweetie.
01:02:05that'll be $5 and you pay me now come on if you don't pay you can't play look if
01:02:25you're thinking of hurting me you better think again I'll break every bone in
01:02:32your body mama don't you recognize me I'm Bobby okay so that's the game you
01:02:45want to play sure honey come on to mommy I'll make you feel better no I am your
01:02:55son Tom Baker's my father Tom Baker what did you say your name was Bobby
01:03:12mama why did you leave us so what did your papa tell you nothing he just said
01:03:23that you died when I was born listen Bobby your papa raped me my papa worked
01:03:36at the store your grandfather owned I was just 13 years old your papa was a
01:03:45crazy person back then is your grandpapa still alive no ma'am he died
01:03:59just a few years ago
01:04:06well when you were born your grandpapa gave my family $200 and told them to send
01:04:15me away 200 bucks my papa gave me $30 and sent me to San Francisco and he kept
01:04:26the rest I've been fending for myself ever since wasn't that great of course
01:04:41it was based on an award-winning novel but three movies that's all he left us
01:04:46I wonder if Eddie Ray had any idea of the influences he would have on world
01:05:01culture or how he would be marketed you know selling everything from cups to
01:05:06jeans well I'd like to think he was mad as hell about them co-opting him
01:05:11Roy guys saw was the gravesite it was okay I felt something I don't know yeah
01:05:40there were definitely some vibes there I felt something to vibes at a gravesite
01:05:49you guys are never mind it's 550 apiece to get in this place
01:06:11welcome to the Eddie Ray Museum this home is one of the places that Eddie Ray
01:06:18lived in during the time he lived in Fairview the museum opened in 1968 ten
01:06:23years after his tragic death we've had visitors from all 50 states and over 40
01:06:28countries even people from little Monaco the smallest country in the world have
01:06:32visited here I thought Vatican City was the smallest country in the world we
01:06:38don't count that everything here is from the collection of mr. Edward K
01:06:42Hunter who started collecting Eddie Ray memorabilia and while he was a teenager
01:06:47shortly after Eddie Ray's death mr. Hunter also authored the book will the
01:06:52real Eddie Ray please stand up which received critical acclaim and is on sale
01:06:56in our gift shop now if you all follow me we'll begin the tour
01:07:17must accept the past embrace the future it's a huge weight is weight it off my
01:07:22back to my back you should be on the lookout for a nice girl like look I'm
01:07:26not I'm not I'm gay I gave up trying to understand you a long time ago
01:07:44and that concludes our tour I hope you've enjoyed our museum please feel
01:07:54free to roam around if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask or you
01:07:57can always visit the gift shop
01:08:01that's some black
01:08:21hey young man yes don't speak to me like that what day is this
01:08:29beg your pardon didn't you hear me I asked you what day it is today's Sunday
01:08:38do you need any help are you crazy of course I need help I mean
01:08:49you look familiar don't I know you
01:09:03lordy it's you praise the Lord it's you ain't it it's good to see you again
01:09:12have you been you look like shit what happened why are you here are you gonna
01:09:20take me away no it's not your time yet
01:09:32mother are you bothering this nice man you promised you wouldn't run off like
01:09:41that we said we were gonna stay together well I I was just I I don't
01:09:47remember I remember now go back and see in that okay I'm sorry she's just she's
01:09:59just very forgetful you know mom loves coming to the museum but her dementia is
01:10:03getting worse it's difficult she's not that old I'm sorry to hear that she was
01:10:10no trouble at all how long has she been like that oh it's been about a year well
01:10:15at least that's when we first noticed we moved her in with us about six months
01:10:19ago I gotta go thank you
01:10:25human mind is so fragile makes you realize how lucky you are I better get
01:10:49the others we need to be heading back in Annapolis soon I'm going back to the
01:10:56sure I see you met Irene yeah I did she's the last one living you know
01:11:23what do you mean she's the last person from Fairview who is still alive who
01:11:30knew Eddie Ray of course she was four years old at the time but still Eddie
01:11:35was her cousin really you know it's odd everyone from Fairview who knew Eddie
01:11:42Ray either moved away or died an early death some folks say it's a curse on the
01:11:49town some even blame us for this death
01:11:55well you have a safe trip now thanks for coming yeah thanks come back anytime
01:12:04see ya bye
01:12:34Adam you better pull over for some gas it's a good idea
01:13:34I don't know what happened back there but I don't believe your name is really
01:14:03Roy I never said my name is Roy I said that's what some folks call me so who
01:14:09do you think I am I don't believe in ghosts
01:14:15well I didn't believe
01:14:20hell no I'm not so sure the ghost whose ghost
01:14:27Eddie Ray's ghost you've got to be kidding me you've known me for three
01:14:38days and you still don't know anything Christ man I don't look anything like
01:14:42Eddie Ray it was what 24 years old when he died well maybe after you die you
01:14:47continue to age that's the case I'll be a hell of a lot older wouldn't I I'd be
01:14:51what 72 all right I don't know but that woman back in Fairview she acted like
01:15:01she knew you and so so she's the last living person from Fairview who knew
01:15:06Eddie Ray before he died she was what nine years old when he left
01:15:10town you know you're nuts in case you didn't notice that lady is feeble-minded
01:15:17anyway I was just being nice to her she reminded me of someone I used to know
01:15:29all right what about your outburst the other day at the drive
01:15:36I was wondering when you were going to ask me about that again
01:15:41you wouldn't understand
01:15:45when you look at the leaves on a tree sunset
01:15:52you're the wildflower
01:15:56damn it you don't get it no
01:16:00what are you talking about
01:16:03you
01:16:13this is a gift
01:16:17like a bouquet of flowers
01:16:22for the smell of fresh-baked sweet tea
01:16:28treasurer
01:16:31it's all too soon
01:16:35it will be gone
01:16:39and when it's gone it's gone forever
01:16:43answers
01:16:47the answers are not out there somewhere they're inside
01:16:53I don't know what a ghost is
01:17:02as a matter of fact right now I I don't know what anything is
01:17:10so Adam why did you come to Fairfield to find the answers you're looking for
01:17:23I came on this trip looking for answers
01:17:31and I learned
01:17:34I can't find those answers
01:17:37in the arms of another woman or some far-off distant place what I know now in
01:17:43my heart
01:17:45is that the greatest gift in the world
01:17:54is the love my family gives to me
01:18:00and the love I give to them
01:18:05and I will never ever okay
01:18:10this is where I say goodbye
01:18:14you're not coming back to Indianapolis with us
01:18:19what am I gonna tell the others they won't ask
01:18:24they won't remember
01:18:27well I remember you maybe
01:18:32maybe not
01:18:35maybe
01:18:39so
01:18:43you are anyways ghost
01:18:48those are your words Adam not mine
01:18:51just remember you can't find the answers in Fairview
01:18:57Fairview is just another small town
01:19:01somewhere in Indiana
01:19:43okay ready to roll sure you ready to go home
01:19:49yeah I mean yes I'm ready ready or not here I come
01:19:57not in the backseat you're not this has been quite a trip I came out of the
01:20:02closet and Jane phoned her father and called him everything but a white man
01:20:06and then made up with him and Dan's ready to move on with his life but what
01:20:11about you Adam I'm fine I mean yeah
01:20:19I'm fine
01:20:23let's go
01:20:31Jane
01:20:34I want you to know that you don't have to say anything
01:20:42just give your wife a big kiss for me
01:20:47I know you love her
01:20:51and maybe we shouldn't
01:20:55well you know yeah
01:21:01I understand so what are you gonna
01:21:07he's not the guy from the drive-in
01:21:11I know
01:21:22hey remember me need some help no she just overheated it'll be okay in
01:21:28a couple of minutes I do remember you from the other day
01:21:32right got me to thinking about what happened you know when them kids were
01:21:34killed I dug out an old clipping and it seems
01:21:37that three teenagers were killed that night and two kids survived
01:21:40really yeah this girl was babysitting a four-year-old boy and she was supposed
01:21:44to be home watching him well she took him with her on this date
01:21:47and the wreck threw him from the car they landed in a big haystack
01:21:51girl wasn't hurt too bad but the boy was in real bad shape
01:21:54touch and go remember my mom telling me about it the parents took him down to a
01:21:58children's hospital down south they moved away a couple months later to
01:22:01be closer to the hospital I don't know if he recovered but I
01:22:06believe he did that's strange you're both pretty lucky
01:22:09oh yeah Irene and Roy were lucky kids did you say Irene and Roy well yeah
01:22:15Irene Eddie Ray's cousin she's still alive
01:22:18the little boy's real name was Michael Raymond and uh
01:22:22I guess if I called him Roy because he liked to play cowboys and he had this
01:22:25toy gun set he wore around all the time that's weird you remember the guy who was
01:22:30with us the other day throwing rocks at your screen no
01:22:35I remember you and the other folks in the van
01:22:39was there someone else with you come on
01:22:47all right never mind are you sure you don't need some help
01:22:51no I'll be all right you folks come back and see us
01:22:57you know you really ought to visit during the Eddie Ray festival in
01:22:59September it's quite an event yeah we'll see if
01:23:02we can thanks take care
01:23:32brown eyes the more I see the greater the mystery
01:23:37this is what I've been waiting for just to know I don't know anymore
01:23:45is this what I've been waiting for
01:23:53oh this is not a lesson honey I'm not learning anything
01:24:00it was almost a year ago that I visited Fairview
01:24:03now I'm working as a freelance copywriter and marketing consultant
01:24:08Sam was promoted to shift supervisor Dan is engaged and Jane has an apartment
01:24:15a cat and a lover in that order of importance
01:24:20sometimes I wonder about what actually took place last summer
01:24:24who was Roy was he real or just a figment of my
01:24:31imagination
01:24:34I've been waiting for
01:24:47got a brand new car called rocket 98
01:24:51I'm never never leaving my rocket rocket
01:24:55rocket 98
01:24:59got a brand new rocket got a brand new 98
01:25:06you got your push button window got your push button door
01:25:10even got your push button on the floor in my rocket rocket
01:25:14rocket 98
01:25:19got a brand new rocket got a brand new 98
01:25:25picked up my limo looking real fine tonight gonna be in my own mind
01:25:32in my rocket rocket rocket 98
01:25:38got a brand new rocket got a brand new 98
01:25:54so
01:26:11rocket rocket 98
01:26:17won't you bury me in the rocket 98
01:26:22won't you bury me in the rocket 98
01:26:52so
01:27:05you
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