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00:00She was a small-town girl, born and raised in South Detroit.
00:05Wife, mother, rock goddess.
00:08This is Rita Clemens.
00:11The story behind the music.
00:15It's not that I wasn't happy with my life.
00:17It's just between my marriage, my full-time job, and my kids,
00:20I thought I could be a little happier if I found some time for me.
00:24I didn't know it would make me a mega-superstar.
00:27You know what?
00:30I gotta run.
00:30Kid Rock's coming over for dinner, and I'm making a rump roast.
00:34Rita reignited her musical dreams with a group of unlikely bandmates.
00:39A postal worker.
00:43Her daughter's boyfriend.
00:46And a washed-up Major League Baseball player.
00:52But how would it affect her family?
00:54We were doubtful that Rita could find the time to be in a rock band,
00:58but we all pulled together and we made it work.
01:00And now I'm the coolest guy in my office because I'm sleeping with a rock star.
01:05I'm sleeping with a rock star!
01:07So, at first, it was totally embarrassing.
01:10I mean, this woman is an embarrassment machine.
01:13But, uh...
01:14Then she got cold-played to do my prom.
01:19Sober goal.
01:20Yeah.
01:23I like pudding.
01:24And yet, somehow, Rita managed to keep it all together.
01:29Rita, sign this!
01:30Sign this!
01:31Sign this!
01:32Sign this!
01:33Sign this!
01:34Sign this!
01:36Sign this!
01:36Sign this!
01:37Sign this!
01:38Sign this!
01:38Rita, sign the damn contract!
01:41Oh, sorry.
01:42Sorry.
01:42I just still can't believe we're doing our first paying gig.
01:45I mean, I know it's just a bowling alley,
01:47but this stage launched Ted Nugent,
01:49the White Stripes,
01:50and I hear Eminem's parole officer bowls here.
01:54We've gone through a lot, girl,
01:55but it's been worth it.
01:56We have arrived.
01:59Welcome aboard.
02:01A little music should get people's minds off the stabbing behind the dumpster.
02:07We have, uh...
02:08Arrived indeed.
02:17Look at this.
02:25I bought this leather jacket for the gig just a few weeks ago,
02:28and it already doesn't fit me.
02:29How embarrassing.
02:30I can't fit into something that originally fit a cow.
02:36Well, look, the gig's not for a few days,
02:38so maybe by that time you can wear it as a belt.
02:41She's out of the will.
02:42You're in.
02:44All right.
02:45So, the house is officially ready.
02:47The attic is now Hallie's new room,
02:50and Hallie's old room is now Shannon's new room,
02:52and Shannon's old room is now the nursery,
02:54and I banged my old knee and got a new bruise.
02:58And then Daddy did a funny dance,
03:00and Jesus was mentioned.
03:04That's right.
03:04Jesus was mentioned this morning
03:05when Daddy flushed the toilet
03:07when Mommy was in the shower.
03:10Apparently, we're a very religious family.
03:12So, the only thing left is to hang the bookshelf.
03:16And my poster of Robert Pattinson from Twilight.
03:19He is dreamy.
03:22Uh, Mom, do you have anything to make my new room smell nice?
03:25Oh, you know what?
03:26I could light one of these Glade-scented oil candles
03:28while I'm cleaning up your room today,
03:30and then you can come home to the fresh scent of apple cinnamon.
03:33Great.
03:34Now, do we have anything to get rid of the bad attitude
03:36of the previous occupant?
03:39Honey, honey, come on.
03:41If I had anything to get rid of that attitude,
03:43I would have used it years ago.
03:47Your room might smell nice,
03:49but you're not going to get rid of those ghosts.
03:53Ghosts?
03:54What ghosts?
03:55The ghosts of all the people that died in that room
03:57before I moved in.
03:58Sleep tight!
04:01Dad?
04:02Honey, honey, if you were a ghost and you could fly,
04:05would you stay in Detroit?
04:07All right, guys, I've got to go out to the garage
04:09and practice for my gig.
04:10I mean, they're not going to come for the eye candy.
04:15And if they do, ew.
04:20Hey!
04:21Oh, Mrs. Clemens, I am so psyched about this gig.
04:24Don't be surprised if I take my shirt off during a drum solo.
04:28Maybe I'll get a spray-on tan.
04:29Oh, I want a spray-on tan.
04:33Oh, who am I kidding?
04:34With this acreage, it would require a crop duster.
04:37Look at Patty's here.
04:38Hey, Patty, where's Chuck?
04:40How would I know?
04:41Just because we're dating
04:42doesn't mean I know where he is every second of the day.
04:45Here he is!
04:46This morning, having breakfast with another woman.
04:52I'm not sure I would have picked Cocoa Puffs as my last meal.
04:56So, what do you think?
04:57He's messing around on you?
04:58Let's just say she came out of his house smiling.
05:01Honey, what kind of person smiles the first thing in the voice?
05:08I don't know.
05:09I smile every morning when I wake up
05:10because I got my whole life in front of me.
05:13I ought to be 17, right, ladies?
05:17You want to make it to 18?
05:18Look, I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this, Chuck.
05:24If she won't, you just come out and ask him straight up.
05:26Why?
05:27So he can lie to me?
05:28No, no, no, no, no, no.
05:29I have way too much dignity for that.
05:31I'm not even going to bring it up.
05:33Sorry I'm late.
05:33You messing around on me?
05:36She held up longer than I thought she would.
05:38What are you talking about?
05:40I saw that woman leaving your house this morning.
05:43Were you spying on me?
05:45No, I was delivering your mail
05:46when I happened to see something that was photoworthy
05:49from my vantage point in your bushes.
05:54I wondered why there was caramel corn in my roses.
05:58Hey, hey, let's not make this about me.
06:01This is about you and that woman.
06:03Look, you and I never said we were exclusive.
06:06We agreed that we could date other people.
06:08But I never dated anybody else.
06:09That was your choice.
06:11I went another way.
06:14Excuse me?
06:15I thought spending every minute
06:17of the last three weeks together meant something.
06:19Apparently it wasn't every minute.
06:23Okay, this has been fun catching up,
06:25but why don't we save the chit-chat for,
06:27I don't know, after the gig.
06:29So, Pat, let's work on the set list.
06:31Fine.
06:31Okay.
06:32I say we start with your cheating heart.
06:35And then we can go into you're no good.
06:41And then we'll end the whole show with
06:44you slept with that skank
06:45and ate the cocoa puffs of water.
06:49Great.
06:50Now we're doing country songs?
06:52Yeah, well, I have a set list too.
06:54Okay?
06:54We go into Patsy Cline's crazy,
06:58go into Aerosmith's crazy,
07:01and close with Paul Simon's still crazy
07:03after only three weeks.
07:05After only three weeks?
07:05Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys,
07:07I love all the thought and energy
07:09going into these angry, unusable set lists,
07:10but why don't we hash this out again
07:13after, after the gig we've worked so hard to get?
07:18I'm sorry, Rita, I'm no prima donna,
07:20but I cannot play if I have to look at him.
07:24That's okay.
07:25You know, a lot of singers close their eyes
07:27and look inside.
07:31No, no, no.
07:32You know what?
07:33Forget it, all right?
07:34I don't need this headache or this gig.
07:36Chuck is out.
07:37Bye.
07:37Bye.
07:38Oh, okay.
07:39That's a great idea, Chuck.
07:42Save the voice for the stage.
07:48Sweetie, you're right.
07:49No, I'm a wreck.
07:51How am I going to learn all these new songs?
07:53Hey, Mom.
08:00Hey, sweetie.
08:01So, I spent all day at the mall
08:02picking out the perfect outfit
08:04for your gig tomorrow night.
08:05Oh, awesome.
08:07Huh.
08:09Okay, when they invented the belly shirt,
08:12I'm not sure they had this belly in mind.
08:16It's not for you, it's for me.
08:18If you're going to be a rock star,
08:19your daughter has to look really hot.
08:20I could get my own reality show.
08:22Oh, keeping up with the Clemens?
08:25Well, you're already halfway there.
08:27You've got your own reality.
08:31Awesome sound, but you're going to be perfect
08:32for the smart-ass mom.
08:37Hey, what are you looking at?
08:39Patty, what a surprise.
08:43You just called me and told me to come right over.
08:47So I did, so I did.
08:48Have a seat.
08:49I've got some fresh coffee and some donuts.
08:54I know what you're trying to do.
08:56You're trying to butter me up
08:57so that I could play with that two-timing chuck.
09:00But I'm not compromising my integrity
09:02for a lousy pastry.
09:04They're cream-filled.
09:05All right, let me hear your spiel.
09:09Okay.
09:10Look, I know, I know that you're upset,
09:12and I get it, you have every right to be,
09:14but you know what?
09:15I also know that you want to play this gig
09:17as badly as I do.
09:18So what would it take to get you and Chuck
09:19to play in the same room together?
09:22If we were playing a funeral march
09:24and he was in the coffin.
09:27Look, I appreciate what you're trying to do,
09:30but Chuck was disrespectful.
09:31And the only way that I can even tolerate him
09:33is if he...
09:35With what?
09:35Never mind, no.
09:36No, no, if you want to tell us
09:37if you were going to say something.
09:38Well, if he apologized.
09:40But who are we kidding?
09:42We both know that he's not going to do that.
09:43He's too stubborn and arrogant.
09:45He's not that arrogant.
09:47Apologize?
09:48No, no, no, no, no.
09:49Chuck the canon to Shannon does not apologize.
09:52Wow, you are that arrogant.
09:54I prefer to think of it as right all the time.
09:59I know this gig isn't a big deal to you.
10:01You're used to playing baseball
10:02in front of thousands of people,
10:03but it is a big deal to me.
10:05You've lived your dream.
10:06I want to live mine.
10:07This is like my World Series.
10:10I was never in a World Series.
10:12Well, this is like my playoffs.
10:14I was never in the playoffs.
10:17Nighttime exhibition game?
10:19Yeah, I was in plenty of those.
10:21From what I can recall, you know,
10:23booze doesn't generally improve your memory.
10:27See, you've already had your sad career.
10:29I want mine.
10:31Look, if you don't want to do it for me,
10:33do it for Patty.
10:33Clearly, you two shared something.
10:36To be honest, I feel pretty bad
10:38about what went down between us.
10:39You feel pretty bad.
10:40You feel pretty bad.
10:40Look at that.
10:41That's a human emotion.
10:42Look at that.
10:43Let's focus on that for a moment.
10:45I do care about Patty,
10:46and maybe that scared me a little.
10:48After three divorces,
10:49you kind of get cautious
10:50about jumping into things.
10:52Okay, good.
10:52No one's asking you to jump into anything.
10:55I'm just asking you to be a decent guy
10:57and apologize.
10:59Hey, we had an understanding.
11:01I didn't do anything wrong.
11:03Oh, so naive.
11:06Yeah, part of being with a woman
11:08involves apologizing for things
11:09that you didn't do.
11:10That's not fair.
11:12Now you get it.
11:14I don't know if I ever apologized
11:16to a woman before.
11:17Where would I even start?
11:20Wow, the three divorces
11:21are starting to make more sense now.
11:23You know what?
11:24You just show up,
11:25and I'll handle all the details.
11:28Deal.
11:31Oh, is one of the details
11:33saying I'm sorry?
11:34You gotta bring something
11:34to the party here, Chuck.
11:40So first,
11:41I just wanted Chuck
11:42to come down and apologize
11:43so we could play
11:43at the bowling alley,
11:44but then,
11:45when I heard he had feelings
11:45for Patty,
11:46I thought,
11:46Rita, Rita,
11:48you can not only save this gig,
11:50you can save this relationship.
11:52It's a win-win-win.
11:54What's the third win?
11:55My mom has wine flu
11:56and can't visit.
11:57You mean,
11:57you mean swine flu?
12:06Okay,
12:07I'm here for the big apology.
12:08All right,
12:09here are your flowers.
12:10And your chocolates,
12:11by the way,
12:11you ate one of the chocolates
12:12just to make sure
12:12they were good.
12:15Rita!
12:15Oh,
12:16she's got it.
12:16Here's my...
12:16Go, go, go.
12:17Look,
12:18look, Patty,
12:18look who's here.
12:20It's Chuck.
12:21And, uh,
12:22look what he has here.
12:23He has flowers for you.
12:26And he's got chocolates for you.
12:30Wow,
12:30I don't know what to say.
12:32You don't have to say anything
12:32because Chuck
12:33has a lot to say to you,
12:33so you go ahead, Chuck.
12:38Say a lot.
12:39Okay,
12:40well,
12:40Patty,
12:40I was thinking about
12:41what happened.
12:42And by what happened,
12:43he means what he did wrong.
12:46Anyway,
12:47what I wanted to say is
12:49I'm sorry.
12:51He really is.
12:52Really?
12:56And I accept
12:57your apology.
13:00Do not cry.
13:01Do not cry.
13:02Look at this.
13:06Look at this moment.
13:07Look at this moment.
13:08Wow,
13:08that's cute.
13:09Let's commemorate it
13:10by practicing
13:11for our gig,
13:12which is in a few hours.
13:13Come on, guys,
13:13the clock is ticking.
13:14Wait,
13:15I got to find a vase
13:16for my beautiful flowers
13:17so they don't wilt.
13:19Just put them in the fridge
13:20where Mrs. Clemens
13:20was keeping them.
13:24What do you mean
13:25where Mrs. Clemens
13:26was keeping them?
13:27No, no, no, no, no.
13:31Mrs. Clemens
13:32is my nickname
13:33for Chuck.
13:36Rita,
13:37did you buy
13:38these flowers?
13:39I picked them up,
13:40but Chuck was gonna
13:40pay me back.
13:41Chuck,
13:41you owe me 23 bucks,
13:42mister.
13:44Does that include
13:45the chocolates?
13:46You didn't even
13:47buy the chocolates?
13:48Was this apology
13:49even your idea?
13:51Of course.
13:53You're lying.
13:53I know it.
13:54I know you're lying.
13:55Yes, yes.
13:57Yes, fine.
13:58It was my idea.
13:59But it was just,
14:00he said he had feelings
14:01for you.
14:01Don't you have feelings
14:02for her?
14:02She has feelings
14:03for you,
14:03and I just wanted
14:04to work this out
14:05so we could play
14:05the gig
14:06and have a good time.
14:07I need you two
14:08to get through this,
14:09otherwise I'm gonna
14:10open up a can
14:11of whoop-ass
14:11up in here.
14:20She said whoop-ass.
14:23I don't know.
14:24And up in here.
14:30She's so adorable.
14:34Not as adorable as you.
14:37I'm sorry, baby.
14:39And that one was all me.
14:41No, I'm sorry.
14:43No, I'm sorrier.
14:45Okay, you win.
14:45Oh, look at this.
14:48Look at another
14:49great, great moment.
14:51My goodness.
14:52You know what?
14:52I knew this was gonna happen.
14:53Why?
14:54Because I envisioned it.
14:55Yeah, I had the picture
14:56of us standing
14:57on that bowling alley stage
14:58and that picture
14:59never went away.
15:00And that,
15:01that is why I know
15:01from now on,
15:02nothing is gonna
15:03get in our way.
15:06Mom,
15:06Dad just fell off
15:07the ladder
15:08and he said he needs
15:09to go to the hospital.
15:10And did you know
15:11Jesus has a middle name?
15:12I told you,
15:22you don't have to stay.
15:24Go to your show.
15:25Don't worry about me.
15:26Honey,
15:26I am not gonna leave you
15:28in a place
15:29packed with
15:30qualified physicians.
15:33Of course I'm gonna stay.
15:35Even though
15:36I'm not medically trained
15:37at all,
15:37I would probably
15:38just get in the way.
15:39I feel so bad.
15:43Why should you feel bad?
15:44You didn't do it
15:44on purpose,
15:45even though it
15:45clearly states
15:46on the top step
15:47of the ladder,
15:48do not stand on top step.
15:49But there you went
15:50and here we are.
15:53Honey,
15:53what's,
15:53what's,
15:54what's done is done.
15:55Is there a doctor
15:55that can possibly see
15:57my husband?
15:58Honey,
15:58this system is broken.
15:59This is a broken system.
16:00Honey,
16:00just go,
16:01go,
16:01just go,
16:02please.
16:02Really?
16:03Yes,
16:03my ears hurt
16:04more than my foot now.
16:07Look,
16:08honey,
16:08I don't want you
16:08to miss your big debut,
16:10especially for some
16:11stupid mistake
16:12I made
16:13with that insidious
16:15Robert Pattinson.
16:18It's like his eyes
16:19burn right through you.
16:22I will only go
16:23if you insist.
16:24Only if you insist,
16:25but please insist.
16:25I insist.
16:26Oh,
16:26yeah,
16:27yeah,
16:27thank you.
16:27I love you,
16:28sweetie.
16:29I love you.
16:29Good luck.
16:32Chew!
16:32Chew!
16:32Chew!
16:32Chew!
16:32Chew!
16:32Chew!
16:34Chew!
16:34Chew!
16:34Chew!
16:34Chew!
16:36Chew!
16:36Chew!
16:36Chew!
16:36Chew!
16:36Chew!
16:37Chew!
16:38Chew!
16:38This is so awesome.
16:46My mom's a rock star
16:48and the guy behind the bar
16:49is missing an ear.
16:54Uh,
16:54look,
16:55mom,
16:55I know I always make fun of you
16:56for having this little band
16:57and for being an embarrassment,
16:59but, uh,
17:00it's actually pretty cool.
17:01Thanks, honey.
17:03And for the record,
17:04we never had this conversation.
17:05All right.
17:06All right.
17:07Are you guys ready to do this?
17:09Yeah!
17:09Woo!
17:09Okay.
17:10Uh,
17:11uh,
17:11uh,
17:12hey,
17:12hey,
17:13everybody.
17:13Hey!
17:14Hey!
17:14Hey!
17:14Hey!
17:15Hey!
17:15Hey!
17:15Hey!
17:15Well, it was, um,
17:16well, it was about a year ago
17:18that a certain postal employee
17:20convinced me to take my guitar
17:21down from the rafters
17:22and start a rock band,
17:24and, well,
17:25since then,
17:25we've made a lot of great music together.
17:27But more importantly,
17:30we've made a lot of great friends.
17:35And whoever left their dentures
17:37on Lane 7,
17:38they're at the shoe counter.
17:40Might want to soak those overnight.
17:42All right.
17:44Are you ready to rock the droid?
17:45Yeah!
17:46Yeah!
17:47Let's go!
17:54Staring up the black page
17:57before you
17:58open up the dirty window
18:00that the sun will move
18:01beneath all the sun
18:03you cannot find
18:04Oh, oh!
18:05What?
18:06What's wrong?
18:06Uh,
18:07I think I'm going into labor.
18:09What?
18:09Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
18:15It's okay.
18:16Keep going!
18:17Keep going!
18:17Keep going!
18:18What am I going to try to do?
18:19I have worked too hard to get here.
18:21I'm not going to stop.
18:21I am not quitting.
18:22I am not quitting!
18:23I am reaching for something in the distance
18:27so close you can almost taste it
18:29No, no, no, no, no, no, no...
18:32No, no, no, no, no, no.
18:34Now, please click me to the hospital.
18:35Let's go!
18:36No, no, no, no,
18:36he's been there nine months.
18:37He can wait to come out to laugh for the chorus.
18:39No!
18:39All right, girls, come on.
18:43Time to go meet your little brother.
18:45All right, well, hopefully it's not in the car.
18:48Just got new seat covers.
18:54Hey, everybody.
18:56I'm going to take it down a notch.
18:58This is a little song I wrote when my puppy died.
19:01Kid!
19:02Break.
19:09Oh, my God.
19:39You can let it in.
19:41No one else, no one else can speak the words on your list.
19:46Drench yourself in words unspoken.
19:48Live your life with arms wide open.
19:51Today is where you put me in.
19:54The rest is still unwritten.
19:58The rest is still unwritten.
20:03The rest is still unwritten.
20:05The rest is still unwritten.
20:16Welcome home, Max.
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