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Good morning, Steve.

Enter remote code now.

Hey, Eddie, can I have the business section, man?

There you go, champ.

Grazie, bro.

Number seven up!

Pick up number seven!

So, what you have here?

A two-term.

You have show.

You have business.

It's a show, but it's a business.

Now, it's critical.

You understand that.

Sweetheart.

Critical.

It's going to be a hot day today.

I don't know, Foxie.

I mean, I know I could be a great actress, but porno.

What do you think?

I think it's a little gross.

When they see how great you are, You will work straight movies.

It happens all the time.

And I'll introduce you to people, producers, director.

It's so beautiful.

You really, really are.

You know how I feel about you, don't you, baby?

He's real nice to me.

It makes me laugh.

You gotta face Spack.

Fact One.

He's a loser going nowhere in record, Tom.

That, too.

He's a nut.

Speak of the urges.

How you doing, Slick?

You got to smoke.

I'm still smoking generic cigarettes.

You heard anything?

Now, I'm not yet.

I think you could scan me a couple of eggs or something.

I'm tapped.

Can't Eddie, if Dula could be in here any second.

Another order.

We're talking to that customer.

Broads.

What?

The other way.

Good.

Yeah, right.

Neither day.

Good.

Eddie.

Eddie?

What's up?

Not nothing.

I gotta go into work.

Talk to Captain Storrh.

I got it right up.

I'll come back about later.

All right.

Okay.

Well, as a matter of fact, we all just do one thing out here.

I'm an agent, see.

As an agent?

Agent?

It's my job to communicate.

In effect, I'm a professional communicator.

I've been in this business for 32 years, and I've developed

the communicative skills necessary to nurture a career.

How long have you been in town, April?

Two weeks.

Two weeks?

Really?

I think I have an idea.

It says here that the roping supervisor Joe West caught you out of uniform on the

Capitol Post.

After my first round and finding the building in a state of security,

I went up to the second floor and took a quick shower.

Took a shower?

Yes, sir.

Am I to understand him?

That you were naked?

Well, yes, sir.

Well, no, sir.

I mean, you know, I...

I showered naked, but when I got caught, I

had on the t-shirt and the regulation slacks.

You know, I was in the process of getting back into uniform, see.

You know, you know, Robin's Supervisor West.

He rides everybody up, except his buddies from his gun club.

And, uh... To be honest, sir.

He's kind of a hard ass.

Yeah.

Let me explain something to you, Presley, if I may.

You know, at these team security, we don't just send out warm bodies to our clients.

See, that's what separates us from these other scumbay guard companies.

That is why we pay 25 cents an hour over the going rate for security officers.

That is why Supervisor Joe West is a hardass.

You see, I like hard asses on my team.

Weeds out the dead weight.

Who's trained to shop right?

Who's trained to shop right?

Eddie, what's that?

Hey.

Hey, hangin, babe, hang it.

Hi, Eddie.

Hey, Beck.

Don't forget.

Oh, you're supposed to take over for me tonight.

Cool.

So did you hear anything about the gig?

No.

Where's a, where's scooter?

Poor guy.

He was stuck out at the meatpacking plant for three shifts.

Oh, 24 hours straight.

Jesus.

But he made some good overtime, though.

Is this Tuesday or Wednesday?

Yeah, it's Tuesday.

Shit!

Street cleaning day.

Come on, cut me some slack.

Shit!

Enter remote code now.

You have no messages.

Zero messages total.

Keystone, the magnificent.

Well,

you work with Doug Henning?

I thought Doug Henning my best tricks.

He stole.

What a bunch of horseshit.

Hippie bastard, Mr. Levitation.

I like to make him levitate about 10 feet off the ground.

I stole my tricks, Doc.

You're in a business.

You know the kind of thing I'm talking about here?

Why, are you kidding me?

My own mother got breast of soul, never knew.

knew I was in show business.

It would have broke her heart.

She thought I was a practicing veterinarian to the day she died.

Nature of the business, Doc.

I'm going to book you, kid.

Fucking loser.

I learned you've got to trust your instincts.

Go with your gut feelings.

You know what I'm saying?

Loud and clear.

Loud and clear.

Let's see what we got here.

Anytime this month is good.

So I take the kid on, you see.

And like yourself, he doesn't even have a sag guard.

I get him on all the top shows, Ripcourt, sea hunt, combat.

What's he do?

I'll tell you what he does.

He runs to William Morris, like a goddamn gutteret.

That's exactly why I don't handle guys anymore.

They're all fucked up, absolutely no loyalty whatsoever.

What do I have to do to get service around here?

Sacrifice a lamb?

Oh, go fuck yourself.

Here's my point.

I'm a professional, communicator.

Even Marie Saint.

Freddie, Betholomew.

So you see, honey, I've handled all the big teams.

Yeah, you doing, babe.

How am I doing?

I'm doing shitty, that's how I'm doing.

and I'm working a double.

I'm burnt.

I'm fried.

You understand?

I'm serving shit food to shit people all day long.

I don't deserve this crap.

God.

I hate this job.

You beautiful, baby, I love you.

Shut up.

You know, we never spend any time together anymore, you know?

It's like our schedules are out of sync.

My life is out of sink You think you could Do you think you could, uh...

All right

One day you're gonna have to cut back in the coffee, Eddie, you know?

Thank you, babe.

So do you really think I have talent?

Sweetheart, if I didn't, you wouldn't be sitting here.

Well, what stars do you represent?

Uh, sweetheart.

That's not what you should be concerned about now.

If you're serious about this acting thing, I can help you.

That's what I do.

Come on, come on, pick up.

You know, we ought to do the dinner thing this week.

Yeah, yeah, we should.

And I want you to take me to those tar pits.

You keep on promising me you're going to take me, and you always weasel up.

And I want us to go out and eat somewhere that's nice.

Let's do that.

Somewhere nice.

You know, I mean, it's not too nice.

I gotta go.

I got to go.

How you doing, babe?

Hi, Eddie.

Any activity?

Oh, no.

Same old thing.

Real quiet.

Yeah, I like his post.

Pretty quiet.

So, I'm really...

I'm really looking forward to seeing you.

Your show.

You're...

I bet you're really good.

I hadn't been on stage in a long time.

You know, I got a few irons in the fire, though, and stuff.

I mean, you don't think things are happening.

That's great.

You know, I probably never even told you this.

I mean, I don't mean... Well, I don't...

I know I didn't tell you this, but I'm a singer.

No kidding.

Kind of an easy listening type of thing.

Yeah.

Maybe sometime you'd like to come over to my

apartment and listen to my tape or something.

Yeah.

Yeah, it'll be cool.

We could do that.

Yeah, I hadn't been back in the studio and...

A long time.

Maybe when you go back into the studio, uh, yeah.

I could, um, uh, I could maybe, uh, sing some background vocals,

uh, or something.

Yeah, yeah.

The background, background vocals, eh?

I, uh, I guess I should be going now.

Eddie?

I have half a sandwich in my bag.

Do you want it?

Yeah, yeah, sure, if you don't want it.

Sandwich.

Things...

It's going to go now.

Oh, Eddie.

Roving Supervisor West is on a real rampage.

He's busting everyone.

Yeah, I'll keep my eyes peeled.

You take her easy bag.

Back of Singer.

It's a really good one.

Got you, Presley.

I nailed your ass.

Oh, shit.

I got your ass.

Fuck.

I know I'd get you, sir.

Well, later.

Any chance you might give me a break on this?

None.

One thing for sure, you're not gonna win any beauty contest.

I'm just gonna have to head you to my little collection.

Here, Presley, you're gonna fit right in.

And you're gonna be a member of a very select group.

Just sign out of the little old X.

You know why I'm not gonna give you a break, Presley?

Why?

Because I don't like you.

Some kind of would-be, showbiz faggot.

You're a fucking loser.

Yeah.

What are you?

Me?

was somebody who's going to have a job next week.

Ninety-nine.

Finally got those son of them, bitch.

God damn.

Ha ha ha ha ha.

E-hee-knack, yack, knock, yuck.

Hey, remember my girlfriend, Nancy, Buzzy?

Now, was, was that a girl?

Was that a girl?

That's what everybody came back?

You're asking me.

Would you be funny?

You're the funny guy.

I'm the straight guy, okay?

Lose it.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, budgie, where, where does Virgin Wall come from?

From the sheep that runs the fastest.

What the fuck?

That's the sheep.

Thank you.

Next.

This is a piece I call the death of a generation.

Common household roach, which represents the countries of Iran and Iraq.

You see, they are in turmoil.

their mothers have no milk.

They want to have a better life, like the people in Minneapolis, perhaps.

You see, they're trying to escape.

They're trying, they're trying, they're trying, they're trying.

And they are escaping.

They are escaping.

And the United States of America does this.

Smart bomb, you little piece of garbage!

15, 14, 14, 13, and 12.

Carpet bombing!

Carpet bombing!

You get out of here, you comey, bastard.

We kick ass in the golf.

Next.

Blow me, blow me, blow me, blow me.

Good evening, ladies and shit.

Doc, this guy's a winner.

You know, folks, I went to a very sexually liberated college.

I was called, fuck you.

You know, a lot of people don't like their mother-in-laws.

Not me, so I fucked her.

Okay, folks, I want all of you is to close your eyes and try not to think of my dick.

Three reasons why I prefer sheep.

They're always in a mood.

They never have a headache, and when you finish fucking them, you can eat them.

Thank you.

Hey, Doc, what are you doing?

Hey, I do some real clean material.

I once open for the cow sills.

Smokey, bring me the phone.

Eddie Presley, how you doing, baby?

Yeah?

Yeah.

I'm hanging, you know.

So, uh, what do you think?

So I got the gig.

Yes.

Dog, man.

Doc, let me just say this, man.

I really appreciate this.

You know, I'm not gonna let you down on this thing.

I'm gonna do my whole flyer campaign and then... Yeah, yeah.

Uh-huh.

Okay.

Hey, Doc.

Thanks, babe.

Okay.

Yes!

Yes!

I thought an agent took 10% of what he made.

No, no, no, no.

No.

No.

That's only after you're established.

We are going to need new and better handshots.

I got a guy who held a job for you 300 bucks.

And I'll redo the resume for you first.

No charge.

I remember Warren Batty.

Excuse me, Sid.

What?

I hate to interrupt.

I just want to let you know I got a gig coming up.

I wanted to invite you personally.

Yeah, well, let me check my schedule.

I see what I can do.

I got to tell you, I'm not taking on any new clients.

I mean, I only handle the staff of his talent now.

You know that.

Well, yeah, I know that.

Yeah, yeah.

You know, if you can make it out, please do.

Okay.

Just call the number on the flyer there, and

then you tell Doc, I said to put you on the list.

I know the club.

It'd be a cop and everything, so...

God damn it, Eddie, I'm working with a client here, Jesus.

Come on, give me a break, go here?

Come on, man.

Sid, could I get that flyer back?

That's the master.

I've got to get copies made.

I'll get one of them to you.

Take the master, Eddie, and take a hike, okay?

Goodbye.

I can't believe the nerve of some of the guys in this town, you know?

You know, um...

Cindy.

Cindy, yeah.

These the kind of things that happen on a daily basis.

Eddie, baby.

Eddie!

Eddie!

Scoot!

Cool!

Fucking Losers convention.

You even kind of look like them.

We're all set on the limo thing, right?

Top of the line.

White stretched, top of the line.

Oh, we need the cash?

Yeah, but... Does it have a TV?

I said top of the line.

Oh.

Is that a mold?

Oh, no, it's chocolate.

You guys need anything?

A coffee?

Coffee.

Last time I had coffee.

Shit for a week.

Thought I had the flu.

Coffee.

Anyway, got to run.

Gotta go over the hill and cover another shift.

Yeah.

Man.

Man, you're working your ass off.

Eddie?

It's the life I chose.

Daddy, I just want to tell you, I'm really psyched, you know?

It's cool.

Hey, Nick, wait up.

Well, I canvailant entertainment.

Yeah, I'm in Nick.

So, what's the plan?

Ah, I bet, just iron out a few details.

I think I'm gonna go with the short stack.

Eddie, I thought you said you were going to try to lose 20 pounds before the gig.

Well, I'm trying, honey.

You know, it's just the pressure and everything.

Can I have the urge for a short stag?

How about a nice fruit cup?

Maybe I'll just stick with coffee.

I've got to get moving anyway.

I've got to run a few errands, that type of thing.

I'll give you a call at home later.

We'll do the dinner thing, just make a night out of it.

Yeah, right.

Hmm.

You know who this guy was?

He is not 60 years old, he's 43 years old.

I swear to God.

I don't give a shit.

Who's directing me all to give him?

Tell him to go fuck himself.

He's interested in the... Hello.

You busy?

No.

Hey, Beck, how you doing?

Oh, I'm okay.

Oh, oh, uh, uh, uh, um.

You left your thermos at the flex force holding area, you

know, in that table by the door, right by the trash can.

Well, I was in the neighborhood.

Here it is.

Thanks.

You really shouldn't be upset about that suspension.

I mean, you know, with the gig coming up and everything, you, you know,

you need to, you need the time to, you know, focus.

Yeah.

Yeah, you know, I mean, it was probably a blessing in disguise.

Cool guitar.

I think maybe you could, uh,

I mean, do you think maybe you could, you could, you

know, do you think you want to play something for me?

No, you don't want to hear me play, yeah.

Oh, I do.

I mean, you know, it would be nice.

Hell, I guess I can play something.

Really?

Sure.

See if I'm in here.

Do you want to crash here for a while, baby?

Yeah, I might get you a wink or two or something.

Okay.

Lock up when you leave.

You've got a gig coming out.

You got a job, huh?

I always thought you were full of shit.

You got three.

Three?

T, baby.

Hey.

I'm not trying to weasel out.

I'm on my way here.

I'll pick you up in about an hour.

Okay.

Okay, bye, baby.

It's not as cool as I thought it would be.

Here it is.

Great.

How many even the patio?

A little sweat, baby.

We got reservations and everything.

I tell you, Tate's good to get out of Hollywood.

You know, get away from all that riff-raff.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Shit.

It's been a pretty good night.

It's not over yet.

Damn, I'm sorry, T.

Don't worry about it.

It happens to everybody.

I think it's the pressure, you know?

You know what I'm saying?

It's like when the king came back in 68.

Everybody thought he was through.

He came back.

He nailed it, you know?

This is on a much smaller scale.

For me, it's kind of the same thing in a way.

I might be able to eventually book that little thing out in West Covina.

But, you know, I mean, this, really, you know, this is, this is it.

This is it.

Eddie.

We talked about this.

You know what that therapist guy said about this?

You know?

Given too much importance to one thing and stuff.

Well, you know, I don't think I can... I can't hit you know.

I mean, for me, this is, this is...

Is it?

I don't know if this is the right time to say this.

But I can't make it to your show tomorrow.

Dula won't let me slide.

Damn.

I really wanted you to be there, T.

And I need you to be there.

I can't lose my job, Eddie.

I'm really sorry.

Eddie?

Yeah, just a minute.

Ready, baby.

Hey, baby.

The king.

Man, cool suit.

Okay, guys.

Let me load up my stuff here.

We'll be ready to roll.

Hey, Eddie.

Don't worry about it.

We've got it.

Don't strain yourself.

What?

You pop the trunk.

I've got to load Eddie's stuff.

Who the hell is he supposed to be?

The king.

Don't tell me.

You're Priscilla.

Eddie, check this out.

Scooter.

Sippy.

I am the commander.

I command you to drive faster!

Hey.

What?

Fucking around back there.

Oh.

Okay?

Okay?

It looks kind of pale.

The driver, the circle of block.

Take the scene included.

Jesus.

Idi, are you okay?

Not good, it's your own fire.

This is it.

Ready?

Rock and roll.

The button on your left, moron.

Care.

Eddie.

Long time, we'll see.

This is it!

You got everything?

Okay, you're gonna...

you're gonna give me the final cue and put the tape in and everything, right?

Leave my bag.

My bag.

Here.

Okay.

You okay?

You okay?

Hey.

Oh, wait.

So, Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.

Well,

for you, I'm going to waive the usual $10-dollar dressing room fee.

What the hell we're friends?

I really appreciate that, Doc.

Man, that's...

It's a nice gesture.

Well, I just wanted you to know.

Oh, yeah.

That agent is here.

What's his name?

Sid?

Sid.

That's it.

He's out there.

Doc, man.

I never thought he'd show.

This guy...

This guy could make my career in about 22 seconds.

Eddie.

Don't get yourself all bent out of shape.

Just do the show.

Do you know what I'm saying?

Just do the show.

See what you're saying, Doc?

Break a leg, kid.

Well, my favorite ladies are here.

Shirley.

Betty, you're in for a good show tonight.

And the next drink is on you.

Gotcha.

Smokey, you're not stealing more than ten bucks a night, are you?

No way, boss.

I wouldn't want to break you.

Hey, Peg?

Wow, Eddie.

You're all white.

I mean, white's your good color for you.

It's... I didn't know what to get you.

I could have got you candy and I could have got you flowers.

I probably could have got you candy and flowers, but I... I didn't.

I got you this.

Thanks, Beth.

I thought maybe we could drink it together or something.

I better be going.

I mean, I don't want to mess up your, you know, your concentration or anything.

Eddie?

Break your leg.

A leg.

Break your leg.

Break a leg.

Break a leg.

Kevin.

Ladies and gentlemen, direct from the Prince Cruz Lines, please welcome

Keystone, the Magnificent.

Let's go.

Thank you very much.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you.

Ladies gentlemen, you'll have to excuse me.

I'm a little rusty with the cards.

Oh!

The reverse fan.

Sweetheart, here's my card to remind me of Faye Ray.

You're right.

Oh, the goddamn monkey.

Who?

And also comes in handy.

If you want to play Spaceman, ground control to murder, Tom.

Keystone's also available for children's parties.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

Oh, Desert Storm, Desert Storm, ladies and gentlemen.

Anybody here, fight over there?

Thanks.

Are any veterans out there?

Let's hear for the veterans.

Great job.

If I asked somebody to come up here, if somebody would have volunteered,

I would have spread the cards out like this.

That's a trick.

Yeah.

Trilogy.

Suspicious mind.

In the ghetto.

The ghetto.

Kentucky rain.

Watch if you will.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is really going to amaze you.

A pan of fire.

Shit.

God damn it.

This guy sucks.

The tough pan.

Gentlemen, now for my next trick.

Out of a hat.

Ladies and gentlemen, watch, if you will, a miracle?

Maybe.

You son of them!

Oh, forget it, forget it.

Come on.

Been a great audience.

Tough crowd.

Doc, my God, better be in short.

Key stuff that magnificent, huh?

Loser, loser, loser.

Let's cut through this.

Hollywood bullshit.

I think you've got a very interesting quality I want to handle me.

I bet you want to handle me.

Yes, one, two.

Yes, ten.

You ready for you?

Ladies and gentlemen, Doc's backdoor, proudly presents the one in only.

Let's give it up the one in only.

Let's give it up for the man Eddie Presley Alright

I'm right Oh my stand To live

and I'm

in Dixie To

live and die in Dixie

Born, frozen, soon.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Oh, damn!

There's shit's on that tape.

Just give me a minute.

Double vodka straight up.

Kill that spark, Kev.

Well now.

All right, son.

Yeah, what's this big surprise you got for us, huh?

Kevin.

Okay, all right, all right.

A few technical problems, but I think we're in business.

I'm hoping for a little better turnout, but that's okay, you know.

Sometimes the intimate crowds are the best.

I've played the big crowds.

You know, pretty big, anyway.

To the truth, man, you know, I'm a little nervous tonight, you know.

It's been a while.

I need another drink.

I do my tribute to the king out of love, see.

I'm not a shame to see that.

I love the king.

I don't mean that in a queer way.

But, uh...

Jesus Christ.

Let me share some purpose.

personal with you.

That's how it all started with me, as the films.

I was just a kid, you know.

I was hanging around the house one day and then my

mother says to me, she said, I'll never forget it.

She says, come on, Eddie, we're going to the movies.

The film?

Thing called Clambeg.

You guys remember that one?

No.

clambeke do-d-l-l-l-lambake it's a pussy movie you fucking moron that's all it took

for me man you know the the power the presence he had up on that screen I

screamed for two days to my mom took me out and bought me that soundtrack and I

wore it out I got all the King's records after that

standing in front of the mirror You know, sing along, practice the moves.

Two rummend belts, please.

Double, please.

Hey, you know what?

I wanted to introduce you guys to Kevin in the booth.

Say hello to Kevin in the booth, ladies and gentlemen.

Hello.

How you doing, Keff?

You're doing good.

Good to see you, hey, big time.

Go get him, Eddie.

Kevin, uh... Kevin's the very best at what he does.

We'll sell business.

I'll put a band together and we'll go out on the road.

I raised a fucking moron.

You can't even play it.

I hate you.

You can't even play this.

I hate you.

I hate you.

What?

Yeah.

Yeah, we're gonna do that one.

Yeah, we're gonna do that one.

We're gonna do it.

Uh, uh...

First off, I just wanted to tell you guys how I got started with the act,

and then we'll just kick right into the show, man.

Oh, shit.

You know, I didn't always do the act.

I was in the restaurant business in the beginning.

Do you believe that one?

Pizza.

Just delivery, see.

That's a pretty radical idea back then.

I opened another one and then another one and then another one So there I was

Successful business And I had it all

You know what I wasn't happy

Should have been happy I guess My family, you know, I mean they were happy My wife

Hey, she was happy happy about spending all that money anyway yeah she really she

did a number on me she divorced me took me to cleaners too man i'll tell you that

mind she took what money i had left after the divorce bought equipment put an ad in

the paper for musicians had a half dozen jumpsuits made up and i was off and

running Man, I did the act anywhere they'd have me.

You know, high schools, junior highs, Elks clubs.

I was honing the act, see.

Of course, you know, I was also losing big money.

I had to pay the band and a lot of expenses, man.

Money finally ran out, you know, my band, they walked on me.

I got depressed, you know.

I mean, really.

really depressed and

then just

came to me i mean it came to me like that hell with it you know i don't need a band

i can't you know i mean i need a that's all i need i'll be a self-contained act

you know what i'm man i mean i sold all my stereo, my VCR, I mean, all that stuff.

That's all it is, you know?

You know what I'm saying?

I mean, it's like, you know, we get all attached to these things, but,

but really, it's just this stuff.

Now, it can be replaced.

I, uh, hadn't been able to replace any of my stuff yet, but I will someday.

Three fingers.

Yeah, I'm not complaining, no man, you know.

I've had my share, you know.

I've done okay.

I made a record.

She has to love this.

Jeff.

Eddie Preston, tribute to the king.

Yeah, well, on side A here, I got my own, my own song.

It's the thing I wrote a while back called That's what the king means to me.

And on the flip side there, we got a hound dog.

It's a good record.

Only thing is, when they pressed them, for some reason,

there's this hissing sound all the way through on both sides.

It's not too bad.

If you're interested maybe in getting one of these,

I'll be selling them in the lobby after the show.

They're a buck 50 each, and that's my cost, man.

That doesn't even include the artwork on the jacket and stuff.

Don't plan for record.

You know, people have said to me, what do you call yourself, Eddie Presley?

It's not your real name.

But it is.

If I had my name legally changed to Presley.

Eddie Presley.

You know what, I'll just let you guys take a peek at this.

Nick?

Just uh, yeah, pass that around.

You're ready.

Thank you.

Hey, take a look.

Oh, I suck off.

Can I, uh, is there a waitress available?

Hey, honey, could I get a cup of coffee?

Would that be possible?

Just a touch of cream, no sugar.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Give her a break, because she works so hard around here, please, please, please.

Come on, Abdulah, cut her loose.

Come on, slow tonight.

I'll owe you one you catch my drift

I got a surprise for you beautiful hmm come on honey uh sweet and low if you got

it that'd be great yeah I'm trying to lay off the sugar you know trying to drop a

few pounds yeah I know I guess I made the band day sound kind of miserable.

You know, it wasn't all bad.

There were good times, good gigs.

You know, I did the Playboy Club in Dallas.

You know, you got the chicks hanging out.

You know, you got the groupies, that type of thing.

I don't do that scene anymore.

I got a special new lady in my life now.

She stood by me the last few months.

She's something special.

She's, uh, she's beautiful.

Beautiful.

Yeah, she's one of the good ones.

You know, uh, her favorite, uh, favorite song, is my song, you know.

That's what the king means to me, the one on the, on the record that I'll be

with in the lobby later.

Yeah, you know, I sung it for on our first day, you know.

you know i i wanted to do that song tonight you know dedicated to her and

everything the thing is the the tape i sing against on that song you know it got

chewed up earlier you know what i thought i do you know i mean if it's okay with you

guys uh i thought i just kind of wing it you know just Just me in the axe, man.

Just me in the guitar.

What the hell?

Let's just do it.

Oh.

Okay.

Kev, could we go to a lighting position C?

Sometimes.

When I get to feeling down,

I turn it all around the world closing in and then again.

And then again, and bells start to rain.

They're all okay.

One more time.

like the sun in your eyes, like the baby that cried.

Oh, that's what the king, that's what the king that's

what the king, that's what the king means to me.

Sometimes I'm thinking of the past

wished I'd make the good things last.

A world spinning round, low, not a sound.

And the bells ring.

They are okay once again.

Like the sun in your eyes, like the baby that cried.

Whoa, that's what the king, that's what the

king, that's what the king, that's what the king.

That's what the king means to me.

It's

a fucking thing I've ever seen.

I told you to go with the sitcomic.

I told you.

August 16th, 1977.

It's the day the king passed on.

I saw it on the TV in my motel room.

some things you never forget you know moments those moments they stay with you

remember where you were what you were doing and you remember her smells

oh strange thing as I was doing this this gig at a ski lodge up in the next ago,

and saw the King's picture up on the screen, day to birth, day of death.

It didn't make sense, you know.

And I choked, you know, I felt like somebody,

like, driven an ice pick into my chest, you know.

Canceled the gig.

The King did,

you know, like he was just to anybody.

I thought about quitting, you know, quitting the act.

I struggled for what?

I don't see another act pass me by, and what I'd go on?

The king would have wanted me to, that's why.

I believe that.

I believed it then, and I believe it now.

Can't stop, none of it, never.

I've been away for a while, but I'm back.

I don't want to get into that.

You know, that's...

What the hell?

Up close, personal night with Eddie Presley.

You know, you...

You guys might as well get it all.

A while back, I had what they call a nervous breakdown.

I was between gigs at the time.

I'm broke.

Down on my lug.

Inverger, world.

Alone.

The refill there, please.

We only give one refill.

I mean, you know, I mean, come.

You know, why?

Sorry, company policy.

Yeah.

And what seems to be the problem here?

Hey!

I said, give me back my cup, you little pig!

I'm suffered, God damn it!

Ah!

You snod-nosed, minimum wage assholes.

I am an entertainer.

You son to bitches.

You have to treat me like some kind of asshole!

I've played small to medium-sized rooms all across this.

You understand?

Huh?

The whole...

I've had them right there in the palm of my hands, see?

I've had those moments.

Maybe not a whole set.

I've had those moments.

You ever had those moments?

Have you?

I said, have you ever had those moments?

No.

No, you never had those moments?

And you never will.

I said, fuck all of you!

Fuck all of you!

Fuck all of you!

How are you feeling out, Tom Guy?

How do you feel now, Tom Guy?

He brought in the shrink.

Told him I knew I wouldn't Elvis.

Keep asking me that.

He starts asking me if he'd be... I think I'm Christ.

I said, no, I'm not Christ, you son of a bitch.

I'm Eddie Presley.

Barmed me up with a bunch of them.

I believe in God.

There was a time, yes, brother, but I did not.

Then I stood on my balcony and listened to those below me.

The Ronald Reagan flux is racing the cause of the Antichrist.

Oh, yes, how they did torment me.

unleashing famine and pestilence, laughing at my sorrow.

Oh, yes, they did mock me.

Mock me now, motherfuckers.

I challenge you, Ronald Reagan, sons of my bitches.

Fuck with me now, cocksuckers!

They tried to give me the mark of the beast, infect me with the virus.

But, yay, I was too clever for the Reaganites.

Fuck those bastards!

I am the chosen one!

I am the chosen one!

You can't imagine what it's like inside.

It's bad.

So I'm going to say, man.

If you aren't screwed up when you go in, you will be in a couple of days.

How can they do that to somebody?

I don't understand.

You know, maybe everybody's right.

My ex-family, my ex-friends, maybe they're all dead right, you know, maybe I'm a fool

and, you know, a jerk, a loser, whatever.

I know people make fun of me behind my back,

you know, hell, sometimes they do it to my face.

It's fine, I can handle that.

Who has a right to tell anybody that they can't follow their dream, you know?

I'm doing what my heart says is right.

How's that wrong?

I can't even see my own son.

My ex-wife, she's got her restraining order.

Can't even see my own boy.

Why?

Because I'm crazy.

Crazy.

I wasn't crazy before, though, see?

I wasn't crazy when I was slinging pizzas 80 hours a week, smoking four packs of

cigarettes a day, eating hits a speed like they were

fucking chicklets just to get me through the day.

Watch of my employees robbed me blind every chance they got.

My wife pissing away money like it was falling out of the fucking sky.

No, see, I was okay then.

I'll tell you about crazy.

Crazy is being trapped, you know?

Change is something that makes you unhappy for money.

It's safe, it's normal.

You know, I mean, never get to play the big room, see.

I mean, never get to play the Imperial Palace in Vegas

where they, they won't even give me an audition, man.

They won't even talk to me.

I may never break out in small runs, but it's okay.

It really is.

There will always be a place somewhere for Eddie Presley to do a show.

When it's over and when I'm gone, at least he'll seem, you know,

he gave you a shot.

At least he tried.

Hey, I know I'm not the best.

You know, everybody can't be the best.

At least I care about something.

It's a dead soldier, Doug.

Look, I, yeah.

I'm really sorry.

We all got problems, you know?

I mean, I got problems, you got problems, we all got problems.

You know, I don't have the right to drop my problems in your lap or judge you.

That's not what any press is about.

I'm sorry.

Normally, I close with my way or if I can dream,

but, you know, they got chewed up on that other tape.

Hell,

I thought I'd just do this one.

I like it a lot.

That blue spot there, Kib.

the blue spot when

the stones of life

stand by me

when the stones of life are raging stand by me stand by

me baby stand by me when the world is tossing Thank you.

Stand by me.

Stand by me.

Thank you.

Everything is changing because nothing has changed.

Sufferers are suffering again.

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