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No, it's a video.

You take a look at the video.

The VCR's still broken.

You see, Red Shoes, we have three stories to tell you.

But they're all, well, how would you put it exactly?

Interrelated.

What's the worst thing that could happen to three best friends?

I see you in a picture frame.

I wish that I could know your name.

You comfort me in ways that you'll never know.

I don't mean you couldn't know mine.

I feel the mischief.

You see, Red Shoes, the three of us work at the last of the time of dance bars,

the Stardust.

Only difference between then and now is that it's more like a buck a minute.

We encourage the consumption of champagne

and good conversation.

And absolutely no dating.

A guy gets out of hand, and we stick Marilyn on him.

And once he's got Marilyn on his tail,

he ain't never coming back.

You ever seen a pit bull in heat?

Can I get on with this, please?

You can go right ahead, darling.

Anyway, it all started when... when

Armin...

Army was a singer in the band.

I wish that I could know her name.

She comforts me in ways that she will never know.

If only she would come alive, I'd feel

the mysteries in her.

He and the band played two sets a night, seven days a week, for as long as

anyone could remember.

Yeah,

you probably guessed it.

He just... He died.

He died.

It was.

Everybody loved Armie.

And when he

passed

on, it just broke our hearts.

But the show, you know.

Had to go on.

Yeah, too.

Hello?

Hi, I'm Michael.

Union sent me.

A little young, aren't you?

Yes, ma 'am. But I can sing and know all the tunes, the old ones.

And at least I can guarantee you that.

Well, it's too late to put pressure.

At least for tonight.

Go on, show me what you've got.

Okay, thank you very much.

I see you in a picture frame I

wish that I could know your name

You comfort me

in ways that you will never know

through this brave and touching face like a child by the love I

am for you come alive my baby please come alive

come alive if I ask you just come alive

could it be you exist only in my dreams

there's a great grip at the end of this symphony

Hello.

I never drink.

I mean, I shouldn't drink.

I don't know. You want a drink?

No, thanks. I'm okay.

I'm Nan.

Michael.

You know what happened tonight?

It wasn't your fault.

I mean, it was just one of those nutty coincidences.

I mean, how could you know that that was the same song Armie was singing when

he... When he left us.

I mean, looking, singing, just like he did.

So... So?

Want to dance?

Well, I just sort of thought that since we're here...

Well, anyway, it's free.

I'm not a very good dancer.

Me neither.

Yeah, but it's what you do.

It's what I do, but not what I do.

Not forever, anyway.

favorite part.

Want to know what?

It makes me feel like I'm somewhere else.

If you keep looking up, it could be anywhere at all.

Harris?

Rome?

Amsterdam?

I've got your eyes.

This is what I do.

I'm saying somebody.

I just can't look.

Just look up.

Shut my eyes.

Here.

anything you know.

Hmm.

We know.

He was the sweetest, most gentle, most understanding man.

Human being.

Basically, a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do.

Oh, you should talk, Darcy.

Yeah, well, anyway, it was a Tuesday night.

Nan and Winnie were off, so I had no way of knowing what had happened the night

before.

Oh, I know that now, Darcy.

Well, I know you do, sweetheart.

I just want to make it clear to Mr. Red Shoes.

Anyway, like I was saying, it was a Tuesday night, and

he had the sweetest voice you'd ever heard.

And when he sang that song...

By then he probably knew that was his lucky song.

I'd feel the mysteries in her

eyes.

So?

So?

So, what way did you learn how to think so pretty?

My grandmother, I guess. She was sort of a fan.

Just picturing you as a little boy sitting there with your grandma and

her favorite tunes.

I don't know.

Do me a favor.

I love making love in a packed suit of cars.

Especially vintage.

Chevys, Ford.

It's true.

I never could resist a man in the backseat of a vintage automobile.

I bet you can't guess what happened next.

And it all began with that damn song.

I wish that I could know your name

you comfort me

in ways that you will never know yep

that damn song

If I could read through this brave and touchy thing.

I could justify the love I have for you.

Come alive, my baby, please come alive.

Come alive, if I ask you to come alive.

Could it be you exist only in my dreams?

There's a phrase in the air that sings the name.

Lock up in the...

I must be crazy about you.

How I do

the unthinkable to make you.

Oh, yeah, second that.

Ghetto.

You see, Thursday through Saturday, all three of us work at the same club, and

we just so happen to be setting around.

Yeah, getting away girls can do.

And we all had something to talk about, if you know what I mean.

But what happened next was really quite funny.

Well, when you look back on it.

Exactly.

Okay, so we were dancing, and I looked into his

eyes, and I just asked him to kiss me.

You did what?

Yeah.

And he did.

Oh, yes, he did.

Well, good for you, girl.

Can I tell you something?

What?

I did the same damn thing. Kiss me.

No, you didn't.

Yeah, I did.

Me too.

I just walked up to him and I said, Michael, kiss me, goddammit.

Would you say his name was?

Michael. Why?

That's funny.

What's funny?

Well, my guy's name, Michael, too.

So is mine.

That's weird.

Isn't it so weird, considering the fact there's this new guy named Michael who

just happens to work in the same place as you three dingbats?

How could you?

Me? What about you?

Well, I was there first.

Hell.

Might have had him if he would have had me.

Reminds me of Arnie, the way he used to just...

Kept so involved with everybody.

He was just too nice. That was his problem.

He was too sweet.

Sweetest darn thing I ever heard.

After Army.

Sweetest damn thing.

He had a smile.

Well, kiss him.

That's not all he was good at.

Well, there you have it, Red Shoes.

He came just as quickly as he went.

So quickly, it's actually a question if he ever really existed.

Oh, but he did.

And he does.

He'll always be in our hearts.

The man of our dreams.

That's what he is.

Yeah, he was something, all right.

I didn't really come to think of it.

So are we.

I don't know what to think about that. Let's take a walk and think about it.

Come on, fella.