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From Alphonsa!

Dave, are you all right?

Yeah.

I'm fine.

Fine.

How long have I been asleep, Ma?

Only a half hour or so.

You should have waked me up. It's late.

Man, this heat hasn't let up at all, has it?

It'll be cooler later on.

I ain't complaining, Ma.

This heat suits me fine.

I've made some iced coffee. Do you want some?

No, Mom.

is just a person like everybody else. That he can just pick up and leave.

Like as if... As if nothing here meant anything to him.

Please, darling.

Please forget it.

Let it lie.

What are you gonna do, Mom?

Stick your head in the ground and make believe that everything is exactly the

way it was? What happened between your father and me was our business.

Not yours.

I didn't ask to be a part of it, Ma.

I just was.

David.

David, where are you going?

I've got an appointment.

But I made supper for us, David.

What do you like?

Fried chicken.

Stay here.

Stay here with me.

You know, you're not a lot of laughs.

What's the matter?

Don't you like me?

I don't like blondes.

Look, you don't like blondes, or you don't like me. Now, which?

What I don't like is blue -eyed blondes.

You've got brown eyes.

Now, what have you got against blondes, anyway?

Everybody likes blondes. Don't you know that? I mean, that is a fact. That is

what everybody prefers.

How old do you think I am anyway?

Oh, I... I don't know.

But you're awful cute, though, aren't you?

Don't be messy with me, honey.

I told you I don't dig blondes.

I don't even know why I'm sitting here talking to you. I'm supposed to be

celebrating. Hey, hey!

Hey, hey, wait a minute!

Is this your birthday or something?

What gave you that idea?

Well, you just asked me how old I thought you were, so I thought maybe

happy birthday. No, it's not.

Yeah.

How about that?

This is my birthday. This is the day I am going to be born. At 11 o 'clock

tonight, I am going to be born.

Oh, you know something?

That is a real nice watch.

My father gave me that watch when I was 14.

How old do you think I am now?

To tell you the truth, I'm not good at guessing ages.

I promise to keep it secret.

But it hurts my heart.

I'm only 17.

You know, I ain't even supposed to be in here drinking.

That guy could get his license taken away from him.

Then why are you? Because I am celebrating. I am celebrating being

'clock tonight, I get born.

Now, just listen. What?

I don't get you. What's going to happen?

Oh, Zoom.

I got it. You're going to take a plane.

A plane?

Not me?

I am going to be born just... I could

be born all over again.

Are you a beatnik or something?

No, no. Well, then why?

Why just won't you talk straight? I mean, I just can't keep up with you.

because I'm flying.

I am flying. I'm flying around in this...

just waiting for the light to come crashing in on me.

Hey,

tell me.

Tell me, why don't you like blondes?

Because she was a blonde.

Who?

Her.

Oh,

some blonde you used to know, you mean.

No.

Not exactly that.

Not exactly a blonde I knew, no.

But she was a blonde.

She was what everybody thinks of when they think of a blonde.

in the apartment there he was too who

him and i was 12

years old my mother worked as a waitress because he

he was a piano player and he worked nights

not so often not since the band business took such a dive and also because he

drank a lot.

Sometimes he'd get maybe ten bucks for playing a gig.

Then he'd stop off at Dooley's Bar for a few drinks.

Then he'd come marching up the street, passing our quarters, so that by the

he got to our building, it was broke again.

But, man, everybody on that block loved him.

Who are you talking about?

Him.

I was 12 years old.

That afternoon, I remember I came home early from school.

I came walking into the house with my books under my arm.

And there they were.

Him. And that...

Was that your father?

All fathers are the same.

Now, what are you letting it get you down for?

Get me down?

Where did you get that idea?

I'm just glad I found out about him when I did. That's all.

Did you tell your mother?

No. Why not?

I don't know.

I guess I thought he would explain it to me later when I came back to the house,

but he didn't.

That woman was gone.

He was sitting alone in the parlor, looking out the window, smoking the

He always had a cigar burning around the house.

My mother used to call him the chairman of the board.

And then he turned to me and he said, Hello, Daisy.

And I said, Hello, Papa.

And then I waited.

Because I thought he would explain.

And then he turned to me.

And he said, This is the nicest time of day.

mention of the blonde?

Nothing.

And then about two weeks later, him and my ma really had it out, so he left to

go to that blonde, and do you know something? He did not even say goodbye

his own son.

Well, now, oh, that's no reason for you to hate blondes.

Besides, I'm not even a real blonde.

How old are you?

Oh, now, that is the one question you are not supposed to ask.

He was 31.

What did he do, your father?

Nothing. Here, you drink up.

Nothing? You've been talking about him all evening. He must have done

What he done is none of your business! It is true, my business!

Hey, let him be! I'll tell you how he did it! Wait a minute! Little boy, Blue!

I'll tell you how he did it!

You mind your business about my father! And when you stop... Hey, hey, hey!

Wait, wait, wait. What's wrong with this fellow?

Well, if she says she's not getting by, then you take a walk, will you?

Now, mate, you're sitting on the... Get that cigar away from me.

Mate, mate, you've got to watch out. Get that cigar away from me.

Look, mate, look, look. If you want to fight, we've got to go outside.

Otherwise, we're going to have to make this nice man's all ball to pieces.

You want to go outside now? I'll fight you wherever you take me. All right, all

right, let's go, let's go.

in a fight with a guy like me, you're liable to get killed.

That's the truth.

Stop talking and come try it. Now, look, kid, I don't want to hurt you none.

See? You just got a hot head, that's all.

Look, either you give him a try... Wait, wait, wait, come on.

What do you want to fight for, huh?

I mean, let's just take a walk and cool that hot head of yours off, huh?

Okay?

I ain't afraid of you. I know you ain't, kid.

I know that.

Come on, let's shake hands.

Huh?

Okay.

Come on, it's all right.

It's all right.

You see?

Not so bad, huh?

See? Are you familiar with the city here? I mean, you live around here?

Yeah, I live here.

Okay, so let's walk.

There's not much to see around here.

Give me one, Frank, will you, please?

One more?

One.

Thank you.

Something very important is going to happen tonight.

Yeah? And what's that?

Did you ever hate anybody?

Sure thing, Mac.

The guy, he'd write his minute.

Who's that?

The chief gunner is made on my ship, man. I hate his guts. I mean, he's

riding me. You know, he's telling me, do this, you do that.

I mean, I hate him. I hate him.

I hate him. I just hate him.

You know?

Listen, boy, one of these days, just like I'm standing right here, man, I'm

going to...

I'm going to deep six that louse. Man, I mean... What do you mean?

Well, you know, unless you throw him right over the side while we're moving.

Drown him, you mean?

Yeah, that's exactly what I mean, boy.

Or kill him?

Well, that's pretty strong there, mate.

Kill is a mighty strong word.

Hmm? Let's just leave it at deep six, okay?

Hate him that much? Oh, man, listen, I hate him. I hate him more than that,

believe me.

Listen, I hate him like... Well, that's what... Listen, you'd have wanted to ask

me, ain't you never hated nobody before?

Yes. Well, all right, then. You hate him enough to want to see him dead?

Yes. Well, all right, then, man. You know just how I feel.

I know exactly how you feel.

There's only one gift, then.

You're never going to throw that guy on the side.

How do you know, boy?

I know.

I can tell just by

looking at you.

But with me, it's different.

Tonight?

Yeah.

Tonight, somebody died.

Mate, you should not have talked that way about somebody dying.

Why not?

Look, kid, it just so happens I'm a guy you can trust. But, I mean, you go tell

that to anybody, he's liable to get the wrong idea. And you wouldn't want anyone

to get the wrong idea. What idea is that? Well, I mean, you wouldn't want

to think this guy is going to die as someone you don't particularly like. I

him. Shh, mate, shh.

Shh, mate.

You better watch that stuff, boy. That's just exactly what I was talking about.

You better shush. I am going to be so drunk that they're going to have to pick

me up off the street with a sponge.

When he's dead, I am going to be so happy. You better cut that stuff out,

Tom! Tom, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Mate, you better watch who you're talking with, boy. I'm not joking.

Wait a minute.

Hey,

you want to shine, mister?

Go shine.

Hey, mister, shine him up. Go shine. You want to shine? Go shine.

There's enough time.

What'll it be, Sonny?

Boilermaker.

Would you have a draft card?

Yes, I've got a draft card. Can't you tell just by looking at me?

Sonny, I ain't Omar the Mystic. Maybe you're 18 and maybe you ain't. But I

losing my license for strangers. And showing me your draft card will clear up

all doubts.

I got it here someplace.

Oh, go on, George. Give the lad a drink, will you?

I can't do that unless he shows me he's of age, and you know that.

Will you stop acting like such an old lady for the love of him I can give him

drink? Go on, George.

He'll serve you. He always does. Just likes to make a big fuss about

Go on, stomp.

You know, when a man's there, she likes to make a fuss about things. It's part

of his nature.

I know.

Well, you do.

How would you be known?

My father was from Dublin.

Is that a fact? Well, that's where I come from.

What's your name, Ned?

What difference does that make?

Well, I just thought I might know your father, that's all.

Bartender, bring me another whiskey.

You, uh, you still haven't told me your name, you know.

Logan.

My name is Logan.

That's a good Irish name.

What was your father's first name?

Don't matter.

All right. I just thought I might know him, that's all.

Sergeant, I thought I ordered another whiskey.

What's with you?

I leave the arm on, I make my living with it.

What do you want, Mac?

I just wanted to see who it was.

Now, come on, lad. Come on. Take it easy.

Hey, George, it's time for the ball score. Okay.

What time is it?

It's two minutes to eleven.

See, you're not going to do anything foolish, are you?

Because that's no way to think, and it certainly is no way to talk. Now, look.

Listen to me. Listen here to me. Look.

Put that out of your mind.

I'm talking to you as if I were your own father.

My own father, huh?

Well, that's the guy to sound like, all right.

Look, you had a row with your father. Put it out of your mind. Fathers and

have had rows before.

Is that why you're sore at him? This was no father and son row.

This was only a father row.

And I'm not just sore at him, mister. I hate him. I hate his living guts, and

that's why I'm here tonight.

Daddy, calm down. Look, there's been a time when most kids hate their fathers,

but it passes. It always does. You don't know how wrong you are. No, you don't

know how wrong you are, mister. All right. All right, look, look, why don't

both of us have a little sandwich together, huh? How did that sound?

I haven't had too much to drink, mister.

I kid you not, my father is gonna die.

And do you know why?

Because his name is Johnny Logan, mister.

Do you know who Johnny Logan is?

He's a piano player. He's my father and he's a guy I hate!

Ossining, New York.

John Logan, the so -called...

who two months ago killed his blonde girlfriend when he found her with

man, met death in the electric chair tonight at 11 p .m. Eastern Daylight

Time. What?

But it's too soon.

Officials said that Logan awaited death in an orderly fashion, requesting a

priest and asking that he be allowed to talk to representative newspaper

reporters before the hour of his death.

It was assumed that...

Good night.