9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Audience chattering.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Good afternoon! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am Reinaldo Garcia. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And you are the audience. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Laughter, applause.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay! Um, [br]turn off all cel phones, please. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And, we're in a residential[br]neighborhood, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so, no drag racing down the streets[br]of quiet Carmel, when we leave. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The show is about an hour and [br]10 minutes long. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There is some harsh language[br]in the piece, okay? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'll be taking confessionals[br]in my booth over here, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 after the plays are over,[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Audience chuckles] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if anybody wants[br]to unburden their hearts, okay? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, welcome to "Dream Butchers." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Applause.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 PLACE HOLDER 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Acoustic guitars] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Sings] You crawled across dry thorns 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and chewed cut glass. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Please come through my door,[br]lay down on the grass. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar phrase] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't care where you've been,[br]in the dark side of town. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Your history might be shameful. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will always let you in,[br]I will never let you down. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar chords] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm entertaining angels. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Acoustic guitars] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now you're down on your luck,[br]your spirits broke. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I see your beggar's cup[br]filled with busted hope. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let this new day begin,[br]before the sun goes down. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'll know I served an angel. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will always let you in,[br]I will never let you down. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm entertaining angels. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar flourish.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hello, stranger. Drop your things.[br]Come on in. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There's no danger.[br]I see the wings beneath your skin. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am no holy man.[br]Just a human 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 who must obey the plan[br]for a communion. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's a mortal sin[br]if I would renounce a man 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 whose life is painful. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will always let you in,[br]I will never let you down. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because I'm entertaining you angels. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar flourish.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [End chord holds.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Applause.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Spoken] I played baseball[br]in 2 different baseball leagues around town. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I also umpire, uh, baseball. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And our opening piece,[br]"Low and Inside," 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is about a local man 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 uh, whose career,[br]whose professional career was destroyed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But there is a romance to baseball. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I wrote this song up in the [br]San Jose Giants stadium. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Uh, I recommend going to [br]Minor League baseball. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You get right up next to the players. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They are the future stars of the game. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's really exhilarating to me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, I wrote this song,[br]as the players were warming up. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's called [br]"The Church of Baseball." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Cheerful acoustic guitars] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The ground crew rakes the infield,[br]they line the batter's box with lime. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Then they spray the baselines,[br]dust it down 'til players take the field. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The church of baseball.[br]Warm in summer air. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The church of baseball.[br]It's all prepared. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now the players stretch and run.[br]Boys of summer filled with dreams. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The fan girls scream.[br]The local boy warms up in the sun. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The church of baseball.[br]Blesses all the minor leagues. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The church of baseball.[br]It'll last for centuries. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Local talent sings the anthem.[br]Out of tune loudspeakers squeal. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now the home team takes the field.[br]Bonus babies, tall and handsome. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The church of baseball.[br]It's a sacred space. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The church of baseball.[br]Steal a base. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 For Willie, and Maury,[br]Even Ricky Henderson too. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The church of baseball,[br]It welcomes you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar flourish.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Low and Inside."[br][Applause.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Announcer] I get it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Baseball is a historical game.[br]I like to compare different things, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 compare different eras. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But how in the world, John Ruck,[br]can you compare a guy 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 getting all these hits in Japan,[br]and then add it up with the Majors, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then say he truly hit[br]came from a paper on point. You can't. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The people should know.[br]What he has done is incredible. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 To say he has passed Pete Rose,[br]as all time hit leader, we can't do that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Announcer voices continue.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hey Neal.[br][Drunkenly mumbles.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Uh. Hm. Uh. [br][Laughs.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Gimme a 7 & 7.[br]And go easy on the 7-Up. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Would you turn down the --[br]turn the TV off? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I gotta give a reason?[br]I been comin' here for 5, 6 years? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because! I don't wanna[br]see, hear, or read about baseball. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [?] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And another, por favor. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No tab tonight. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm leavin' no debts. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You remember Jason?[br]Big, body builder type? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah! With the rash down his neck. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You know any hit men?[br]Ahh, just kidding. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think. You remember Roosevelt?[br]Fat guy, with a face like a badger? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He went over big time. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 R - R - Rosie?[br]Neal. You live upstairs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There's nobody here.[br]Can I stay a while? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Gracias, mi amigo.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ahhh. [Exhales.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You know me.[br]I'm a friendly guy, right? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So does professional baseball. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It was in Marietta, Georgia.[br]Pre-season sessions. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Director of officials tells me[br]I've been elevated to crew chief. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Working beside of me,[br]two guys with me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason Olivetti, and [br]Roosevelt Truman. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Jason Olivetti!" I said.[br]"Oh no. No, no." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "I heard he's a piece of work." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Rico!" he says.[br]"You're the kind of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 natural-born leader[br]who can get along with anybody." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Mentor the kid." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Them's my marching orders. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Two years away from the[br]Majors, a lifelong dream. Hmm. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Through Berman, Chatanooga, Jackson,[br]Pensacola, Knoxville, Montgomery. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Mobile, Cogsville. Athletes![br]Dripping testosterone and doubt. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Adonises driven by a dream.[br]And, there I am. Deep within it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Benevolent, dispensing justice.[br]Witnessing brilliance. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 John Smokes. Matt Holliday.[br]Juan Fiera. Ah! Ahh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A cavalcade of future stars.[br]Passing through my station 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 on their way to immortality. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The baseball field is a timeless Eden. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And, into my crew chief's ear[br]slithered Jason Olivetti. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Dwelling in a body stocking of a rash. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You know it even discolored his weiner? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yes! I looked. [br]Ahhhh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Don't be naive, Neal.[br]Everybody looks. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ahhh. Ehhhh. [Laughs.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ahh. [Exhales.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You know....[br]I...I...I.... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Taking charge of a ball field[br]was just -- almost second nature for me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I was a catcher in college.[br]Field General. I ran the pitchers. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Directed the fielders. Worked the arms. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And when I wasn't drafted,[br]I went to umpire school. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Vero Beach, Florida.[br]Dodger Town. Heh-heh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ahh. Sailed right through.[br]Through rookies. Single ed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 By my 3rd year, I was already crew chief.[br]Two guys under me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In a [?] applied by the Majors.[br]First class hotels all through the South. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ha-ha! The future World Series ump! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tell me...tell me.[br]How does a guy who gets along 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with everybody, grow to hate a man? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Who the mere sight of[br]provokes nausea and vomiting? Eh? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason was a -- a strapping farm boy[br]who was seduced by big city ambition. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Prostitutes. Marijuana. Hm?[br]Ah! I'll show you what I mean. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We checked into a hotel. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 During dinner, Jason is flirting[br]with the waitress. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Flirting. Ha. How's about this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Hick accent] "That was one fine meal![br]Mmm- mmm - mmm! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But it lacked some spice.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why don't you come up to my room later,[br]and let me taste your pussy?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Audience groans.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [His own voice again][br]Then, they were down at the front desk. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Proclaiming, bitching that his towels[br]were not white enough. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He would weiner-wag the maid,[br]when he came out of the shower. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Couple of times, he came back to his room[br]to find it ransacked. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Well deserved, I'd say. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hm? Oh, on the diamond?[br]Okay. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason's behind the ditch, right?[br]Guy gets a home run. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 As he's circling the bases,[br]Jason picks up the bat, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and leans on it, like Mister Peanut[br]leaning on his cane. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Right on home plate! Hmm?![br]Ahh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No, he never smoked it in the van. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It was just the idea of driving through[br]the South, with my protege, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 holding grass -- terrified me! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No. Nooo, no. I could never report him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You have no idea what it would do[br]to my reputation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Laughs] And his taste in music. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We had -- we had a rule. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The guy behind the wheel[br]chooses the tunes. Hmm? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason wouldn't be out --[br]we wouldn't be out of the parking lot, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the hotel parking lot,[br]not 5 minutes. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason slides in his[br]'Greatest Hits of the '70s' CD. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Afternoon Delight."[br]"Summer Breeze." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Da-da-da da-da-da 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Blowin' through the jasmine[br]of my mind." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "One Toke Over the Line." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 From Mobile to Jackson! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason is the reason I drink[br]these 7 & 7s. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This official beverage of choice. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I, I enjoyed them, to -- to[br]establish rapport. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Roosevelt, too.[br]Drank in the back seat. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tapping away at his [bleep]ing [br]iPhone. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Watching porn.[br]Aiming the camera at the front seat. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Making what he calls his[br]'POV dramalogue.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ahhh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay. So. So! So. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are in 'bama now. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Barons pitted against [br]their arch-rivals, Huntsville Stars. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Battling for the title.[br]Two games left. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Two games,[br]and Jason is out of my life! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah. [br]The Barons, and the Stars. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Huge rivals. Mutual hate. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It all comes down to two outs,[br]bottom of the 9th, bases loaded. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Barons down 3. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 22 year old defector Cuban.[br]22 year old Cuba defector Oscar Morales 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is a 5'2" phenom. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Already, he has tripled, and stolen home. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now, he slides to the plate,[br]with a hit on the line. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Huntsville pitcher launches a fast ball. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Inside and low. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ball one. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The catcher --[br]the wisecracking, Polack misfit 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Anje Prozinski,[br]asks for a clean one. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Gimme a ball you can see." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hm? Of course! I tossed him! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The guy turns on me.[br]Huntsville keeper leaps out of the dugout, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 restraining Prozinski with one hand,[br]and screaming for an explanation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "I dunno what the guy said." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "You're not allowed to argue[br]balls and strikes. You know that." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The manager looks at this catcher.[br]Says, "you say that?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Yeah. Hey. If Blue-Hair grew an eye,[br]he'd be a Cyclops." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Huntsville manager nearly breaks his ribs,[br]he's laughing so hard. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The fans are going ape-shit.[br]The pitcher comes in to the ditch. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason and Roosevelt run up[br]to restore order. Hmm. Ugghhh. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm coming to it. Gimme a sec.[br]Wait a minute. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And then, the pitcher says, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey, Blue. We know you're blind.[br]We've seen your wife." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Just a minute here. [br]I'm coming to that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay. Now, back to the game. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay. So. The pitcher, the new pitcher[br]delivers a rising fast ball. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Morales fouls it back, knocks off my mask.[br]I go down to my knees. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Someone in the Stars dugout yells, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey, Blue! Get up off your knees![br]You're BLOWING the game!" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I go over to the Huntsville dugout.[br]I give 'em the 'stink eye.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That settles them down. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Next pitch, Morales slams[br]way down the right field line. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Fouled by inches.[br]Counts one and two. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Next pitch a slider, outside.[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But Morales, already, you know,[br]what we call a professional hitter, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 fouls off the next five pitches[br]before taking a ball 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 millimeters over the plate. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The new catcher goes,[br]"Hey Blue!" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I go, "Ah-ah![br]One peep out of you, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you shower with your friend." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Guy goes, "Peep!" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I swallow it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Morales fouls off[br]the next 3 pitches too. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Eh? Good -- good hitter?[br]You better believe it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 OK. So, now... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So now, the Huntsville pitcher[br]hangs a curve. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh-ho-ho-ho! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Morales drools. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He spins on it! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And launches the ball[br]high into the Alabama night. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The crowd leaps as one, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 as the ball is[br]Pensacola-bound. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Walk off Grand Slam! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [?] by a run. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hm-hm! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Me and my crew,[br]we have to pass 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the Visitors' dugout[br]to exit the field. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The losing pitcher[br]comes up behind me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey! Lucky you don't have[br]an ERA, Blue. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Those runs are yours!" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So we have a game[br]the next day. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No time to shower.[br]We have to go to Jackson. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We pile into the van,[br]Jason behind the wheel. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Sings] "Sky rockets in flight![br]Afternoon -- " 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason starts to dig in. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey, Rico.[br]That 2 strike call on Morales. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That was strike 3." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Jason," I said. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "That ball was so far outside,[br]it had a hat and a coat on. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Could you turn it down a bit?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I look in the back, [br]at Roosevelt, for some support. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Roosevelt is aiming[br]his iPhone at us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Another chapter in his[br]on the road documentary. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason digs in deeper. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey, Rico.[br]You -- You Latinos[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 look out after each other,[br]don'tcha? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What, did Morales[br]slip you some pesos? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Huh? Huh? One gone call[br]tips the championship. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I thought only horses[br]slept standing up." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Alright, Jason. That's enough." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "You guys," Roosevelt says,[br]"been goin' at it for 4 solid months. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Since opening day. Why don't you both[br]settle it like men?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Just a minute, here. Just a minute." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hey -- gimme another 7 and 7, huh? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Anyway -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm trying every umpire's trick[br]to NOT listen. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 One more game left! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And then I notice.[br]We're going in a circle. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I say "Jason, you do have[br]the directions? Right?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And he says, Jason says,[br]"Uh, I ran out of rolling papers." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Uh, built me a doobie[br]out of the directions." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Up in smoke!" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I said, "Jason, go straight.[br]At the lights, turn right. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That will lead you onto [br]highway 20 on ramp to Atlanta." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Man who doesn't know his way[br]around a strike zone, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 giving me directions?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hmmm. Hey! Slip me some pesos,[br]and I'll consider it." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey Rico! Next time[br]you're behind the dish, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 bend over. [br]Call the game with your good eye." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Roosevelt is breaking up[br]in the back seat. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Four solid months. You two[br]should form a comedy team." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Ahh, getting caught in a [br]wetback conspiracy, Roosevelt 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is no laughing matter." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey, maybe -- maybe Rico[br]would call a more accurate game, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if home plate were shaped like[br]a tortilla." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm staying cool. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Hey Rico! Yo Rico, I'm your daddy.[br]Hitchhiked to Salinas once, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and [bleeped] your mother,[br]in a lettuce field." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "OK. OK, listen.[br]One more crack, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'll wreck your career." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Crack? Your mamacita's[br]tasted like guacamole." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Whoa, you gonna take that,[br]Rico?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "I just about had enough[br]of you, Rico. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let's settle this like men." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jasmine is blowing through[br]our minds. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason pulls the van over,[br]under the streetlight. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He rips open the driver's door. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Races around[br]the back of the van. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I've got blood in my eyes. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He yanks open the passenger door, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and before he could remove his hand,[br]I clocked him, with a solid left to the jaw. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason grabs my arm,[br]and the Oklahoma farm boy 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 slings me out, [br]under the street light. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are tussling like wildcats. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The guy has got 100 pounds on me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Roosevelt is filming the whole thing[br]on his iPhone. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Thirty seconds later... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it's over. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We get back in the van, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and pull into Jacksonville,[br]just before dawn. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Not a word spoken[br]the whole way. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A week later,[br]our little altercation 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 shows up on You Tube. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Posted anonymously." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 ESPN runs it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jason and I are released. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Fired. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Roosevelt's on his way[br]to the Big Show. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What am I gonna do here? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What am I gonna do. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Applause.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Peppy guitars.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Sings] I did not rise up[br]from the mire 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to be cast into [br]the lake of fire. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am proud to be[br]an outlaw. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What I am [br]is plain to God. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Doesn't matter[br]what you sacrificed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We'll all appear before the[br]judgment seat of Christ. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitars] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I did not rise up[br]from the mire 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to be cast into[br]the lake of fire. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Live by faith,[br]not by sight. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All that's mortal[br]swallowed up by life. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So that each of us[br]will receive 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 what is due us,[br]wheat or chaff. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 For all the things done[br]while in the body 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 whether good or bad. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitars] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Kingdom soon will come. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Exploding with the sun. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All my loved ones[br]melding into one, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'cause the kingdom[br]soon will come. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar scales duo] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I did not rise up[br]from the mire 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to be cast into[br]the lake of fire. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will live forever more. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 On the Armageddon shore. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitars] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Seven seals,[br]Seven trumpets. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Seven vials,[br]Seven cursed digits. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Seven dooms,[br]Seven new things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 For the angels. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitars] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I did not rise up[br]from the mire 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to be cast into[br]the lake of fire. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am proud to be[br]an outlaw. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What I am... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is plain...to...God.[br][Guitar strum] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Applause] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Screams] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Screams, panicked breathing][br][Bell ringing] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You really did it this time, Harriet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Just had to leave the fold,[br]didn't you? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You had it all.[br]Plenty of green grass, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 a haircut every spring. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Three swell dogs,[br]and the friendliest shepherd 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 this side of Bo Peep. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Real friendly.[br]Was old Harriet satisfied? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Nooo. [Bleats][br][Audience laughs] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Had to leave the herd![br]Big tough gal, huh, Harriet? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf howls] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What am I gonna do? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf howls] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf laughs][br]Alright, mutton head. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Where ya be? [Sniffs around][br]I knows you out here somewheres. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hoo! All this runnin' 'round[br]makes a fella dog-tired. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why don't I just lay these here [br]bones up against this boulder, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and catch my breath? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf sighs] Heyyy.[br]That feels nice-like. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Wonder where my dinner[br]ran off to? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Probably cowering[br]behind one of these rocks. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'll catch her.[br]And when I do! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Should I make it...[br]mutton stew? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Or leg o' lamb,[br]or just eat her raw? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Mutton! Ain't had no sheep[br]for the whole month! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [?] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Whoo! Brings out the beast in me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf pants][br]Zippedy-doo-da! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Zip! [Sheep yelps][br]Ah-dee-ay! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 My, oh, my![br]What a wonderful day! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Plenty o' moonshine[br]headin' MY way! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh-ho-ho yeah-eh![br]Oh-ho, YEAH-eh! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Howls loudly] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hey, what's this?[br]A earthquake? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Wellllllll, I'll be.[br]That you, mutton head? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ohhh! Please, Mr. Wolf.[br]Go find someone else. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I was just out [br]munching clover... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That's enough of that,[br]little girl. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 How many times you been warned[br]'bout movin' out on your own? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Look. I only eat the old, [br]and the sick. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I got my code. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So gimme a break with [br]the sob story, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'cause I ain't ate [br]in a week, little girl. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Don't call me that! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I may be on the meek side,[br]but I am not little. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Maybe I will end up[br]in your belly. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 BUT! Not before[br]I account for myself. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Bell rings] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf laughs] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now, don't that [br]beat all! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Full moon's got in your[br]blood too, eh little lady? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yeah! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf laughs mockingly] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Uh-oh. A fightin' back.[br]Well I'll be darned. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ow! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh I didn't mean it![br]Oh, please don't get mad. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ow! You little moron! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Don'tcha know[br]you could get hurt doin' that? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I dunno what's come over me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf grunts and groans] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 One day I'm munching clover,[br]and the next, I'm -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 pugilizing with canis lupus. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Pugilizin'?! Sounds weird. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tradin' blows?[br]Fisticuffs? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tusslin'? Dukin' it out?[br]Goin' ten -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Alright! Enough with the words! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You gonna make a run for it,[br]or what? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I got important things[br]to attend to! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 With very important wolves. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You're kidding. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Whatta ya mean? [br]Whatta ya mean? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I tell ya, I'm in a hurry. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why, me and some friends,[br]I -- I -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What? What's wrong? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Nothin'! Gol durn it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What? What about your friends?[br]Is something wrong? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Full moon's got me talkin' funny. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No, no, something's wrong.[br]I can sense it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm very attuned[br]to the emotional manifestations 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of my fellow beings.[br]Something's awry. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Nothin' crunchin' your bones [br]won't fix! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Your friends?[br]What about your friends? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Big Shots.[br]Every one of 'em. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Leaders of the pack! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Take me with you! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh, this is the adventure[br]I've always dreamed of! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Shee-oot! What's this[br]gol-dang world coming to? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now, listen.[br]If you don't start runnin' or fightin' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 right quick, I'm gonna get ornery.[br]Then you'll really be sorry! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's your last chance! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let me meet 'em.[br]I can tell 'em some 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 friendly shepherd jokes. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I got this one about an[br]'embraceable ewe' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that'll put 'em in stitches. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Alright, alright, alright.[br]I know when my leg's being pulled. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now, look.[br]If I brought you back with me, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 well, I'd get laughed out[br]of the pack. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You're afraid to be alone? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Big stud wolf,[br]afraid to be alone? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Can't face up to his own[br]reflection in the watering hole? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I am alone![br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I ain't got no friends, OK?[br]Ya happy now? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I was kicked out for in -- uh --[br]in -- uh -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 infedulity! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Infidelity? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Yep. She's not my woman. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All wolves in the wild are women,[br]usually. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But, when the pups came along,[br]it was bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The good times stopped,[br]and one thing led to another, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and one night, I raised a ruckus[br]with one of the younger ones. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Got thrown out on my ear. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You're an outsider.[br]A 'lone wolf.' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 As lonely as they come. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh, I get it! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Tryin' to get on my good side,[br]with sympathy, aren't ya? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hey, I'm onto you, sweetheart! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You gotta get up pretty early[br]in the mornin' to fool Lupe. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 darn, I told ya my name! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why'd I go and [br]tell you my name? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Guadalupe? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No, Loopy. Like.... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hi. I'm Harriet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And you're an outlaw. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A savage desert denizen,[br]traveling fast -- traveling light. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Exacting and giving no quarter. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Content to let the buffalo chips[br]fall where they may. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Taking as it comes, day by day. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Your only friend: your wily wolf wit. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I've always admired your kind, Loopy! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why, in my younger years,[br]I rather fancied myself a black sheep. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Sort of a...maverick in mohair? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Marching to the tinkle of my own bell? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'Til one day it all went grey,[br]and I settled in. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You told me YOUR name?! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why'd you have to go and [br]tell me YOUR name?! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [?] ain't got no name. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Vulture caws] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What's that?! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What's what? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Vulture caws] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That noise! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh, THAT noise. [br]Just -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Vulture caws] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 a garden variety[br]turkey vulture. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Don't be scared. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Vulture caws] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They've never attacked[br]anything alive. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No he waits in line,[br]all polite-like, 'til 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the original killers[br]have had our fill. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Then, after I slink off,[br]and let the stomach do its job, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 on the FRESH meat -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Vulture caws] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 them vultures fill their entrails[br]on the carcass. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Only when the stench of the[br]rotten flesh will make a horse fly puke 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 does your vulture move in. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 See? Everybody's[br]got his way of doin' things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Relaaaaax. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That vulture don't concern you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 YET. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Loopy? I love you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Love? LOVE?! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Come on, girl! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That's just your way of saying[br]you think you're better than me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That's not true! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You have many --[br]fine qualities. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Courageous hunter? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Intrepid explorer? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Rugged individualist? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hmm -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The frontier spirit incarnate. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why, with -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with just a few lessons[br]in philosophy, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in etiquette,[br]in personal hygiene -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I think it -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [GROWLS ANGRILY] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No, hy-GIENE. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Cleanliness? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's next to Godliness? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Except for you, [br]it's next to impossible. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf growls] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Anyway! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's just a few lessons --[br]in rhetoric, in elocution. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And a dash -- [br]just a teensy dash -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of political analysis thrown in. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Incisive, five week -- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Alright! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Listen, fleece bag. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 My empty stomach says[br]tea time is over. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let's cut the chit chat,[br]and proceed to the heart of the menu. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Move! Make a run for it,[br]before I lose my temper 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and get VIOLENT! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I've been outfoxed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I can run no more. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm big enough to admit[br]to your superiority 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 in the scheme of things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Crush these feeble limbs[br]in your bear-trap jaws. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Better that, than to grow flabby[br]in some meadow. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Do me this favor. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Son of a...buzzard. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Please! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 End my squalid existence. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Make wolf-flesh of my marrow. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Gorge on me, that I may be[br]transformed. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But! What's in it for you? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Immediate gratification?[br]And then what? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Inside of a week,[br]you'll be on the prowl again. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A pathetic slobbering beast[br]with only one thing on its tiny mind. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Enslaved by a hunger [br]which has no end. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All I wanted was a square meal. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ohhhh.[br]Loopy, I love you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I want to help you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The only way you could help me[br]would be by committin' suicide 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and servin' yourself upon a platter! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Loopy, I know things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All those years in the sweet[br]and boring clover, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I was thinking![br]Watching the sun rise, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and set,[br]sniffing the blue air. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Seeing the stars at night. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Feeling the change of the seasons. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 White winters huddled in the barn.[br]Green springtime. Blazing summer. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Smoky autumn. All the while,[br]I'm thinking. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I started wondering why[br]everything is the way it is. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And, the more I wondered why[br]the less I saw the majesty around me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But I couldn't stop the wondering! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 One day, as the little ones[br]were led off to the blade, it hit me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It hit ya? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The reason for everything! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Huh? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why we're here. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why these rocks are hard[br]and still warm, even as moonshine 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 coats them in silver. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why meadow grass[br]is green and slick. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why rain and snow make rivers. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why wolves love mutton? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why wolves love mutton. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And why you won't eat me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I won't? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Nope! You won't. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But -- if I eat you, wouldn't I[br]automatically know these things? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I hear flatworms do that way. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 One of the elders of the pack[br]were tellin' us about a "experiment" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 he heard about. Seems that some[br]flatworms were trained to 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 wiggle through a maze, to get some food.[br]Then, they was ground up into 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 tiny chunks of meat,[br]and fed to some baby flatworms. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 First thing ya know,[br]them babies is negotiatin' that maze 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 like they was born to it.[br]One generation feedin' the next. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So I was wonderin' -- if I eat you,[br][Harriet yelps] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 won't I know these things? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Harriet laughs uneasily][br]Sorry. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You're a wolf, and I'm a sheep. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will not allow the blow to your[br]self-esteem, of comparing yourself 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to a mere [br][scientific word for flatworm.] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Loopy! We're not worms. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay! So why we here?[br]And why do wolves love mutton? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't know that you're[br]sophisticated enough 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to understand that just yet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That's enough! I have sat through[br]your tales too long! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 My guts are howlin' louder than[br]Uncle Louie at the last eclipse. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I know why there are eclipses! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't give a hoot why![br][Whooshing sound] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf whimpers][br]What was that?! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I know why the stars are[br]faaaaallllliiiiinnnnng! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why?! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why, I'd need at least a week[br]to explain it to you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh, you're stallin'![br][Thunder sounds] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf whimpers][br][Sheep snickers] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf] What's goin' on? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Sheep yelps] Oooh! Stop! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Move no closer![br]Just...keep...pursuing me... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 hungry. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Keep your beautiful savagery.[br]May your jaws always drip. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Desire is a beautiful thing, [br]Loopy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Eat me now, and you'll be hungry[br]tomorrow, with no one to talk to. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Keep me alive, and you can want me[br]forever. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh, Loopy, we can do it.[br]Let's be friends! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I -- I -- am hungry.[br]I ache. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You are pink and tender. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 My fur bristles.[br]I drool. I eat! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You'll stay as you are,[br]forever wolf. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let me civilize you! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf grunts] My body [br]howls for you! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What of the heavens,[br]dear wolf? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Whooshing sound][br][Distant thunder] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You won't distract me[br]with your talkin'. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, you [?][br]Enough! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Run! Fight![br]Howl for yourself. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You ask alien things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why not entreat[br]these rocks to sing? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You're a cunning one,[br]and a coward. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Sheep gasps] A thirst slaked[br]by a coward's blood 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 would leave you parched, yes? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf] You're not worth it! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Not worth it?![br]I offer you eternal desire! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Friendship! [Exhales][br]Big tough wolf. [Bell rings] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'll beat you, old Loopy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You don't wanna be my friend.[br][Bell rings] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You just wanna save your skin.[br]Make a fool out of me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Bell rings] I got news for ya. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You can walk a mile in my shoes,[br]and never fill my boots. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh, so sorry, Loopster.[br]Takes guts to be my pal. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You just ain't got what it takes.[br]Call me what you want: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Howl at the sun and call it the moon[br]if it makes you feel any better! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Sheep chokes, bell rings] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf howls loudly] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Wolf laughs, bell rings] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Your move...PAL.[br][Wolf laughs] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Vulture caws] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Applause] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Acoustic guitar bridge] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Phrase repeats] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I let out a primal scream[br]all the neighbors heard. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I woke them up from their dreams[br]while their children stirred. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I released a primal scream[br]ripped out from my core. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All the slaughter I had seen,[br]I couldn't hold it any more. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They look at me funny,[br]intrigued by what they see 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 though my smile is sunny[br]when I pass by their children's feet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar phrase] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I ripped out a primal scream[br]through the neighborhood. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I did not do anything[br]like a neighbor should. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I got a hold of primal screams,[br]sent lightning through the air. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm better now than I do seem.[br]They don't really care. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar flourish] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They look at me funny,[br]intrigued by what they see 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 though my smile is sunny[br]when I pass by their children's feet. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar phrase] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I let out a primal scream[br]all the neighbors heard. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I woke them up from their dream[br]while their children stirred. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I released a primal scream[br]ripped out from my core. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 All the slaughter I have seen[br]I couldn't hold it any more. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar flourish] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Guitar phrase] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Christopher Lopez.[br]All the way from Greenfield California. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Applause] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Placeholder] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Who can shave an egg? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Irish accent][br]You were born into a raw deal. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's not the detail.[br]Two decades' worth of therapy. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Chalk it up to life on earth.[br]Everybody pays. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We're responsible for investing[br]our lives with meaning. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You make vengeance your god,[br]saieth you, you who are. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You can't hide an eel in a sack. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The man deserves what he got, huh?[br]He was fat. Jabba the Hut rotund. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He lied in court.[br]He suborned perjury. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Then got a restrainin' order.[br]They took away your gun. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Well, ya had some new songs.[br]Ya found a studio in the Yellow Pages. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This was when digital was[br]replacing analog. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He lied to you, that his[br]Roland 680 was state of the art. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You later learned it was[br]only fit for home demos. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He set up the studio[br]in his home rec room. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He said he'd back up[br]each day's work. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 After three months[br]in the Pac Man studio, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 he erased an instrumental track.[br]He made a big show of 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 punchin' buttons,[br]and he swiveled around, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and said he couldn't[br]find it in his backup files. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There were no backup files. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You decided to mix everything[br]as fast as possible, then get out 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if other bits turned up missing.[br]You extracted what you could, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and sent the Pac Man[br]a [?] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Prompted by his attorney,[br]he asked the Judge, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Why, if he was so incompetent,[br]you spent 3 months in his studio?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Well, you replied[br]that you recorded all the material 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 before you missed it.[br]And so you didn't [?] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 until much later. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The fat man brought in[br]a psychiatrist. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [German accent][br]"For analyze your lyrics. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And to testify that someone[br]as sick as you should never 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 have been allowed[br]into the fat man's home." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [Irish accent] You printed up[br]2 dozen flyers, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 advertising the fat man's address[br]as a recording studio 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 with an absurdly low hourly rate. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Wearin' surgical gloves, ya papered[br]the black sections of Seaside. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Next ya heard, a crackhead shot him[br]in a home invasion. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is hard for an empty bag[br]to sit upright. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 She...was...an actress. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A refugee from Hollywood's [br]enervatin' rituals. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Workin' in a nearby record shop. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 By now, CDs were on their way out,[br]and only connoisseurs purchased vinyl. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Some afternoons, you had her[br]all to yourself. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 When she mentioned her husband[br]in passing, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you remarked that she wore no ring. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "That's because I might be cast[br]as an unmarried woman," she said. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "I can't even risk an indentation[br]on my finger." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh-ho! The sacrifices we make for art. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You reason that such a blemish[br]would not be visible at all on stage. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You concluded that, consciously or not,[br]the real blemish on her life 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 was her marriage. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now, actresses are always ready[br]to talk about themselves. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It was therefore easy to learn[br]that her husband was 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 4 years younger than she, and[br]somethin' of a psychological basket case. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Takin' a break from his video games,[br]Chubby Hubby wandered in one foggy day, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 sayin' he needed her email password. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Pullin' him by his elbow[br]into the British Invasion aisle, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 she told him no. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Though you tried invisibility,[br]Chubby Hubby judged you 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to have witnessed his[br]emasculation. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Glarin' at ya from below the brim[br]of his skull and bones festooned cap, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the would-be cuckold said, sotto-voce,[br]"So. Who's the music lover?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Call me Seattle Grant," you said,[br]extending your hand 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 as he lumbered past ya[br]into misty Pacific Grove. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 [?] wife, busy herself,[br] 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 put Jerry and the Pacemakers'[br]Greatest Hits. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 To cut down an oak,[br]and set up a strawberry. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 With her permission, you use them[br]as a model, as would a painter. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Except you spent no time together. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You enrolled her as a concubine[br]in your imaginary harem. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You were a kind and generous Sultan. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 On your wedding night,[br]you excused her lack of virginity, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 having suffered years of[br]phallic intrusion by Chubby Hubby. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 She wept.[br]You consoled her 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 by composing the first of dozens of[br]adorational ballads to your muse. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 As time passed,[br]you'd enter the used record store, and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 covertly examine her face, her neck,[br]and her arms, for bruises 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 or lacerations left by your[br]un[?] surrogate. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 She always passed inspection,[br]but you were certain he abused her. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 As your fantasy wife, she accompanied you[br]to Majorca, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and other Mediterranean destinations. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Ooh, there was a menage a trois in Ibiza.