Sassy? Flat tire. Okay, 'Bama. Why don't you get on up there and show me what you got? Well, I-I'm not prepared to do my thing right now, tonight... This is the only audition you're going to get, puddin'. So either get on up there, or you and Gossie can haul your asses back down South. Here. Smoke some of this. This ain't no tobacco, man. No, hold it in, it'll calm you down. All right, Oberon. Get on up there and introduce him. Yes, ma'am. Okay, 'Bama. Let's go. Yeah. Now, I got something special for all you satin dolls. And I don't mean Oberon's big thunder. Now that's for another show. Now we got some new blood for ya. Yeah, straight off the bus from Florida, I give you Ray "Don't Call Me Sugar" Robinson! How y'all doing tonight? Better than you! Relax, Ray. Relax. I got it. ¤¤ Uh-uh, what do y'all want to hear? How about a little Nat King Cole? Y'all like Nat King Cole? ¤ If you ever plan to travel west ¤ 'Bama ain't bad. Yeah, I'd say he saved our asses. What the hell is Ray doin' up there? Auditioning for you, Gossie. He ain't no good without me. How'd you and the 'Bama like to do a week here at the Chair? I know a good bass player. A nice jazz trio could score big with the right manager. Manager? Come on now, Gossie, don't be so small-minded. You know you've got to give to get. Now what exactly do I have to give? 25 percent. But I'll be gettin' you other gigs. All right, next question: What do I get? What do you need? Double scale as leader, plus 10 percent. What about the 'Bama? He's about as green as a blade of grass. I can handle him. ¤ Flagstaff, Arizona ¤ Yeah, he's green. ¤ Kingman, Barstow ¤ So, Gossie, you don't need to worry about a hotel room for the 'Bama. He can flop at my place. Hey, y'all never change. ¤ Get your kicks on Route sixty-six ¤¤ Ray, you coming back to bed? I'm getting some water. I can see that, but mama ain't finished yet. For the first time anywhere, let's hear it for The McSon Trio! ¤ A buzzard took the monkey for a ride in the air ¤ ¤ The monkey thought that everything was on the square ¤ Ray, when you coming out? In a minute. Mama's got some more blackberry cobbler for you, baby. Damn. ¤ Straighten up and fly right ¤ ¤ Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top ¤¤ Marlene, if you're gonna send us out on tour, we're gonna need more than $5 a day. How come we can't get paid after each gig? Because you boys will spend everything you make. The club sends the checks to me, so as I can bank them. I just want to see my own checks, that's all. You don't see, Ray. You're blind, baby. Or did you forget? Now, you want to go out on your own and see how well you do? Ray! Hey, Marlene, where's Ray? He's in the back bedroom. And wipe your feet. Ray, uh, six-nine, where you at? Six-nine. Six-nine. Lionel Hampton just asked me to go on the road with him, man! Lionel Hampton, man! Sure he did. Then why you still here? And dig this: His wife, she kicked me off the tour bus. Told me to come back when I started shaving. You believe that? Uh... uh, Seven-oh, could you do me a favor, man, and close that bag for me? What's wrong? You got two hands. You can close it yourself. I got two feet, too. Could you close it? I got it. Excuse me, sir! Man, we're gonna be late. I got to get my own place, Gossie. Why? I mean, you got free rent right now. Like hell it's free rent. Oh, come on, Ray. Why you gonna mess with a good thing? All I'm saying is you keep layin' that pipe with Marlene, and I bet you she's gonna make us all rich. Hey, sir, excuse me! ¤ Straighten up and fly right ¤ ¤ Straighten up and stay right ¤ ¤ Straighten up and fly right ¤ ¤ Cool down, papa ¤ ¤ Don't you blow your top ¤¤ Just back from their triumphant tour of the Yakima Valley, The McSon Trio! They'll be back right here, same time, same place, next week. Hey, baby,
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