t so sure!
Come on.
Where are you going?
If you can't find him,
I will .
We're leaving
tonight for Florida.
Hometown-- you're going
to show them all, right?
Step right up,
ladies and gentlemen.
See the show.
It's about to start.
Five minutes to show time.
Hey!
Hey.
Is there a dude
in here
by the name
of Houston Dyer?
Dyer?
Get out!
I hope your goddamn
chickens die!
You lousy farmers!
What the hell
was that?
Did you see her hair?
Oh, God, I was
such a good lay.
How could he leave me?
Mal, what's
wrong with me?
Nothing.
Should've...
I should've gone
to college.
Wait a minute, fella.
Whoa!
[Honking]
I'll clear the area.
[Honk]
Ah, to hell
with him.
I don't give a damn
about him anyway.
You positive?
Nope.
What do we do now?
There's only one
thing left to do.
What's that?
Go home.
Did you find her?
No.
The only thing
I do have
is she and the kid
tore up Memphis
looking for Dyer.
They never went back
to the hotel.
Black coffee, honey.
She better
show tonight,
or I'll break her
fucking feathers for her.
God, look at this.
Oh, lord.
Feels funny, huh?
It sure feels funny.
It look littler?
You said it.
Littler and poorer...
and dirtier...
and meaner.
This is where
I went to high school.
The football field.
Got me some memories
of the football field.
This is the vacant lot
where I got
my first kiss.
Eddie Pompadour
was his name.
Eddie Pompadour?
Eddie fucking
Pompadour, dear.
I was 1 2 years old.
His name wasn't
Eddie Pompadour,
but I called him that
because he had this
Elvis Presley complex.
It went to his hair.
There was a swoop in the front.
I thought
he was it, man.
See that?
That's my house
over there.
Yeah?
Yeah.
See those two people
in the yard?
That's my
mother and father.
Come on, man,
let's go.
Can you get
the phone?
Can't you get it?
What a wonderful answer!
Oh, there's
Leonard's Grocery!
You feel like
a Dr. Pepper?
Sure.
Is there something
I can do for you?
Don't you know
who I am?
Nope.
I can't say I do.
Give me a Moon Pie
and a Dr. Pepper,
Mr. Leonard.
Oh, it's MaryJo--
Rose Foster!
How you been,
Mary Rose?
What brings you
back to these parts?
Jeez!
Maybe next time
you'll know who I am.
I am the Rose.
The Rose!
My God,
this is her!
Look at her.
It looks exactly
like her.
I don't believe it!
49 is good.
49, please.
51 , please.
Check, one, two.
Send.
Test.
O.K., that's good.
Check the crossover,
then bring it up around 300.
Boost, bottom.
Boost, test.
O.K., that seems real close.
We need more volume.
Will you show 53 up?
Thank you.
I checked out
every hospital
and sheriff's
office
from here
to Memphis.
She'll be here.
I'm worried
about her, man.
Don't worry.
She'll be here.
She needs
this concert.
She'll crawl
on her hands and knees
to get here.
Hold it!
Hold it!
Hold it!
You can't
go in there, lady.
Aah!
Hey!
Hey, stop that woman!
Stop that car!
[Honking]
Well, I'll be damned!
What did I tell you?
I made it.
Yeah.
Yeah, I see.
Yeah,
and, uh...
I been doing
some thinking.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
And...
it's definite,
Rudge.
I'm gonna take
a year off.
Uh-huh.
And, uh...
yeah, go ahead.
Uh...
I, uh...
I don't want to hurt
the band, so...
I think...
I think
it's a good idea
if we keep them
on salary...
after tonight,
just until I...
I can decide when...
when to come back.
Stuff like that.
You finished?
Yeah, I'm finished.
Do you know
what this is?
No.
You ought to.
You signed it.
It must be
my contract.
Right.
Good.
Been reading it.
I've been
reading it
and thinking
about it.
I've been
thinking about us.
All those filthy
holes we played.
All those nickel
and dime hustlers
I had
to bargain with
every time you
opened your mouth.
And not all for you.
For me, too.
Because I loved it.
I loved it!
I loved
getting hold
of a selfish,
hopeless junkie
and turning her
into a performer
that they'