somebody,
like a star.
I want to hear
that hometown applause.
I want them to push,
scream, scratch,
and bite
to get a view
of the Rose.
She'll shove it
in their teeth.
Shove what?
Herself.
Me.
Old rich
and famous me.
Yowza.
Oh.
Oh,Jesus.
Oh,Jesus. I'm sorry.
I'll be there
as soon as I can.
I was wrong.
I was wrong!
Oh, God.
I was
supposed to be
at a recording
session!
Oh,Jesus!
Oh,Jesus!
God, am I gonna get it.
Do I look old?
Where is everybody?
Hey, baby, what's shaking?
Where were you?
Rudge, this is my friend
Houston Dyer.
Houston, this is my manager.
This is Rudge Campbell.
Nice to meet you, sir.
Terrific!
Keep everybody
waiting for hours,
what do we
get in return?
A fucking cowboy.
They said you'd
never show up,
but I said,
"She'll show up."
She shows not one
or two hours late,
but 5 fucking hours
and $3,000 late!
Hey, these are
real live people--
Listen, sonny!
We go back
to when you
were whacking off!.
I'm in business
with her.
We talk to each other
any way we like,
so you butt out!
Don't talk trash
to him or me.
I'm sorry.
I'm very sorry.
My mistake.
I just thought
we had an appointment
to make some money.
Whoo.
What a bummer.
Choke you up, eh?
It's his favorite trip.
Well...
I just don't understand--
I was late, and he
was pissed off,
so he did a show
about it.
That's all we do.
His mouth is scuzzy--
Shut up!
He's
a fucking magician,
and he don't
need help
from a chauffeur.
Jesus.
Hey!
Houston!
Come here!
Rose,
close that door.
No!
I got to get out.
I can't let you go.
He's right
about you.
Miss me.
Gimme mine.
I want Chinese!
I want it now!
Close that
fucking door.
I'm going, Rose.
No!
Rose, this ain't
gonna work.
Yes, it will.
You're not going
without me.
Get out!
Never.
Rose, I said out!
Make me!
I don't need
this shit.
I never did,
never fucking did.
Asshole! Move your car!
I didn't come back
for some
hootchie-cootchie woman
to blow my mind.
I ain't no
hootchie-cootchie woman!
You can't park
in the street!
Lady, get that car
out of here!
What's the matter
with you, huh?
Get it outta here,
for Christ sakes!
Move it!
Go eat your meter,
goddamn it!
Hey, lady.
Come here,
you crazy lady.
Dyer! Dyer!
Oh, men! My favorite!
Dyer!
Did a guy come
through here?
That's all
we got here!
Houston Dyer,
this is Rose!
Hey!
My lord! Look at this! Ooh!
Dyer!
Houston!
Get out of here!
I've picked a peck of
pickled peppers this time!
Houston Dyer!
Dyer!
Hi.
Keep watering that.
It'll grow.
You want to borrow
my towel?
Dyer!
Is Esther living?
She's dead.
All right, everybody out!
Bingo in the main lounge,
shuffleboard
on the forward deck!
Don't dawdle!
Whoo!
What a lovely smile
you have!
There'll be
a masquerade ball outside!
Prize for the best costume!
Thank you so much
for coming.
If I don't get
a kind word
in the next
four seconds,
I'm gonna do
something fierce.
And 1 ...
and 2...
and--
At ease, sailor!
At ease.
Take a break.
Oh, Dyer...
I'm awful sorry.
I got a big mouth.
Gee, it's kind
of nice in here.
Are all steam rooms
like this?
Mm-hmm.
Why do you want
to walk out on me?
It ain't you.
It's your life.
It's like
a grenade range.
And it's me, too.
Lordy.
What do you mean
it's you, too?
Ooh, a mystery!
Come on. I told you
about the football team.
See...
I'm a sergeant
in the fucking army.
I'm A.W.O.L.
I should've been back
three weeks ago.
You ain't no chauffeur?
No, ma'am!
No, ma'am.
No chauffeur,
not the Lone Ranger.
I been had.
Sometimes
I get scared
maybe the army's
all I know.
I've been in
since I was 1 8.
1 8?
Yeah, I joined
on my birthday.
You know...
hot food,
roof over my head,
socks all lined up
in a row.
It was
a beautiful thing.
And then it kind
of went sour.
Are you thinking about
walking away for good?
Yeah.
You don't
have to go back.
You don't.
You can stay with me.
I'll