Nashville Page #4

L.A. JOAN is trying to find a station she likes on her transistor

radio.

L.A. JOAN

Uh huh.

GREEN:

She's been in the hospital two

weeks yesterday.

L.A. JOAN can't find anything she likes.

L.A. JOAN

You know anything about the

stations here?

GREEN:

(hasn't heard)

It's hard to say. Doctors thought

she'd come home a week ago. All it

was was appendix.

L.A. JOAN

All they got is advertisements.

Just like L.A.

GREEN:

Did an exploratory and according to

them, she needed an overhaul.

He chuckles at his prepared joke.

L.A. JOAN

Well, I could use one, especially

if I'm pregnant.

GREEN:

What did you say?

L.A. JOAN

I said, maybe I'll change my name

again.

GREEN:

I see... Well, those doctors are

real miracle workers.

L.A. JOAN

But not unless Nashville really

inspires me.

GREEN:

Maybe you can look after me a

little.

L.A. JOAN

That Tom sure is cute.

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27 AMBULANCE

speeding by each vehicle. BARBARA JEAN and BARNETT are alone.

28 REPLACEMENT CAR

being very piggish in its driving habits.

29 INT. HAVEN'S JEEP

PEARL:

We had these two city boys come in

last week. One or them said his

Ford truck had cut off his foot.

The other one said that wasn't true.

Then the first said he looked just

like Eddie Black when he said

that...

HAVEN:

Bud, would you be sure to get the

oil changed?

BUD:

Ya... where do you want me to take

it?

PEARL:

Do you remember Eddie Black? He had

those blue eyes.

HAVEN:

Where you always take it. There's

nothing special about this time.

PEARL:

And they started pounding on each

other. But the one without the foot

was strongest.

HAVEN:

Bud, you're going to have to show

up at the hospital tar me I gotta

get back to that session.

BUD:

Okay. Anything you want me to say?

HAVEN:

Say I had to get back to the

session. ~ God -- All school did

for you, you can put in a thimble.

PEARL:

The cops came through and broke it

up. I finally just had to call Chet

and say, 'Chet, get over here. There

are two old bays here breaking up

the furniture...'

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30 INT. WADE'S CAR-TRUCK

SUELEEN in doing some vocal exercising. WADE listens for awhile.

WADE:

Is that what you're going to sing?

She laughs.

SUELEEN:

No -- That's exercises. My coach

says you have to do exercise because

the vocal chords are muscle and need

to be stretched. Every time you

stretch them, the middle part sets

stronger. That's the place where I

sing.

WADE:

You think I got any kind of a

voice?

He breaks into a scale.

SUELEEN:

You sure do it loud.

WADE:

Is that good?

SUELEEN:

It's not bad.

WADE:

You think I should take lessons?

SUELEEN:

If you're serious. Being serious

is real important.

WADE:

You serious?

SUELEEN:

Wade -- I've been working toward

this audition for years.

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