A Good Life: The Joe Grushecky Story Page #2

from Omaha,

never been in here either

till now.

You believe that?

I have no reason not to, sir.

Yeah, I guess you wouldn't.

You don't.

What's the price of admission?

$5.

I'll take a ticket.

Great, just give me one second.

Do you hear that whistle

down the line?

I figure that it's engine number 49.

She's the only one

that'll sound that way

on the Atchison, Topeka

and the Santa... Fe.

It's from Easter Parade.

No, it's not.

It's from The Harvey Girls.

I was just testing him.

I'll have one ticket

for The Harvey Girls.

Do you have any popcorn?

Huh?

Best thing about

these old theaters is,

they smell of popcorn, but, uh...

I don't smell any in this one.

How come?

Do you hear that whistle

down the line?

I figure that it's engine number 49.

She's the only one

that'll sound that way

on the Atchison, Topeka,

and the Santa Fe.

See the old smoke risin'

around the bend.

I reckon that she knows

she's gonna meet a friend.

Folks around these parts

get the time of day

from the Atchison, Topeka,

and the Santa Fe.

Here she comes.

I'm ready to go.

Let's go.

It's all right.

I took care of it.

Popcorn?

Everything.

Oh.

Gus, I can't get here any earlier.

And people won't come here any later

because of across the street,

so if you don't remember

to make the pop-

I remembered to pop the popcorn.

No, you didn't.

Well, you didn't tell me.

Yes, I did.

Why doesn't Catharine

pop the damn popcorn?

Because Catharine died

five years ago.

Yeah, I know that.

I remember.

Nobody told us anything about it.

I remember.

See that little plant?

I water it every day

just to keep it alive.

Maybe I shouldn't think

just because it's still breathing

that it wants to live.

Gus told me one time

I had my whole life in front of me.

Gus, let's get ready for bed.

No, no, no.

In a minute.

All right.

I'm sure at one point

someone told him the same thing.

But now his life wasn't only

behind him but above him,

somewhere in the heavens

with everyone he knew

and everyone he cared about,

if he could only remember.

Whoa, whoa!

Hey!

F***.

Did you just tell me to f*** off?

No.

What did you say, then?

I said, "f***. "

Why did you just tell me

you didn't say that

when you just admitted you did?

I didn't.

You just told me you did.

I missed my bus.

Oh.

Come on.

You didn't see me, right?

Right?

I don't even know you.

The gas station.

Yeah, besides that.

I don't know you.

I was starting defensive tackle

at Lincoln High.

I didn't go to Lincoln High.

You know me.

I know you know me.

Look, I've always been taught

not to mess with the wrong people.

And you told me in your rap,

you're the wrong person.

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