The Polka King Page #2

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You are surprise for sore eyes!

I'm quitting the band.

- What? Mickey Stutz, you are the band.

- Not anymore.

Mickey Stutz, you and me, we are team.

You give people love for life

with sounds you make.

I give people love for life

with Jan Lewan.

We don't make enough money, okay?

I'm done. I'm out.

Nope. I not let you go.

Okay, all business books say, "Have plan."

I make 25-year plan.

We start here, at salt shaker.

Now, we are on napkin with good crowd.

On our way to what?

Parmesan cheese. We all get rich.

- I still bring home chump change.

- Mickey,

I will work harder. I will find a way.

Nobody works harder than you, Jan.

That's what's so sad.

- You know my Aunt Lois in New Castle?

- The one who wear the purple sweater?

Yes. She loves coming to see us play.

Her and her friends,

it's their favorite thing.

- That's very nice.

- So I say,

"Come see us at BeerFest.

We're playing two sets."

She says, "Is it free?"

I say, "Wait a second.

You can't pay $3 to come see

your nephew and your favorite band?"

She says, "I don't like to pay.

Maybe I'll pay a dollar."

I say, "Wait. I drive four hours

to get down there, play for five,

and four back home,

and you can't pay three bucks?"

- You know, what we do...

- "What about your friends?

Are they as cheap as you, Lois?"

She doesn't blink. She says,

"They'll pay $3 for a kielbasa,

but the music should be free."

This woman changed my diapers!

Okay, so, you know, maybe we leave

some free tickets for Aunt Lois.

Lots of other people gonna pay $3.

Three dollars is not enough.

Lonny and Steve

are thinking about quitting, too.

Mickey, Mickey, we are on our way.

You know I have dream.

We're gonna be big famous.

The booking fees are too small.

You made the band too big.

What? That is part of plan, Mickey.

When band get big, crowd get big.

Before we play rinky-dink.

Lonny says you're adding

a dancing bear to the act. That true?

Yeah. [chuckles] Bitsy Bear.

She do funny floppy dance.

Cheryl flipped when she heard.

That was the last straw.

We already have a chicken.

I knew it. Cheryl make you quit.

She's all over me.

She wants me to go back to Radio Shack.

You hate that job.

That job kill your soul.

Jan, let's face it. This business stinks.

[man yelling]

Jan, pick up! Two deliveries!

You give me little bit more time.

I figure out raise,

I get Cheryl off your dupa.

[slaps]

When Jan Lewan Orchestra play,

I feel energy of crowd and I think,

"How I bring everyone in to be part

of Jan Lewan American success dream?"

But what exactly would we be investing in?

Jan Lewan.

This dream right here.

I don't get what a "promissory note" is.

I learn from my cousin in Poland.

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