Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! Page #5

Yeah, right.

Look, I was wondering

if you wanted to be in my band.

You don't

need me, kid.

Man, you are

really good.

The city's full

of good players.

Go find one of them.

Look, at least

come and jam with me.

I'll think

about it, okay?

Thanks.

(EXHALES)

I got a question.

I'm gonna take the elevator down with you.

I don't wanna go down

those stairs again.

You got a union card?

No.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

Not bad.

Not bad? What the hell's

that supposed to mean?

Not bad means

not bad.

And I suppose

thanks for nothing

means thanks

for nothing, right?

Listen, if I was in a bar

and I heard you playing,

it'd be nice

being in there.

But then I'd go home

and I'd forget all about it.

That's what

not bad means.

Thanks a lot, man.

Hey, you don't

want the truth, don't ask.

Make up your own,

like everybody else.

Look, man,

I want to learn. Is that okay?

You ain't

gonna learn nothing by impressing yourself

with some

five-minute guitar riff.

I mean, it was good,

it would dazzle an audience,

but that's

the easy part.

Okay, okay.

Hold on a second, hotshot.

Well, why don't you

show me something I don't know?

(PLAYING GUITAR)

Music's gotta live, man.

It's gotta breathe.

Just let it breath.

Well, how the hell

am I supposed to do that?

Practice.

And hard work.

Tough.

(SIGHS)

MAN 1:
Here they come!

MAN 2:
All right, get them.

Mr. Eisen! Mr. Eisen!

Who played backup on the mystery

tape if it wasn't the Cruisers?

That we don't know.

But we are offering

a $25,000 reward for anyone who can tell us.

And we need to know

when these songs were recorded.

What are you

implying?

Well, Eddie Wilson's body

was never found, right?

So you think Eddie

Wilson's still alive?

EISEN:
Well, let's just say

it's still a mystery, okay?

WOMAN:
Why do you think

he hasn't turned up?

When I talk to him,

I'll let you know.

So you do know

where he is?

We have had reports

that he's been seen

in 12 states

and in Paris, France.

We're checking that out.

WOMAN:
Could you

tell me something...

Mr. Eisen,

how long are you gonna keep up this scam?

What scam?

Get out of here. Come on!

(REPORTERS CLAMORING)

(SIGHS)

So how long do you think

we can keep up this scam?

As long as we got

records to sell.

(CHUCKLING)

Do you paint?

Buildings.

Ah!

What kind of buildings?

Big ones.

You know, this work

doesn't do a thing for me.

What do you think?

Me, I like the way

she exhausts her reds.

Oh.

I told you,

your work needs a warmer feel.

I paint what I see.

You've only sold

two paintings.

Make that three.

Excuse me?

I said, make that three.

I want to buy this one.

You can't just

rip the paintings out of the display.

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