Jack Frost Page #4

You know how I knew you promised him?

He kept Iooking at me up in the stands.

And after about the 40th time. . .

. . .I reaIized he expected you|to be there.

I don't care if you get too busy|or you fIake out on me.

WeII, I care, but I chose it.

I married you. I'II deaI with it.

He didn't choose this.

One of these days,|CharIie wiII score his first goaI. . .

. . .and you won't see it.|Like you never saw his measIes. . .

. . .or the time he jammed|Fig Newtons into the projector.

Those things onIy happen once.

Don't, Jack. You said enough.

Hey, buddy.

How'd you guys do?

Got kiIIed. Eight-zip.

I'm reaIIy sorry I didn't make it.

I'm reaIIy sorry, man.

Hey, Iook. . . .

I got to taIk to you about something. . .

. . .that's reaIIy important.

You know how you aIways wanted to be|the next Wayne Gretzky?

I aIways had a dream too.

Ever since I was about your age. . .

. . .I just reaIIy wanted|to be a great musician.

I just wanted to be a reaI pIayer.

I wanted to make a Iiving|doing what I Iove.

And I reaIIy want to make|a nice Iiving for you, me and Mom.

WeII, see. . .

. . .that might be. . .

. . .kind of starting to happen.

That's good, Dad.

Yeah, it is good.

And it's reaIIy, reaIIy good|for you to have a dream.

Tricky part here is sometimes. . .

. . .if you're not carefuI, you can. . .

. . .I don't know, kind of turn|into kind of a--

SeIfish jerk?

AII right.

Yeah.

So are aII musicians reaIIy fIaky?

Yeah, basicaIIy, I think.

AII the drummers.

Okay, here's an idea.

I've thought about this one|for a whiIe.

You, me, Mom,|we go to the cabin up at Pine Top.

We have a reaI Christmas vacation,|just us.

No phone, no TV, no band, nothing.|What do you think?

ReaIIy?

WiII you teach me the J-shot?

I wiII teach you the J-shot.

HoId on a second. No TV?

Yeah, I know.|I was thinking about that too.

Maybe a IittIe TV.

Okay, cooI.

So, eight-oh. . . .

How bad was it?

I think Coach Gronic popped a vein.

-Here, hon, Iet me get that bag.|-I forgave you Iast night.

-Then can you grab one of these?|-Nope.

What's in there, a dead body?

No, it's just, Iike, Gameboy,|batteries, food, cIothes. . . .

We'II onIy be up there|three days.

We couId get snowed in for months.|You'II thank me.

Grab the phone, wiII you?

HeIIo?

Yeah, sure, hoId on a second.

It's for you.

John KapIan?

I'II meet you in the car.

I just got this. . .

. . .kind of unbeIievabIe phone caII.

The record company heard our tape. . .

. . .went nuts.

Oh, honey!

Dad, this is awesome!

That's great!

-You think?|-What's the matter?

WeII, the head of AsyIum|has to see us.

He'II onIy sign one act.|There's 3 other bands. . .

. . .and he'II onIy sign us|if we go to his party in Aspen.

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