Limbo Page #3

Could you give me a ride?

Yeah, I guess. After I...

- How far is it?

- Just into town.

Whenever you're ready.

I'm ready now.

- Aren't you the singer?

- Well, I was.

You're really good.

Thanks. I just broke up with a guy,

and he's here.

And if I'm gonna keep my sh*t

together, I need to go now.

I'll wait here.

Yeah, I'll just...

I meant what I said before.

You're really good, singing.

Thanks.

Especially since I've never

heard of you or anything.

Do you watch sports?

Yeah, basketball.

There must be players who are

really good that you've never heard of.

Nope.

No, if they're professionals and they're

really good, everybody's heard of them.

Well, singing is different.

It's a matter of taste...

...luck, whatever.

You okay?

Couldn't be better.

Your boyfriend was

the guy in the band, Randy...

Mason.

Well, I never heard of him either.

Good.

Take a left here.

When we came up to this country

15 years ago...

...Margie was 8 years old and convinced

we would all be eaten by grizzlies.

So far none of us has lost anything...

...but the occasional

backpack to the bears.

And this has been for us,

like for so many people before...

...a land of opportunity, a land...

There's just a couple more things.

I thought this was your house.

See if he can survive

without the f***ing microwave.

You taking his stuff?

My stuff. My daughter's stuff.

You sure?

Look around you. You see

everything that looks like sh*t?

That looks like somebody with no taste

and bad personal hygiene would have?

That's his stuff.

Would you grab the other end of that?

How long did you live here?

Three weeks.

I used to gig with him in Spokane.

He had this anorexic girl singer who'd

get too shaky to go on, so I'd fill in.

My booker talks me

into doing a year up here.

You know, "The money's real good."

I bump into Randy in Sitka,

and we hit it off.

So you move in.

No, I told him, " Keep your distance.

I got a kid. I'm older than you are.

I don't smoke as much dope as you do.

So don't think I'm moving in

or anything."

So how does your stuff

end up in his place?

Unforeseen circumstances.

You married?

Live with somebody?

Nope.

Sorry.

You work for those two?

Franny and Zooey?

Frankie and Lou? Yeah.

What'd you do before this?

Pulp mill, till it closed.

And before that?

This and that, like everybody.

Fisherman.

Yeah, I was.

Did you like it?

While it lasted.

You don't go out anymore?

Nope.

Why not?

Unforeseen circumstances.

I should get back.

Let's move it off the truck.

The guys inside will help me.

You're gonna stay here?

We were before.

This is my regular gig

for the next month or so.

Well, I'll come see you, then.

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