One More Time Page #6

music history is Nina Simone.

David?

Not at the table, please.

Big, smart beast.

Right.

Alan.

Ooh.

California was the place.

In those days... it still is.

California.

Blah, blah, blah.

I played tons of

gigs at the lava.

Oh, the lava.

Do not make me count to five.

It was the house band,

practically... bar tab

like you could not conceive.

Alan, right?

Oh, yeah.

Three.

The lava's going strong.

Still.

I tried to introduce Jude

to John and Fiona there,

but of course, she said no.

Fi...

Why don't you bust

Corinne's balls for a while?

Cause Corinne can't sing.

True story, when your

father went into,

Seagram's stock

dropped 20 points.

It's on Wikipedia.

It's not an exaggeration.

I can too sing.

A little.

Hey, Jude, are you

still into Nina Simone?

Like, you used to listen

to her 24/7, or whatever.

I used to play

ping pong with Nina.

She was ferocious.

Nina Simone's a god.

Period, dot, end of sentence.

Quick story about the lava.

Tell us.

One day during the '80s,

I'm standing outside the Ivy,

and this girl comes up...

Young, good looking... big rack.

And she says, uh, I

have to thank you.

And I'm thinking...

Hey, that's not fair.

When we first danced

at our wedding,

it was one of my songs,

and she says, for paying

for my college education.

I'm Charlie Steinman's daughter.

He owns the lava lounge.

It's a true story.

You can't make this up.

Nope.

You know, I think it slightly

invalidates your status

as a recovering

alcoholic when all you do

is brag about what a

big drinker you were.

I'm not bragging.

It's a true story,

from my memoir.

And that would've been

when you were very young,

and before Jude was born, right?

Neither of us were

born yet, Alan.

And I would have

been first, anyway.

I always do that.

Yeah, I always forget

that you're older.

Everyone thinks that.

Because of the lines.

Dad, why don't you record

one of those duet albums?

That would be

really good for you.

I've been saying that for years.

- I've thought about that.

- Yeah.

Paul, awesome idea.

Yes.

I can't wait to buy your

next album from Starbucks.

Hey, Jude, don't make it bad.

Oh.

Oh, I'm sorry, Jude.

God forbid dad does

anything commercial.

Hey, why don't you take a

sad song, and make it better?

How about this, Paul?

Why don't you just record

all your parts now,

so when you're dead, Corinne can

just put out an album with you

and whoever's the

flavor of the month?

That is not a bad idea.

I love that idea.

That is a great idea.

That is a terrible idea.

Why not just shoot me,

throw me in the trunk,

and haul me off to the boneyard.

Hey, don't tempt me.

Don't tempt me.

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