Ray Page #4

and he gave me a $500

advance on my record.

He also said he'll put me

on the road with Lowell Fulson

and pay me three times

what you pay.

Now, that's a lie!

Hey, no way he's not gonna put some

blind man on the road. Think about it.

I mean, you... you need

watchin' out for.

And he ain't got the time to

look after you the way I do.

Is that what you've been doing,

Gossie? Watchin' out for me?

Is that why you get

paid double what I do?

Who told you that?

It's true, ain't it?

You two have been

gaming me since I got here.

Ray, baby, listen...

I ain't listening to you!

Ray, I've... I've been meaning

to talk to you about that.

Then why aren't you talkin'?

Um, look, Ray, Ray,

let's not do nothin' stupid.

I might be blind,

but I ain't stupid!

Q., get my bag

from upstairs.

What?

Get it!

Wha... right now?

Now.

Ray, man, we done been

through a whole lot.

Ray, now wait a minute.

I can explain everything.

Think about what you're doing.

Ray, Ray, now you're makin'

a big mistake.

That clown is spoutin'

promises that he can't keep.

You'd be a fool

to follow him.

Ray, Ray,

we'll make a new deal!

Whatever makes you happy!

The deal is

you can lay the pipe now.

You'll break your neck going down

these stairs by yourself. Hang on.

Oh, man.

Ray, I ain't never seen you do

nothing like that, man. Never.

That ain't nothing,

Seven-oh.

Stop cheating, Ray.

George, you can't catch me.

Come on.

Aretha!

Come on, George.

Aretha Robinson,

have you lost your mind?

Eula, you promised to split every

wash basket with me, fair and square!

And I did!

Hell, you did!

You charge white folks

one thing and pay me another.

Now who's gonna

wash these?

You can.

Now pay me my money!

Okay, I'm a-giving you

your two little dollars.

But don't you be expectin'

no more work out of me!

I got all I need

out of you.

Ray and George, come on!

That's right.

Get out of my yard

and don't y'all

never come back!

Y'all got to learn

to read and write real good,

so you never have to work

for people like that.

Scratch a liar,

find a thief.

Understand?

Yes, Mama.

Smell that, Ray.

Smell the success.

We're in LA, man,

the place where the Negro

comes to spread his wings.

You... you know, man, I know

my ears ain't deceivin' me.

Is that Art Tatum?

It sure is, baby.

You want to meet him?

I... I can't meet him.

A-Art Tatum is the most.

So, Ray, we got to talk about

your name, man:
Robinson.

Sugar Ray got the Robinson

franchise all sewed up.

So I'm thinkin' we go with

your middle name, Charles.

As in, Ray Charles.

I don't care

what you call me, man,

just as long as my name's

on the record.

But we're gonna

toast to that.

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