The Glenn Miller Story Page #4

- Mm-hm.

When something's

really wonderful like that, I know it.

I get kind of a funny feeling

up the back of my neck.

That's how I can tell.

Sort of makes my hair stand on end.

- Is that so?

- Yeah.

Looks pretty normal from here.

It just feels that way!

- Remember that lake?

- Yes, I do.

- Where do you go from here?

- We're heading east.

Chicago, New York.

We're booked into the Club Fifty there.

- Ever been to New York?

- No.

Neither have I. I hear it's quite a town.

You're certainly seeing America, aren't you?

You think I'm kinda rudderless, don't you?

Wandering over the country with the band.

- Yes, I guess I do.

- But I'm not, though.

I know exactly where I'm going.

I know exactly what I want to do.

You do?

I'm not gonna be a sideman all my life,

a trombone player.

I'm gonna have a band all of my own.

I'm gonna play my own kind of music.

I... It's hard to explain, but a band...

A band oughta have a sound all of its own,

oughta have a personality.

- Sort of like a person.

- Uh-huh.

How do you get this different sound?

You see, the arrangements,

the way you score each one

of the individual instruments.

Some bands have that sound already,

like Pollack,

but it's not the right sound, not for me.

- What is?

- I don't know.

I don't know. I haven't found it yet.

But someday I'm gonna find it

and when I do...

You'll find it. I'm sure you will.

- You are?

- Hey, Glenn!

There's Chummy.

He found it all right. Goodbye.

It's been wonderful seeing you. Goodbye.

I'm comin'!

You'll be hearing from me. Wait and see.

- Come on, boy, let's go.

- All right, all right.

Bye.

Honestly.

(# Mellow version of Good Night Ladies)

How about one more?

One more number?

We can't, kids.

We're leaving for Atlantic City.

We'll be back in a couple of months.

Thanks a lot. Swell.

Fellas, listen just a minute

before you start packing up.

The bus leaves from the hotel for

Atlantic City tomorrow morning at 10:30.

Everybody be on time.

Don't be late, will ya? OK.

Ben, like I told you,

I guess this is where I get off.

I want to thank you for everything.

- You know what you're doin'?

- Yeah.

I wanna stick around New York for a while.

I want to do some studying.

Just when the band's

really startin' to take on.

I know all that. I appreciate

everything you've done for me

and I wish you all the luck in the world.

If there's... Any time you want me to do

an arrangement for you, just let me know.

That's an idea.

Well, so long, kid. A lotta luck.

- Thanks for everything.

- Goodbye.

- You're really serious about this?

- Yeah.

Still got that crazy idea in your head,

that sound?

Hey, Don?

This is Chummy MacGregor.

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