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00:13Tonight on Wiseguy
00:20She used to be a superstar, now she works for you
00:23Oh man, she is over, don't you get that?
00:26Don't get hung up on quality, man, we'll go broke
00:28Someone to watch over me
01:00Don't get hung up on quality, man, we'll go broke
01:13Don't get hung up on quality, man, we'll go broke
01:43Don't get hung up on quality, man, we'll go broke
01:45Don't get hung up on quality, man, we'll go broke
02:01Dead Dog Records Incorporated
02:03What's in the name, Frank?
02:05In this case, everything
02:06No studio, no equipment
02:08No wonder you wanted to pawn it off under the OCB
02:11What's wrong with one federal agency trying to help another?
02:14I don't know, Lou, when it happens, you let me know
02:16And you made a drug bust, confiscated a worthless company
02:20It's the way the ball bounces
02:21Dead Dog is far from worthless
02:23It has $75,000 in cash, several artists under contract
02:27Has beens and never were
02:29It has masters and a publishing catalog
02:33Dead Dog owns the rights to over 2,000 titles
02:36Jazz, early rock, R&B
02:39Anyone who wants to record one of their songs has to pay them a royalty
02:42That catalog is one of the most sought after in the business
02:46Here's a list of companies and individuals that have bid for Dead Dog's assets
02:49Why didn't you sell?
02:51The only qualified buyers were outfits that we weren't comfortable with
02:55These are the biggest big shots in a billion dollar industry
02:58These are guys you should be going after
03:00How much are the catalogs and masters worth?
03:03Over time?
03:05Maybe $6 million?
03:07And your agency is willing to turn its back on $6 million
03:10and the Dead Dog over to us
03:14You know, Lou, I've been wearing long pants for quite a while
03:18Now you must want something from the OCB
03:23What is it?
03:24We know you scored big in the garment district
03:26You tumbled Ricky Pinzolo's empire and fitted him for a shroud
03:30So you've been reading the newsletter
03:32What do you want?
03:34We want to swap you Dead Dog records for Pinzolo's private jet
03:38The drug dealers have us outmanned and out-equipped
03:41That jet would be invaluable to us
03:42Lou, the jet is worth $10 million
03:44The catalog's six over a period of time
03:47But with that catalog as bait
03:50You can get inside one of those big companies
03:54What about a lease?
03:55What?
03:56A lease
03:57We'll lease you the airplane
03:59Terms?
04:00Payment every 30 days for as long as we're involved in the investigation
04:05And after that, we...
04:08What are they running?
04:09A daycare center out of here?
04:14Huh
04:17This stuffed animal, Frank
04:19Company mascot
04:22The lease, Frank
04:24We get the plane back after our investigation is over
04:28We get a cut of any assets you confiscate
04:30Oh, Lou
04:35Five percent
04:36Twelve
04:37Seven
04:38Nine
04:39Eight, Lou
04:40Done
04:41You authorized to make this deal?
04:43Yeah, I'm authorized to make this deal
04:45Then congratulations
04:47You're in showbiz
04:51First thing I'm gonna do
04:52Is contact some other record company executives
04:55And then call some personal managers
04:57Get some new acts for the label
04:59What do you mean, other record company executives?
05:01Where's the office at?
05:03Midtown
05:03What do you mean, other?
05:04Midtown
05:04That's perfect
05:05I'm gonna run a label, Frank
05:07Pick me out a tie, all right?
05:09No, you are not gonna run anything
05:11We are dangling a line here, Vince
05:14Look at your ties
05:16You got more ties than Countess Mara
05:17Why don't you ever wear any of these?
05:19You know, I must have a thousand albums down in the basement
05:22Got all the vintage stuff
05:24Hendrix, Morrison, the Stones, the Who
05:27Hope I Die Before I Get Old
05:28Don't tempt me
05:31After what I've been through this last couple of months, Frank
05:34I'm actually excited about this assignment
05:36I can't wait to get started
05:38You know, I know how you get into a case when I have to twist your arm
05:42The idea of the havoc you could create by genuine enthusiasm scares me to death
05:47You worry too much
05:48It's what I do
05:49Yeah, I know
05:50Frank
05:53Dead Dog Records
05:55I love it
06:00That's a good choice
06:01Thank you
06:08All right, thanks, guys
06:09That's good
06:10Thanks
06:12Yeah, Mr. Benton, please
06:14Yeah, this is Vinnie Terranova
06:16Dead Dog Records
06:17I want to make an appointment to talk about Dineen Monk
06:19Hello?
06:21Hello?
06:28Trevor Benton never talks to anyone he doesn't know
06:36What makes you think he doesn't know me?
06:38Because I don't know you
06:39And if you were worth knowing, I would
06:42Well, that makes us even because I don't know you either
06:44How come I'm not surprised?
06:47So who the hell are you?
06:49Bobby Travis
06:49What do you want?
06:51This company
06:52And I was this close to getting it, but it was yanked just before I could close the deal
06:55Yeah, well, timing is everything in life
06:58Oh, don't philosophize, Terranova
07:02I know people
07:03And it's like you came out of nowhere and beat me to this deal
07:06How?
07:09Connections
07:10To what?
07:11You have never been in this business here or on the coast
07:16I have connections that reach far beyond this business, Bobby
07:22You know how to break a new act?
07:25You know how to take four kids from Cleveland
07:27Get them a producer
07:28Pick out the material
07:29Put them in the studio
07:30Record them
07:31Merchandise them
07:32Promote them
07:32Are you a creative entity?
07:38Former senior vice president, talent and acquisitions
07:41True Heart Records
07:43Former head of promotion, Sunburst Records
07:46Head of national promotion, Landale
07:49I have worked for everybody
07:50Wow
07:51Sounds like you just can't hold a job
07:54It's because people without talent are afraid of people who have it
07:58Afraid and jealous
08:01Everybody wants to make records
08:03But very few people know how
08:05You know nothing about this business
08:09You come along with your cash and your connections
08:12Next thing I know, instead of making it big in the apple
08:15I'm on a treadmill in Fort Lee
08:17Why are you doing this?
08:18It's a business
08:20I'm a businessman
08:22Well, if that's all you are, you will never make it
08:24You gotta have passion
08:26You gotta have fire
08:27You gotta care
08:28This is a game to you, isn't it?
08:30You sit around, you think
08:31Hey, chicks
08:32Parties
08:33Drugs
08:34Concerts
08:35Hey, fellas
08:35Let's get in the music business
08:37It can't be that tough
08:38Right, Vinny?
08:39Yeah
08:39That's about it
08:40Yeah
08:41You don't have a clue
08:45You need a partner
08:48And I'll tell you why
08:51This isn't a game to me
08:52It's my life
08:55And I can get you in to see Trevor Benton
08:57And a hundred guys just like him
09:08Suzette
09:08It's Bobby T
09:11Sooner than you think
09:12Listen
09:13A very good friend of mine
09:15Just bought Dead Dog
09:17Vinny Terranova
09:18Good looking guy
09:22Maybe
09:23Listen, we want to get together with Trevor
09:27Will you say that again?
09:33Hello?
09:36Yeah, Friday at 10 will be fine
09:38Thank you
09:44Call me tomorrow
09:48I'll see you tomorrow
10:04Who is it?
10:05Little Richard
10:12Bobby Travis
10:13Been chasing the brass ring for nearly 20 years
10:17Managed his first band at Trenton
10:18And promoted concerts in Monmouth College
10:20For which he was invited to leave in 1971
10:23Slight snafu over ticket receipts
10:26Now he's on the corporate level
10:27Trying to promote records to at least a dozen different labels
10:33And I'm sure he passed around his fair share of payover
10:38What, did he run over your cat too?
10:39You know, we've had this company for 24 hours
10:41And you already got yourself a partner
10:43He is a hustler, Vince
10:45The OCB could not afford to have him on the payroll
10:48Frank
10:51I don't know this business
10:52And I don't know the players
10:53Travis does
10:55Strictly small time
10:56He's a start
10:57Vince, what did you promise him?
10:59I want to know what the OCB is on the hook for
11:02You get phone calls in an office
11:05No salary, no expenses
11:07Anything you generate for the company, we split 60-40
11:10I get the 60
11:12You know what I want, Bobby?
11:15You know what I really want?
11:20I want to turn this company into a force in this business
11:25I want the big boys to know
11:27A dead dog lives
11:29You don't even know who the big boys are?
11:31Yes, that's true
11:33That's why I'm giving you 40%
11:35Well, you better go home and get some sleep
11:37For what?
11:38It's in the middle of the afternoon
11:39But you're going to need all the rest you can get
11:42You want me to teach you about this business?
11:45Class doesn't start till after dark
11:55Chucky, I'm back in the business
11:56I'm the senior vice president of Dead Dog Records
11:59Did I laugh at you when you brought the drugged-out biker into my office?
12:04Everything was 20 years ago
12:06You know the phrase, what goes around, comes around?
12:09No, I'm not threatening you, Chucky
12:12I'm fantasizing
12:22That's pretty good, Bobby
12:24What is that, a new dance or what?
12:25Nah, it's nothing
12:26It's just a forget-me-forget-you ritual
12:31What's your driver's name?
12:33Mac
12:33Mac
12:34Mac
12:34Bobby Travis
12:35Jersey Turnpike South
12:36The music business is rife with ritual, Vinnie
12:40The first being
12:41Forget who you left in the dust
12:44And concentrate on who's up ahead trying to forget you
12:46Yeah
12:48That ritual is not exclusive to the music business
12:52So what's out in Jersey?
12:54The graveyard of the Industrial Revolution
12:57And the toddlers of rock and roll
13:08So what's this?
13:09The birthing room
13:11Birthing room
13:13This is your control group
13:15The what?
13:16The market, your audience
13:18It's all here
13:19These are the customers you gotta feed if you wanna make it in the music business
13:23Two beers
13:24Oh, Scott
13:25Everybody here's hungry, Vinnie
13:27Hungry for sex
13:28Starving for success
13:30My guess
13:31Everybody goes to bed with an empty stomach
13:34This isn't my first time in a rock and roll bag, you know
13:38You've been here as a customer
13:39This is your first trip as a pickpocker
13:43Everybody in this joint's gonna spend $200 this year on cassettes and CDs
13:49Vinyl is over
13:52Now, if you wanna compete for that $200, Vinnie
13:55You better know the market
13:56Sounds like a lot of money for this crowd
13:58Music drives their dreams and desires
14:02And at this age, dreams and desires are your most precious possessions
14:06You tap into that
14:09Mount Moolah
14:10So what about this band here?
14:12This beer will last longer than they do
14:15Let's go
14:18If you wanna talk about the band
14:20On a good night, they probably make $500
14:23Now, that's split five ways
14:27Plus a manager
14:28He's probably one of their brothers
14:33Thanks
14:38Meadowlands, Mac
14:40That's 80 bucks a man
14:42Less the cost of gasoline, van, instruments
14:44I figure
14:46Per man, pre-tax net of 20 bucks
14:48And all the sex you can handle
14:50Unless you're the drummer, of course
14:52In which case you go home alone
14:54Were you a drummer, Vinnie?
14:55No, I played a little bass
14:56Oh, low notes
14:58Yeah
14:59You're a lucky man
15:02But the truly lucky
15:03End up there
15:0670,000 people
15:08Paying $17.50 a head
15:10A million two for one night
15:12It rains money
15:14They sell him the music
15:16They sell him posters
15:17T-shirts
15:18A guy could make a fortune
15:20Selling the same crap outside the stadium
15:22Without a licensing deal
15:24But you'd know about that, wouldn't you?
15:27As in I'm a gangster
15:28As in...
15:30Yeah
15:33Let me ask you something
15:36You ever think to yourself
15:39Hey, I'm a pretty smart guy
15:41Why is my career in the dumper?
15:43I mean, let's face it, Bobby
15:45You wouldn't have latched on
15:47To a wounded animal
15:47Like dead dog
15:48If you had your act together
15:50Well, I mean, I
15:52You know, I ask myself
15:52Why my career's floundering
15:54On occasion
15:55I mean, I've had ups and downs
15:56The answer's simple
15:57You got a big mouth
16:00Nobody likes a big mouth
16:05I had a meadow lance
16:08Where do you go from there?
16:09You are here
16:13So am I
16:17Maybe millions of people go by
16:22But they all disappear
16:27From the air
16:32Scotch and beer
16:38Do you recognize her, Vinnie?
16:43For you
16:53This is a song I just wrote
16:55Diana
16:55We pay you to play what we know
16:58Diana, take a break
17:02Buy a round for the house
17:04Buying a round for the house, all right?
17:06All right
17:06All right, all right
17:16Bobby Travis
17:17Hey, sweet thing
17:18Hey
17:19Join us
17:20Hey
17:20It's Vinnie Terranova
17:21Friend of mine
17:22Diana Price
17:23Nice to meet you, Vinnie
17:24Likewise
17:24How you doing?
17:25Good
17:26So, uh
17:27Are you as miserable as we are?
17:29No, I don't think so
17:31Oh, too bad
17:32One more member
17:33And we could start our own chapter
17:34Or Hard Luck Anonymous
17:36Vinnie's just a pal
17:37He wants to learn a little something
17:38About the music business
17:39You're not a reporter
17:40No
17:40Good
17:42Diana went double platinum
17:43Four times when she was with Jargon
17:45Yeah, I remember that group
17:46You were terrific
17:47Thanks
17:47I'd like to think I still am
17:49You are
17:49You are
17:50She sold 40 million records
17:5340 million that we know about
17:55Probably half that again in cleans
17:57What are cleans?
17:58The records that are pressed at the plant
18:00Shipped out the back door
18:01They don't exist in the ledgers
18:02But they're sold retail
18:04Usually in foreign markets
18:05The money goes straight into phony accounts
18:07Who's phony accounts?
18:09A guy who owns a pressing plant
18:12Record executive
18:12Who has an arrangement with a distributor
18:14Lots of people play that game
18:16So, Diana
18:17Are you writing again?
18:19That's all I know how to do
18:20You gonna record?
18:22How can I?
18:23My contract's with Dead Dog Records
18:25Currently owned by the DEA
18:27I put so much into
18:30Hoping things would work out with them
18:32You know, Bobby
18:34Nobody else would sign me
18:36Wouldn't give me an hour in the studio
18:37To try anything
18:38I might be able to get you
18:40Two days in the studio
18:41To try something
18:43Who are we kidding?
18:44We both got booted from the bus
18:46Chase it and we just choke on the fumes
18:48I gotta get back
18:49Will you stay a while?
18:51We got a couple stops to make
18:53But
18:54Just wanted to say hi
18:56Okay
18:57Hang in there, Diana
18:58Thanks
19:00Nice to meet you, Vinnie
19:01Yeah, good luck
19:02Thank you
19:07Bumps in the road
19:07No matter how big you get, huh?
19:09She used to be a superstar
19:11Now she works for you
19:13Life can be cruel
19:16I understand getting hot
19:17And then going cold
19:19But how do you go dead broke?
19:21She must have made a fortune
19:23She didn't make a dime
19:26He did
19:27Stop the car, Mac
19:33Sir Winston Newquay lives behind those walls, Vinnie
19:36He's made a billion dollars in the music business
19:39When Diana was hot, she was on his label
19:41And he was her personal manager
19:45He gave her just about enough money to feel invincible
19:48And then as soon as the sales level off
19:50Dropped her without so much as a thank you
19:51Well, what did he do?
19:52Rip her off with Cleans?
19:54Rumor has it
19:54He made 40 million worldwide on Cleans with Diana's records
19:59Wow
20:00You ever try to do an audit in the Philippines?
20:03Well, she was still making a fortune, wasn't she?
20:06No, she was generating a fortune
20:08It wasn't hers
20:09Let me tell you something, Vinnie
20:10The artist pays for everything
20:12Cost of recording
20:14Cost of touring
20:15Cost of video
20:17Cost of paperclips
20:18You could generate a hundred million dollars
20:21And still wind up with lint in your pockets
20:25And that's the gold ring for guys like us
20:27If you're ruthless enough
20:29Does Newquay know how far Diana's sunk?
20:32Oh, I'm sure
20:33They used to be lovers
20:37Let's go, Mac
20:47Thanks for the education
20:49We're gonna get rich together
20:54I mean it
20:56Where to, Vinnie?
21:00Are the stars out tonight
21:05I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
21:10Cause I only have eyes
21:15For you, dear
21:20The moon may be high
21:27But I can't sit in the sky
21:32Cause I only have eyes
21:35Tell her to play one of her new songs
21:38Who the hell are you?
21:39I'm your orthopedist
21:42And tell her you're sorry for being rude before
21:44I don't know if we're in a garden
21:47Diana
21:50Play one of your new songs
21:53And, uh
21:56I'm sorry about being rude before
21:58Go on, play
22:00That's good
22:00That's very good
22:02You know, you can be a real nice guy when you want to be
22:11Whenever I collapse
22:15Whenever I fold in your arms
22:21That's when I know I'm holding you
22:25Holding you
22:27Holding you
22:27Within my grasp
22:32Whenever I feel trapped
22:37Held by the inescapable
22:41I try to put my mind at ease
22:46Protect the hard one on my sleeve
22:53That's when I feel brand new
22:56I'm looking on the bright side
23:02I've got my visuals
23:06Looking on the bright side
23:16Vinny
23:20Vinny, will you give me a hand?
23:24Never mind
23:30What's that stuff?
23:31Tools of the trade
23:33Blank contracts
23:34Dead dog letter
23:35Head business cards
23:35I found them in storage
23:37You know, we're gonna need a secretary
23:39And I know some exceptional talent in that area
23:43Stop just a minute
23:45I wanna make a record
23:48A what?
23:50I stopped by back at the club last night
23:53I heard Diana Price's song
23:55It's good
23:58It's really good
23:59Don't get hung up on quality, man
24:01We'll go broke
24:02Yeah, well
24:03It's my money
24:05Then let's spend it
24:06On commercially viable talent
24:08You wanna make a record?
24:10Let's make a record
24:11With some of the acts
24:11I'm in the process of lining up
24:13Acts with life in them
24:15Diana Price got shafted by this company
24:17You didn't own it then
24:18Yeah, but I own it now
24:20And I own the responsibility
24:21To live up to the agreements it made
24:23Look
24:24You wanna spend a couple bucks a week on her?
24:27I can get behind that
24:28But we gotta put our energies
24:30Where it's gonna pay off
24:32It's the publishing company
24:33The catalog
24:34And the masters, Vinny
24:36Those things
24:37And my expertise and contacts
24:39Are what makes dead dog marketable
24:42To whom?
24:43Remember the big house we saw last night?
24:4615,000 square feet
24:47Built on a foundation of forgotten talent?
24:49Winston Newquay's house?
24:50I can sell the catalog to him
24:52That's where the juice is, Vinny
24:54Not trying to raise
24:56Mrs. Lazarus from the dead
24:58Alright, Bobby
24:59Alright
25:00You're right
25:01You mind that catalog
25:03But listen to me
25:05You keep your evenings free
25:07Because I'm making that record
25:09You don't have a clue
25:13Alright
25:14It's your money
25:15Right
25:16You gotta get studio time
25:19You gotta book musicians
25:20You gotta have an engineer
25:21You need a producer
25:23Without a producer
25:24You might as well cut in your bathroom
25:25On a cassette machine
25:28And who's the best producer you know?
25:30Johnny Medley
25:33Johnny Medley
25:37What'll he cost?
25:3820,000
25:38But he's booked for the next year and a half
25:40He'll find the time
25:41He's doing two albums
25:42And a movie soundtrack
25:44For 30,000
25:45He'll find the time
25:46It's just one song
25:47A record has two sides
25:49Yeah
25:50Well
25:51It's my money
25:55That is Dead Dog's money
25:56That means it's OCB money
25:58That means you have no right to spend it
26:00Frank
26:02This money was confiscated from Ernesto Herrera
26:04It's drug money
26:05Ethics don't even enter into this
26:07Intention does
26:08Now in case you're confused about that
26:10Let me clear it up for you
26:11Dead Dog is a front
26:13You are not supposed to make records
26:14You are supposed to make arrests
26:15If I don't do the first
26:17I can't do the second
26:18$30,000 for a producer?
26:20Yeah, but he's the best there is
26:21I don't care
26:23I don't care if he is Quincy Jones
26:26Frank
26:28Let me enlighten you about something here
26:31In this business
26:33They judge you by the size of the splash you make
26:36$5,000 for a recording studio
26:38$12,000 for musicians
26:40Thousands of dollars for rental equipment
26:42I can't even pronounce the name of
26:44Frank, the top people in this business
26:46Live in fortified mansions
26:48If they don't think I'm playing in their league
26:50They will ignore me
26:51Diana Price was a huge, major star
26:55Now every week some magazine wants to do a story about her fall from grace
26:58But she's got the goods
26:59And she's got the talent
27:01And we got the resources to make one beautiful record
27:04Now you do have a choice here, Frank
27:07You can either leave that money in Dead Dog's account
27:10Or
27:11You can use that money to open the most important doors in this business
27:16You do not know anything about making records
27:21Yeah, well
27:21I gotta go, Frank
27:23I gotta dinner with my producer
27:25You got what?
27:26I got dinner?
27:27I got dinner with my producer?
27:29It's alright, Frank
27:30Want to come watch us record later?
27:32I'll leave your name at the door, okay?
27:34Oh, Frank
27:37Wear leather, okay?
27:40Love you, babe
27:47Cap Town ladies sing this song
27:50Do-da, do-da
27:52Cap Town race track five miles long
27:56Oh, the do-da day
27:57Gonna run all day
27:59Gonna run all day
28:03Cap Town ladies sing this song
28:05Oh, the do-da day
28:10Be ashamed of yourself
28:12Grown man playing with a damn fool thing like that
28:16Be ashamed
28:24I'd fire you if it wasn't for this gumbo, you know that
28:37Bobby, you ever had Bettina's gumbo?
28:38Oh, yeah
28:39It's one of my sweetest memories
28:41Bettina's gumbo
28:42Is made from the fruit of the sea and the nectar of the gods
28:46And okra
28:52Go ahead, Tony
28:55We thank you, Father, for this food
28:57Which we are about to receive in your son's name
29:00Amen
29:04Oh, oh, oh
29:06Vinny
29:07Come on, man
29:08Piece of hot sauce
29:09No, no, thank you
29:09Go ahead, man
29:10No, thanks
29:11I'm fine
29:13Ok
29:14Bob
29:22Let me tell you why you produced Diana's first album
29:25Yeah, you did
29:26Oh, man
29:27We had a blast on that one
29:29Yeah, there's one cut
29:34Heart of Hearts
29:35Was written as this really go-for-the-throat hard-driving tune
29:40You know what I mean?
29:41But the melody line was like
29:45Got melodic
29:46You know, so I said
29:47Baby, we just gotta let this thing play itself
29:49Right?
29:50It's the one with no rhythm section
29:51Yeah, yeah, yeah
29:52Just a piano and the lead vocal
29:54Just slightly wet
29:55Just slightly moist
29:57You know, I didn't even tell that we were rolling tape
29:58I just said
29:59Just run it down, baby
30:00We'll just run it down one time
30:01One take
30:02Double platinum
30:11So, uh, Bobby, tell you the terms of my deal?
30:14Oh, no, no, no
30:15He couldn't
30:16We didn't run it down
30:17Look, the 30,000
30:19That's against, uh, seven points
30:20After that, I have an option on the album
30:23200,000
30:23And that's just a fee
30:24That's not, uh, you know
30:25An advance on my points
30:26That's just my fee
30:27Obviously, no cross-collateralization
30:29Right?
30:30I'm going inside now
30:32Is there more to do?
30:33Just a little
30:35Okay, I'll be in in a minute
30:39Night
30:41Good night
30:41Bye
30:45Oh, oh, oh, uh, uh, by the way
30:47Uh, the minute you start to recoup
30:49The second you recoup
30:51You pay me for record one
30:56I'll be back in a second
30:57This won't take long
31:00Hey, Bobby
31:00Did you see how much she drank?
31:03Why would a guy let his daughter do something like that?
31:06His daughter?
31:07It's his wife
31:08What?
31:1016 going on 35
31:12If the garden plot is a right triangle
31:14With side A being 10 feet long
31:16And side B being 14 feet long
31:18How much fencing would you need for side C?
31:22A squared plus B squared equals C squared
31:26Which is?
31:29The Pythagorean theorem
31:30They don't care if you know what to call it
31:32They just want the answer
31:36I love you, baby
31:38Me too
31:44Diana Price
31:50She's, uh, it's dope
31:55Making half a single
32:00Well, maybe it is
32:01But you're gonna do it anyway
32:02And you're gonna do the best job that you can
32:04Oh, man, she is over
32:05Don't you get that, man?
32:07She must be
32:07She got something on you
32:09Or you must be paying off
32:10Or maybe you're just, you know, sleeping with her
32:13I don't know
32:13Why are we doing this?
32:15Oh, oh
32:16Oh, oh
32:18Now, the reason I'm doing this is none of your business
32:22The reason you're doing it is because you have 30,000 of my dollars, right?
32:26Oh, yeah, I forgot
32:26You're right
32:27Yeah, that's right
32:28Now, listen
32:29I just want to understand
32:30You're, you're this big mobster, right?
32:34So I'm supposed to be afraid
32:35Is that right?
32:37This
32:37I'm not afraid
32:41You got a gun?
32:43Mobster?
32:44Huh?
32:45You got a gun?
32:46Come on, let's see it
32:47Come on, come on, come on
32:48Come on, come on, come on
32:48Come on!
32:49I don't need a gun with you
32:50Oh, no
32:51Well, you see
32:53I got a gun
32:54Whoa, Johnny, Johnny
32:55Put that thing away
32:56I got a gun
32:57You got a gun
32:57All guys chilling got guns
32:59I'm protected
33:00All right, Vinnie
33:02I'm protected
33:02Me and Tanya
33:03We're protected
33:10You're not going to get me without paying a price
33:23They kill them all
33:26All the geniuses
33:28No protection
33:30Sir
33:32His bathtub
33:33Sam Cooke
33:36Uh-oh
33:39John Lennon
33:41Dreaming the lyrics
33:45All the talent dies
33:47Airplane's gone
33:49Stay away from airplanes
33:50Otis, man
33:50Airplanes love taking rockers out
33:53Buddy, Richie
33:55Leonard Skinner
33:56Half those guys
33:58Ricky Nelson
34:01Gone
34:04Gone, gone
34:05For this I paid $30,000
34:17He's going to be great
34:23Yeah
34:25Won't you tell him please
34:27To put on some speed
34:30Follow my lead
34:33Oh, how I need
34:37Oh, how I need
34:40Someone to watch over me
35:00Hi, how you doing?
35:02Okay
35:03It's, uh, Vinnie
35:04Vinnie Terranova, remember her?
35:05Yeah, Vinnie
35:06Yeah
35:06You have a flat or something?
35:08No, no, no
35:08Can we talk for a minute?
35:10Yeah, unless that's over
35:11We could talk all night
35:12Yeah, great, good
35:14Would you like a drink?
35:15No, no, thanks
35:16Listen, uh
35:18I heard your song the other night
35:21I came back
35:24Why?
35:25I owe you
35:27Nice to hear somebody else say that for a change
35:31You don't even know me
35:34I own Dead Dog Records
35:38And I got it worked out
35:39Well, you can come back in the studio and record
35:41I think that song of yours might be a hit
35:43And if it is
35:44You can get out of dumps like this one here
35:47It's going to be great
35:48I got it all set up
35:48Johnny Medley's going to produce it
35:50No, no, no, no
35:52What are you doing here?
35:53What do you want?
35:54I don't want anything
35:55You want to extend my contract, don't you?
35:57I'm trying to do you a favor
36:00And ease my conscience at the same time
36:02You don't owe me
36:04Do you know what it takes to prepare to go into the studio?
36:07Well, it sounds to me like you've been preparing for that for ten years
36:09I'm not ready to record
36:12Material isn't ready
36:13My voice is
36:15I'm working on the material
36:17I'm working it out here
36:18Oh, come on, Diana
36:19The only thing this joke lets you play is somebody else's hits
36:22How do you know I don't like it?
36:24How do you know it's not what I want to do?
36:29All right
36:32Maybe it is
36:33Maybe this is where you want to be
36:36You know, because when you're playing somebody else's songs
36:39When nobody's listening
36:40There's never a possibility for failure
36:43You can be safe here
36:46If safe is what you really want
36:52Your talent hasn't left you, Diana
36:54Only your audience has
36:57All I'm trying to do
36:59Is give you an opportunity to get that back
37:03You have to keep thinking
37:05You're going to get that one last shot someday
37:09You're going to record again someday
37:12You'll want your music someday
37:15Or when someday's the day after tomorrow
37:20There's no last shots
37:22To think about
37:28Then you better make this one count
37:53Stop, stop
37:55Stop, stop
38:04What's the problem?
38:09All right, uh
38:10Steve, give me a different bass patch, right?
38:12Something a little more analog
38:13Adam, you want to play them like they're drums
38:15Instead of garbage cans?
38:16This
38:16It's a garbage can
38:20How much is that thing he just broke?
38:222,500
38:23It's a good night
38:24So far only 7,000 in damages
38:27I asked for an M1, right Bobby?
38:29Right?
38:30I don't think I like this guy very much
38:36Okay, take 12
38:38Count it off, Adam
38:54Hold it, hold it
38:58Diana, loosen up
38:59I'm sorry
39:00Well, if you want these guys to pump, you've got to lead them
39:02You know that, right?
39:03I know
39:04This isn't my first time in here
39:05Well, good
39:06Well, let's try and make it so it's not your last
39:08Go ahead
39:09Okay, take 13
39:10Go ahead, Adam
39:13Am I missing something here?
39:15What's wrong with those earlier takes?
39:17A little something with each one
39:19Johnny's nuts
39:20He's got great ears
39:21He's a master in the studio
39:27You got a second, pal?
39:31Uh, yeah
39:32I'll be right back
39:36What are you doing here?
39:43Frank is pulling what's left of his hair out
39:45This gig's costing 50 grand
39:47That's all right
39:47I had to talk with him
39:48He knew if he'd come down here himself, he'd lose it
39:50I'm a surrogate face
39:52I'm begging you, please, watch the money
39:54Yeah, yeah, okay, all right
39:55Now you've been begged
39:56You mind if I stay?
39:58When?
39:59Vinny, I had my own band when I was in college
40:01Hold on, hold on
40:01I don't know, everybody's in show business
40:04Yeah, yeah, come on
40:05Reg
40:06Should we ask for a project?
40:07What's going on, Bobby?
40:09Just spending your money
40:11Diana can't get it together
40:12Well, look, well, how about a little bit of, you know
40:14You want a little bit of, well, look
40:16It's just, it's nothing
40:17It's not a big deal
40:18Look, I'm going to let you have something
40:21Okay, well, look
40:21The problem, obviously, you're not, you know
40:23You're not covered
40:23Do you want to, I mean, you know
40:24Because you obviously don't have it
40:26Why don't you
40:27Johnny, come here
40:28Come here
40:30I don't want any drugs
40:32I don't want any dudes in this place
40:33You know what I mean?
40:33Okay, fine, it's your money
40:34But if we don't get her to shake loose her fear
40:36We're going to be here for the next millennia
40:37I've got a session in about two years
40:38And I'd like to be able to make it
40:39You know what I mean?
40:40By the way, Vincent
40:41Your buffet table stinks
40:43If you want to get the most out of your players
40:44You've got to think about their health
40:45Sorry, Johnny
40:46Next time we'll bring Catlin
40:49It's okay, honey
40:50It's okay
40:52No, it's not okay
40:55I want an apology, Travis
41:00I want an apology
41:02Apologize, Bobby
41:04Why should I?
41:05Because I told you to
41:12Sorry
41:13Thank you
41:15I want him fired
41:17I am not firing him
41:18Oh, yes, you are firing him or else I quit
41:21Would you please be reasonable?
41:23I don't have to be reasonable
41:23I'm a genius
41:24Now, either he goes or I go
41:25It's as simple as that
41:26We don't have to behave like children, do we?
41:28Look, look
41:29I, this is my domain here, right?
41:32I decide what goes on in here
41:34Not you, not him
41:38Would you wait a minute?
41:40You've lost your opportunity with me
41:41We have a contract
41:43Well, have your lawyer call my lawyer
41:44Give me the chart
41:48Johnny, please
41:49Don't beg
41:50Show some dignity, Johnny
41:51Yes, come here
41:52Come here
41:52Would you just wait outside for a minute, please?
41:55Thank you
41:57Look, I am paying for this room
41:59Which means that it's my domain
42:01And you are misbehaving in it
42:02Now, the first thing you're gonna do is clean up this mess
42:04Oh, yeah, well, you can go to
42:05Oh, that's good
42:07I like how you look with your face and your food
42:09You petulant little twerp
42:11Now, listen to me
42:12This is not a sandbox
42:14This is a business
42:16And you
42:17You have assumed an obligation to it
42:19And you are going to live up to it
42:20Now, you clean up this mess
42:23And you get back to work
42:27Bobby, you get the rest of the band back in here
42:29Let's go
42:31Let's go!
42:42Diana
42:43Where does it hurt?
42:45I stood in here
42:46Looked out there
42:47And I realized
42:48This is it
42:50This is my last chance
42:53If it doesn't work, that's it
42:56I'm not afraid to do this
43:00What I'm afraid of is doing this for the last time
43:02Diana, if you don't do it now
43:04You have done it for the last time
43:06We're all here for ourselves
43:09So you do that, too
43:10You do it for yourself
43:12These guys don't matter
43:14The only thing that matters
43:16Is that you feel it
43:19Okay?
43:19What do you say?
43:21Yeah
43:22Let's go
43:23Okay
43:25Go get him
43:27Okay
43:30Lovely job, Johnny
43:32Lovely job
43:36Nice move
43:36I think he's scared deafened down
43:38Don't just stand there
43:39With your mouth hanging open, Johnny
43:41Produce me a racket
43:50Okay
43:51Let's carve this turkey
43:53All right
43:54Okay
43:54Take 14
43:55One, two, three, four
44:02Whenever I collapse
44:06Whenever I fold in your arms
44:12That's when I know
44:13I'm holding you
44:15Holding you
44:18Within my grasp
44:22Whenever I feel trapped
44:27Held by the inescapable
44:31I try to put my mind at ease
44:36Protect the heart worn on my sleeve
44:43That's when I feel brand new
44:47I'm looking on the bright side
44:49This might be something
44:49Nothing else
44:52It's definitely an experience
44:53I've got my visuals
44:55I'm looking on the bright side
45:01Watch when it's when it's when it's true
45:05I'm looking on the bright side
45:15You did it, Diana
45:18There might actually be something on there worth the 50k we spent tonight
45:22You want to go get something to eat?
45:24No, Bob, you got it
45:25Oh, come on
45:26I know this Cuban joint
45:27Oh, I'm too tired to eat
45:29Thanks for everything, Bobby
45:31You sure?
45:31Mm-hmm
45:32Okay
45:34I'm going to talk to Vinny for a few minutes
45:36All right
45:37You did it, Diana
45:39You were great
45:41Vinny, catch you tomorrow
45:43Good night, Bobby
45:45On the bright side
45:51Um, I've known you all 24 hours
45:53And you may have changed my life
45:54Hey, don't lay that on me
45:57I'm just honoring a dead dog debt
46:04Yeah, I think I got to change the name of this company
46:06Mm-hmm, yeah
46:08Well, you felt great tonight once I got past the fear
46:10That's good, I'm glad
46:12But don't make a big thing out of it
46:15You're just doing what you're supposed to do
46:17And I'm doing what I'm supposed to do
46:18Something good comes out of it, well, then great
46:20If not, eh, why don't we move on
46:24But you don't give up
46:26And you don't let fear drive you from your talent
46:30All right
46:30I'm looking on the bright side
46:36Looking on the bright side
46:40Looking on the bright side
46:45Looking on the bright side
46:51Whenever I collapse
46:56Whenever I fold in your arms
47:01That's when I know I'm holding you
47:05Holding you within my grasp
47:13That's when I feel brand new
47:16I'm looking on the bright side
47:22I've got my visual world
47:25I'm looking on the bright side
47:42I'm looking on the bright side
47:43I'm looking on the bright side
47:43I'm looking on the bright side
47:44I'm looking on the bright side
47:47I'm looking on the bright side
47:49I'm looking on the bright side
47:49I'm looking on the bright side
47:50I'm looking on the bright side
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