crowd chanting "Stacee!" Lonny: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? cheeers and applause WELCOME TO THE FAMOUS BOURBON ROOM ON THE SUNSET STRIP, STACEE JAXX AND ARSENAL! cheeers and applause Stacee: HEY, LOS ANGELES! THIS IS A LITTLE SONG CALLED "PARADISE CITY." cheeers and applause OW! # JUST AN URCHIN LIVIN' UNDER THE STREET # I'M A HARD CASE THAT'S TOUGH TO BEAT # I'M YOUR CHARITY CASE, SO BUY ME SOMETHING TO EAT # I'LL PAY YOU AT ANOTHER TIME # TAKE IT TO THE END OF THE LINE # TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CITY # WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY # TAKE ME HOME # YEAH, YEAH # TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CITY # WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY # OH, WON'T YOU PLEASE TAKE ME HOME, YEAH # guitar solo music fades out "Sister Christian" plays chuckles # SISTER CHRISTIAN # OH, THE TIME HAS COME # AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE # TO SAY # OKAY # WHERE YOU GOING? # WHAT YOU LOOKING FOR? Woman: # YOU KNOW THOSE BOYS # DON'T WANT TO PLAY NO MORE WITH YOU # IT'S TRUE # IT'S TRUE # IT'S TRUE # IT'S TRUE All: # YEAH # YOU'RE MOTORING # WHAT'S YOUR PRICE FOR FLIGHT? # IN FINDING MR. RIGHT # YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT TONIGHT # "Just Like Paradise" plays brakes hiss # THIS MUST BE JUST LIKE LIVING IN PARADISE # AND I DON'T WANNA GO HOME # THIS MUST BE JUST LIKE LIVING IN PARADISE # AND I DON'T WANNA GO HOME horn honks HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY! tyres screech, siren wails # YEAH, YEAH, YEAH # GIRL, YOU'VE BEEN MEANT FOR THIS # SINCE YOU WERE BORN # SINCE SHE WAS BORN # NO PROBLEM NOW # THE COAST IS CLEAR Together: # IT'S JUST THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM # THIS MUST BE JUST LIKE LIVING IN PARADISE # PARADISE men whistling # AND I DON'T WANNA GO HOME # "Nothin' But A Good Time" plays # WHOA # NOT A DIME, I CAN'T PAY MY RENT # I CAN BARELY MAKE IT THROUGH THE WEEK # SATURDAY NIGHT I'D LIKE TO MEET MY GIRL # BUT RIGHT NOW I CAN'T MAKE ENDS MEET # I'M ALWAYS WORKIN', SLAVIN' EVERY DAY # GOTTA GET A BREAK FROM THE SAME OLD SAME OLD # I NEED A CHANCE JUST TO GET AWAY # IF YOU COULD HEAR ME THINK, THIS IS WHAT I'D SAY # DON'T NEED NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME indistinct shouting # HOW CAN I RESIST? # AIN'T LOOKIN' FOR NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME # AND IT DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS # guitar solo COME ON, SON. UP YOU GET! WHOO! GO TO REHAB! YO, LONNY, HOW COME YOU NEVER TAKE OUT THE TRASH? I LEAVE THAT TO YOU. YOU'RE A MUSICIAN, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU SUFFER. I'M TALENTLESS, SO SUFFERING'S WASTED ON ME. OH, YEAH? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SUFFERED? 6:00 THIS EVENING, WHEN I GOT UP FOR WORK. cheeers and applause # SAY I SPEND MY MONEY ON WOMEN AND WINE # BUT I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHERE I SPENT LAST NIGHT # I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THE SHAPE I'M IN # I JUST-A LIKE MY FUN EVERY NOW AND THEN # I'M ALWAYS WORKIN', SLAVIN' EVERY DAY # GOTTA GET A BREAK FROM THE SAME OLD SAME OLD # I NEED A CHANCE JUST TO GET AWAY # IF YOU COULD HEAR ME THINK, THIS IS WHAT I'D SAY # DON'T NEED NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME # HOW CAN I RESIST? # AIN'T LOOKIN FOR NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME # AND IT DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS crowd chanting "Dennis!" # YOU SEE, I RAISE A TOAST TO ALL OF US # WHO ARE BREAKIN' OUR BACKS EVERY DAY # IF WANTIN' THE GOOD LIFE IS SUCH A CRIME # A-LORD, THEN PUT ME AWAY # HERE'S TO YA, OW! guitar solo # DON'T NEED NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME tattoo needle buzzing # OH, YEAH, YEAH HEY, BABY, COME ON, GIVE ME A KISS. DREW! COME ON, GIVE ME A KISS! HEY! COME ON! DREW! GET HIM OUT! COME ON. I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS! TELL DENNIS I QUIT! BETH! # LIVING IN PARADISE # HOW CAN I RESIST? # AIN'T LOOKIN' FOR NOTHIN' # BUT A GOOD TIME # AND I DON'T WANNA GO # AND IT DON'T GET BETTER THAN THIS # HOME I LOVE HER, MAN! COME ON! # HOME # horn blares YOU'RE ALL GONNA GO TO HELL! HEY. WHERE YOU FROM? OKLAHOMA. WELL, WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD. THANKS. GIVE ME THAT! NO! LET GO! COME ON! LEMME HAVE IT! NO! NO! HEY! GIMME IT! STOP IT! LEAVE HER ALONE! WAIT! OH, STOP! PLEASE! SOMEBODY! horn honks HEY! AH! NO. NO. NO. ARE YOU OKAY? SHIT. DID HE TAKE YOUR MONEY? HE TOOK MY RECORDS. OH, MY GOD. LOOK, I'M -- I'M SORRY THIS HAPPENED. IT'S -- IT SUCKS. I'M -- I'M DREW. SHERRIE. "THE BOURBON ROOM"? YOU WORK AT THE BOURBON ROOM? YEAH. I'M A BARBACK. BUT ONE OF THESE DAYS, MY NAME'S GONNA BE UP THERE. YOU'RE IN A BAND? I'M A SINGER. GET OUT! ME TOO. OH, MY GOD. THE BOURBON ROOM. I HAVE, LIKE, 10 ALBUMS THAT WERE RECORDED THERE. MORE LIKE "HAD"? HAD. YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU. THANKS. AGAIN. indistinct shouting Woman: DON'T GO IN THERE, IT'S FILTH! HEY. DO YOU NEED A JOB? I COULD TALK TO DENNIS DUPREE, MY BOSS. Woman: PRAY YOU'LL BE SAVED! ARE YOU SERIOUS? JUST WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T TELL HIM YOU'RE A SINGER. cheeers and applause rock music playing Dennis: JIMMY! I TOLD YOU 10,000 TIMES. GIRLS DRINK FREE, DUDES PAY FULL FREIGHT. chuckles THEY ARE DUDES. LOOK, I HAVEN'T CHARGED A GIRL SINCE '73. FOR A MINUTE THERE, I THOUGHT THAT KATE JACKSON FROM "CHARLIE'S ANGELS" HAD WALKED INTO MY CLUB. MORE LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON. DOESN'T HE LOOK PALE TO YOU? HE DOES A BIT. DENNIS! MEET SHERRIE. SHE NEEDS A JOB, MAN. NO, I DON'T THINK SO. SHE'S A SINGER. Drew: NO, NO, NO. SHE JUST CAME IN FROM OUT OF TOWN. OH, OKAY, NOW, IF I MAY. YOU SANG IN THE CHURCH CHOIR EVERY SUNDAY. LUTHERAN. SENIOR YEAR, YOU HAD THE THIRD LEAD IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. "SOUND OF MUSIC." AND THEN SOMEBODY, YOUR ADORABLE AUNT BETTY, TOLD YOU YOU HAD REAL TALENT. IT WAS ACTUALLY MY -- MY AUNT DORIS. UH-HUH. AND LIKE A FLAMING DIPSHIT YOU BELIEVED HER, DUMPED YOUR JOCK BOYFRIEND, DITCHED TOWN AND MOVED TO HOLLYWOOD TO HAVE A CRACK AT FAME AND FORTUNE. AM I MISSING ANYTHING? I, UH... YEAH, OKAY. ACTUALLY, MY BOYFRIEND WASN'T REALLY ATHLETIC. AND LOOK. I'M A WAITRESS. COME ON. SHE'S PRACTICALLY GOT MIKE BURNS ON HER LIPS. I'M NOT INTERESTED, SWEETHEART. AND I NEED YOU TWO TO GET BACK TO WORK RIGHT NOW. PLEASE, MR. DUPREE. I'M A VERY HARD WORKER. YOU SEEM LIKE A REALLY NICE KID. PLEASE, I JUST GOT MUGGED. I HAVE $17 TO MY NAME AND I'M PROBABLY GONNA BE STARVING IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. Drew: AND BETH JUST QUIT. BETH JUST QUIT? OKAY, FINE. YOU'RE HIRED. OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT ARE YOU THANKING ME FOR? I JUST RUINED YOUR LIFE. YOU START TRAINING TOMORROW. THIS PLACE IS GONNA TURN INTO A WAR ZONE BECAUSE IT'S ARSENAL'S LAST SHOW. ARSENAL?! OH, MY GOD, I LOVE STACEE JAXX. IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY. HE'S GOING SOLO. HEY, WANT TO GO CELEBRATE? I'M COMING UP ON MY BREAK. YEAH. SURE. applause A YEAR AGO.... A YEAR AGO, PEOPLE ASKED WHOSE CAMPAIGN I WOULD THROW MY FINANCIAL SUPPORT BEHIND, AND I KNEW THERE WAS ONLY ONE MAN ON THE TICKET THAT COULD RESTORE THE CITY TO ITS ORIGINAL GLORY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAYOR MIKE WHITMORE. applause THANK YOU. COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU, DOUG. grunts, chuckles THANK YOU, LOS ANGELES. feedback clears throat YOU KNOW, DOUG FLINTLOCK HERE... WELL, HE JUST LEANED INTO MY EAR AND HE -- HE SAID: "MIKE, I HAVE KIDS. "TEENAGERS. "AND THESE DAYS, I'M SCARED FOR THEM. "WE NEED TO CLEAN UP THIS CITY." WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT I, FOR ONE, AM NOT SCARED FOR OUR CITY'S CHILDREN. AND THAT'S BECAUSE I HAVE A SECRET WEAPON. MY ROCK. MY SOUL MATE. AND THE BEST DARN WIFE ANY MAN COULD HOPE TO HAVE. PLEASE WELCOME MY WIFE: THE BEAUTIFUL PATRICIA WHITMORE! applause gasps COME ON UP HERE, PATTY-CAKE! WE DID IT! OH, THANK YOU. TODAY, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES GETS A TWOFER! NOT ONLY THE BEST MAYOR THIS CITY HAS EVER HAD... BUT ALSO ME. A MOTHER. SO TOMORROW, AS PART OF MY "CLEAN UP THE STRIP" INITIATIVE WE START TO MAKE THIS CITY SAFE AGAIN FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. SHE LOOKS FAMILIAR TO ME, THIS WOMAN, DEN. SHE LOOKS EERILY FAMILIAR, EH? YOU'VE PROBABLY POPPED SOMETHING ON YOUR ASS THAT RESEMBLES HER. NO, I SHOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT SO, NO. THAT'S ALL CLEARED UP VERY NICELY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ROCK AND ROLL IS A DISEASE. BUT IT IS A DISEASE WITH A CURE. Dennis: YOU DON'T KNOW HER. MAN, BACK THEN, HER HUSBAND, MAYOR WHITMORE, USED TO BE ONE OF MY BEST CUSTOMERS. WHEW! WOW. NOW LOOK AT HIM. MARRIED TO A WOMAN WHO LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BEEN HIBERNATING IN MARGARET THATCHER'S BUMHOLE. IT'S TIME TO TAKE SATAN OFF OUR STREETS AND KNOCK THE LITTLE SUCKER BACK TO HIS OLD NEIGHBOURHOOD. WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE? DON'T KNOW, DEN. SUPPOSE THEY GET CORRUPTED AND SEDUCED BY THE MAN, GET OLD AND BITTER AND RUN FOR MAYOR. OR THEY RUN A CLUB, CONTINUE TO LIVE THE ROCK AND ROLL DREAM, AND GET OLD AND BITTER THAT WAY. HERE'S TO ROCK AND ROLL. TO ROCK AND ROLL. AND LET'S RECLAIM THE STRIP FOR THE GOD-FEARING CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES! applause Skid Row's "I Remember You" plays # TIME AFTER TIME, YOU WERE THERE FOR ME # REMEMBER YESTERDAY I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I'M WORKING AT THE BOURBON. laughs THANK YOU SO MUCH. DON'T EVEN MENTION IT. OH, MY GOD. "ARSENAL LIVE AT THE BOURBON." HANDS DOWN, FAVOURITE RECORD EVER. ME TOO. I WOULD'VE KILLED TO BE AT THAT CONCERT. THAT RECORD REALLY CHANGED MY LIFE. I DECIDED IF I COULDN'T SEE STACEE JAXX, I WAS GONNA BE STACEE JAXX. "Juke Box Hero" plays # BOUGHT A BEAT-UP SIX STRING # IN A SECOND-HAND STORE # DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY IT # BUT I KNEW FOR SURE # THAT ONE GUITAR # FELT GOOD IN MY HANDS # DIDN'T TAKE LONG # TO UNDERSTAND # JUST ONE GUITAR # SLUNG WAY DOWN LOW # WAS A ONE-WAY TICKET # ONLY ONE WAY TO GO # ROCKIN' # SO I STARTED ROCKIN' # AIN'T NEVER GONNA STOP, NO # ROCKIN' # GOTTA KEEP ON ROCKIN' # SOMEDAY I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO THE TOP AND SING # I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL # SO PUT ANOTHER DIME IN THE JUKEBOX, BABY # I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL # SO COME AND TAKE YOUR TIME AND DANCE WITH ME # IN A TOWN WITH NO NAME # IN A HEAVY DOWNPOUR # THOUGHT I PASSED MY OWN SHADOW # BY THE BACKSTAGE DOOR # LIKE A TRIP THROUGH THE PAST # TO THAT DAY IN THE RAIN # AND THAT ONE GUITAR # MADE MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGE # AND WE'LL BE MOVIN' ON # AND SINGIN' THAT SAME OLD SONG # YEAH, WITH ME, SINGIN' # AND BE A JUKEBOX HERO # SO PUT ANOTHER DIME IN THE JUKEBOX, BABY # I'M A JUKEBOX HERO # SO COME AND TAKE YOUR TIME AND DANCE WITH ME # JUST-A ONE GUITAR # JUKEBOX HERO # GOT STARS IN MY EYES # I'M JUST A JUKEBOX HERO # AH, AH, AH # JUKEBOX HERO # STARS, STARS # I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL # JUKEBOX HERO # STARS, STARS # SO COME AND TAKE YOUR TIME AND DANCE WITH ME # STARS IN MY EYES # I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL # clears throat WOW. chuckles WHEW. THE PROBLEM IS, I THINK I'LL ONLY EVER BE GOOD ON A JUKEBOX. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I GET STAGE FRIGHT. YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME. NO. chuckles YOU'VE GOTTA BREATHE. I THINK I GOT THAT PART DOWN. NO, I'M SERIOUS, YOU'VE GOTTA BREATHE. LIKE, TAKES AWAY THE NERVES. inhales deeply BREATHE IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE AND exhales OUT THROUGH YOUR MOUTH. DO IT A COUPLE TIMES. YOU'LL BE FINE. MAYBE YOU SHOULD HELP ME PRACTICE. ARE YOU ASKING ME OUT ON A DATE? YEAH. THEN YES. COOL. OKAY, WELL, I SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK INTO MY MOTEL AND GRAB MY STUFF, SO... GOTTA GET BACK TO WORK. OKAY, WELL, BYE. BYE. OH. BYE. OH. laughs SORRY. Woman: WELL, GOOD NIGHT. SEE YOU TOMORROW, MRS. WHITMORE. MR. WHITMORE. Call me. Patricia: MM. MIKE? MM? WHY SO JUMPY? WELL, NO, IT'S -- IT'S JUST THAT DOUG FLINTLOCK. HE WANTS THE STRIP, PATTY-CAKE, AND WE HAVE TO DELIVER. OF COURSE WE WILL, SWEETHEART. HOW? WE'LL GO AFTER THE HEAD OF THE SNAKE. OH. THE BOURBON. OH, RIGHT. IF WE CUT OFF THE HEAD, THE STRIP WILL DIE. THE BOURBON COULD BE A BENETTON BY THE END OF THE MONTH. both laugh NOW LISTEN, ME AND THE LADIES ARE GOING AFTER ALL THE CHURCH GROUPS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. WE'RE EVEN TALKING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE SHOULD REVIEW ALL THEIR PAPERWORK FOR VIOLATIONS. OH, TRUST ME, IF WE FIND SO MUCH AS A HAIR IN A COCKTAIL OLIVE, WE'RE SHUTTIN' THEM DOWN. HEY, BOSS, WE FOUND SOME HAIRS IN THE COCKTAIL OLIVES AGAIN. THEN RINSE THEM OFF. OKAY. video game beeping NO! NOBODY PUTS DONKEY IN THE CORNER! THAT GAME'S TOO BLOODY SURREAL ANYWAY. sighs DENNIS, DID YOU JUST SIGH AUDIBLY? WHY? TAXES. THEY'RE SO UN-ROCK AND ROLL. CHEER UP, MATE. YOU STILL GOT THE TWISTED SISTERS OF PIETY OUTSIDE ALL FLUSTERED AND WORKED UP, SO WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT, EH? WELL, AT LEAST WE HAVE THE ARSENAL SHOW COMING UP. BUT THAT MEANS OUR WHOLE EXISTENCE IS RIDING ON STACEE JAXX. Lonny: STACEE JAXX, THE MOST UNRELIABLE MAN IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY? A MAN WHO BLEW OFF THE HALFTIME SHOW AT THE SUPER BOWL TO ATTEND A SATANIC RITUAL TO SEW UP DEBBIE HARRY'S VAGINA? PLEASE STOP. THE SATANISTS WOULDN'T EVEN DO THAT. THERE'S NO LOGIC. YOU'RE NOT HELPING. WHY WOULD THE DEVIL BE INVOLVED IN CLOSING VAGINAS? NO ONE'S QUALIFIED TO DO THAT. HAND ME THE PHONE. OH, OKAY. YEAH, GREAT. I TELL YOU WHAT. LET'S DO A TELETHON, 'CAUSE THIS MIGHT WORK BETTER THAN YOUR STACEE JAXX IDEA. SHUT IT! I'M CALLING STACEE'S MANAGER, PAUL GILL. cellphone rings clears throat SPEAK. DENNIS: Hello, Paul? It's Dennis Dupree. DENNIS. WHAT'S UP, BROTHER MAN? OH, I WAS JUST CALLING TO CHECK IN AND SEE IF WE'RE STILL ON FOR FRIDAY. Of course we are. Arsenal's last show. WE'RE KICKING OFF STACEE'S SOLO PRESS TOUR THERE. ROLLING STONE JUST CONFIRMED. THEY WOULD LIKE TO INTERVIEW HIM ON THE PREMISES, OKAY? WHAT DID HE SAY? HE TOLD ME TO TURN OFF THE RADIO. DENNIS: Paul? SO TURN IT OFF. THE RADIO IN HIS HEAD! CALM DOWN! OH, GOD. DENNIS: Paul? PAUL? PAUL? Paul? OH, CRAP. YEAH, SORRY, MAN. YEAH. IS STACEE OKAY? Stacee? HE'S FANTASTIC. I'M -- I'M LOOKING AT HIM RIGHT NOW. HE'S WAVING HELLO. YES, I'M TALKING TO DENNIS. HA-HO! HE JUST FLIPPED ME OFF. CHUCKLING Same old Stacee. Right? Okay, I gotta dash. I'LL TALK TO YOU FRIDAY, BABE, OKAY? PUT SOMETHIN' ON, MAN. gun clicks BANZAI. gunshot JESUS. STACEE?! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A TWIN. I-I-I DON'T. STACEE. YOU NEED TO GO ON STAGE, MAN. I AM ON STAGE, PAUL. AW, SHIT. Patricia: TAKE A GOOD LOOK, LADIES. TAKE A HARD... GOOD...LONG... HARD... LOOK. women gasp THIS MAN, THIS MAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SO MUCH FILTH! All: HE'S SATAN. Mike: SHE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN. SUCH A BEACON OF COURAGE. HE'S LIKE A MACHINE THAT SPEWS OUT THREE THINGS: SEX... all gasp ...HATEFUL MUSIC... YES! ...AND... gasps ...SEX! All: YES! Mike: CAN YOU COME TAKE SOME DICTATION FOR ME IN THE PARISH OFFICE, MS. HOYT? OF COURSE, SIR. Woman: MY SON ATE THE HEAD OF MY NEIGHBOUR'S HORSE BECAUSE OF STACEE JAXX! OH! WELL, HIS FILTHY LITTLE HATEFUL MUSIC SEX RIDE IS OVER. IT'S GOTTA STOP! YES. AND WE'RE THE ONES WHO ARE GONNA DO IT. AMEN! # WELL, YOU'RE A REAL TOUGH COOKIE # WITH A LONG HISTORY # OF BREAKING LITTLE HEARTS LIKE THE ONE IN ME # THAT'S OKAY, LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO IT # PUT UP YOUR DUKES LET'S GET DOWN TO IT # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # WHY DON'T YOU HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT? # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # FIRE AWAY # YOU COME ON WITH A COME-ON # YOU DON'T FIGHT FAIR # THAT'S OKAY # SEE IF I CARE # KNOCK ME DOWN # IT'S ALL IN VAIN # I'LL GET RIGHT BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # WHY DON'T YOU HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT? # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # FIRE AWAY # POW! # POW! # WELL, YOU'RE A REAL TOUGH COOKIE # WITH A LONG HISTORY # OF BREAKING LITTLE HEARTS LIKE THE ONE IN ME # BEFORE I PUT ANOTHER NOTCH IN MY LIPSTICK CASE # YOU BETTER MAKE SURE YOU PUT ME IN MY PLACE # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # COME ON! # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # FIRE AWAY # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # WHY DON'T YOU HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT? # HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT # FIRE AWAY # all shouting HA! "Oh Sherrie" plays JESUS. NO, CHICO. JESUS IS MY BROTHER. OYE, DENNIS TOLD ME TO TELL YOU TO COME IN EARLY TOMORROW. YEAH, SURE. WHATEVER, MAN. I NEED TO GO GET READY. I HAVE A BIG DATE TONIGHT WITH SHERRIE. WISH ME LUCK. speaking Spanish YEAH, WHATEVER THAT MEANS. OKAY, BYE. "Waiting For A Girl Like You" plays # SO LONG # I'VE BEEN LOOKING TOO HARD # I'VE BEEN WAITING TOO LONG # SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL FIND # I ONLY KNOW IT'S A MATTER OF TIME # WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE # WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE # IT FEELS SO RIGHT # SO WARM AND TRUE # I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU FEEL IT TOO sniffs # MAYBE I'M WRONG # WON'T YOU TELL ME IF I'M COMING ON TOO STRONG # THIS HEART OF MINE HAS BEEN HURT BEFORE # THIS TIME I WANNA BE SURE HEY, GIRL. # I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU # TO COME INTO MY LIFE # I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU # A LOVE THAT WILL SURVIVE # I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE NEW # TO MAKE ME FEEL ALIVE # YEAH, WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU # TO COME INTO MY LIFE Both: # WON'T YOU COME INTO MY LIFE? Sherrie: WOW. IT'S LIKE A GIANT VELVET BLANKET COVERED IN DIAMONDS. YEAH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT? YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. SO, WHAT DID YOUR MOM THINK ABOUT THE BIG MOVE TO L.A.? SHE THOUGHT IT WAS STUPID. MY DAD...JUST TOTALLY DIDN'T GET IT. HIS ADVICE: "YOU'RE GONNA FAIL ANYWAY, "SO WHY NOT FAIL CLOSER TO HOME." OKAY. TOTAL OPTIMIST. WHAT ABOUT YOUR FOLKS? WHAT DID THEY THINK OF THE BIG MOVE? UM... NOT A -- NOT A WHOLE LOT REALLY. I WAS RAISED BY MY GRANDMA. YEAH, SHE, BY THE WAY, WAS ALL FOR ME GETTING OUT OF OKLAHOMA. REALLY? MM-HMM. YEAH, SHE SAID TO ME, "HONEY, THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' FOR YOU HERE, "AND THE LAST THING THAT I WANT YOU TO DO "IS WIND UP STUCK HERE LIKE ME." MAN, I ADORE HER. YOU'RE A NICE GUY, AREN'T YOU? I TRY TO BE. WHY? SHE WANTED TO KNOW. OH, MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY HERE. I'M SO HAPPY. chuckles # THERE'S NOWHERE ON EARTH THAT I'D RATHER BE # THAN HOLDING YOU # TENDERLY # I'VE BEEN WAITING # I'VE BEEN WAITING # FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU # FOR A BOY LIKE YOU # TO COME INTO MY LIFE # I'VE BEEN WAITING # I'VE BEEN WAITING # FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU # FOR A BOY LIKE YOU # A LOVE THAT WILL SURVIVE # I'VE BEEN WAITING # FOR SOMEONE NEW # TO MAKE ME FEEL ALIVE # YEAH, WAITING # YEAH, WAITING # FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU # FOR A BOY LIKE YOU # TO COME INTO MY LIFE # WAIT. WHAT? YOU'RE GONNA SING ME A SONG. OH, NO. OH, NO, NO, I CAN'T. SHERRIE. YOU ARE GONNA SING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. NOW BREATHE! HEY! DON'T BE NERVOUS. chuckles OKAY, UH... THIS IS SOMETHING I KINDA STARTED WORKING ON AFTER WE MET LAST NIGHT. guitar plays # JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL # LIVIN' IN A LONELY WORLD # SHE TOOK THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN GOIN' ANYWHERE # A SINGER IN A SMOKY ROOM # THE SMELL OF WINE AND CHEAP PERFUME # FOR A SMILE THEY CAN SHARE THE NIGHT AND IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON. chuckles I LOVE IT. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WROTE THAT. IT'S AMAZING. Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me" plays chuckles cheeers and applause # YOU KNOW I NEVER # I NEVER, EVER STAY OUT LATE # YOU KNOW THAT I CAN HARDLY WAIT THERE YOU GO! # JUST TO SEE YOU Sherrie: COME ON! # AND I KNOW YOU CANNOT WAIT # WAIT TO SEE ME, TOO # I GOTTA TOUCH YOU cheering # 'CAUSE, BABY, WE'LL BE YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK. # AT THE DRIVE-IN OH. YEAH. OKAY. # IN THE OLD MAN'S FORD YEP. GET THAT? # BEHIND THEM BUSHES # UNTIL I'M SCREAMIN' FOR MORE # DOWN THE BASEMENT # LOCK THE CELLAR DOOR # AND, BABY, TALK DIRTY TO ME # laughter indistinct shouting Woman: GOD HATES ROCK AND ROLL! Woman #2: GO BACK TO CHURCH! Man: GET OFF THE STRIP ALREADY! OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SHIT. OUR OPENER JUST DROPPED OUT. CONCRETE BALLZ? THEY'RE IN REHAB. BOTH OF 'EM? THERE ARE SIX OF THEM. JESUS, THAT BAND'S GOT A LOT OF BALLS. BETTY FORD HAS A GROUP RATE. THINK THEY'LL DO THERAPY INDIVIDUALLY OR IN PAIRS? KNOCK IT OFF. LOOK, WE HAVE TO FIND AN OPENER IN THE NEXT TWO HOURS. DON'T STRESS, MAN. WE'LL WORK THIS OUT TOGETHER. WHAT ABOUT YOU? YEAH, RIGHT. WHY NOT? NOT GONNA HAPPEN. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SHERRIE! WHAT ABOUT DREW? DROOL ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. NOT DROOL. DREW. WHAT? Dennis: DREW? THAT DREW? OUR DREW? HE'S BETTER THAN CONCRETE BALLZ. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. CONCRETE BALLZ ARE VERY HEAVY. AND HE'LL DO IT FOR FREE. BABY, BABY, BABY. COME ON, NOBODY CARES ABOUT THE OPENING ACT ANYWAY. NO OFFENCE. Drew: NONE TAKEN. DENNIS, COME ON. WHAT DO YOU SAY? scoffs OKAY. CALL YOUR BAND. GUYS! GUYS! WE'RE OPENING UP FOR ARSENAL. all cheering DOESN'T ANYONE JUST WANNA WORK IN THE BAR INDUSTRY ANYMORE? Drew: DENNIS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'RE GONNA BLOW YOU AWAY. OH, YOU'RE GONNA BLOW ME, ALL RIGHT. THREE SONGS. NO COVERS. I NEED YOU GUYS TO BE AMAZING TONIGHT, SO START DRINKING... NOW. I LOVE Y-- SHH! JUST GO UP THERE AND KILL IT. YOU'RE GONNA BE AMAZING. GO! GO! GO. chuckles GO. WELL, KISS HIM GOODBYE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THE SPOTLIGHT DOESN'T JUST LIGHT THEM UP. IT MAKES US DISAPPEAR. YOU'LL SEE. "More Than Words" plays # SAYING "I LOVE YOU" # IS NOT THE WORDS I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU # IT'S NOT THAT I WANT YOU # NOT TO SAY # BUT IF YOU ONLY KNEW # HOW EASY # IT WOULD BE TO SHOW ME HOW YOU FEEL # MORE THAN WORDS # IS ALL YOU'D HAVE TO DO # TO MAKE IT REAL # THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY # THAT YOU LOVE ME # 'CAUSE I'D ALREADY KNOW # HEY, I'M GONNA TAKE MY BREAK. OKAY. breathes deeply # HOW I LOVE THE WAY YOU MOVE # AND THE SPARKLE IN YOUR EYES # THERE'S A COLOUR DEEP INSIDE THEM # LIKE A BLUE SUBURBAN SKY # I DON'T NEED TO BE THE KING OF THE WORLD # AS LONG AS I'M THE HERO OF THIS LITTLE GIRL # OH, OH, OH, YEAH Both: # HEAVEN ISN'T TOO FAR AWAY # CLOSER TO IT EVERY DAY # NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FRIENDS SAY # I KNOW WE'RE GONNA FIND A WAY # MORE THAN WORDS # WORDS # IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT REAL # THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY # HEAVEN ISN'T TOO FAR AWAY # HEAVEN ISN'T TOO FAR AWAY # MORE THAN WORDS # YEAH, HEAVEN ISN'T TOO FAR AWAY # MORE THAN WORDS # 'CAUSE I'D ALREADY # KNOW # SAYING "I LOVE YOU" # YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARD. Def Leppard's "Rock Of Ages" plays ALL RIGHT # YEAH # IT'S BETTER TO BURN OUT # YEAH, THAN FADE AWAY cheering # RISE UP, GATHER 'ROUND # ROCK THIS PLACE TO THE GROUND # BURN IT UP, LET'S GO FOR BROKE # WATCH THE NIGHT GO UP IN SMOKE # ROCK ON # ROCK ON # DRIVE ME CRAZIER # NO SERENADE, NO FIRE BRIGADE # JUST PYROMANIA Woman: STACEE! STACEE! ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP! THIS PLACE IS ABOUT TO BECOME A SEA OF SWEAT, EAR-SHATTERING MUSIC AND PUKE. SO LET'S GET MOVING. PAUL! chuckles YOU'RE EARLY. ACTUALLY, I TOLD HIM THE GIG WAS LAST NIGHT, SO TECHNICALLY HE'S A DAY LATE. DON'T TELL HIM. cellphone rings WORK, WORK, WORK. YES, YOU'RE ON THE AIR. indistinct shouting # ROCK OF AGES # ROCK OF AGES # STILL ROLLIN' crowd chanting "Stacee!" HEY, STACEE, YOU MADE IT. HEY MAN. YEAH. HEY, MAN. NO, THIS... IS HEY MAN. OH. UH... RIGHT. HEY MAN. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS... YOU AND ME. UH-HUH. YOU AND ME. WE'RE SOLE SURVIVORS. EVEN THE COCKROACHES GOT BURNED BY THE FALLOUT, BUT NOT US. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOUR FACE-BONE AGAIN. inhales deeply NOW LET'S BURN THIS PLACE TO THE GROUND. YES. RIGHT ON, BROTHER. ROCK AND ROLL. NO. WHEN I'M DONE, WE LITERALLY NEED TO BURN THIS PLACE TO THE GROUND. OTHERWISE THE FIRE PHOENIX GETS TRAPPED. YES, I SUPPOSE SO. laughs IT'S A JOKE. I'M KIDDING, MAN. both laugh I MEAN, OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT REALLY GONNA BURN THE PLACE DOWN TO THE GROUND, RIGHT? NO. YOU CAN'T TRAP A FIRE PHOENIX. I MEAN, THAT'D BE CRAZY, RIGHT? IT WOULD BE. YEAH. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, TONIGHT, I AM GONNA LIGHT THIS PLACE ON FIRE FOR YOU, MY ROCK AND ROLL BROTHER. sighs SHERRIE! indistinct shouting siren wails horn blares chuckles HERE WE GO. HEY, STACEE. I GOT SOMEONE I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET, MAN. THIS IS CONSTANCE SACK. ROLLING STONE. STACE? Hey Man chatters YOU IN THERE, MAN? chuckles SAY, SUPERSTAR, RISE AND SHINE. CONSTANCE SACK. ROLLING STONE. STONES. GOOD. THE ROLLING STONES? WHERE'S MICK? laughs NO. THE MAGAZINE. SHE'S A REPORTER. SHE'S HERE TO DO THE BIG STORY ABOUT YOU GOING SOLO, BROTHER! PAUL, I -- OKAY. LOOK, PAUL, I -- HEY, HEY. BE YOURSELF. SUPERSTAR, RIGHT? OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE, GO RETURN SOME PHONE CALLS. PAUL... PLAY NICE! OKAY. FIVE MINUTES. FI--? OH, GOD. OKAY. FIVE MINUTES AND... GO. OKAY. STACEE JAXX, BACK AT THE BOURBON -- NO, NO, NO. NO NOW GO. UH, AT THE BOURBON, WHERE IT ALL STARTED. YOUR FIRST ALBUM "STICK MEAT" GAVE BIRTH TO SOME OF ROCK'S GREATEST ANTHEMS. AND NOW A SOLO CAREER. WHY NOW? WELL, I... clears throat I THINK... I THINK DUE TO THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THE CHANGE IN CULTURAL TRENDS AND WHEN YOU THINK OF BLAH, BLAH, BLAH AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU WANNA TAKE IN... laughing BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. OKAY. FOUR MINUTES. laughs YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT YOU'VE BECOME QUITE DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH. HMM. THAT YOU'RE CONSTANTLY LATE, YOU'RE RECLUSIVE, SOMETIMES EVEN NONSENSICAL. I WANNA ASK YOU THIS ` HAVE THESE PEOPLE EVEN MET THEMSELVES? WELL, I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR BAND. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ` I KNOW ME BETTER THAN ANYONE BECAUSE I LIVE IN HERE. EIGHT MINUTES. YOU JUST SAID FOUR. THREE. BUT IT -- sighs DO YOU THINK THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT YOU'VE SHUT OUT OR ALIENATED SO MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU HAD NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO GO SOLO? YOU GOTTA BE TRUE TO THE MUSE. HEY MAN. bottle clinks SCOTCH ME... bottle clinks ...LITTLE BUDDY. sighs AND WHO IS YOUR MUSE? clears throat RIGHT. FINE. BORN STEVEN JACKSON IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. ARE WE OUT? RAISED BY A SINGLE MOM, DORIS, NOW DECEASED. DROPPED OUT OF WOODROW WILSON HIGH IN 11th GRADE. YOUR FIRST CONCERT WAS AEROSMITH. WHEN YOU WERE 17, YOU HITCHHIKED TO L.A. WITH YOUR HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART. TIME. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SO WEIRD. YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER LONELY MAN WITH MANY REGRETS. tape recorder clicks I SAID TIME. YOU CAN GO NOW. FINAL QUESTION. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU REALISE YOU CAN'T GET RID OF STACEE JAXX? YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ME. WELL, THEN HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE THE STACEE JAXX? "Wanted Dead Or Alive" plays # IT'S ALL THE SAME # ONLY THE NAMES WILL CHANGE # EVERY DAY IT SEEMS WE'RE WASTIN' AWAY # ANOTHER PLACE # WHERE THE FACES ARE SO COLD # I DRIVE ALL NIGHT # JUST TO GET BACK HOME HEY. # I'M A COWBOY # ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE # I'M WANTED # DEAD OR ALIVE stammers # WANTED # DEAD OR ALIVE # SOMETIMES I SLEEP # SOMETIMES IT'S NOT FOR DAYS # THE PEOPLE I MEET # ALWAYS GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS # SOMETIMES YOU TELL THE DAY # BY THE BOTTLE THAT YOU DRINK bottle shatters # AND TIMES WHEN YOU'RE ALONE # ALL YOU DO IS THINK DALAI LAMA. # I'M A COWBOY # ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE # I'M WANTED # WANTED # DEAD OR ALIVE # WANTED # WANTED # DEAD OR ALIVE women moaning # OH, AND I RIDE crowd chanting "Stacee!" cheeers and applause # OH, WHEN I WALK THESE STREETS # A LOADED SIX STRING ON MY BACK # I PLAY FOR KEEPS # 'CAUSE I MIGHT NOT MAKE IT BACK # I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE # STILL STANDING TALL # I'VE SEEN A MILLION FACES # AND I'VE ROCKED THEM ALL # I'M A COWBOY # ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE # I'M WANTED # WANTED # DEAD OR ALIVE # WELL, I'M A COWBOY # I GOT THE NIGHT ON MY SIDE # I'M WANTED # WANTED Both: # DEAD OR ALIVE # AND I RIDE # AND I RIDE # DEAD OR ALIVE # I STILL DRIVE # I STILL DRIVE # DEAD OR ALIVE # I'M STACEE. SHERRIE. SHERRIE. WHEN MY HAMSTER DIED, YOUR MUSIC REALLY HELPED ME THROUGH. gasps gasps YOU HAVE SUCH A PERKY... ...HEART. THANK YOU. sniffs DO ME A FAVOUR. SURE. THERE'S A CUT GLASS BOTTLE OF SCOTCH IN THE LIMO. BRING IT TO MY DRESSING ROOM? RIGHT AWAY. Mitch: NOW, PATRICIA, THIS IS THE THIRD NIGHT IN A ROW THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE. WHY SO PASSIONATE? WELL, MITCH, THIS HAS TO END. WE'RE CALLING ON ANYONE WITH CHILDREN TO JOIN FORCES WITH US AND SHOW UP HERE EVERY NIGHT UNTIL THE DOORS OF THESE PLACES ARE CLOSED FOR GOOD. STACEE JAXX CAN WRECK HIS OWN LIFE. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO RAPING THE EARS OF OUR CHILDREN WITH THIS POISON, WE HAVE TO FIGHT! WELL, THEY -- ROCK AND ROLL IS THE ONLY FREEDOM WE HAVE. STACEE JAXX IS GOD! ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER! WAH! SNIFF THE MIKE. WHOO! I'M WALKIN' HERE! WHOO! Paul: OKAY, GREAT INTERVIEW. I HOPE YOU GOT EVERYTHING. YOU'RE NOT A COWBOY. WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT I AM. YOU'RE A MAN-CHILD STUCK IN A RUT. I LOVE IT WHEN YOU TALK DIRTY. YOU KNOW, STACEE, YOU USED TO BE GREAT. BUT WHATEVER MADE YOU THAT WAY, IT'S GONE. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU JUST GIVE IT TO ME ROUGH. NOW YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER ROCKER ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, SINGING THE SAME SONGS YOU WROTE 10 YEARS AGO. OKAY, LADY. AND AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT THIS MANAGER KEEPING YOU ON THE ROAD AND DOPING YOU UP WITH GIRLS AND BOOZE AND MILLION-DOLLAR RECORD DEALS, HE'S GONNA KEEP YOU ASLEEP AND DRIVE YOUR CAREER RIGHT OFF A CLIFF! LINE CROSSED. LET'S GO, SWEETHEART. DON'T TOUCH ME. YOU USED TO WRITE GREAT SONGS. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M CALLING YOUR EDITOR. CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE, BY THE WAY. WOMAN: Rolling Stone magazine. JANN WENNER'S OFFICE, PLEASE. GET OUT. MY WORDS EXACTLY. THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER. NO, NO, NO. NOT HER. YOU. ALL OF YOU. COPY THAT. EVERYBODY OUT. door closes YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU GET THIS SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU'RE A ROCK GOD. BUT IT'S NOT REAL. IT'S NOT LOVE. NO. IT'S NOT LOVE. THEN WHAT IS IT? OFF THE RECORD? SSSSSEX. gasps AND OTHER PEOPLE'S PROJECTIONS OF WHAT THEY WANT ME TO BE. OF WHAT YOU AND ALL YOUR READERS WANT ME TO BE. SEX. AND IT KEEPS ME FROM GOING OUT AND GETTING THE ONE THING THAT COULD SAVE ME. BUT I CAN'T HAVE THAT NOW. I'M A SLAVE TO ROCK AND ROLL. I AM SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT SONG, THE PERFECT SOUND THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANNA LIVE FOREVER. LIKE I SAID,... I KNOW ME BETTER THAN ANYONE BECAUSE I LIVE IN HERE. AND NO ONE ELSE CAN. I CAN. "I Want To Know What Love Is" plays I CAN. # I GOTTA TAKE A LITTLE TIME # A LITTLE TIME TO THINK THINGS OVER # I BETTER READ BETWEEN THE LINES # IN CASE I NEED IT WHEN I'M OLDER # OOH, AHH # IN MY LIFE # THERE'S BEEN HEARTACHE AND PAIN # I DON'T KNOW # IF I CAN FACE IT AGAIN # CAN'T STOP NOW, I'VE TRAVELLED SO FAR # TO CHANGE THIS LONELY LIFE # I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IS # I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME # I WANNA FEEL WHAT LOVE IS # I KNOW YOU CAN SHOW ME # OH, AHH, AHH # I'M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE TIME # A LITTLE TIME TO LOOK AROUND ME # I'VE GOT NOWHERE LEFT TO HIDE # IT LOOKS LIKE LOVE HAS FINALLY FOUND ME # IN MY LIFE # THERE'S BEEN HEARTACHE AND PAIN # I DON'T KNOW # IF I CAN FACE IT AGAIN # I CAN'T STOP NOW HEY, MAN, HAVE YOU SEEN SHERRIE? BLON-- Lonny: DREW? HEY, DREW, SHOWTIME. COME ON. STOP FANNYING AROUND. # LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE # I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IS # LOVE THAT YOU FEEL INSIDE # I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME # I'M FEELIN' SO MUCH LOVE # I WANNA FEEL WHAT LOVE IS # NO, YOU JUST CANNOT HIDE # I KNOW YOU CAN SHOW ME # YEAH, OHH, OHH, OHH, OHH # I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IS # LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE # I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME # I WANNA FEEL IT TOO # I WANNA FEEL WHAT LOVE IS # I WANNA FEEL IT TOO # AND I KNOW, AND I KNOW # I WANT YOU TO SHOW ME # AND I KNOW, AND I KNOW, AND I KNOW # OH, OH, OH # OH, YEAH. YEAH. OHH! thud crowd chanting "Stacee!" OKAY. panting THAT... THAT... THAT... CAN BE ON THE RECORD. gasps OH, MY GOD. THIS WAS A MISTAKE. WAIT. HEY, WAIT. crowd chanting "Stacee!" CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE ARTICLE. gasps OH! OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. I'M SO SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT AT ALL. IT'S OKAY. JUST LEAVE IT. indistinct shouting PLEASE. QUIETEN DOWN, PLEASE, YOU HOT FECUND SOUP OF OESTROGEN AND TESTOSTERONE. I NEED YOU TO MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE FOR THEIR DEBUT HERE AT THE BOURBON ROOMS THE BRILLIANT... Man: BRING ON THE ROCK! DREW. WHAT'S THE NAME-A YOUR BAND, MATE? WOLFGANG VON COLT. Man: COME ON, ARSENAL, LET'S GO! AND YOU'RE STICKIN' WITH THAT, ARE YA? YEAH. Woman: COME ON! PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE THE VERY POORLY TITLED WOLFGANG VAN COLT! VON COLT! IT'S NOT AN IMPROVEMENT. WOLFGANG VON COLT. DOOR OPENS Sherrie: I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT JUST HAPPENED. THANK YOU. THANKS. NO, NO, NO. THANK YOU. Woman: COME ON! Lonny: whistles DREW. D-DREW. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RESURRECT YOUR ENTHUSIASM ONE FINAL TIME FOR WOLFGANG VON COLT! DREW! OI, DREW! Man: WE WANT ARSENAL! I WANNA ROCK! crowd murmurs I SAID # I WANNA ROCK # ROCK! # I WANNA ROCK # ROCK! # I WANT TO ROCK # ROCK! # TURN IT DOWN, YOU SAY # WELL, ALL I GOTTA SAY TO YOU IS TIME AND TIME AGAIN # I SAY, NO # OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO # TELL ME NOT TO PLAY # WELL, ALL I GOTTA SAY TO YOU WHEN YOU TELL ME NOT TO PLAY # I SAY, NO # OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO # SO IF YOU ASK ME WHY I LIKE THE WAY I PLAY IT # THERE'S ONLY ONE THING I CAN SAY TO YOU # I WANNA ROCK # ROCK! GO, DREW! YOU ROCK! # I WANNA ROCK # ROCK! # I WANT TO ROCK # ROCK! # OH, YEAH # I WANNA ROCK # ROCK! # I WANT TO ROCK guitar solo YEAH! SPRING BREAK! # I WANNA ROCK # ROCK # ROCK # ROCK # ROCK # I WANNA ROCK # ROCK # ROCK # ROCK # ROCK # I WANT TO ROCK # cheeers and applause GO, DREW! You might only drive short distances to work each day. You might not drive your car to work at all. You might park securely at work. Or these days, everybody travels to you. Maybe you only do school runs. Or you work from home, so drive mostly on the weekend. At Youi, we get that everyone's not the same, so we tailor your insurance premium to how you use or don't use your car. Call: Or go to youi.co.nz today. Sherrie: WHOO! DREW, BABY, THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE! YOU WERE AMAZING, THEY TOTALLY LOVED YOU. THE CROWD WAS TOTALLY ON THEIR FEET. THEY LOVED IT! DREW? DREW! CAN I HELP YOU? WHAT'S WRONG? WHY ARE YOU MAD AT ME? chuckles I'M NOT MAD. I'M CELEBRATING A GREAT GIG. OKAY. WELL, CAN YOU AT LEAST LOOK AT ME? WHY SHOULD I? HUH? I DON'T NEED YOU. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF "YOUS" OUT THERE. AND TONIGHT? THEY WERE ALL LOOKING AT ME. THE SPOTLIGHT. SHE WAS RIGHT. TELL DENNIS I QUIT. bottle shatters SHERRIE! I WOULDN'T DO THAT IF I WERE YOU. HEY. PAUL GILL. I'M STACEE JAXX'S MANAGER. HEY. YOU WERE FANTASTIC TONIGHT, MAN. THANK YOU, MAN. THANK YOU. LET HER GO. LET HER GO. LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING ` WHAT DO KEITH RICHARDS, JIMMY PAGE, AND STACEE JAXX ALL HAVE IN COMMON? BROKEN HEARTS AND VERY, VERY LONG CAREERS. NOW, YOU WANT LOVE? GO AFTER HER. YOU MIGHT EVEN FIND IT. laughs BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU SOMETHING MUCH MORE RARE AND A LOT MORE FUN, MAN. Lonny: STACEE JAXX AND ARSENAL! WHAT IS THAT? cheeers and applause FAME. # LOVE IS LIKE A BOMB # echoing BOMB # BOMB # BOMB # LOVE IS LIKE A BOMB HUH! HEY! HUH! HEY! HUH! HEY! HUH! HEY! HUH! HEY! HUH! # LOVE IS LIKE A BOMB # BABY, C'MON, GET IT ON # LIVIN' LIKE A LOVER WITH A RADAR PHONE # LOOKIN' LIKE A TRAMP, LIKE A VIDEO VAMP # DEMOLITION WOMAN, CAN I BE YOUR MAN? # BE YOUR MAN HUH! # RAZZLE 'N' A DAZZLE 'N' A FLASH A LITTLE LIGHT # TELEVISION LOVER, BABY, GO ALL NIGHT # SOMETIME, ANYTIME, SUGAR ME SWEET # LITTLE MISS-A INNOCENT, SUGAR ME YEAH YEAH C'MON # TAKE A BOTTLE # SHAKE IT UP # BREAK THE BUBBLE # BREAK IT UP # POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME # OOH, IN THE NAME OF LOVE # POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME # C'MON, FIRE ME UP # POUR YOUR SUGAR ON ME # OOH, I CAN'T GET ENOUGH # I'M HOT, STICKY SWEET # FROM MY HEAD TO MY FEET SHERRIE QUIT. YEAH AND I QUIT TOO! OKAY. WHY IS EVERYBODY QUITTING TODAY? WHO CARES? THIS IS THE GREATEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE! # YOU GOT THE PEACHES, I GOT THE CREAM # SWEET TO TASTE, SACCHARINE # 'CAUSE I'M HOT, SAY WHAT, STICKY SWEET # FROM MY HEAD, MY HEAD TO MY FEET # DO YOU TAKE SUGAR? # ONE LUMP OR TWO # TAKE A BOTTLE # TAKE A BOTTLE # SHAKE IT UP # SHAKE IT UP # BREAK THE BUBBLE # BREAK IT UP # BREAK IT UP # POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME # OOH, IN THE NAME OF LOVE HEY, MAN. DID YOU GIVE MY OFFER SOME THOUGHT? # C'MON, FIRE ME UP # POUR YOUR SUGAR ON ME # OH, I CAN'T GET ENOUGH WE GOT A DEAL. # POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME chuckles THAT'S MY MAN! # POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME # GET IT, COME GET IT # POUR YOUR SUGAR ON ME # OOH-OOH-OOH # POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME # HEY, HEY. # SUGAR ME. cheeers and applause breathing heavily indistinct shouting $31,203. CRISIS AVERTED. THANK YOU, STACEE JAXX. AND STACEE JAXX THANKS YOU. WELL, HELLO, PAUL. WELL, HELLO, DENNIS. LONNY. NOW, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. WE GOT 90% OF THE HOUSE, 20% OF THE BAR, 100% OF THE MERCH. THAT MEANS THAT STACEE'S TAKE WORKS OUT TO ABOUT... WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. "STACEE'S TAKE"? HOLD ON. ADD A ZERO. ADD THREE. clicking tongue $31,209. CORRECT? YEAH. CRAP. CRAP! WE GOT A PROBLEM. WHAT PROBLEM? WELL, YOU OWE ME SIX BUCKS. laughs BUT SCREW IT. KEEP IT. I GET FUSSY ABOUT SINGLES ANYWAY. PAUL, YOU TOLD ME THIS WAS A FREEBIE. STACEE JAXX DOES NOT TAKE A DUMP FOR FREE. HE TOOK A HUGE PAY CUT ON THIS. YOU ARE CUTTING MY THROAT HERE! DON'T BE SO PESSIMISTIC. STACEE JUST PUT YOU GUYS BACK ON THE MAP! NO, NO. I PUT HIM ON THE MAP. growls I BEG YOUR PARDON. I GAVE HIM HIS FIRST GIG. AND I GAVE HIM HIS FIRST MILLION. ANYWAY, AWESOME DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU. CIAO! DIDN'T KNOW PAUL SPOKE ITALIAN. thunder crashes "Harden My Heart" plays # CRYIN' ON THE CORNER # WAITIN' IN THE RAIN # I SWEAR I'LL NEVER, EVER WAIT AGAIN # YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD # BUT WORDS FOR YOU ARE LIES # DARLIN', IN MY WILDEST DREAMS # I NEVER THOUGHT I'D GO # BUT IT'S TIME TO LET YOU KNOW # I'M GONNA HARDEN MY HEART # I'M GONNA SWALLOW MY TEARS # I'M GONNA TURN AND LEAVE YOU HERE # ALL OF MY LIFE # I'VE BEEN WAITIN' IN THE RAIN # I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A FEELING # THAT NEVER, EVER CAME # IT FEELS SO CLOSE # BUT ALWAYS DISAPPEARS WATCH IT! crying woman vocalising # DARLIN', IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS # YOU NEVER HAD A CLUE # BUT IT'S TIME YOU GOT THE NEWS # I'M GONNA HARDEN MY HEART # HARDEN YOUR HEART # I'M GONNA SWALLOW MY TEARS # SWALLOW YOUR TEARS, GIRL Both: # I'M GONNA TURN AND LEAVE YOU HERE # OHH-OH # thunder rumbling Def Leppard's "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" plays # LADY, HOW YOU HOLD THE KEY # OH, YOU'RE LIKE A CANDLE COGNAC, BRANDY. OH, NO, I DON'T MIX MY DRINKS. NO, NO, NO. THIS IS COGNAC. SHE'S GETTIN' YOU A BRANDY. HERE YOU GO, JUSTICE. THANK YOU. NOW YOU DRINK UP AND DRY OFF. BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST A REST STOP. I NEED A JOB. DO YOU DANCE? # YOU GOT THE BEST OF ME # OH, CAN'T YOU SEE? I'M A BETTER SINGER. I DON'T NEED A SINGER. AND YOU'RE A PRETTY GIRL. YOU WANNA MAKE SOME REAL MONEY, YOU GOTTA DANCE. YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE TOUGH TOO. AND YOU DON'T LOOK TOO TOUGH TO ME. I'M TOUGH. IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR EVERYONE, HONEY. HEY THERE. I CAN WAIT TABLES. I'M GOOD. ARE YOU SURE? # BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTACHE # CAN'T YOU SEE? OKAY. YOU START TOMORROW. # YOU SAID, OH, GIRL # IT'S A COLD WORLD # WHEN YOU KEEP IT ALL TO YOURSELF # I SAID YOU CAN'T HIDE # ON THE INSIDE # ALL THE PAIN YOU'VE EVER FELT # YOU BETTER RANSOM YOUR HEART # AND, BABY, DON'T LOOK BACK # 'CAUSE WE GOT NOBODY ELSE # WE'RE RUNNING WITH THE SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT # SO, BABY, TAKE MY HAND # IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT # SURRENDER ALL YOUR DREAMS TO ME TONIGHT # THEY'LL COME TRUE IN THE END # HEY guitar solo # I'M GONNA HARDEN MY HEART # HARDEN YOUR HEART, GIRL # I'M GONNA SWALLOW MY TEARS # SWALLOW YOUR TEARS # I'M GONNA TURN AND LEAVE YOU # DARLIN', IN MY WILDEST DREAMS # I NEVER THOUGHT I'D GO # BUT IT'S TIME TO LET YOU KNOW # WE'RE RUNNING WITH THE SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT # I'M GONNA HARDEN MY HEART # SO, BABY, TAKE MY HAND, IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT # I'M GONNA SWALLOW MY TEARS # SURRENDER ALL YOUR DREAMS TO ME TONIGHT # I'M GONNA TURN AND # THEY'LL COME TRUE IN THE END # LEAVE YOU HERE # Patricia: WHITTY. WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THE BOURBON ROOM HADN'T PAID TAXES IN OVER A YEAR? WHY DO YOU ASK? BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. THEY'RE BROKE. I AM SO EXCITED. laughs I'M GONNA CALL THE PRESS. sighs PATTY-CAKES? MM-HMM. I MEAN, I THINK THIS WHOLE "CLEANING UP THE STRIP" THING IS GONNA BE GREAT FOR THE CITY AND FOR US. BUT YOU SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH STACEE JAXX. I MEAN, IT SEEMS TO BE REALLY INTENSE. WELL... THE SHORT ANSWER? MM-HMM. WHEN I WAS A NAIVE UNDERGRAD AT UCLA, I HAD A ROOMMATE. OH. LET'S JUST CALL HER VIVIAN. OH. ONE NIGHT SHE WAS PARTYING INNOCENTLY AT THE BOURBON ROOM WHEN THAT TWO-HEADED MONSTER SPOTTED HER AND LURED HER INTO HIS SUITE AT THE PARK HYATT. WHAT? FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHE FELT LIKE A WOMAN. SURE, A HANDCUFFED WOMAN COVERED IN COOL WHIP AND WILD TURKEY, BUT STILL... A WOMAN. YEAH. A WOMAN. WELL, YOU CAN GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. HIS TOUR BUS LEFT L.A., TAKING STACEE JAXX WITH IT. AND I SWORE IN HER HONOUR THAT I WOULD SEE HIM AND HIS SICK SATANIC LEGACY GONE FOR GOOD. THAT'S THE SHORT ANSWER? YEAH. "Here I Go Again" plays # I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING # BUT I SURE KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN # HANGING ON THE PROMISES # IN THE SONGS OF YESTERDAY # AND I'VE MADE UP MY MIND # I AIN'T WASTING NO MORE TIME # BUT HERE I GO AGAIN # HERE I GO AGAIN Sherrie: # THOUGH I KEEP SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER # I NEVER SEEM TO FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR # OH, LORD, I PRAY YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH TO CARRY ON # 'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS # TO WALK ALONG THE LONELY STREET OF DREAMS # AND HERE I GO AGAIN ON MY OWN # GOING DOWN THE ONLY ROAD I'VE EVER KNOWN # LIKE A DRIFTER, I WAS BORN TO WALK ALONE # AND I'VE MADE UP MY MIND # I AIN'T WASTING NO MORE TIME # I'M JUST ANOTHER HEART IN NEED OF RESCUE # WAITING ON LOVE'S SWEET CHARITY # AND I'M GONNA HOLD ON FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS # 'CAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS # TO WALK ALONG THE LONELY STREET OF DREAMS All: # AND HERE I GO AGAIN ON MY OWN # GOING DOWN THE ONLY ROAD I'VE EVER KNOWN # LIKE A DRIFTER, I WAS BORN TO WALK ALONE bottle shatters # AND I'VE MADE UP MY MIND laughs # I AIN'T WASTING NO MORE TIME # BUT HERE I GO AGAIN Justice: # OH, HERE I GO # HERE I GO AGAIN # HERE I GO # HERE I GO AGAIN # HERE I GO, HERE I GO # HERE I GO # HERE I GO # sighs sighs sighs HEY. COME ON, BIG FELLA. WE CAN SORT THIS OUT. WHAT PART OF "WE'RE SCREWED" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? WHAT PART OF "ROCK AND ROLL IS FOREVER" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? THIS MONUMENT TO DECADENCE CAN'T BE BROUGHT DOWN BY A FEW PLASTIC BUREAUCRATS IN BOWLER HATS. IT'S ETERNAL. I JUST FEEL LIKE I'VE LET EVERYONE DOWN. "Can't Fight This Feeling" plays NOT EVERYONE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? # I CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING ANY LONGER # AND YET I'M STILL AFRAID TO LET IT FLOW # WHAT STARTED OUT AS FRIENDSHIP # HAS GROWN STRONGER # I ONLY WISH I HAD THE STRENGTH TO LET IT SHOW # I TELL MYSELF THAT I CAN'T HOLD OUT FOREVER YOU'RE NOT FUCKIN' WITH ME, ARE YOU, DENNIS? # I SAID THERE IS NO REASON FOR MY FEAR THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE. # 'CAUSE I FEEL SO SECURE WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER # YOU GIVE MY LIFE DIRECTION # YOU MAKE EVERYTHING SO CLEAR # AND EVEN AS I WANDER # I'M KEEPING YOU IN SIGHT # YOU'RE A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW # ON A COLD, DARK WINTER'S NIGHT Both: # AND I'M GETTING CLOSER THAN I EVER THOUGHT I MIGHT # AND I CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING ANYMORE # I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT I STARTED FIGHTING FOR # IT'S TIME TO BRING THIS SHIP INTO THE SHORE # AND THROW AWAY THE OARS FOREVER # 'CAUSE I CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING ANYMORE # I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT I STARTED FIGHTING FOR # AND IF I HAVE TO CRAWL UPON THE FLOOR # COME CRASHING THROUGH YOUR DOOR # BABY, I CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING ANY MORE # HEY, BOSS. WHAT IS IT, CHICO? THE BEER GUY IS HERE. TELL HIM I'M BUSY. BUSY FALLING IN LOVE. SI. LET'S GO, DONNY. Sherrie: HEY, YOU OKAY? OH, THAT? DON'T SWEAT HIM. TIME TO GO. THAT'S JUST MY EX DONNY. ANYWAY, HOW YOU HOLDIN' UP, BABY? WELL, I'D SAY MEN ARE PIGS BUT THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY UNFAIR TO PIGS, SO... I GAVE UP A LONG TIME AGO TRYING TO MAKE MEN RESPECTABLE. THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE YOU'RE GONNA GET RESPECT IN THIS JOINT. YOU GOT TO TAKE THAT STAGE OVER THERE. THAT STAGE IS A PEDESTAL. AND WHEN YOU'RE UP THERE, YOU'RE UNTOUCHABLE. AND WHEN YOU'RE UP THERE, YOU CAN HAVE IT... # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT TAKE DESTINY. # SHE LOVES TO LAUGH # SHE LOVES TO SING # SHE DOES EVERYTHING AND SAPPHIRE. # SHE LOVES TO MOVE # SHE LOVES TO GROOVE # SHE LOVES THE LOVIN' THINGS # ALL NIGHT # ALL NIGHT # OH, EVERY NIGHT THERE'S ONE MOTTO HERE. # SO HOLD TIGHT # HOLD TIGHT, OOH, BABY, HOLD TIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO THE CUSTOMER... # SHE SAID ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # SHE SAID ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT Paul: GENTLEMEN, I BRING YOU YOUR NEXT STAR. PAUL, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, BUT IT'S A PASS. SHH. ROCK IS DEAD, BUT THE POP THING'S HOT. # HOLD ON # HOLD ON # HOLD ON DOES HE RAP? # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # Justice: ANY WAY # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # OH, SHE SAID ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # ANY WAY # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # ANY WAY STRIPPERS: Any way you want it That's the way you need it Any way you want it That's the way you need it Any way you want it That's the way you need it Any way you want it # ANY WAY # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # ANY WAY # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # OH, SHE SAID ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # THAT'S THE WAY YOU NEED IT # ANY WAY YOU WANT IT # Man: MARK. AND PLAY BACK. beeping # YOU GOT SILKY SHEETS # BABY, PUT ME UNDERNEATH # I'M YOUR UNDERCOVER LOVE # I'M YOUR UNDERCOVER LOVE # OH, OH, YEAH # OH, OH, YEAH # OH, OH, YEAH # I'M YOUR UNDERCOVER LOVE PAUL! CUT! CUT! CUT! THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE. I CAN'T DO IT. WHAT'S YOUR NAME, JOSHY-Z? I'M TRYING TO MAKE YOU LOOK COOL. I WANT YOU TO LOOK FUNKY FRESH. YEAH. BUT YOU HAVE TO NOT SUCK THE NEXT TAKE. BACK TO ONE, EVERYONE! I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE FIVE, YOU KNOW? FIRST GOOD IDEA I'VE HAD ALL DAY. TAKE FIVE, EVERYONE! Drew: THIS FEELS ALL WRONG, PAUL. I'M TELLING YOU, THIS POP BAND SHIT IS WHERE EVERYTHING IS HEADED. JUST TRUST ME. YOU'RE WORKING WITH TOP, CLASSY TALENT HERE. PAUL, I AM WOLFGANG VON COLT. NOT JOSHY-Z, NOR THE Z-GUYZ. NO, YOU ARE NOT THE Z-GUYZ EITHER. YOU ARE THE Z-GUYEEZZ. DOUBLE THE E, DOUBLE THE Z, DOUBLE THE FLAVA. THE "FLAVA"? YES. WHAT DOES Z EVEN STAND FOR? NOTHING! YOU'RE OVERTHINKING IT. NAMES THAT END IN Z ARE VERY POPULAR WITH THE 14- TO 21-YEAR-OLDS. WE DID A WHOLE FOCUS GROUP ON THIS. NUMBERS DON'T LIE. I DON'T WANT TO DO IT, MAN. I HAVE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH YOUR NEGATIVITY, JOSHY-Z. AND YOU KNOW, DONNY-Z AND KEVY-Z AND -- JOEY. ...JOEY-Z, THEY'RE NOT TOO THRILLED EITHER. THINK ABOUT THEM, HUH?! sighs DON'T YOU THINK AT LEAST WE SHOULD DO A GIG BEFORE WE SHOOT A MUSIC VIDEO? YOU WANT A GIG? MM! WATCH THIS. YEAH. BRAT. clears throat telephone rings, beeps BOURBON. Oh, Dennis. Paul Gill. PAUL, YOU GOT A LOTTA NERVE CALLING ME. 'Kay, okay, okay. I WAS A DOUCHE. I GET IT. BUT LISTEN CLOSE. I'M GONNA MAKE IT UP TO YOU. I'M LISTENING. I need The Bourbon tonight. I will pack the place. I WILL GET THE WHOLE TOWN TO COME OUT FOR IT. Who's playing? STACEE JAXX. His first solo gig. Stacee Jaxx. And I've got a new act that you are gonna love. AND THIS TIME EVERY CENT GOES TO THE HOUSE. EVERY CENT. Every last penny, brother, OF WHICH THERE WILL BE MILLIONS! Do we trust him? Yes. OKAY, DEAL. YOU'RE ONE LUCKY SON OF A GUN. SEE YOU TONIGHT. chuckles LOUISE, CALL THE P.R. DEPARTMENT. PAUL, I NEED -- SHUSH. I'M ROLLING HERE. CALL THE P.R. DEPARTMENT AND TELL THEM I NEED TO BUY ALL THE ADVERTISING BLOCKS ON EVERY DRIVE-TIME RADIO STATION THIS AFTERNOON. STACEE'S ROLLING STONE COVER. IT HIT THE NEWSSTANDS AN HOUR AGO. HOW BAD IS IT? Stacee Jaxx. ON THE PHONE? OH, MY GOD. Hey Man grunts HEY. grunts HEY MAN. screeches MAN. STACE. SERIOUSLY -- WHOA! CAN YOU -- CAN YOU PLEASE ASK HEY MAN TO JUST CHILL FOR A SECOND OR TWO, MAN? YES, I'M ON THAT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I JUST TORE THE EDITORS A NEW ONE. YOU SHOULDA HEARD ME, MAN. Hey Man screeches SHIT! PAGE 68, SECOND PARAGRAPH. READ. Hey Man screeches clattering sighs OKAY. clattering UH... "STACEE JAXX WILL TELL YOU HE'S A COWBOY, "BUT LATELY HE SEEMS MORE LIKE A 'BOY-COW' "WHO'S GOTTEN LOST IN THE HERD. "BUT THE BIGGEST DANGER IS THE MAN "WHO SEEMS TO BE CALLING THE SHOTS, "HIS MANAGER PAUL GILL, A MAN SO OILY..." glass shatters "EXXON MIGHT WANT TO RECONSIDER BUYING STOCK IN HIM." OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD ALSO MEAN THAT I'M REAL SLICK. 'CAUSE I AM. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY. Hey Man screeches chatters chuckles OKAY. THAT'S -- THAT WAS FUNNY. "EVEN THE LEGENDARY BOURBON ROOM ISN'T SACRED. "THIS REPORTER LEARNED... Hey Man screeches "THAT STACEE JAXX AND PAUL GILL "WALKED AWAY WITH VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE NIGHT'S...PROCEEDS." WHOA. THAT PART. IS THAT TRUE? UH... IT'S NOT NOT TRUE. IT'S MORE MORE TRUE THAN I WOULD PERHAPS PREFER. screeches OKAY, YES, I'LL BE CLEARER ABOUT THAT. NO MORE BULLSHIT. NO MORE BULLSHIT. I WISH THAT THE TRUE PART WERE FALSER. sighs YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN? LET'S START ALL OVER AGAIN. LET'S TURN THAT FROWN THE RIGHT WAY AROUND. WHAT DO YA SAY, SAD CLOWN? I GOT SOMETHIN' FOR YOU. ONE-OF-A-KIND. chuckles 150 YEARS OLD. PRICELESS. LOOK, SO WHAT IF SOME HACK JOURNALIST TOOK SOME POTSHOTS AT YOU? ALL YOUR LIFE YOU HAVE WANTED TO BE NUMBER ONE. YOU STILL ARE NUMBER ONE. LET'S TOAST TO THAT. AND I'M TELLING YOU, I'M GONNA GET THAT REPORTER FIRED, SO PLEASE DON'T DUMP THAT ON MY HEAD. I WOULD NEVER DO THAT. zipper opens urinating smooches sighs 150-YEAR-OLD SCOTCH. groans IT'S PRICELESS. zipper closes YOU'RE FIRED, PAUL. HEY MAN. Hey Man grunts Patricia: IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT SIN DOESN'T SELL ANYMORE. AND IF DENNIS DUPREE CAN'T PAY BY MIDNIGHT, WELL... THEN IT LOOKS LIKE LOS ANGELES WILL BE ABLE TO RECLAIM THE REAL ESTATE. DREW? SHERRIE. WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE? SORRY. I DIDN'T REALISE YOU OWNED THE PLACE. NO, WAIT. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GREAT. QUITTING THE BOURBON WAS THE BEST THING THAT COULD'VE HAPPENED. YEAH. ME TOO. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? OH, UH... THIS IS KINDA MY NEW LOOK FOR THE BAND I'M IN. THE Z-GUYEEZZ. YEAH, I'VE HEARD OF THEM. NO. NOT THEM. THE Z-GUYEEZZ. DOUBLE THE E, DOUBLE THE Z, DOUBLE THE FLAVA. AND WE'RE PLAYING THE BOURBON TONIGHT. HUH. HOW 'BOUT YOU? YOU SINGING? NO, I'M, UH... I'M DANCING. AEROBICS. I TEACH AEROBICS. EVER SEE STACEE AGAIN? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AFTER YOUR BIG FLING. WAIT, YOU THINK -- YOU THINK HE AND I -- I DON'T THINK. I SAW YOU. WHAT DID YOU SEE? THE NIGHT I PLAYED. YOU WERE WALKING OUT OF HIS DRESSING ROOM, HE WAS ZIPPING UP HIS PANTS. YOU THINK I SLEPT WITH STACEE JAXX? YOU DIDN'T? I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU. DREW... L.A. REALLY ISN'T WORKING OUT FOR ME. IT'S TIME TO GO HOME. SHERRIE... WHAT? SHERRIE, CAN -- CAN WE PLEASE JUST START OVER? PRETEND NOTHING -- I'M A STRIPPER AT THE VENUS CLUB. I'M IN A BOY BAND. YOU WIN. NO, WAIT. HERE. THIS IS SOMETHING WAYNE, ZIFF AND I RECORDED LAST WEEK. THAT SONG I WAS WRITING. THE ONE ABOUT US. PLEASE... LISTEN TO IT. SURE. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" plays Sherrie: # WE BOTH LIE SILENTLY STILL # IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT # ALTHOUGH WE BOTH LIE CLOSE TOGETHER # WE FEEL MILES APART INSIDE Drew: # WAS IT SOMETHING I SAID OR SOMETHING I DID? # DID MY WORDS NOT COME OUT RIGHT? # THOUGH I TRIED NOT TO HURT YOU # THOUGH I TRIED Both: # BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY SAY # EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN # JUST LIKE EVERY NIGHT HAS ITS DAWN # JUST LIKE EVERY COWBOY SINGS HIS SAD, SAD SONG # EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN YEAH, IT DOES # THOUGH IT'S BEEN A WHILE NOW # I CAN STILL FEEL SO MUCH PAIN Justice: # LIKE THE KNIFE THAT CUTS YOU, THE WOUND HEALS # BUT THE SCAR, THAT SCAR REMAINS YES, IT DOES, OH guitar solo # I KNOW I COULD HAVE SAVED OUR LOVE THAT NIGHT # IF I'D KNOWN WHAT TO SAY Sherrie and Justice: # INSTEAD OF MAKING LOVE # WE BOTH MADE OUR SEPARATE WAYS # AND NOW I HEAR YOU'VE FOUND SOMEBODY NEW # AND THAT I NEVER MEANT THAT MUCH TO YOU # TO HEAR THAT TEARS ME UP INSIDE # AND TO SEE YOU CUTS ME LIKE A KNIFE # OH, EVERY All: # EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN # OH, JUST LIKE EVERY NIGHT HAS ITS DAWN # JUST LIKE EVERY COWBOY SINGS HIS SAD, SAD SONG # YEAH # EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN # OH, YEAH # EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN # SHERRIE? WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY? I'M FINE, I'M JUST A LITTLE... RUINED. I NEVER SHOULD'VE COME TO L.A. YOU AIN'T RUINED, BABY. BUT YOU WILL BE IF YOU STAY HERE. IT'S NOT FAME AND FORTUNE YOU CAME LOOKING FOR, SHERRIE. IT'S LOVE. AND LOVE LEFT THIS PLACE A LONG TIME AGO. SHERRIE? SOMEONE DROPPED THIS OFF FOR YOU. "SOMETIMES THINGS THAT ARE LOST CAN BE FOUND AGAIN. # DON'T STOP BELIEVING. LOVE, DREW." telephone rings ROLLING STONE. ALSO, WE'RE CLOSED. STACEE: Put Cinderella on the phone. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE FAKE PERSON WITH THE STEPMOTHER? SHE STUCK HER TONGUE IN MY EAR. SHE BLEW MY WORLD UP. ARE YOU MESSING WITH ME RIGHT NOW? IS IT SOMEONE THAT IS TRYING TO REALLY FREAK ME OUT? 'CAUSE IT'S WORKING. This goddess... SHE PUT A MIRROR UP TO STACEE JAXX. Oh, you're talking about Constance, NOT CINDERELLA, WHICH I GUESS THEY SOUND SIMILAR. Constance Sack. CONSTANCE? PUT HER ON. SHE'S -- SHE'S NOT HERE. She's at The Bourbon in Los Angeles, and she's covering Stacee Jaxx's first solo gig. SO YOU CAN GO THERE AND WEIRD HER OUT. I HAVE A GIG? ARE YOU STACEE JAXX? Hello? GREAT. THAT'S NOT GONNA MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA GET KILLED TONIGHT. Lonny: PEOPLE! WE MUST OBEY PETTY BUREAUCRACY. IT'S WHAT SEPARATES US FROM THE BEASTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS CLUB IS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. BUT, MITCH, THIS ENDS TONIGHT. IT'S TIME WE WIPED THE FILTH OFF THE STREETS OF THIS GREAT CITY. THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES ARE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE. Mitch: POWERFUL WORDS FROM PATRICIA WHITMORE. Lonny: OI, YOU! MRS. MAYOR! WHY ARE YOU SO UPTIGHT? YOU LOT NEED TO FEEL THE WIND OF CHANGE. BLOW THE COBWEBS OUT OF YOUR GUSSETS. WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL. RIGHT? YEAH, WE DID! # WE BUILT THIS CITY MY GRANDFATHER'S FATHER BUILT THIS CITY! # WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL # BUILT THIS CITY HOW DARE YOU! # WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL indistinct shouting # WHO COUNTS THE MONEY # UNDERNEATH THE BAR? # WHO RIDES THE WRECKING BALL # INTO OUR GUITARS? SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND WASH IT OUT WITH SOAP! # DON'T TELL US YOU NEED US # 'CAUSE WE'RE THE SHIP OF FOOLS # LOOKIN' FOR AMERICA # CRAWLING THROUGH YOUR SCHOOLS # WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT # WE BUILT THIS CITY # NO, WE AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT # WE BUILT THIS CITY # WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE # WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL # WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT # WE BUILT THIS CITY # NO, WE AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT # WE BUILT THIS CITY # WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE # WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL # WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL # WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL # engine revs, crowd cheers STACEE JAXX HAS JUST ARRIVED FOR HIS FIRST SOLO SHOW! IT SEEMS HISTORY IS NO DOUBT ABOUT TO BE MADE AGAIN AT THE BOURBON ROOM TONIGHT! Patricia: HEY! NO! NO, NO! WHERE IS THE POLICE WHEN YA NEED 'EM?! HEY, YOU! HEY, POLICEMAN! YOU CAN'T LET HIM IN THERE! HERE, HOLD THIS. STACEE, EXCITED ABOUT THE SHOW? THANK YOU. Patricia: ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? HE CAN'T GO IN THERE! OH, GOD! YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME. Woman: STACEE! OVER HERE! PATTY. YOUR TITS HAVE HELD UP WELL. OH. OH. OH. gasps OH, MY GOD! crowd cheers MITCH, THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. I HAVE IN MY HAND AN ALBUM. IT'S "ARSENAL 1977 LIVE AT THE BOURBON." GREAT ALBUM, INCIDENTALLY. IF I COULD JUST DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE INSIDE SLEEVE. THIS PHOTOGRAPH HERE OF A NYMPH APPARENTLY ABOUT TO GARGLE STACEE JAXX'S BODY PORRIDGE IS NONE OTHER THAN PATRICIA WHITMORE, THE MAYOR'S WIFE! gasps AAH! THIS IS OUR WATERGATE! ROCK LIVES ON! YOU SAW IT HERE LIVE. THE MAYOR'S WIFE APPEARS TO BE AN EX-GROUPIE OF NONE OTHER THAN STACEE JAXX! NO! SWEET BABY JESUS. STOP IT! STOP! YOU CUT THAT! indistinct shouting Scorpions' "No One Like You" playing shouting stops IT'S STACEE JAXX! # THERE'S NO ONE LIKE YOU # I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NIGHTS WITH YOU # I IMAGINE THE THINGS WE'LL DO Man: YO, MAN. IT'S STACEE JAXX. # I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED BY YOU I'M TELLING YOU, BRO. SURE? OH, MY GOD! OH! # NO ONE LIKE YOU OH, MY GOD! STACEE! # I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NIGHTS WITH YOU # I IMAGINE THE THINGS WE'LL DO # I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED BY YOU OH, MY GOD. MM! thud # THERE ARE REALLY NO WORDS STRONG ENOUGH # TO DESCRIBE ALL MY LONGING FOR LOVE # I DON'T WANT MY FEELINGS RESTRAINED # OOH, BABE # I JUST NEED YOU LIKE NEVER BEFORE I'M SORRY ABOUT THE ARTICLE. OPEN YOUR MOUTH. # YOU'D TAKE ALL MY SORROW AWAY # THERE'S NO ONE LIKE YOU # I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NIGHTS WITH YOU # I IMAGINE THE THINGS WE'LL DO # I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED BY YOU # NO ONE LIKE YOU # I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NIGHTS WITH YOU # crowd cheers LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU FOUL AND PESTILENT CONGREGATION OF VAPOURS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A FANTASTIC EVENING TONIGHT! LATER, PERFORMIN' ON THIS STAGE, WE'LL SEE STACEE JAXX! cheering BUT BEFORE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE LESS IMPORTANT, BUT SOMEHOW WORTHWHILE, MAKING THEIR DEBUT HERE ON THE BOURBON STAGE, THE "Z-GUYEEZZ-ZZ." GIVE IT A WHIRL, I 'SPOSE. Man: ROCK AND ROLL! Man #2: YEAH, WE WANT STACEE! Drew: SO MAY I INTRODUCE TO YOU THE GUYZZ YOU'VE KNOWN FOR ALL THESE DAYZZ THE Z-GUYEEZZ DONNY-Z. KEVY-Z. ME, JOEY-Z. AND JOSHY-Z. # YOU, ME # ONE DAY WE CAN HAVE A BABY IS THAT DREW? I'M AFRAID IT IS, YES. OH, MY GOD, I JUST THREW UP. WHERE? IN MY PANTS. OUT OF MY ASS. Man: HEY, THEY'RE LIP-SYNCHING! # BABY GIRL, I WANNA STILL BE WHO IS THIS? Paul: THE Z-GUYEEZZ. GREAT, RIGHT? WHERE IS STACEE? REALLY SICK. crowd booing # HUSH, HUSH # BABY, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TOO MUCH # I JUST WANNA STARE AT YOUR SHH # PUT MY HANDS AROUND AND SQUEEZE, TOUCH # I KNOW THAT YOUR DADDY SAID DON'T RUSH HEY! HO, HO, HO! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? SHERRIE, I'M SO SORRY. DREW, STOP! I SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED YOU. SHH. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN'T GO HOME. YOUR NEW BAND SUCKS. both laugh AND, YEAH, THIS? THIS HAS GOTTA GO. WHOO. # YOU GOT L-O-V, BABY, I COULD BE THE E HEY, JOSHY-Z, IF ALL THESE PEOPLE WANT REFUNDS, MY CLUB IS CLOSED. # OH, OH, OH, OH WAIT. JUST WAIT RIGHT HERE. HI. Man: I WANT MY MONEY BACK! OH, HEY MAN. OH, MY GOD! "I OWE YOU THIS. YOUR ROCK BROTHER, STACEE." GOD! THAT STACEE JAXX. HE GIVES UNTIL IT HURTS. both panting crowd jeering WHOA. THAT'S RIGHT, GET HIM OFF! HEY! YOU LITTLE SHIT. YOU JUST DESTROYED YOUR ONE SHOT. I DIDN'T DESTROY ANYTHING, PAUL. I TOOK A STAND. REALLY? FOR WHAT? ROCK AND ROLL, BABY. OH! chuckles OH, ROCK IS OVER, PAL. ROCK IS DEAD! laughs THAT'S RIGHT, HEY MAN, ROCK'LL NEVER DIE. crowd cheers AAH! Sherrie: ALL RIGHT! WELL, NOW THAT THAT'S OVER... ARE YOU GUYS READY TO ROCK? crowd cheers THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL SONG, WRITTEN BY A VERY SPECIAL PERSON. "Don't Stop Believin'" plays # JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL # LIVIN' IN A LONELY WORLD # SHE TOOK THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN GOIN' ANYWHERE # JUST A CITY BOY # BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH DETROIT # HE TOOK THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN GOIN' ANYWHERE chuckles crowd cheers # A SINGER IN A SMOKY ROOM # THE SMELL OF WINE AND CHEAP PERFUME # FOR A SMILE THEY CAN SHARE THE NIGHT # IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON AND ON # STRANGERS WAITING # UP AND DOWN THE BOULEVARD # THEIR SHADOWS SEARCHING IN THE NIGHT # STREETLIGHTS, PEOPLE # LIVING JUST TO FIND EMOTION # HIDING SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT crowd cheers # WORKING HARD TO GET MY FILL # EVERYBODY WANTS A THRILL # PAYIN' ANYTHING TO ROLL THE DICE # JUST ONE MORE TIME # SOME WILL WIN # SOME WILL LOSE Both: # SOME WERE BORN TO SING THE BLUES # OH, THE MOVIE NEVER ENDS # IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON AND ON HEY, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER, LOS ANGELES, FOR THE MAN WHO WROTE THIS SONG AND MY VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS, VON COLT! # STRANGERS WAITING # THEIR SHADOWS SEARCHING IN THE NIGHT # STREETLIGHTS, PEOPLE # LIVING JUST TO FIND EMOTION # HIDING SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT guitar solo # DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' # YEAH, HOLD ON TO THAT FEELING # STREETLIGHTS # PEOPLE # DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' # DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' # HOLD ON TO THAT FEELIN' # YEAH! # STREETLIGHTS # STREETLIGHTS # PEOPLE # PEOPLE # OH # DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' # OH, HOLD ON # HOLD ON TO THAT FEELIN' # STREETLIGHTS # PEOPLE # DON'T STOP # Quiet Riot's "Cum On Feel The Noize" plays # COME ON, FEEL THE NOISE # GIRLS, ROCK YOUR BOYS # WE'LL GET WILD, WILD, WILD # WILD, WILD, WILD # SO, YOU THINK I GOT AN EVIL MIND # I TELL YOU, HONEY # I DON'T KNOW WHY # I DON'T KNOW WHY # SO YOU THINK MY SINGING'S OUT OF TIME # IT MAKES ME MONEY # I DON'T KNOW WHY # I DON'T KNOW WHY # ANYMORE # OH, NO # SO COME ON FEEL THE NOISE # GIRLS, ROCK YOUR BOYS # WE'LL GET WILD, WILD, WILD # WILD, WILD, WILD # COME ON, FEEL THE NOISE # GIRLS, ROCK YOUR BOYS # WE'LL GET WILD, WILD, WILD # BABY # COME ON, FEEL THE NOISE # GIRLS, ROCK YOUR BOYS # WE'LL GET WILD, WILD, WILD # BABY # COME ON! # COME ON # FEEL IT # GIRLS, ROCK YOUR BOYS # WE'LL GET WILD, WILD, WILD # WE'RE GONNA GET WILD # WILD, WILD, WILD # WE'RE GONNA GET WILD TONIGHT # COME ON, FEEL THE NOISE # ROCK IT TONIGHT # GIRLS, ROCK YOUR BOYS # WE'LL GET WILD, WILD, WILD # OH, YEAH WHOO! # OH, OH, OH guitar solo # COME ON, FEEL THE NOISE # GIRLS, ROCK YOUR BOYS # WE'LL GET WILD, WILD, WILD # OH, OH-OH-OH-OH # OH-OH-OH # "Paradise City" plays Stacee: # JUST AN URCHIN LIVIN' UNDER THE STREET # I'M A HARD CASE THAT'S TOUGH TO BEAT # I'M YOUR CHARITY CASE # SO BUY ME SOMETHING TO EAT # I'LL PAY YOU AT ANOTHER TIME # TAKE IT TO THE END OF THE LINE # RAGS TO RICHES OR SO THEY SAY # YOU GOTTA KEEP PUSHING FOR THE FORTUNE AND FAME # YOU KNOW IT'S ALL A GAMBLE WHEN IT'S JUST A GAME # YOU TREAT IT LIKE A CAPITAL CRIME # EVERYBODY'S DOING THEIR TIME # TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CITY # WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY # TAKE ME HOME # YEAH, YEAH # TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CITY # WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY # OH, WON'T YOU PLEASE TAKE ME HOME, YEAH? guitar solo # SO FAR AWAY # SO FAR AWAY # CAPTAIN AMERICA'S BEEN TORN APART # NOW HE'S A COURT JESTER WITH A BROKEN HEART # HE SAID, "TURN ME AROUND AND TAKE ME BACK TO THE START" # I MUST BE LOSING MY MIND, ARE YOU BLIND? # I'VE SEEN IT ALL A MILLION TIMES # TAKE ME DOWN TO THE PARADISE CITY # WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY # OH, WON'T YOU PLEASE TAKE ME HOME? # WHOA # I WANT TO GO # I WANT TO GO # OH, WON'T YOU PLEASE TAKE ME HOME? # BABY. HUH! # "Rock You Like A Hurricane" plays Sherrie: # IT'S EARLY MORNING # THE SUN COMES OUT # LAST NIGHT WAS SHAKING PRETTY LOUD # MY CAT IS PURRING # IT SCRATCHES MY SKIN # SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH ANOTHER SIN? Stacee: # THE BITCH IS HUNGRY # SHE NEEDS TO TELL # SO GIVE HER INCHES AND FEED HER WELL Sherrie: # MORE DAYS TO COME # NEW PLACES TO GO # I GOT TO LEAVE # IT'S TIME FOR THE SHOW Both: # HERE I AM # ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE Sherrie: ARE YOU READY, BABY? Both: # HERE I AM # ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE Sherrie: # ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE Both: # HERE I AM # ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE Sherrie: # COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON Both: # HERE I AM # ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE # HERE I AM #