Post by Lawnmower Jones on Aug 2, 2006 17:31:36 GMT -5
(The scene opens up with an outside shot of “Mandango’s Bar”. The bar is a basic run of the mill shit hole bar where old drunks can go to get away from problems. The building has tinted windows, where they advertise in chipped neon green letters “Watch NFL Football Here!”)
(The scene cuts inside, where the lights are dim and we can only see inside because of the neon night lamps advertising beers such as “Budweiser” “Coors Light” “Miller” and “Guinness”. The room has two pool tables in the in the front of the bar, where two older gentlemen are playing. They have a business attire on and look to be enjoying the time off after work. The bar room has smoke lingering around the room from the drunks at the bar smoking and drinking. At the barstool we can see Lawnmower Jones, with nine or ten empty bottles of Budweiser in front of him (wearing the same attire as earlier when he had his fight with Lonnie) and laughing. He is definitely drunk, and is talking with an overweight older man with a trucker’s hat and red flannel shirt. The man seems scared of Jones, and is laughing nervously and looking into his bottle of Coors Light (perhaps he is trying to lose weight.) The bartender is a younger man, mid 20’s, wearing a black shirt and with spiky black hair, skinny build, and a black goatee.)
LJ: So then I said “Hey, would you rather me put my foot up ye ars?” Ha ha ha!
(The man laughs nervously again. The bartender is cleaning a glass and shaking his head. Jones stops laughing and puts a serious look on his face and shoots a deadly look at the bartender.)
LJ: What are you shaking your head about? You think I’m lying?
Bartender: No man, I just think that’s an unbelievable story.
LJ: Well good. I mean, I’ve been coming to this bar for what? Three years is it? I still don’t know what you think.
Bartender: You’ve been here for two hours.
(Jones has a dumbfounded look on his face. He shrugs his shoulders.)
LJ: Well, anyways, why don’t you bring another round for me and my friend Dave?
Bartender: His name’s Robert.
Dave/Robert:(Nervous Look) Just do what he says.
(Jones slams his fist on the bar table. He has a mean look on his face, like he has just smelled something dank.)
LJ: You know what, palooka, I’m sick of you sittin’ here talking trash about Logan. You can sit here and say whatever you want about me, but I draw the line at Logan! Ya know what, I’m out of here!
(Jones grabs the cell phone out of his phone and dials.)
Automated Voice Lady: We’re sorry, the number you are calling can not be completed. Please hang up. Beeeeeeeeeep.
LJ: Hey Logan, it’s Jones. Just wanted to let you know, I’m not at Mandango’s anymore. They said some stuff to me and it got of hand. Maybe I’ll see you later. Ok bye.
(Jones gets up and kicks the stool over. He walks fiercely to the exit, kicks the door open, and leaves. Scene fades to black.)
(The scene re-appears with Jones walking down the street. He has a brown paper bag with him, with a bottle in it, and is drinking. He is stumbling down the street. In the background is Babyface’s “When Can I See You Again?”)
VO Babyface: When can I see you again?
When does the pain ever end?
When do the tears stop from running over?
When does you’ll get over it begin?
(The scene shows Jones walking into “Sears”. He is in the yard and tools department, and is looking at brand new lawnmowers. He reaches for a blue one and grabs the handle with one hand. In the other hand is his bottle, and he takes a sip of it.)
VO Babyface: I hear what you’re sayin’
But I swear that it’s not making sense
So when can I see you
(Jones goes over to a sit down lawnmower, and gets on top of it. He has a dreamy look on his face as he acts like he’s riding a bull, drinking in the other hand.)
VO Babyface: When can I see you again?
When can my heart beat again?
When can I see you again?
And when can I breathe once again
And when can I see you again
(Jones is now touching the body of a blue Craftsmen lawnmower, in slow motion. He is breathing heavily, with eyes half closed, and his mouth open.)
VO Babyface: When does my someday begin?
When I'll find someone again?
And what if I still am not truly over
What am I supposed to do then?
(Jones is now looking at a lawnmower that is the exact replica of Lonnie. Jones begins breathing heavily, in slow motion, and moving towards the replica. Jones reaches his hand out, in an attempt to touch it. His hand gets closer, and closer, and closer.)
VO Babyface: Please hear what I'm sayin'
Even if, if it's not making sense
So when can I see you?
(Jones hand gets inches away from the replica. But before he touches it, his hand drops, and so does his head. We can see he is crying now.)
(The music stops and a young male sales representative taps Jones on the shoulder. He is very skinny, and has dark hair parted to the side. He is a few inches taller than Jones, but way skinnier.)
Man: Hello, my name is Gabe. Can I help you?
(Jones looks at him, and the scene fades to black.)
(The scene fades back in, with Gabe and Jones sitting on lawn chairs in front of the TV aisle. The two have a can of Budweiser in their hands, and are drinking. Gabe, who is wearing a blue button up long sleeve shirt, has now opened the first few buttons of his shirt.)
LJ: And then she kicked me out. And I had to go and ruin it all by saying good day.
(Jones shakes his head.)
LJ: I wish I could get a hold of Logan, because he would know what to do. I just-
(His voice trails off and the two begin drinking. Jones is finished with his, and is about to smash the can on his forehead. Gabe holds out his hands to stop him.)
Gabe: Whoa, man law.
LJ: What?
Gabe: Man law. You can’t do that. It’s not tough.
(Jones nods his head in agreement and tosses the empty can over his shoulder. Gabe pulls another beer out from under his chair and tosses it to Jones, who catches it.)
LJ: So this week, I fight against Creeping Death in my biggest match, and I’m in a fight with the one true person I love. I mean, I don’t know what to do.
(Gabe nods his head in an understanding way.)
Gabe: Well, I don’t know anything about wrestling, but I do know women. And listening to your story, I think I know what’s going on. Women are a labyrinth. Can I be frank? I
don't think you listen to her. I think you try to tell her what she wants to hear. She wants you to thirst for the knowledge about who she is. All the complicated splendor that is woman. When your love is truly giving, it will come back to you ten-fold.
LJ: That sounds like something Logan would say. That’s brilliant.
Gabe: I know. It was Jerry Springer’s final thought on Friday’s show.
(Just then, Jones has an epiphany. He stands up, and stares forward.)
LJ: That’s it.
Gabe: What?
LJ: That’s what I got to do.
(Jones immediately runs off the screen as Babyface’s “When Can I See You Again?” plays. The scene fades to black.)
(The scene cuts inside, where the lights are dim and we can only see inside because of the neon night lamps advertising beers such as “Budweiser” “Coors Light” “Miller” and “Guinness”. The room has two pool tables in the in the front of the bar, where two older gentlemen are playing. They have a business attire on and look to be enjoying the time off after work. The bar room has smoke lingering around the room from the drunks at the bar smoking and drinking. At the barstool we can see Lawnmower Jones, with nine or ten empty bottles of Budweiser in front of him (wearing the same attire as earlier when he had his fight with Lonnie) and laughing. He is definitely drunk, and is talking with an overweight older man with a trucker’s hat and red flannel shirt. The man seems scared of Jones, and is laughing nervously and looking into his bottle of Coors Light (perhaps he is trying to lose weight.) The bartender is a younger man, mid 20’s, wearing a black shirt and with spiky black hair, skinny build, and a black goatee.)
LJ: So then I said “Hey, would you rather me put my foot up ye ars?” Ha ha ha!
(The man laughs nervously again. The bartender is cleaning a glass and shaking his head. Jones stops laughing and puts a serious look on his face and shoots a deadly look at the bartender.)
LJ: What are you shaking your head about? You think I’m lying?
Bartender: No man, I just think that’s an unbelievable story.
LJ: Well good. I mean, I’ve been coming to this bar for what? Three years is it? I still don’t know what you think.
Bartender: You’ve been here for two hours.
(Jones has a dumbfounded look on his face. He shrugs his shoulders.)
LJ: Well, anyways, why don’t you bring another round for me and my friend Dave?
Bartender: His name’s Robert.
Dave/Robert:(Nervous Look) Just do what he says.
(Jones slams his fist on the bar table. He has a mean look on his face, like he has just smelled something dank.)
LJ: You know what, palooka, I’m sick of you sittin’ here talking trash about Logan. You can sit here and say whatever you want about me, but I draw the line at Logan! Ya know what, I’m out of here!
(Jones grabs the cell phone out of his phone and dials.)
Automated Voice Lady: We’re sorry, the number you are calling can not be completed. Please hang up. Beeeeeeeeeep.
LJ: Hey Logan, it’s Jones. Just wanted to let you know, I’m not at Mandango’s anymore. They said some stuff to me and it got of hand. Maybe I’ll see you later. Ok bye.
(Jones gets up and kicks the stool over. He walks fiercely to the exit, kicks the door open, and leaves. Scene fades to black.)
(The scene re-appears with Jones walking down the street. He has a brown paper bag with him, with a bottle in it, and is drinking. He is stumbling down the street. In the background is Babyface’s “When Can I See You Again?”)
VO Babyface: When can I see you again?
When does the pain ever end?
When do the tears stop from running over?
When does you’ll get over it begin?
(The scene shows Jones walking into “Sears”. He is in the yard and tools department, and is looking at brand new lawnmowers. He reaches for a blue one and grabs the handle with one hand. In the other hand is his bottle, and he takes a sip of it.)
VO Babyface: I hear what you’re sayin’
But I swear that it’s not making sense
So when can I see you
(Jones goes over to a sit down lawnmower, and gets on top of it. He has a dreamy look on his face as he acts like he’s riding a bull, drinking in the other hand.)
VO Babyface: When can I see you again?
When can my heart beat again?
When can I see you again?
And when can I breathe once again
And when can I see you again
(Jones is now touching the body of a blue Craftsmen lawnmower, in slow motion. He is breathing heavily, with eyes half closed, and his mouth open.)
VO Babyface: When does my someday begin?
When I'll find someone again?
And what if I still am not truly over
What am I supposed to do then?
(Jones is now looking at a lawnmower that is the exact replica of Lonnie. Jones begins breathing heavily, in slow motion, and moving towards the replica. Jones reaches his hand out, in an attempt to touch it. His hand gets closer, and closer, and closer.)
VO Babyface: Please hear what I'm sayin'
Even if, if it's not making sense
So when can I see you?
(Jones hand gets inches away from the replica. But before he touches it, his hand drops, and so does his head. We can see he is crying now.)
(The music stops and a young male sales representative taps Jones on the shoulder. He is very skinny, and has dark hair parted to the side. He is a few inches taller than Jones, but way skinnier.)
Man: Hello, my name is Gabe. Can I help you?
(Jones looks at him, and the scene fades to black.)
(The scene fades back in, with Gabe and Jones sitting on lawn chairs in front of the TV aisle. The two have a can of Budweiser in their hands, and are drinking. Gabe, who is wearing a blue button up long sleeve shirt, has now opened the first few buttons of his shirt.)
LJ: And then she kicked me out. And I had to go and ruin it all by saying good day.
(Jones shakes his head.)
LJ: I wish I could get a hold of Logan, because he would know what to do. I just-
(His voice trails off and the two begin drinking. Jones is finished with his, and is about to smash the can on his forehead. Gabe holds out his hands to stop him.)
Gabe: Whoa, man law.
LJ: What?
Gabe: Man law. You can’t do that. It’s not tough.
(Jones nods his head in agreement and tosses the empty can over his shoulder. Gabe pulls another beer out from under his chair and tosses it to Jones, who catches it.)
LJ: So this week, I fight against Creeping Death in my biggest match, and I’m in a fight with the one true person I love. I mean, I don’t know what to do.
(Gabe nods his head in an understanding way.)
Gabe: Well, I don’t know anything about wrestling, but I do know women. And listening to your story, I think I know what’s going on. Women are a labyrinth. Can I be frank? I
don't think you listen to her. I think you try to tell her what she wants to hear. She wants you to thirst for the knowledge about who she is. All the complicated splendor that is woman. When your love is truly giving, it will come back to you ten-fold.
LJ: That sounds like something Logan would say. That’s brilliant.
Gabe: I know. It was Jerry Springer’s final thought on Friday’s show.
(Just then, Jones has an epiphany. He stands up, and stares forward.)
LJ: That’s it.
Gabe: What?
LJ: That’s what I got to do.
(Jones immediately runs off the screen as Babyface’s “When Can I See You Again?” plays. The scene fades to black.)
