1. Hey, Rose.Copy !req
2. Hey, Dorothy.Copy !req
3. I'm gonna go over there.Copy !req
4. We're waitin'.Copy !req
5. Alvin.Copy !req
6. Alvin Straight!Copy !req
7. Rose left a couple of hours ago.Copy !req
8. Did you hear me
hollerin' for Rose?Copy !req
9. I wasn't lookin' for Rose.Copy !req
10. - I haven't seen Alvin today.
- Did I ask?Copy !req
11. Straight, you're late!Copy !req
12. Alvin!Copy !req
13. Alvin!Copy !req
14. Alvin!Copy !req
15. - Come in, Bud.
- What the hell, Alvin?Copy !req
16. Where the hell are you?Copy !req
17. I can't see a thing.Copy !req
18. Over here, Bud.Copy !req
19. Watch your step.Copy !req
20. What the hell's going on here?Copy !req
21. What on god's earth are you
doin' layin' on the floor?Copy !req
22. You nuts?Copy !req
23. Supposed to be down at
Davmar's one hour ago.Copy !req
24. What's going on?Copy !req
25. Oh, my God!Copy !req
26. Al...Copy !req
27. Hey, Dorothy.Copy !req
28. Oh my god. Oh! Oh!Copy !req
29. What's the number for 911?Copy !req
30. - Put the phone down, Dorothy.
- What the hell are you doin'?Copy !req
31. What? Oh!Copy !req
32. I'm gonna have to call the bar
and tell 'em we're not comin'.Copy !req
33. Bud Spenser, are you crazy? We have
a stricken man here.Copy !req
34. Are you stricken, Alvin?Copy !req
35. Dorothy, put the phone down!Copy !req
36. Dad, what's all the yellin'?Copy !req
37. Wh-what... uh, have
you done to my dad?Copy !req
38. Oh, for cry eye!Copy !req
39. Dad?Copy !req
40. Are you okay, Dad?Copy !req
41. I just need a little
help gettin' up, honey.Copy !req
42. I'm goin' to Davmar's.
I'll be right back.Copy !req
43. Okay, Bud.Copy !req
44. I'm not goin'.Copy !req
45. Dad.Copy !req
46. Dad!Copy !req
47. I'm not goin'.Copy !req
48. You promised me, Dad.Copy !req
49. Okay, Mr. Straight, you need
to take off al your clothes,Copy !req
50. except your underwear
and put this robe on.Copy !req
51. Just bring me the doctor.Copy !req
52. You like birds.Copy !req
53. I build...Copy !req
54. uh, birdhouses...Copy !req
55. uh, for bluebirds.Copy !req
56. Oh, that's nice.Copy !req
57. Yeah, it's Pete...
uh, Pete sells my...Copy !req
58. uh, birdhouses...Copy !req
59. at the Ace Hardware.Copy !req
60. Oh?Copy !req
61. - I'll look for them next time I'm in.
- Yeah?Copy !req
62. No operation.Copy !req
63. Well, this morning you fallCopy !req
64. and can't get off the floor,
that's your hips, Alvin.Copy !req
65. You're going to have to use
a walker now to get around.Copy !req
66. No walker.Copy !req
67. Fine, a second cane, then.Copy !req
68. Now, you say you're having
trouble seeing.Copy !req
69. That could be a
diabetes-related problem.Copy !req
70. I would like to run
to run a few tests.Copy !req
71. No tests and I'm not
paying, so no X-rays.Copy !req
72. Well, I see and hear
that you smoke.Copy !req
73. My guess is you're in the
early stages of emphysema.Copy !req
74. And Alvin, you have
circulation problemsCopy !req
75. and I'm worried about your diet.Copy !req
76. If you don't make
some changes quickly,Copy !req
77. there will be some
serious consequences.Copy !req
78. It... has a... a red roof.Copy !req
79. Another pretty one, Rose.Copy !req
80. I want to... uh, paint the...
uh, next one blue.Copy !req
81. That's a good idea.Copy !req
82. What... uh, did the doctor say?Copy !req
83. He said I was gonna
live to be 100.Copy !req
84. I think I'll go
and mow the lawn.Copy !req
85. Uh, I can... uh, cut
it for you, Dad.Copy !req
86. I got it, sweetheart.Copy !req
87. God darn!Copy !req
88. No, we'll... we won't
be mowin' today.Copy !req
89. Storm's comin' in.Copy !req
90. Yeah.Copy !req
91. I love a lightnin' storm.Copy !req
92. Uh, me too, Dad.Copy !req
93. Hello?Copy !req
94. This is... is Rose.Copy !req
95. Yeah...Copy !req
96. Yeah...Copy !req
97. Uh-huh.Copy !req
98. Oh, no...Copy !req
99. When?Copy !req
100. Okay...Copy !req
101. I'll tell him.Copy !req
102. Yeah... okay... bye.Copy !req
103. Uh, that was... Bobby.Copy !req
104. Uncle Lyle... had a...Copy !req
105. a stroke.Copy !req
106. Dad?Copy !req
107. No, Bobby, he... he
didn't say much.Copy !req
108. Uh, they've both...Copy !req
109. uh, been so...Copy !req
110. uh, stubborn.Copy !req
111. No, no, it was
longer, I remember.Copy !req
112. It was... uh, July, uh, 7th, 19...
88, uh, Bobby.Copy !req
113. I always... remember the dates.Copy !req
114. Yeah.Copy !req
115. I don't know... uh,
what he'll do.Copy !req
116. Rose, darlin'?Copy !req
117. Rose?Copy !req
118. I'm gonna go back on the road.Copy !req
119. I've gotta go see Lyle.Copy !req
120. But, Dad...Copy !req
121. How are you?Copy !req
122. Well, I... haven't quite
got that figured yet.Copy !req
123. One, your eyes are bad.Copy !req
124. That's why you don't...
uh, drive your car.Copy !req
125. Uh, two, Uncle Lyle... uh, lives in...
uh, Wisconsin,Copy !req
126. which is... uh, 317 miles away.Copy !req
127. You would have to... uh, stay all night...
in Des Moines.Copy !req
128. Then there's no... uh, bus...
to Zion.Copy !req
129. Three, your... uh, hips are bad.Copy !req
130. You can hardly... uh, stand...Copy !req
131. for two minutes... and when you...
uh, do stand up...Copy !req
132. this... is the sound you make...Copy !req
133. when you... stand.Copy !req
134. Uh, four, uh, you are...
uh, 73 years old...Copy !req
135. You were... uh, bornCopy !req
136. when, uh, Calvin... uh, Coolidge
was president... of America.Copy !req
137. Uh, you are... uh,
73 years old, Dad.Copy !req
138. And... I cannot drive you there.Copy !req
139. Rose, darlin', I'm not dead yet.Copy !req
140. Uh, what are we...
uh, building, Dad?Copy !req
141. Havin' a party?Copy !req
142. Oh, jeez... I love...
uh, parties.Copy !req
143. Oh, me too.Copy !req
144. And so... where's it at?Copy !req
145. Where's what at?Copy !req
146. Your... uh, party.Copy !req
147. I'm not havin' a party.Copy !req
148. I thought you were
havin' a party.Copy !req
149. I am?Copy !req
150. Well, yeah. Look at all
that Braunschweiger.Copy !req
151. Oh, yeah, it's a lot
of Braunschweiger.Copy !req
152. It's... uh, for my dad, uh, for his...
his trip.Copy !req
153. Uh, my dad... he's going to...
uh, Wisconsin.Copy !req
154. I... asked him how he's...
uh, going to get there...Copy !req
155. Uh... but he... uh,
won't say nothing.Copy !req
156. Wisconsin? That is a
real party state.Copy !req
157. Yeah.Copy !req
158. I... uh, hate... uh, Braun...
uh... schweiger.Copy !req
159. Yeah.Copy !req
160. Alvin, you've got three
five-gallon cans there.Copy !req
161. 15 gallons of gas.Copy !req
162. What do you need so
much gas for, Alvin?Copy !req
163. Sig, you're one
nosey son of a gun.Copy !req
164. You got that right.Copy !req
165. - I wanna buy that.
- What?Copy !req
166. What?Copy !req
167. The grabber.Copy !req
168. Oh, jeez, Alvin.Copy !req
169. - That's my grabber, Alvin.
- Well?Copy !req
170. Oh, jeez, Alvin. I don't...Copy !req
171. I... I do have two of them...Copy !req
172. I think five dollars
would be about right.Copy !req
173. That's a darn good
grabber, Alvin.Copy !req
174. - I... I...
- Well?Copy !req
175. They're hard to come by, Alvin.Copy !req
176. It's gonna take me two months
to get another one on order.Copy !req
177. Jeez, Alvin, ten dollars.Copy !req
178. Ring her up.Copy !req
179. What do you need that
grabber for, Alvin?Copy !req
180. Grabbin'.Copy !req
181. Oh, jeez, Dad.Copy !req
182. Oh, jeez, Dad.Copy !req
183. Listen to that old
grain elevator.Copy !req
184. It's... uh, harvest time.Copy !req
185. Uh, that... uh, trailer is
too h-heavy for... for that.Copy !req
186. It's a lawn mower.
You're going to...Copy !req
187. drive a... a lawn mower
to another state?Copy !req
188. Rosie, I've... I've
gotta go see Lyle.Copy !req
189. And I... I've gotta make
this trip on my own.Copy !req
190. I know you understand.Copy !req
191. I guess so.Copy !req
192. Look up at the sky, Rosie.Copy !req
193. The sky is sure full
of stars tonight.Copy !req
194. Crimenetto, it's Alvin and
he's driving his lawn mower.Copy !req
195. Alvin! What are you
settin' out to do here?Copy !req
196. For cry eye, Alvin!Copy !req
197. Alvin, you're gonna get
blown right off the road,Copy !req
198. that's what I'm afraid!Copy !req
199. He'll never make it
past The Grotto.Copy !req
200. I'm havin' a little
engine trouble.Copy !req
201. What the heck is that
you're driving there?Copy !req
202. It's a Rehds.Copy !req
203. Could you give me
a lift into town?Copy !req
204. Yeah, I can get you
as far as the Grotto.Copy !req
205. This is the Sun Ray Tour.
Climb on in.Copy !req
206. - I'll get you help there.
- I'd appreciate that.Copy !req
207. My Edward loved
his riding mower.Copy !req
208. Hey, come here, hurry. Hurry up.Copy !req
209. Poor Alvin.Copy !req
210. So the man... in a... pick-up,Copy !req
211. he brought my dad back.Copy !req
212. Ohh... mm, I must've
been at the beauty shop.Copy !req
213. What kinda pick-up?Copy !req
214. A Ford.Copy !req
215. But what's your dad
doin' with that gun?Copy !req
216. I don't know.Copy !req
217. I thought that you
have that old RehdsCopy !req
218. that we had the last
time, didn't I?Copy !req
219. That you did.Copy !req
220. You tradin' in that Rehds today?Copy !req
221. No, I don't believe I will.Copy !req
222. Pete was tellin' me
told me you triedCopy !req
223. using that rider in a
real interestin' way.Copy !req
224. - You still plannin' to do that?
- Still planning to, Tom.Copy !req
225. I know better than
to try and talkCopy !req
226. Alvin Straight out of
somethin' he set his mind to,Copy !req
227. but I got to tell you Alvin,Copy !req
228. that you've always struck
me as a smart man.Copy !req
229. Well, that's appreciated.Copy !req
230. Until now.Copy !req
231. What year?Copy !req
232. '66.Copy !req
233. has a Kohler engine.Copy !req
234. We've used it for partsCopy !req
235. but I always replace order and
replace them when they arrive.Copy !req
236. The guts are good.Copy !req
237. It's got the old transmission.
Nothing fancy.Copy !req
238. - Is it a good machine?
- It's a good machine.Copy !req
239. Well, Tom, I got $325.Copy !req
240. That's a fact.Copy !req
241. That sounds good to me, Alvin.Copy !req
242. Let's go settle up with Alice.Copy !req
243. One more thing,Copy !req
244. sometime you can find out
a little about theseCopy !req
245. thirty year old machines,
if you know who run 'em.Copy !req
246. - Do you know who owned it?
- You bet I do... me.Copy !req
247. All right.Copy !req
248. I couldn't get a ride.Copy !req
249. Are you hungry?Copy !req
250. Whaddaya got?Copy !req
251. Weeners.Copy !req
252. Weeners?Copy !req
253. Weeners.Copy !req
254. Wanna try one?Copy !req
255. Here's a good stick for you.Copy !req
256. What a hunk of junk.Copy !req
257. Eat your dinner, Missy.Copy !req
258. So...Copy !req
259. how long you been
out on the road?Copy !req
260. Well, I been travellin'
most of my life.Copy !req
261. Where you from?Copy !req
262. Laurens.Copy !req
263. Got a wife back there?Copy !req
264. Kids?Copy !req
265. My wife, Francis
delivered 14 babies.Copy !req
266. Seven of 'em made it.Copy !req
267. My daughter, Rose lives with me.Copy !req
268. Francis died in '81.Copy !req
269. Where's your family?Copy !req
270. Are you runnin' away?Copy !req
271. How far along are ya?Copy !req
272. Five months.Copy !req
273. Well, I'm headin' to
see my brother Lyle.Copy !req
274. Huh?Copy !req
275. I said I'm goin' to see my
brother Lyle in Mount Zion.Copy !req
276. - Where's that?
- Wisconsin.Copy !req
277. - Oh...
- Just across the state line.Copy !req
278. Cheddar Heads.Copy !req
279. Aren't those the dumbest thingsCopy !req
280. you ever seen somebody
stick on their head?Copy !req
281. I hear that's a real
party place... Wisconsin.Copy !req
282. Guess I'll never
get to find out.Copy !req
283. There's a blanket
in the trailer.Copy !req
284. Why don't you go get it?Copy !req
285. My family hates me.Copy !req
286. They'll really hate me
when they find out.Copy !req
287. You didn't tell 'em?Copy !req
288. No.Copy !req
289. No one knows.Copy !req
290. Not even my boyfriend.Copy !req
291. Well, they may be mad,Copy !req
292. but I don't think they're mad
enough to wanna lose youCopy !req
293. or your little problem.Copy !req
294. I don't know about that.Copy !req
295. Well, of course, neither do
I, but a warm bed and a roofCopy !req
296. sounds a might better than
eatin' a hot dog on a stickCopy !req
297. with an old geezer that's
travellin' on a lawn mower.Copy !req
298. My daughter Rose is...Copy !req
299. Some people call her a little
bit slow but she's not.Copy !req
300. She's got a mind like a
bear trap for facts.Copy !req
301. She keeps everything
organised around the house.Copy !req
302. She was a real good mom.Copy !req
303. She had four kids.Copy !req
304. One night, somebody else
was watchin' the kidsCopy !req
305. and there was a fire.Copy !req
306. Her second boy got
burned real bad.Copy !req
307. Rose had nothin' to
do with it but, ah...Copy !req
308. on account of the way Rose
is, the State figuredCopy !req
309. she wasn't competent to
take care of them kidsCopy !req
310. and they took 'em
all away from her.Copy !req
311. There isn't a day goes by that
she don't pine for them kids.Copy !req
312. When my kids were real little, I
used to play a game with 'em.Copy !req
313. I'd give each one of
'em a stick and...Copy !req
314. one for each one of 'em...Copy !req
315. then I'd say 'you break that.'Copy !req
316. 'Course they could, real easy.Copy !req
317. Then I'd say 'tie them
sticks in a bundleCopy !req
318. and try to break that'.Copy !req
319. 'Course they couldn't.Copy !req
320. Then I'd say 'that bundle...'Copy !req
321. that's family.'Copy !req
322. Why don't you sleep
in the trailer?Copy !req
323. This chair's just
fine for me tonight.Copy !req
324. No.Copy !req
325. I'll be fine sleepin' out here.Copy !req
326. Lookin' at the stars
helps me think.Copy !req
327. Well...Copy !req
328. Thank you.Copy !req
329. Woo!Copy !req
330. What the?Copy !req
331. What the hell?Copy !req
332. Hey, how're you doin'?Copy !req
333. Doin' good.Copy !req
334. Hey, Irene.Copy !req
335. You don't think about gettin'
old when you're young.Copy !req
336. You shouldn't.Copy !req
337. Must be something good
about gettin' old.Copy !req
338. Well, I can't imagine
anything good about beingCopy !req
339. blind and lame at the
same time, but...Copy !req
340. still at my age, I've
seen about all thatCopy !req
341. life has to dish out.Copy !req
342. I know to separate the
wheat from the chaffCopy !req
343. and let the small
stuff fall away.Copy !req
344. Let's go, man.Copy !req
345. So, ah... what's the worst
part about being old, Alvin?Copy !req
346. The worst part of being old isCopy !req
347. rememberin' when you was young.Copy !req
348. Can I help you, lady?Copy !req
349. No, you can't help me.Copy !req
350. No one can help me.Copy !req
351. I've tried driving
with my lights on.Copy !req
352. I tried sounding my horn!Copy !req
353. I scream out of the window,Copy !req
354. I... I roll the window downCopy !req
355. and bang on the side of the doorCopy !req
356. and play Public Enemy real loud!Copy !req
357. I have prayed to St Francis of
Assisi, St Christopher too!Copy !req
358. What the heck! I've tried
everything a person could doCopy !req
359. and still every week I plough
into at least one deer!Copy !req
360. I have hit 13 deer
in seven weeksCopy !req
361. driving down this road, Mister!Copy !req
362. And I have to drive
down this roadCopy !req
363. every day, 40 miles
to work and back.Copy !req
364. I have to drive to work
and I have to drive home!Copy !req
365. Where do they come from?Copy !req
366. Oh... he's dead.Copy !req
367. And I love deer.Copy !req
368. Well, they sure picked the right
place to practise a burn on.Copy !req
369. That Rumelthanger
place was an eyesore.Copy !req
370. What do you suppose?Copy !req
371. Is that a lawn mower?Copy !req
372. Mister, you okay?Copy !req
373. Jeez, mister, you're lucky
she didn't roll on you.Copy !req
374. I guess the belt broke.Copy !req
375. I wouldn't be surprised.Copy !req
376. You don't have brakes
on that trailer, do you?Copy !req
377. Mister, I worked for John
Deere for 30 years,Copy !req
378. so I can tell you you
shouldn't be haulingCopy !req
379. a rig like that behind
a riding mower.Copy !req
380. At least not down
a hill like that.Copy !req
381. I'm Danny Riordan.Copy !req
382. Alvin Straight.Copy !req
383. Well, Alvin, let's get you
and this rig off the roadCopy !req
384. and see what the damage is.Copy !req
385. Let's get this off the road.Copy !req
386. Sure you're okay?Copy !req
387. Okay.Copy !req
388. You okay?Copy !req
389. Everything all right? I'm
going back to the exercise.Copy !req
390. Thanks. Appreciate it.Copy !req
391. Well...Copy !req
392. let's take a look at this mower.Copy !req
393. - This is what '65, '66?
- '66.Copy !req
394. Well...Copy !req
395. tell you right now, Alvin,Copy !req
396. you won't be going
anywhere tonight.Copy !req
397. Aside from your, ah,
drive belt being busted,Copy !req
398. you got transmission problems.Copy !req
399. - Where you headed?
- Mount Zion.Copy !req
400. Mount Zion, Wisconsin?
Past Prairie Du Chien?Copy !req
401. That's 60 more miles of hills.Copy !req
402. That's across the Mississippi.Copy !req
403. What's in Mount Zion, Alvin?Copy !req
404. My brother lives there.Copy !req
405. Why didn't you just
take your car?Copy !req
406. I don't have a driving license.Copy !req
407. Couldn't.. couldn't
he come visit you?Copy !req
408. He's had a bad stroke.Copy !req
409. Where are you coming from?Copy !req
410. Back a piece.Copy !req
411. West Union?Copy !req
412. - Hawkeye?
- Nope.Copy !req
413. Well, not New Hampton? You
haven't come that far.Copy !req
414. You've come a long
ways, haven't you?Copy !req
415. Yeah, I have.Copy !req
416. Laurens, Iowa.Copy !req
417. Laurens?Copy !req
418. That's west of The Grotto.Copy !req
419. How long have you
been on the road?Copy !req
420. What's the date?Copy !req
421. October eighth.Copy !req
422. Five weeks.Copy !req
423. I left Laurens on the
fifth of September.Copy !req
424. You been bunkin' in that?Copy !req
425. That's my rollin' home.Copy !req
426. Where you been settin' up camp?Copy !req
427. In the fields.Copy !req
428. I pull off.Copy !req
429. I don't travel at night.Copy !req
430. Haven't you been
scared, being alone?Copy !req
431. There are a lot weird
people everywhere now.Copy !req
432. Well, ma'am, I fought in the
trenches in World War II.Copy !req
433. Why should I be scared
of an Iowa cornfield?Copy !req
434. Well, um...Copy !req
435. till we get this mower fixed...Copy !req
436. why don't you... ah,Copy !req
437. bivouac in our yard here?Copy !req
438. There's a bathroom in
the garage you can use.Copy !req
439. Well,Copy !req
440. that's awful generous
of you and I'mCopy !req
441. sure my machine here is
agreeable to that too.Copy !req
442. Sure wanna thank you folks
for helping me today.Copy !req
443. Well...Copy !req
444. there's a lot of rain forecast.Copy !req
445. Sure don't want to get
stuck in that trailer.Copy !req
446. I... I do a little woodwork.Copy !req
447. I thought you might want
to sit under a shade...Copy !req
448. My daughter does woodwork.
She makes birdhouses.Copy !req
449. Oh, that's nice.Copy !req
450. - You finished there?
- I believe I am.Copy !req
451. Hello.Copy !req
452. - I'm in need of a phone.
- Why, sure. Come on in.Copy !req
453. I wanna call my
daughter and give herCopy !req
454. an account of my recent travels.Copy !req
455. Sure. Sure. Come on in.Copy !req
456. If it's all the same with you,Copy !req
457. do you happen to have one of
them phones without a cord?Copy !req
458. - Well, door's wide open, come on in.
- I can call from out here.Copy !req
459. Here you go.Copy !req
460. You know, you're
more than welcomeCopy !req
461. to sit down at the
kitchen table.Copy !req
462. Darla and I can leave the room,Copy !req
463. if you're lookin' for
a little privacy.Copy !req
464. Out here's fine.Copy !req
465. Is the area code still 712 here?Copy !req
466. No, Alvin. That hill
rolled you into 319.Copy !req
467. So, you need to dial one and
your area code to get her.Copy !req
468. 712, thank you.Copy !req
469. 'Hello? 'Copy !req
470. Rose?Copy !req
471. Dad? Dad...Copy !req
472. Dad!Copy !req
473. Uh, I'm... so glad to hear you.Copy !req
474. It's gonna cost him a
bundle to fix that mower.Copy !req
475. I don't think he's got
that kinda money.Copy !req
476. I wouldn't drive that
thing to Excelsior.Copy !req
477. It's a lawn mower,
for God's sake.Copy !req
478. Uh, your social security cheque?Copy !req
479. Ah... it's here, Dad.Copy !req
480. Rose, can you send me my cheque?Copy !req
481. Uh, yeah.Copy !req
482. He's damn lucky he made it
to the bottom of that hill.Copy !req
483. He could've been killed.Copy !req
484. - Easily. He could've been killed.
- Yeah. Mm-hm.Copy !req
485. He's none too strong.Copy !req
486. Did you see how he has to
walk with the canes?Copy !req
487. Yeah. Mm-hm.Copy !req
488. Okay, Dad.Copy !req
489. I... I...Copy !req
490. Okay, okay, Dad,Copy !req
491. okay. I... I have a pencil, Dad.Copy !req
492. The hills just get worseCopy !req
493. the closer you get
to the Mississippi.Copy !req
494. Go ahead and drive him, honey.Copy !req
495. Mount Zion can't be half a day.
It's fine.Copy !req
496. You're a good man,
Danny Riordan.Copy !req
497. And that's why I married you,
despite what my mother said.Copy !req
498. Now, shoo!Copy !req
499. Dad?Copy !req
500. I miss you, Dad.Copy !req
501. I love you, Rosie.Copy !req
502. 'I love you too, Dad.'Copy !req
503. Uh, bye, Dad.Copy !req
504. Bye... Dad.Copy !req
505. Ahem.Copy !req
506. What are you cookin'
there, Alvin?Copy !req
507. Oh, I'm makin' my
Mexican coffee.Copy !req
508. Ah. Mind if I join you?Copy !req
509. Get you a chair...
that iron one there.Copy !req
510. You'll be a guest in
your own back yard.Copy !req
511. I talked to the Olsen twins,Copy !req
512. and, ah...Copy !req
513. they estimate it'll cost aroundCopy !req
514. 250 dollars to get
your mower fixed.Copy !req
515. Well, that's twice
what it oughta be,Copy !req
516. I guess it's cos
they're twins, huh?Copy !req
517. You know... uh..Copy !req
518. I'd be happy to drive you the
rest of the way to Mount Zion.Copy !req
519. Be a nice Sunday drive
for me and Darla.Copy !req
520. We enjoy crossin' the river,Copy !req
521. especially now with
the trees in colour.Copy !req
522. Well, I appreciate that, but...Copy !req
523. I wanna finish this
one my own way.Copy !req
524. Try this.Copy !req
525. Thank you.Copy !req
526. Well, you know, Alvin, there's aCopy !req
527. lotta hills bigger than Clairmont's
between here and Zion.Copy !req
528. Even if you get that
mower runnin' again,Copy !req
529. I mean there is no guarantee
it won't break down.Copy !req
530. Well, you're a kind man
talkin' to a stubborn man.Copy !req
531. I still wanna finish
this the way I started.Copy !req
532. No, no...Copy !req
533. Hi, Verlyn.Copy !req
534. - How the heck you doin'?
- Fine.Copy !req
535. Wonderful.Copy !req
536. He's there.Copy !req
537. Well...Copy !req
538. they gave you a plate
of her brownies.Copy !req
539. Yeah.Copy !req
540. How's that for timing?Copy !req
541. Janet makes the best brownies...Copy !req
542. in Lafayette county.Copy !req
543. She won prizes every
year at the county fair.Copy !req
544. - Mmm... help yourself.
- Thank you.Copy !req
545. Mmm... I've been doin' errands
and I'm heading for a beer.Copy !req
546. I thought you'd like to join me.Copy !req
547. Well, I don't drink
any more, but...Copy !req
548. I'm always up for a
change of scenery.Copy !req
549. Well, come on.Copy !req
550. Well, I'm ridin' a little higher
and going a little faster.Copy !req
551. Except when you came
down that hill.Copy !req
552. I picked up a mournful taste
for liquor in France.Copy !req
553. When I came back, I couldn't
drink enough of it.Copy !req
554. I wasn't worth a stick
of stove wood...Copy !req
555. I was mean.Copy !req
556. A preacher helped meCopy !req
557. put some distance between
me and the bottle.Copy !req
558. And he helped me see...Copy !req
559. the reason I was drinkin', I
was seein' all them thingsCopy !req
560. here, that I'd seen over there.Copy !req
561. Lots of men came
back drinkin' hard.Copy !req
562. Well...Copy !req
563. everyone tryin' to forget.Copy !req
564. I can see it in a
man right away.Copy !req
565. Yup.Copy !req
566. There was one time...Copy !req
567. when we just...Copy !req
568. were waitingCopy !req
569. for the first warm
meal in ten days.Copy !req
570. We... thought we'd
seen the worst.Copy !req
571. We hadn't had much
trouble from the air.Copy !req
572. I was on the rise...Copy !req
573. with the quartermaster,Copy !req
574. workin' on more coffee
for me and my buddies.Copy !req
575. A stray Fokker came
over the treetops...Copy !req
576. and dropped an incendiaryCopy !req
577. on the mess tent.Copy !req
578. All my buddies...Copy !req
579. The Kraut then banked right in
front of me on that hill...Copy !req
580. and now I can... see the...
Swastika.Copy !req
581. That is one thing that
I can't shake loose...Copy !req
582. All my buddies faces
are still young.Copy !req
583. And the thing is,Copy !req
584. the more years I have,
the more they've lost.Copy !req
585. And it's not always
buddies faces that I see,Copy !req
586. sometime they're German faces.Copy !req
587. Near the end we were
shootin' moon-faced boys.Copy !req
588. I was a sniper.Copy !req
589. Where I grew up,Copy !req
590. you learned how to
shoot to hunt food.Copy !req
591. They'd post me up front.Copy !req
592. Darn near ahead of the lines.Copy !req
593. And I'd sit... forever.Copy !req
594. It's an amazing thing what you
can see while you're sittin'.Copy !req
595. I'd look for the officers,Copy !req
596. the radio guys orCopy !req
597. artillery spotter.Copy !req
598. Sometime I'd spot a
gun nest by the smokeCopy !req
599. and I'd fire into it.Copy !req
600. Sometime it was just a
movement in the woods.Copy !req
601. We had a scout,Copy !req
602. a little fella...Copy !req
603. name of Kotz.Copy !req
604. He was a Polish boy
from Milwaukee.Copy !req
605. He'd always take recon and
he was darn good at it.Copy !req
606. We went by his word and he
saved our skin many a time.Copy !req
607. He was a little fella...Copy !req
608. We'd broken out of
the hedgerows...Copy !req
609. We were makin' a run
across the openCopy !req
610. and we come upon a woods.Copy !req
611. We started drawin' fire.Copy !req
612. I took my usual position...Copy !req
613. and I saw somethin'
movin', real slow like.Copy !req
614. I waited ten minutes,Copy !req
615. it moved again and I shot.Copy !req
616. The movement stopped.Copy !req
617. The next day we found Kotz...Copy !req
618. head shot.Copy !req
619. He'd been workin' his way
back toward our lines.Copy !req
620. Everyone in the unitCopy !req
621. thought a German sniper
had taken him...Copy !req
622. Everyone, all these years.Copy !req
623. Everyone but me.Copy !req
624. Ha ha!Copy !req
625. See, Harald... brainiac...Copy !req
626. Got the mower assembly free with
this here little old wrench...Copy !req
627. You said it wouldn't work.Copy !req
628. I'd say it worked pretty good.Copy !req
629. Wouldn't you?Copy !req
630. So help me slide her out.Copy !req
631. We can get settled up.Copy !req
632. Uh... I got parts and labourCopy !req
633. that add up to $247.80.Copy !req
634. Well, I'd say that'sCopy !req
635. a little heavy for light work.Copy !req
636. Don't you think?Copy !req
637. I've got an old man's
eyes, but, ah...Copy !req
638. I'm noticin' some new tyre here.Copy !req
639. Well, now... ah,Copy !req
640. we got those off are-sell,Copy !req
641. but the treads are good!Copy !req
642. Well, friend, are you chargin'
me for good or for new?Copy !req
643. Ahhhh... Thorvald?Copy !req
644. Ahh... we can make
an adjustment there.Copy !req
645. Well, I think the adjustment
should be about thirty dollars.Copy !req
646. Is that what your
pencil's sayin'?Copy !req
647. And, ah... about the labour...Copy !req
648. I appreciate that you boys have
done some real time on this, but...Copy !req
649. of course, a man's gotta ask
when he's workin' with twins...Copy !req
650. especially a bickerin' pair... -Copy !req
651. how much workin' was fightin'?Copy !req
652. He got that right.Copy !req
653. Shut up, Danny.Copy !req
654. If I was to judge by this
joyous affair I saw today,Copy !req
655. I would calculate maybe 20 per
cent taken off the labour.Copy !req
656. Anything else, mister?Copy !req
657. Well, I'm not from
these parts, butCopy !req
658. where I come from,
I would say thatCopy !req
659. that was a little
rich for Iowa oil.Copy !req
660. Take the oil, no charge.Copy !req
661. Well, that's a splendid offer
and I do appreciate it.Copy !req
662. What's the tally?Copy !req
663. Ah... ahhh...Copy !req
664. Hundred and eighty even?Copy !req
665. Done.Copy !req
666. Thanks to you boys, I'm gonna
get this rig back on the road.Copy !req
667. I've drove it all the way
across Iowa and I'm hopin'Copy !req
668. it holds on till I
get to Wisconsin.Copy !req
669. My brother lives there.Copy !req
670. I haven't seen him in ten years.Copy !req
671. There's no one knows
your life betterCopy !req
672. than a brother that's
near your age.Copy !req
673. He knows who and what you areCopy !req
674. better than anyone on Earth.Copy !req
675. My brother and I said some...Copy !req
676. unforgivable things
the last time we met,Copy !req
677. but, I'm tryin' to
put that behind me.Copy !req
678. And this trip is a hard swallow...
of my pride,Copy !req
679. I just hope I'm not too late.Copy !req
680. A brother's a brother.Copy !req
681. Well...Copy !req
682. Guess I'll be turnin' in.Copy !req
683. I'll, ah... see you in the
morning, then, before you go.Copy !req
684. I'm gonna leave awful early.Copy !req
685. I wanna thank you for your
kindness to a stranger.Copy !req
686. It's been a genuine pleasure
havin' you here, Alvin.Copy !req
687. Write to us, sometime.Copy !req
688. I will.Copy !req
689. I noticed your camp fire.Copy !req
690. I brought you some dinner...Copy !req
691. Mashed potatoes, meat loaf.Copy !req
692. Well, thank you kindly.
I've had my dinner,Copy !req
693. but would you join
me for a while?Copy !req
694. Sure.Copy !req
695. Thank you.Copy !req
696. I hope you don't
mind me trespassin'.Copy !req
697. Oh, no, not at all.Copy !req
698. Made a fine choice.Copy !req
699. You're camped next toCopy !req
700. one of the oldest
cemeteries in the Midwest.Copy !req
701. French Catholic trappers.Copy !req
702. - The Marquette party.
- Two of his men.Copy !req
703. I couldn't help butCopy !req
704. notice the rather unusual
mode of transport.Copy !req
705. Well, you're not the first
person to notice that, Padre.Copy !req
706. My eyes are bad. I can't drive.Copy !req
707. I don't like someone
else drivin' the bus,Copy !req
708. and I've got to get out
to my brother's place.Copy !req
709. Fair enough.Copy !req
710. Where is he?Copy !req
711. Well, he's so close, I can
practically feel him.Copy !req
712. Mount Zion.Copy !req
713. What's his name?Copy !req
714. Lyle Straight.Copy !req
715. Is he that fella thatCopy !req
716. came in with a strokeCopy !req
717. some weeks ago?Copy !req
718. That's right. Do you know him?Copy !req
719. I do some work at the
hospital over in Boscobel.Copy !req
720. I remember him comin' in.Copy !req
721. Caught my attention because...Copy !req
722. he lives in my parish.Copy !req
723. Well, he's a Baptist.Copy !req
724. Oh, I believe he told me that.Copy !req
725. he told me a few things,
matter of fact,Copy !req
726. but he didn't mention
having a brother.Copy !req
727. Well, neither one of us has had
a brother for quite some time.Copy !req
728. So, you saw him?Copy !req
729. Is he all right?Copy !req
730. I only saw him that onceCopy !req
731. and I haven't heard
anything more.Copy !req
732. Well, Lyle and I grew up as
close as brothers could be.Copy !req
733. We were raised on a farm
in Moorhead, Minnesota.Copy !req
734. We worked hard.Copy !req
735. My mom and dad darn
near killed themselvesCopy !req
736. tryin' to make that farm work.Copy !req
737. And me and Lyle wouldCopy !req
738. make games out of our chores.Copy !req
739. We'd dream up somethin'
about racin' and wagerin'Copy !req
740. do anything to keep our
mind off the cold.Copy !req
741. Lord, it was cold.Copy !req
742. He and I used to sleep
out in the yardCopy !req
743. every summer night,
if it wasn't pourin'.Copy !req
744. Nine months of winter, we
couldn't get enough summer.Copy !req
745. We'd bunk down when
the sun went down.Copy !req
746. We'd talk to each other
until we went to sleep.Copy !req
747. We'd talk about the stars andCopy !req
748. whether there might be somebody
else like us out in space,Copy !req
749. places we wanted to go and...Copy !req
750. it made our trials seem smaller.Copy !req
751. Yeah, we pretty much talked
each other through growin' up.Copy !req
752. Oh, whateverCopy !req
753. happened between you two?Copy !req
754. Story as old as the Bible.Copy !req
755. Cain and Abel.Copy !req
756. Anger,Copy !req
757. vanity.Copy !req
758. You mix that together
with liquor, and...Copy !req
759. you've got two brothers who
haven't spoken in ten years.Copy !req
760. Well, whatever it was that madeCopy !req
761. me and Lyle so mad...Copy !req
762. don't matter any more.Copy !req
763. I wanna make peace.Copy !req
764. I wanna sit with him,Copy !req
765. look up at the stars...Copy !req
766. like we used to do...Copy !req
767. so long ago.Copy !req
768. Well, sir...Copy !req
769. I say 'Amen' to that.Copy !req
770. Howdy.Copy !req
771. I haven't had a drink
in a lot of years.Copy !req
772. But now I'm gonna
have me a cold beer.Copy !req
773. What flavour?Copy !req
774. What does a Miller's
Lite taste like?Copy !req
775. There you go.Copy !req
776. - How's it taste?
- It's good.Copy !req
777. - Keep the change.
- Thank you.Copy !req
778. It's an interesting rig
you got out there.Copy !req
779. Make it up the hill okay?Copy !req
780. That hill and 200
more just like it.Copy !req
781. How far did ya come?Copy !req
782. From Iowa.Copy !req
783. I'm headed for Lyle
Straight's place.Copy !req
784. Iowa!Copy !req
785. My God, you must be thirsty.Copy !req
786. Another beer?Copy !req
787. This will do me fine.Copy !req
788. I wonder could you point
me to Lyle's place?Copy !req
789. I haven't seen him in
an awful long time.Copy !req
790. Well, you just... ah,Copy !req
791. cross 61 here, on 'W',Copy !req
792. Take 'W' on down to
Weed Road and thenCopy !req
793. on to Remington Road.Copy !req
794. On your right will
be Lyle's place.Copy !req
795. If he's there that is.Copy !req
796. How you doin' pard?Copy !req
797. Not too good.Copy !req
798. This thing's just tired.Copy !req
799. Is there anything I
can do to help you?Copy !req
800. Well, I don't know.
It just quit on me.Copy !req
801. Why don't you try her again?Copy !req
802. I'm headin' to Lyle
Straight's place.Copy !req
803. Lyle!Copy !req
804. Lyle?Copy !req
805. Alvin?Copy !req
806. Sit down, Alvin.Copy !req
807. Did you ride that thing all
the way out here to see me?Copy !req
808. I did, Lyle.Copy !req