[Birds squawk]
[Waves crashing]
[Guitar plays out of tune,
shuffling]
[Guitar notes playing]
["Hey Jealousy"
by Doug Hopkins plays]
-Well, tell me, do you think
it'd be all right?
If I could just crash
here tonight?
You see
I'm in no shape to drive
And anyway,
got no place to go
You know,
it might not be that bad
You were the best
I'd ever had
If I hadn't blown
the whole thing years ago
I might not be alone
Tomorrow, we can drive
around this town
Let the cops chase us around
The past is gone
But something's bound
to take its pla-a-ce
Hey, jealousy
Hey, jealousy
Hey, jealousy
Hey, jealousy
[Music stops,
indistinct conversations]
[Amp rings out]
My name's Dandelion.
I am here every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
If you are driving
a gray BMW i3,
your car is parked out front.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Club music plays]
Brian said you have
my check for me.
-Money.
-[Sighs] Yeah.
Big money.
-So, that Kyle kid
plastered my bar again?
-Who got to kick his a*s out?
-Me.
-[Laughs]
Is this a joke?
-The line up's no joke.
If you win, you get to open
for some big names in music.
It's an opportunity, D.
-Yeah.
If I wanted to make music about
drinking beer in my Silverado.
-He has a massive audience.
-A massive redneck
biker rally audience.
-What kind of audience
do you want?
[Indistinct conversations]
-She has 6 million followers,
and she sings about
hating her rich parents.
-Having Instagram followers
don't make you good.
-And a biker rally does?
No. [Chuckles]
-Girl.
["The Ghost of Cincinnati
(Dandelion Version)" plays]
-Nothing's the same on Main
[Vocalizing]
It's no place to be
Be, be-e-e
Over-the-Rhine is over me
Me, me, me, me
[Humming]
Washington Park
was no place to be
[Guitar plays]
Nothing's the same on Main
Pretend that
it's fine on Vine
Who is that face on Race?
I don't know this place
Nothing to see on Liberty
Washington Park
was no place to be
Over-the-Rhine is over me
[Indistinct conversations,
dog barking in distance]
[Birds chirping,
TV in background]
-Martha, what's going on?
I told you to stay away
from my wife.
That's the mother
of my child...
[Door opens, closes]
-[Sighs]
[Cars passing]
[TV continues]
-[Coughs]
You're late.
-Gig ran late.
-All right.
-You should try moving around.
-Sure. I'll go on a hike.
-Doctor Russell say you need
to get your steps in.
Use your Fitbit.
-I don't need this all the time.
-I know, Mom.
-[Sighs]
-But it would
make me more comfortable
if you would use it this week.
Otherwise, you're just
sitting there coughing,
trying to catch your breath.
-So, Victor's wife is sleeping
with Christopher?
-You hungry?
-Mm.
sh*t is gonna hit the fan
when that baby comes.
-Ham or turkey?
-Oh, if she even has it.
You know what I mean?
-Ham or turkey, Mom?
-This is my favorite
picture of him.
-Ham.
[Cars passing]
-And the reason I'm running
for Senate,
the reason
that I love this country
is because the country
will change its fate.
People who are here, uh,
you know, supporting me.
The people who are always
there for me.
This country,
ladies and gentlemen,
is a great place.
And it was
an especially great place
to a kid like me.
[Cars passing]
[Amp buzzes, notes play]
-[Humming]
[Guitar plays]
["The Ghost of Cincinnati
(Dandelion Version)" plays]
-Walking the streets
What do I see?
Nothing's the same,
it's all unfamiliar to me
I park at this spot
Stare at the water
Tried to leave
But now why would I bother?
Nothing's the same on Main
Pretend that it's fine
on Vine
Who is that face on Race?
I don't know this place
Nothing to see on Liberty
Washington Park
was no place to be
Over-the-Rhine
is over me
[Pick thuds]
[Sighs]
[Indistinct conversations]
[Cars passing]
[Door bells ring]
[Indistinct conversations
in distance]
-How you doing?
-Hey, Mike. I'm good.
How are you?
-I'm good. How's your mom?
-Um, she's okay.
-What's going on
with your guitar?
-I'm actually here to sell it.
[Case clicks open]
-I remember this guitar.
Wow, what a beautiful Goldtop.
What were you hoping
to get for it?
-I need at least two.
-Okay, I can do that.
-Thanks, Mike.
-Want to play it one last time?
-[Chuckles]
Yeah.
-I'll get the paperwork.
[Cars passing outside]
[Piano music plays,
indistinct conversations]
-Another one?
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Gleeful chatter]
-I had to say good-bye
to a friend today.
So, wrote an original.
Um, it's not finished,
but, uh...
this is for her.
[Guitar plays]
By my side since
Since we were kids
When they picked on you
I'd make a fist
We'd run through woods
And jump a fence
[Indistinct conversations]
I had a dream
Where
It all made sense
Think of the time
that we spent
Think about
what could have been
-Stop it!
[Laughter]
-Sorry.
-Please.
-Anyway...
-We gotta do this more.
-Who's not younger than us?
-[Laughing] Oh, wow!
[Laughter]
-Cheers.
[Gleeful chatter]
-You want some ice
for your coffee?
-Of course.
[Insects chirping outside]
-Ma.
-[Coughing]
-Mommy!
-Mm.
[Sirens wailing in distance]
What you doing home early?
[Dog barking in distance]
-I sold my electric for you.
-I didn't tell you to do that.
-I had to.
-You didn't have
to do anything. Mnh-mnh.
-To cover your treatments.
Unless insurance is gonna
cover the gig economy.
-Get a real job, and then,
you won't have to
go around selling your stuff.
-If I work a 9 to 5,
it's going to take away the time
that I have to make my music,
to build my fan base,
to gain some recognition.
-From who?!
Who's recognizing you here?!
-Every dollar I make
is from my music opportunities.
-Where?!
-You know,
that means everything to me.
-What music opportunities?!
-I sing every day.
I make music every day!
And it doesn't matter if it's
at a hotel or if it's at a bar!
I am singing!
-You listen to me.
There is nothing cute
about a 40-year-old
Cincinnati troubadour.
Or you want
to enjoy your life?
-[Crying] I'm never
going to enjoy my life,
because I am wasting it away,
taking care of you!
And you won't
even take care of yourself!
[Crying] Look, Ma!
Ma.
[TV clicks on]
-Do you want to guess
the...prize...
StairMaster...
[Speaks indistinctly]
[Footsteps]
-Theresa, where are you going?
Teresa?
[Door closes]
-...Wants to get rich now,
flip the card.
-[Crying]
[Piano music plays]
[Insects, birds chirping]
[Chirping continues,
birds squawk]
[Sighs]
[Chuckles]
[Chirping, squawks continues]
[Engines rev,
rock music plays]
[Indistinct conversations]
[Cheering]
Follow me down
and around this madness
[Indistinct conversations,
engines continue]
[Rock music continues
in background]
-I haven't been
playing this good since...
Holy sh*t!
-What's up, guys?
-Dude.
-No way!
-Oh, my God.
Look at you. What the hell?
[Laughter]
-Hugs, man.
[Gleeful chatter]
-I miss you, you know.
-Look, who finally
decided to show up.
-This guy.
-Back from the dead, right?
-I know, what?
-Canadian tuxedo, per usual.
[Laughter]
-Yeah.
Good to see you.
What's up, man? How's it going?
-It's been a long time.
-Yeah, man.
-It's been, like,
2 years.
-Yeah. 2 years.
2 -- 3 years.
-What are you doing here?
-I called him.
-Oh, here we go.
-Brady.
-Jack, hit me up.
Says you guys want me
to fill in?
-Yeah.
-So, uh,
what are you doing now?
-Uh, sales.
-You're in sales?
[Laughter]
-Yeah.
[Indistinct conversations]
-Yeah, I think
he might have missed you.
-Oh, yeah, I could tell.
-I mean, we all miss you.
-How are you doing, anyway?
You still in New York?
-Yes I am.
I recorded an album.
-No you didn't?
-Yes, I did.
-Oh, my God, that's amazing.
-Nine tracks.
You can listen online for free.
-I'm so proud of you. Well done.
-Thank you.
-You need to send me it. Okay?
-Um, I did. Yeah.
-Really?
-Yeah. It's fine.
-I'm sorry. I didn't get it.
-It's all good.
-Hey, Brandy. It's me, um,
[Sighs]
I am in South Dakota.
[Chuckles] Yeah. I don't know.
Uh...
-No, we need to go back...
-Come on...
-Right there...
-No. [Laughs]
-I'm probably just gonna --
gonna come back.
This was stupid, but, um...
Can you also tell them
to find someone to cover for me?
All right.
I'll talk to you later. Bye.
[Indistinct conversations]
[Cheering]
[Rock music plays]
There's a dreamer
waiting on the other side
[Indistinct conversations]
But I'm falling asleep
There's an answer,
I can see in sunlight
[Laughter]
It burns down in front of me
There's a mountain
I can't see
Waiting in the shadows now
Waiting for a sign of life
to comfort me
Waiting all the time
Going out of my mind
I'll take it
on the chin again
Push it on the Ativan
Something I can't understand
The truth
[Cheering]
I'm not big enough
to understand
Tried to be a better man
I find it
with my shaking hand
The truth,
I'm not big enough to lose
I'm not big enough to lose
[Cheers and applause]
-Thank you guys so much
for coming out.
We're Brother Elsey.
There's a lot of really great
bands the rest of the weekend,
so, please stick around
and check them out.
-Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for Brother Elsey.
All right. We have time
for one more act.
Last chance to win
the opening slot
for the big night on Saturday.
[Laughter, indistinct
conversations continue]
[Engines rev]
[Guitar string rings]
-Whoa. You okay?
-...Jack Johnson bullshit.
-Who the f*ck is this?
Hey! Yeah.
The coffee shop's that way.
-[Clears throat]
-I bet it's going to be,
about how, like, sad she is.
-[Breathing heavily]
-[Wolf whistles]
[Guitar plays]
-What's going on Beyonc.
How are you doing?
Take your shirt off!
-By my side since
-What?
-Since we were kids
[Laughter]
When they picked on you
I'd make a fist
-Hey, 1990 called, they want
their shitty music back.
-We'd run through woods
And jump a fence
I had a dream where
It all made sense
Think of the time
that we spent
Think about
what could have been
If things had been
a little different
[Audience booing]
Just a little different
You set me free
-Watch this.
Watch this. Watch this.
-I left
[Amp rings out]
Hey! Hey!
[Laughter,
indistinct conversations]
[Rock music
plays in background]
[Motorcycle engines rev,
indistinct conversations]
[Engines revving]
[Engine turns off]
-Hey.
-Oh, my God.
-Hey.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
-Thank you.
-Sorry about that as*h*le.
-[Exhales sharply] Yeah.
-Did you get anything good
at least?
-Uh, a couple bottle caps.
A condom.
-Condom, could be worse.
[Chuckles]
[Change dropping]
So, is that you leaving?
[Birds chirping]
-Yeah.
-I get it, weird outfits.
Loud motorcycles, a lot of...
"f*ck, yeah. America!"
-[Chuckles]
-Yeah.
Actually, I'm staying
at the campground
just off the main drag.
And if you ever wanted
to play together or...
I'm very
"f*ck, no. America," so...
-[Inhales sharply]
Uh...
I think, I'm gonna
crash here and, uh...
head home in the morning.
[Keys jangle]
-All right, well, drive safe.
[Car door opens]
What's your name, by the way?
-Dandelion.
-No.
-Well, it's the name
I'm giving you?
[Birds chirping]
[Rock music continues
in background]
[Chuckles]
[Engine starts]
[Engine recedes]
[Engines revving]
[Engines revving in distance]
[Sighs]
Oh, God.
[Sighing]
[Engine puttering, stalling]
[Whispering] f*ck.
No.
No!
[Sighs]
[Laughter,
indistinct conversations]
-...I heard
somebody say Prince...
[Music plays in background]
-So, what wine
do you serve with brisket?
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Music grows louder]
[Vocalizing, harmonizing]
-Hi.
-Hey.
-I didn't...?
-Yeah. Uh, my battery died.
-Whoo!
-A sad song.
Like, you're a sad song.
String, and then a condom.
-[Laughs]
-I-I don't know why.
And then, a battery.
-Yeah, yeah, I know.
-Since you're here, I mean,
do you want to play?
-No, I think -- I think
I should stay with my stuff,
stay with my car,
and make sure no one takes it.
-Right.
They're not gonna
get very far...
...if they did.
-Right. Right?
-Come on, come. We'll play.
And then, you can go back
to your car.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Guitar plays]
-Passing through,
like the whiskey in our veins
Like the downtown
eastbound train
I may stop,
but I'll never stay
Passing through
Like water in a river
Like the smoke
from a dive bar
Cigarette
Don't hold your breath,
thought I told you
I'm only passing through
Oh, and I'm passing through
[Insects chirping]
Yeah.
-[Exhales sharply]
I love that one.
[Applause]
-Thanks, guys.
-I'm Tammy, folks around here
call me Mountain Mama.
-Mountain Mama, I like that.
-And this is Grace,
and that's Francesca.
This is Emily, Brady,
and Beau,
Jack, Dalton.
-Hey.
[Laughter]
Uh, I'm Dandelion.
-[Smacks lips]
Nice to meet you.
-So, uh, where you from, anyway?
-Cincinnati.
-Oh, I remember Sin-cinnati.
-Um, how about all of you?
Anyone from here?
-No, nobody's from here.
I drove up from Florida
16 years now.
My husband used
to sit around the fire
and play all night long.
I'd wake up at 3:00
in the morning,
and I'd be, "Robert,
when are you coming to bed?"
And he'd look at me,
and he'd say,
[All]
"When the fire's out,
and the whiskey's gone."
-[Chuckles]
Oh, I wish I could hear that.
-Yeah, but he passed,
3 years now.
-I'm sorry to hear that.
-Thank you.
-To Robert.
[All] To Robert.
He definitely
would have loved to be here.
And he'd be drinking us
under the table.
-[Laughter]
So, uh...
how long have all of you
been playing together?
-But our band,
Brother Elsey, uh,
we've been playing
for, like, 10 years.
-Not all of us have been
playing for 10 years.
-Hm.
You guys been touring or...?
-Yeah.
We tour.
-The goal is to be,
uh, the biggest band
in the world.
-[Chuckles]
-It's not the goal.
-Yeah, it is, man.
To get where you need to go,
you have to believe
that you're going to be
the biggest band
in the entire world.
-That's delusional.
-This is not going to be good.
-It's about the music.
It's not about the arena.
-Yeah, [Clears throat]
I know you say that, Dalton.
But, I mean, selling out
an arena would be good.
-That's not the point.
We're sitting here
playing music for each other.
The connection
that we feel about it,
that's what brings us all here
together every year.
-Yeah, exactly, and...
make a living.
-Music is a way of living.
-[Whispering]
Just lay off each other.
-We're all together. Come on.
-Don't.
-Don't be shy now.
We have to play on Saturday.
[Laughter]
-You won?
-Yep.
[Indistinct conversations]
-Well, I want to hear something.
[Fire crackling,
insects chirping]
-What, me?
-Yeah. [Chuckles]
-Oh, she wants
to hear something.
Who the hell am I?
[Laughter]
-All right, now.
What you got going?
-All right.
-Yeah.
[Folk music plays]
-All right.
-Hey.
-Hey. Get up.
[Indistinct conversations]
-Wiggle down.
Wiggle down now.
-Whoo!
-Whoo!
-Yeah.
Yeah!
[Laughter]
Hey!
-Whoo!
[Laughter]
[Shouts]
[Water dripping, birds chirping]
[Indistinct conversations,
laughter]
[Engines revving]
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Chirping continues]
[Engine revving]
[Engine continues]
[Birds chirping]
-I used to play
in a band with Brady.
I worked in restaurants
and paved roads to get by
while we were trying to make
something happen.
What about you? Why'd you come
all the way here for a gig?
-I had a 6-month tour lined
up opening for another band.
[Chirping continues,
doves cooing]
But, um, my mom got sick,
and I had to take care of her.
Now, all the musicians I came up
with are opening for big names,
signing to labels,
making money.
I couldn't seem to find
my place and...
this is what was right
in front of me.
-I used to come here
to write songs
and get rid of all that noise.
Just stop and...
breathe.
[Birds chirping]
-So, did you guys ever get
close to selling out an arena?
-Not even, but,
you know, the first time
people knew my lyrics,
like, 15 people in a bar, but...
They saw me, like,
really saw me.
Hm. That moment was everything.
[Chirping continues]
-[Screams] sh*t!
-You okay?
What are you doing? Let me see.
-[Whispering] sh*t. sh*t.
-Ooh, that's a big one.
-It's fine.
-Got it.
-[Exhales sharply]
[Water bottle thuds]
[Exhales sharply]
[Panting]
-[Exhales sharply]
Towards these...
-Yeah.
-[Exhales sharply]
[Breathing heavily]
It's worth it!
-Ugh! Come on.
Okay.
Okay. Pull it together, girl.
[Breathing heavily]
By my side since
Since we were kids
When they picked on you
I'd make a fist
We'd run through woods
-You heard all that.
Uh...
You set me free
I let you go
It was the only way
to save my skin
Do you fault me for?
That I lied to you
Look at the trouble I'm in
[Birds chirping]
-It's good.
-[Chuckles] Thanks.
So, uh...
you're not
in the band anymore?
-Um, [Clears throat]
No. No. Not anymore.
I, uh, you know, record, and
then write, and it takes time,
and streaming
doesn't pay anything.
And I just got bored
of working sh*t jobs, and...
I met my wife.
-You're married?
-Yeah.
-Why, does that surprise you?
-Uh...
Yeah.
-I mean, we're not together.
I don't know what's going
to happen, to be honest.
I think it sort of
just slipped away.
You know, I missed practices.
I didn't write anything
for months,
and -- or I didn't stick
with anything.
I can't really remember.
But I'm just a guy
that used to be in a band,
and there's a lot of guys
that used to be in bands.
-Chasing dreams is...
hard.
-It's hard to quit too.
[Guitar plays]
-Your song?
What was the first verse?
We'd run...
-We'd run through the woods
-Okay.
[Shouting]
[Laughter]
No!
-[Laughs]
-f*ck! [Screams]
It was a masterpiece.
Can I --
Can I write on your arm?
-What?
-[Scoffs] Oh, my God.
All right.
-Was in Custer Park
I was passing through
-What is it, mm...
[Singing] Custer Park.
I was passing through
Okay. May I?
Was in Custer Park
I was passing through,
and you followed me
On the road that day
And you whispered to me
-Whispered to me
-That you wanted to sing
[Harmonizing]
-Was it funny when
Oh, I had a dream. That works.
That works.
I had a dream
All right.
-Was it funny when
I had a dream
[Laughs]
That I knew you
When we were kids
We picked grass and things
And we ran through woods
[Laughing]
And when they picked on you
I would make a fist
-I know what to do.
[Humming]
Don't mind me
You really shouldn't see it
I was bound to come unglued
-Okay, I got something, like.
-Okay.
-Like, breaks in the waves
I rise and I fade
It's really all
I've ever been
Chorus, oh.
Would you let me go
-It's where I'm going
-Would you set me free
-I'm passing through
-In this way,
I could save my skin
-You know the answer now,
Ohio's where I'm going
-If I lied to you...
-I'm passing through
-Was it worth
all the trouble
-You'd call my name
-We're in...did you just
f*cking hit my guitar?
-You know the answer now
[Laughs]
-You have to play with us
on Saturday.
Please play with us on Saturday.
-Wait, what?
-I'll split the money with you.
-Uh...
-I won't do it if you don't.
[Birds chirping]
[Acoustic music plays]
-Whoo-oo!
It looks a little bit sketchy
in a way, but it is good.
This is the spot I used
to come to all the time.
-Okay.
-All right.
You hear it?
-Yeah.
[Folk music playing]
[Cheers and applause]
-Hello!
-Oh, it's good to see you.
-You guys are k*lling it...
[Indistinct conversations]
[Engines revving]
-Mnh-mnh.
No. Not doing this. No.
-You want me to sing your part?
[Cheering, laughter]
-Was it funny when
I had a dream
That I knew you
when we were kids
We picked grass and things
And we ran through woods
And when they picked on you
I would make a fist
-Was in Custer Park,
I was passing through
And you followed me
on the road that day
And you whispered to me,
that you wanted to sing
I made a wish for you
that your seeds would spread
What you take me for?
Were you listening?
What you said was it,
"Hang on, fool"
What you did for me
When you set me free
Was it worth all
the trouble we're in?
-Was in Custer Park
With the golden rods
I didn't let you down,
I just lost the thread
-If we're honest, now
Could you set me straight?
I wanna forget
about the things I did
Would you set me free?
Will you let me see?
In this way,
I could save my skin
What you fault me for?
If I lied to you
It was worth
all the trouble we're in
-Don't mind me
You really shouldn't see it
I was bound to come unglued
-Like, breaks in the waves
I rise and I fade
It's really all
I've ever been
What'd you take me for?
Were you listening?
What you said,
was it, "Hang on, fool"
What you did for me
When you set me free
Was it worth
all the trouble we're in?
-Will you let me go?
-It's where I'm going
-Would you set me free?
-I'm passing through
You call my name,
you know the answer now
-What you fault me for?
-It's where I'm going
-If I lied to you
-I'm passing through
-It was worth
All the trouble we're in
-You call my name
You know the answer now
Ladies and gentlemen, Dandelion!
[Cheers and applause]
[Engines rev in distance]
-That was fun, right?
-It was.
[Country music plays
in distance]
-I see you.
[Insects chirping,
engines continue]
-[Chuckles]
[Birds chirping]
[Cars passing outside]
[Chirping continues outside]
[Birds chirping]
[Line ringing]
Hey, Brandy girl.
Uh, sorry, I haven't been
answering any of your calls.
Uh, yeah, it's been, uh...
I don't know,
a little interesting here.
Uh...
I didn't win.
But I met a guy.
I know, I know.
He did win,
and he invited me to play
with him on Saturday.
So...
Yeah, um...
...he's nice,
kind of lonely.
Tiny little white guy
from Scotland. [Chuckles]
I don't know.
He's something, so...
He's a new friend.
And I mean...
I'm really happy
when I'm around him.
Yeah, I think, uh...
I'm really glad that I'm here.
[Chirping continues]
And I'll talk to you later.
[Singing] New friend
[Humming]
[Guitar plays,
humming continues]
Old friend
[Guitar, singing
continues outside]
[Vocalizing]
[Birds chirping]
[Door opens]
-Did you swipe my guitar?
-No.
-Did you retune it?
[Laughter]
[Laughter continues]
[Smooching]
[Chirping continues]
[Wind whistling]
[Breathing heavily]
-[Laughs]
[Smooching continues]
[Engine revving]
Do you see this?
-Look at his little hands.
-[Laughs]
-It's so cute.
-It is.
-Here, do you --
Let me take a picture.
Go on.
I'll take it on your phone.
[Birds chirping]
[Camera shutter clicks]
-This can be your album cover.
[Laughter]
[Prairie dogs chirping]
You're like a...
-Watch this little guy.
-...prairie dog whisperer.
[Chirping continues]
[Chuckles]
Are you enjoying it?
-I'm not enjoying it.
No, I was enjoying it.
And then, you came over.
And then, they ran away.
[Laughter]
Stop.
-[Shouts] That was good.
-[Chuckles]
-That was good.
[Laughs]
You want a peanut?
[Paper rustles]
[Laughs]
[Chirping continues,
cars passing]
[Insects chirping]
Thank you.
-For what?
-Playing music with me.
It's called playing music.
So, it should feel like play.
[Music fades in]
-Hm?
It has a way of not feeling
that way at some point.
-It has this week.
-Thank you.
-For what?
-Allowing me to dream again.
-Come here.
-What?
-Come here.
-Why?
-I'm gonna whisper it.
-[Laughs]
Who's gonna hear you
all the way up here?
-The world.
[Birds chirping]
[Engines revving]
-Yeah, we played Nashville for
the first time a few years ago.
We were drinking in bars,
and it was sketchy,
you know, but we got --
we got a little bit too drunk
the night before.
-Bullshit.
-We woke up the next day,
the van's back doors
were busted open
and it was cleared out,
except for Dalton's
pretty little drum kit.
It was still there.
-It's 'cause they knew better.
-Someone left it unlocked.
-Yeah.
-I don't know who it was.
-It wasn't me,
they gave they key to.
It wasn't me.
[Laughter]
-But thank God they stole
Beau's laptop.
Because we pinged the house,
like, a block away.
So, we surround this house,
so, cops go to the door.
Lady comes out, and we were
like, "Give me back my laptop.
It was you."
[Laughter]
We figured out,
it's the next door neighbors,
these two kids.
So, we started
staking the house out.
We're there all day long.
[Cellphone vibrating]
We have to load in
at 8:00 to our show. Right?
We took the van around
this house about 6 hours,
just in circles.
-Just waiting.
-All day long, waiting
for someone
to show up in this house.
No one came in
or out for 6 hours.
Finally, this car pulls in,
and it backs in,
and we're like,
"Maybe, mom's home, whatever."
But we see these two
little shitheads walk out
with amps in hand.
[Vibrating continues]
-We -- And we, we just, like,
went into, like, Rambo mode.
It was planned,
we walked straight...
-I've never seen Jack
move faster in my life.
-Finally, we get there,
Casey's in the back
with this f*cking giant brick
in his hand.
-With these. With these.
-He's never picked up anything
in his f*cking life.
-He was even smaller back then.
We used to stuff him in...
[Indistinct conversations]
-They did.
This is the sh*t I had to do.
-Well, I saw a rage
in his eyes. He cared.
-He did. He did.
-He did.
-Long story short.
-You mean long story long.
-We did the sound check at 8.
-We crushed that show.
-And, uh, it was the best show,
best show we ever played.
-Great.
-Yeah.
[Cheering, laughter]
[Cellphone vibrating]
-Another one?
-[Smooches]
[Indistinct conversations]
-Yes.
-Can you give me one of those?
-Yes.
-Shots.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
-So, how'd you guys meet?
-Um, he followed me
after the show.
-Sounds about right.
It's how he met Patricia.
-He brought me my guitar case.
-Uh, so what's next for you?
-I don't know.
What about you?
-Got, uh, you know,
just our regular gigs
in Detroit.
But after that,
you know, nothing.
That's about it.
[Indistinct conversations,
cheering continues]
-You good?
-[Clears throat]
[Indistinct conversations,
engines revving]
What is this?
-It's a motorcycle helmet.
[Country music plays
in background]
[Engines, indistinct
conversations continue]
[Engine revs]
-[Singing]
And you could come in,
you could say like, uh...
-Oh, girl?
-Yeah.
-[Singing] Oh, girl. Oh, girl.
[Humming]
[Insects chirping,
guitar playing]
-Last night
I fall into
Am I gonna
Run from this?
-Don't know
where it all went wrong
-Where it all went wrong
I think, it needs
to start slower.
Like...
-Yeah, I already did that.
It started slow.
I said, what's the problem
in that?
-What? It just sounded
like you were going faster.
-Right? You do it then.
You play. f*ck this.
-Really?
-Yeah, really.
You play it.
-What's the problem?
-I haven't been getting on you.
I don't know.
-Yes, you have.
Every f*cking lyric that I
write you have an issue with.
-Yeah, because every lyric
that you're writing
seems to be some weird, like,
passive aggressive jab.
And then...
-It's not passive aggressive.
Isn't that what songwriting is?
Aren't we supposed to write
what's going on,
what's in our heart?
-100%.
But it's just...It all seems...
-So where's this night going to?
Are you going to run from this?
-[Stuttering] Exactly, it's
like, the meaning is, like...
I feel, like, it's, like,
putting me down.
-No, it's just that you're
so f*cking afraid to actually
answer the questions.
-No, because --
No, because you want answers.
You want what's going
to happen, and you need...
-Is that -- Is that a crazy
thing to want?
Is that weird?
-It's not.
No, it's not a weird thing
to want, generally.
But, like, this is
a different circumstance.
Like, we're getting
to know each other.
We're having a good thing.
We're having a great time.
[Guitar playing]
I thought you said you wanted
to start it slower.
Oh, so, we are starting it
faster now. Okay.
-Where's this night
going to?
-So, the argument that you had
was completely pointless.
You literally just wanted
to fight with me. Okay.
-Old man
You're always quick
to saddle up
-Very mature, Dandelion.
Very, very mature.
Oh, yeah. Play it louder.
-When the fire's
All burned out
[Insects chirping]
-Old friend
You're halfway down
the bottle again
-[Humming]
-Can we do that part again?
Sorry.
I said, old man
Where's this night going to?
You're the one
who started this
What's the point
in fighting it?
-And -- And old friend
Are you gonna run from this?
Are you gonna bury me?
-Old friend
-When the light
of morning comes
[Breathing heavily]
-Oo-o-o-h
Oo-o-o-o-h
[Breathing heavily, moaning]
-Old friend
Don't know who to listen to
Don't know where
it all went wrong
What's the truth, anyway?
-Old friend,
I know how this thing ends
Sucking whiskey
through a straw
Draining drinks
until you drown
[Breathing heavily, moaning]
[Breathing heavily,
moaning continues]
[Moaning]
[Moaning continues,
smooching]
-I said, old girl
They're laughing
in your face again
They're taking
all the jobs away
Even when you lost it all
I said, old girl
You're the one
who started this
You're fickle,
and you're fired up
You're standing
on the precipice
-I said, old man
Where's this night going to?
You're the one
who started this
What's the point
in fighting it?
And old man, you're always
quick to saddle up
But where the hell
will you end up?
When the fire's
all burned out now
Oo-o-o-o-o-h
Oo-o-o-h
-Old friend
You've fallen
down the bottle, again
-You know what is right
from wrong
We're standing
at the edge of it
-Old girl,
don't know who to listen to
Don't know where
it all went wrong
What's the truth, anyway?
Old friend,
are we gonna be okay?
Are you gonna carry me
When the light
of morning co-o-mes
Old friend
[Harmonizing]
[Cheers and applause]
-I want to know
everything about you.
-What do you want to know?
-Hm...
What do you love
about Cincinnati?
-I love the river.
I love the way
the light sparkles on the water.
It's muddy and dirty.
But it's the only place
that makes me feel suffocated
and inspired at the same time.
What do you love
about Edinburgh?
-Cobbles.
-Cobbles?
-Mm-hm. Cobbles.
It doesn't make sense,
and they're just rocks.
But...
I love them.
And I have jars full of them.
You should go wherever
you want to go.
Right now...
while you still can.
While the decision's
relatively easy.
[Smooches]
Fall, you said
Found me on the edge,
and you let me in
I know the misses
You fault me for
Long at the end
of my fortune
Lay me down by the water
I'm at the end
of my leash now
All I need's a reason
Innocent, I never meant
to wall you in
Honey,
I'm afraid of my promises
Long at the end of my reason
Just at the end
of the season
Honey,
I'll set you free, then
One way down,
and we're even
Hold me
on the edge of that water
Take it on the chin
and I falter
Hold me in your arms
like my mother
Remind me
your somebody's daughter
Hold me on the edge
of that line you see
Hold me on the edge
of your periphery
Honey, I fight
What's the meaning
of the flag you fly?
Headed on down
that wall you built
Long at the end
of my reason
Down at the end
of this season
Long at the edge
of that water
Lay your head
down my shoulder
April fool,
key in the ignition
But I love you more
Headed on a mission
I'll start a w*r
Long at the end
of my reason
Just at the end
of this season
Honey,
I'll set you free, then
One way down,
and we're even
Hold me on the edge
of that water
Take it on the chin,
and I falter
Hold me in your arms
like my mother
Remind me
you're somebody's daughter
Hold me on the edge
of that line you see
Hold me on the edge
of your periphery
Oo-o-o-h
-Hold me on the edge
of your periphery.
[Guitar continues]
[Cheers and applause]
[Indistinct conversations]
-What'd you think?
-It was nice.
It's not as good
as my sh*t, but...
-We're headed up to Spearfish
if you guys want to tag along.
-Yeah.
-All right.
Actually, wait, does, uh...
Does James still own
the Music Room up there?
-Yeah, he should be there.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Engines revving]
-[Whispering]
[Engine revving]
[Piano plays]
James.
-Casey!
-How's it going, my man?
-Oh. Bring it in.
It's been too long.
-How are you? You well?
-I've been well, yeah.
-Brady says you still
had this spot.
-Yeah, I still got the spot,
man.
I thought we'd swing...Oh, but
this is Dandelion, by the way.
-Dandelion. Pleasure to meet
you. Pleasure to meet you.
This guy cut
his first record here.
-Oh, yeah?
-I did. I did.
-Oh, yeah.
-Okay. [Chuckles]
-So, have you recorded before?
-Uh, not in a studio like this.
-So, uh...
You know what you want
to track today?
-Yeah. [Chuckles]
Can I borrow that?
-Yeah.
Grab it and come on back.
You excited?
-[Laughs]
-There you go.
Get comfortable.
-Okay.
-All right, plug this in here.
Let me get the headphones on,
so you can hear us.
-All right.
-Find yourself.
-[Sighs]
-There you go.
-Okay.
-Comfy?
-Yeah.
-Good. All right.
[Tuning guitar]
All right. Here we go.
[Counts in music]
Walking the streets
What do I see?
-All good?
-Yeah. I'm sorry.
Uh...
[Inhales, exhales sharply]
-Let yourself get lost
in the landscape of the song.
Just be in it.
[Exhales sharply]
Yeah. Okay.
[Counts in music]
Walking the streets
What do I see?
Nothing's the same,
it's all unfamiliar to me
I park at this spot,
and stare at the water
Tried to leave,
but now why would I bother?
The bell is tolling
The clouds are rolling
Play the Fountain Square
Is this the life
I've chosen?
Nothing's the same on Main
Pretend that it's fine
on Vine
Who is that face on Race?
I don't know this place
Nothing to see on Liberty
Washington Park
was no place to be
Over-the-Rhine
is over me-e-e-e
The ghost of Cincinnati
Stalking the streets
Haunting all your memories
of what used to be
Too far from the big time
Too close to a suicide
I'm about
to lose my mi-i-i-nd
Nothing's the same on Main
Pretend that it's fine
on Vine
Who is that face on Race?
I don't know this place
Nothing to see on Liberty
Washington Park
was no place to be
Over-the-Rhine is over me
Over-the-Rhine
is over meeeee
Over-the-Rhine
is over meeeeeeee
-That was beautiful.
-Whoo!
-I can have that pressed
in a week.
So, the song have a name?
-Uh...
"Ghost of Cincinnati."
I know, I know 'cause like
you're hearing yourself back.
-Yeah
-It does sound like,
it's, like,
throws you off a bit.
-But also it sounded so good,
and, like, big and...
[Indistinct conversations,
engines revving]
-Yeah.
-Hey, uh, I'll meet up
with you guys later.
-Why? Where you going?
-[Chuckles]
I'll be back, I promise.
-Okay.
[Zipper hisses,
insects chirping]
[Birds chirping]
[Knocking]
[Indistinct conversations]
-Casey!
[Engines revving]
[Knocking continues]
[Laughs] Casey.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Chirping continues]
-On three.
One...Two...
-Do you not understand
what we're doing?
-We've done this before.
-All right.
Two...Three.
-You guys need some help?
[Music notes play,
indistinct conversations]
-Oh, okay, I got one.
-Hurry up.
Get yours ready, buddy.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
-Yeah. Could you actually bring
that over right in front there.
-Thanks, man.
-I hope that's okay.
-[Humming]
-Just angle it this way
a little bit more for me.
That's perfect.
Thank you so much.
-Yeah.
-Hey, uh...
-Yeah.
-You know where he is?
-Uh, I saw him this morning.
It's the last time I saw him.
-So what, is he just
gonna skip out on this?
-Let's just -- Let's just play
the song, and he'll get here.
He'll be here.
[Music notes play]
-[Muffled] Okay.
Can we get a...?
-Was it funny when
I had a dream
That I knew you
when we were kids
We picked grass and things
And we ran through woods
When they picked on you
I would make a fist
-Sound space left vocal.
We have to wait for him.
We have to wait for him.
[Laughs]
Like, we can't do this
without him.
[Sighing]
[Indistinct conversations]
All right, I'm going to go look
for him at the campground.
-He's at the lodge.
-What?
-He's at the lodge. Room 218.
-[Exhales sharply]
-Okay. Can I get
stage right guitar?
[Insects chirping,
indistinct conversations]
[Cars passing]
[Electricity buzzing]
[Laughter]
-Hey.
-Hey.
-Where have you been?
-Can we go downstairs?
-We're in soundcheck.
-I know. I know. I'm sorry.
-We're getting ready
for a performance.
Where have you been?
-Come here.
[Kid shouting playfully]
Hi, sweetheart.
-Hi.
-Dad!
-I know, I'll be...I'm coming.
I'm coming in.
I'm coming in.
-Excuse me, who are you?
[Kid shouting playfully
continues]
-I'm Theresa.
-Mom. Come play.
-Honey, can you
just give us a second?
-Come on, let's go.
Come on, sweetie,
I need you to come on.
Casey!
-I'll see you downstairs, okay?
Hey, time for...
-Who was that?
-Oh, uh...
Yeah, she's, um...
[Indistinct conversations]
[Electricity buzzing]
[Rock music playing,
engines revving]
[Indistinct conversations,
shouting]
[Indistinct conversations,
shouting continues]
-[Crying]
[Engines revving in distance]
[Crying continues]
-[Crying]
[Crying continues]
Casey, can you bring
Lena down with you?
-Yeah. Coming.
[Crying softly]
Dad.
-There you are.
[Kid shouts playfully]
[Birds chirping]
[TV in background]
[Door opens]
-But I'm now
the Republican nominee...
[Door closes]
...in the state of Ohio.
Ladies and gentlemen...
[Cheering]
I-I-I grew up
in southwestern Ohio.
I was raised
by my mamaw and papaw...
And if you know anything
about my background,
or anything about my life,
you know that my mamaw
was not always
a conventional woman.
She was --
She was different.
[Speaks indistinctly]
[Insects chirping,
guitar playing]
[Chirping continues]
[Guitar playing]
[Club music plays,
indistinct conversations]
-It's my night.
-Where is my set list?
-What are you doing here?
-It's 8:30.
-Brian called a band to cover.
How about I get Grant to cover
me while I take you home?
-I need my set list,
and I need a drink.
-Girl.
I think you should take
the night off to rest.
-It's my night.
-Hey, baby. Yeah.
[Indistinct conversations]
-My name's Dandelion,
[clears throat],
and I am here every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday.
[Indistinct conversations
continue]
[Guitar playing]
Tell me do you think
it'd be all right?
If I could just
crash here tonight?
You see, I'm in
no shape to drive
And anyway,
I've got no place to go
You know, it might
not be that bad
You were the best
I'd ever had
If I hadn't blown
the whole thing years ago
I might not be alone
[Indistinct conversations]
Tomorrow, we can drive
around this town
And if the cops
chase us around
Hey! Hey!
[Breathing heavily]
Don't -- Don't do that.
You put your phone down.
-Excuse me.
-I am performing,
and you are talking
through my song.
I'm standing up here,
vulnerable,
in front of all of you,
and you're just
chit chatting away
as if I'm inconveniencing you.
Well, here's an idea.
If you want to talk
on your phone,
how about you go somewhere
where there's no one
performing?!
[Breathing heavily]
[Mic drops]
-Wow.
-Theresa, I need you to go home.
[Indistinct conversations]
-[Whispering] She's psycho.
-Thank you.
-[Breathing heavily]
-She's crazy.
[Whispering]
I'm standing up here,
vulnerable,
in front of all of you,
and you're chit chatting
as if I'm inconveniencing you.
If you want to talk
on your phone,
how about you go somewhere
where there's
no one performing?!
[Indistinct conversations
in distance]
-I don't want to be
a 40-year-old troubadour.
[Phone thuds]
-[Coughing]
To find something you
love this much in life.
So much that you want
to do it every day
for the rest of your life is...
in itself, profound.
Most people don't have that.
Your joy is defiant, baby.
Protect it.
I think, I said what I said,
because I would love
to be a 40-year-old
troubadour.
Miss Dandelion.
-[Chuckles]
[Sniffles]
[Sniffles]
[Insects chirping]
[Exhales sharply]
[Humming]
[Exhales sharply]
f*ck, that doesn't work.
[Humming]
f*cking sh*t.
[Exhales sharply]
[Inhales, exhales sharply]
[Humming]
[Groans]
[Guitar notes play]
[Hums]
[Moaning]
[Piano notes play]
[Guitar notes play]
-I see you.
[Guitar playing]
f*ck.
[Guitar playing]
[Guitar continues]
[Birds chirping]
Muddy river
Oh
Oh, will the muddy river
Ever let me go
Go, oh
[Guitar plays]
[Exhales sharply]
[Insects chirping]
[Cars passing]
[Birds chirping]
[Indistinct conversations]
-We have a new songwriter
for you tonight
here at Ghost Baby.
Maybe, you've seen
her play around town.
Or maybe it's your first time.
Either way, you'll be glad
you caught her
on the first stop of her tour.
Ladies and gentlemen...
Cincinnati's own --
Dandelion.
Down in the muddy Ohio
Blue bridge and the snow
Watch it melting,
and you're walking all alone
See a face rise
that you know
Is it a river thing?
Maybe a phantom ring
Does it scare you
when I sing
Ten feet deep
Trying to breathe
Swimming up just to bleed
You see a face rise,
oh, that you know, ooh
Oh, will that muddy river
Ever let me go
Haven't broken the surface,
but you can't break me
Try to drown my purpose
under the waves
Won't take my gifts
down to my grave
You turned your head,
and you looked at me
With eyes I thought
admired me
Just a boy
who could never be free
Scared of the woman they see
Ten feet deep,
Trying to breathe
Swimming up, up,
just to bleed
Oh, you see a face rise,
oh, that you know, ooh
Oh, will that muddy river
ever let me go-o-o-o
Let me go-o-o, oh
Oh, I'm not afraid,
I'm running free
The whole world's
trying to bury me
I see a whole world
reckoning
Ten feet deep,
trying to breathe
Swimming up just to bleed
Oh, you see a face rise,
oh, that you know, ooh
Oh, will that muddy river
ever let me go?
Walls fall away
But I'm the one who falls
Hide what you may
What, you're not taking calls
from the awkward way
You make it all my fault,
now you're out of my way
But I'm still hitting walls
[Guitar solo]
The world's trying to bury me,
I see a whole world reckoning
The world's trying to bury me,
I see a whole world reckoning
The world's trying to bury me,
I see a whole world reckoning
Yeaaaaaah
[Interlude]
[Cheers and applause]
Took the train,
coffee black
It's been so cold,
then for her
As you push it back
-Glad you came
Said you would
How's that chair
on your back?
Does it feel good?
Don't touch my skin
Unless you're gonna
touch my skin
Don't fall sad,
if you can't swallow it
Don't press your legs
around my thigh
Part your lips
and not come in
It's delicate
It's delicate
This thin elephant
-Go to the show,
saw you near the exit sign
Why so long slumbering?
When so quick
to say good-bye
-There's a way,
what I want to say
I'm trying the patience,
I'm only 30
Till Saturday
Don't touch my skin
Unless you're gonna
touch my skin
Don't fall sad,
if you can't swallow it
Don't press your legs
around my thigh
Part your lips
and not come in
It's delicate
It's delicate
This thin elephant
Gonna blow through your legs,
be your skin
Gotta be cool with you
I got lost with you
Should have never f*cked
around with you
Still lost inside of it
This thin elephant
Don't touch my skin, unless
you're gonna touch my skin
Don't fall sad,
if you can't swallow it
Don't press your legs
around my thigh
Part your lips
and not come in
It's delicate
It's delicate
This thin elephant
It's delicate
This thin elephant
-Don't you touch my skin
-It's delicate
This thin elephant
-Please come touch my skin
-It's delicate
This thin elephant
-Don't you touch my skin
-It's delicate
This thin elephant
-Please come touch my skin
-It's delicate
This thin elephant
It's delicate
[Indistinct conversations]
-You're the thistle
I'm the stone
Two hearts, one soul
But, oh
Wait here like
structure till he comes
That's why we grow
wild or we won't
Thistle and stone
Thistle and the stone
Thistle and the stone
I see a thistle
beside the stone
[Insects chirping]
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