Give Me Liberty

And the doctor told me,

"James, you'll never walk again

in your life."

I said, "Man, get the fuck out of here.

"You're full of shit.

I'm gonna walk."

But... I went to therapy,

and everything I had to do, I did,

to try to walk on my own.

And I'd be damned if that doctor wasn't right.

I never walked since that day.

And that hurts me by being a quad.

But... life, it is what it is.

Life is wonderful.

Life is beautiful.

I love life.

You can't fool me.

I love... I love everything about life,

even the ducks, the chickens, the rats.

Love... Love conquers all.

That's just my belief.

And when you have love,

you got everything, in my life.

But I went a long time without love.

And I've been the lonely one.

I call myself "the lonely one."

And I say that for a reason,

because have to reach out so hard

to get friends, but they're not right.

And you know they're not right.

And God does not like ugly.

You got to deal with people that's on your level,

not on their level...

you know.

You're going to be late. You're going to be late.

You have to be on the bus at 7:45.

You're going to be late.

You have to get on the bus.

I gotta go.

I gotta go. I gotta go. I'm gonna be late for work.

You're gonna be late. Grandpa!

No... No cooking, okay?

No cooking. No cooking.

7:45, Lilya's funeral.

You cannot miss it. Okay?

The van is at 7:45.

Don't be late.

What?

- Now, come on, man, what the fuck? - Just help me.

You know, now you're gonna make me... You're gonna make me late now.

- All right, this shirt. - I need to brush my teeth.

Okay, you got it. Where are your pants?

The hamper in the closet.

Here's your brush.

Hey, can you hand me that?

Yeah. You know what, fuck it. We'll wash it later

We don't have time for you to brush your teeth now.

- You really gotta do something about this. - About what?

When was the last time you used that elliptical?

Fuck off, man. I did weights last night.

- Yeah, I can see that. - Just help me already.

I'm working on it. You're gonna make me late for work now.

Let's get your walker.

- All right... - Help me with these pants.

Yeah, yeah, I got you.

Okay. You good?

Let's go. Let's get you out of here.

- All right. - Come on.

- Come on, come on, come on, come on. - Yeah, I'm comin', I'm comin'.

This is ridiculous. I can't do this for you all the time.

And we are out of here.

- You're not gonna head to the west side today, do you? - I don't know.

You didn't see that shit on the news last night?

- All right... - Chirpin', man. They're...

Goddamn it, man. What, did you take those dumbbells to go?

Hey, man, I just lost 90 pounds in the hospital, okay?

Come on.

Let's get your hat back on.

- So you look pretty. - Yeah.

Let's go.

They burned some houses down last night.

- In where? - The west side, man.

That's all they do in this country is protest.

Nobody's happy anymore.

They're fucking upset about everything, you know.

We live in the United States and they're unhappy.

You know, we live in the land of the free

and they're fucking mad all the time.

People got the most freedom of anywhere.

The police had to call in the SWAT.

Everyone's got some kind of problem with something.

Nothing, nothing is right.

Everyone's upset, they're fucking mad.

All they want to do is fucking protest.

Fucking protesters, they're never fucking happy.

I mean, fucking look at me.

I've got things I could fucking bitch about.

Fucking whine.

I fucking can't walk.

I got to take four shots of insulin a day.

You hear me bitchin' and complainin'? No.

It's just so unrealistic that these people are so unhappy.

Just live life already. Stop complaining so fucking much.

I just don't get it, man.

So glad I can't see these people.

- I would be so angry. - All right...

You know, I've been goin' through so much shit, man,

since my dad died in '03.

And nothin' but bad luck, man.

No money. My father died.

He had a heart attack.

I got that call in the middle of the night.

And this was way back in '03, and broke my heart.

Then I lost my fuckin' eye sight.

Then I broke my leg.

Hi, Vic. How you doin'?

- Heard you're going to in the talent show. - Yes, I am.

- Know what you're gonna be singin'? - "Rock Around the Clock."

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" from The Beatles.

Oh, yeah? I love The Beatles.

- Absolutely killer. - She was named after The Beatles.

Really?

And her brother was named after a soap opera.

Really? Which one?

Days of Our Lives. Alex Marshall.

Your boyfriend's gonna be in the show?

Her boyfriend sings like Elvis.

Well, is he gonna help you out in the talent show?

Uh, I'm gonna see him at the concert.

I don't know. I think you need a new boyfriend.

I don't know about that.

- How you doing today? - I'm doing good.

How you doing?

Can't complain.

So, uh, you're a big Elvis fan?

Yeah. And Michael Jackson. Yeah...

It's gonna be out front with you, Michelle, Okay? Okay.

Put your seat belt on.

I hate Elvis.

I went to Graceland.

You know what I hate more than Elvis though?

- Hmm? - Impersonators.

Why do they spend their whole life trying to be Elvis

- when... they can't? - I don't know.

Yeah, I really just,

I just don't like his music and all.

Then you got these people who dress like him,

try to sound like him.

They devote their whole life to being Elvis.

I just listen to his music.

I just don't like the guy.

To listen to Elvis, he just doesn't do it for me.

In high school, there was this guy that looked like Cliff Clavin.

And I let him know every day that he looked like Cliff Clavin,

and he called me an asshole.

His dad looks like Cliff Clavin too.

Yeah, my fishes and I go way back.

I came here one time, and I was in a fit of rage,

and I had... I just had to eat it.

- You're comin' to pick me up, aren't you? - No.

How am I gonna get home? I don't have any rides left.

Dude, I don't know. I'm gonna be at work all day.

You gotta pick me up, all right? I have no way to get home.

Just give me a call later today and we'll see what happens.

Give me a call later and we'll work something out.

Vic, are we gonna be late?

Yeah, I'm... I'm on my way.

Just give me another ten minutes and I'll be there shortly.

Are we gonna be late for the talent show?

Vic, I can't miss the talent show.

I can't miss it.

You guys are still here?

I called it in.

I don't know. They should be here any minute.

What floor?

Seven-oh-two.

Lilya.

- You going to the funeral? - Funeral? What funeral?

Lilya's funeral.

My aunt, 702? Lilya?

Lilya? Man, what funeral?

Yeah, she died like a couple days ago.

But how? We talked like three days ago.

- On the phone. - I'm sorry.

- What happened, man? - I don't know. I'm sorry.

Floor six.

But Lilya's my aunt.

You know you're not supposed to be cooking by yourself, right?

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. - I got him.

How many times did I tell you? You cannot cook without me home.

Look what you did!

They're gonna get you evicted over this. Where are we gonna live?

Put your pants on, Grandpa.

Grandpa, come on, get dressed, we got to go.

One, two, three.

What is this? Baseball bat?

I thought it must be big. You know?

That's his meat tenderizer slash nut cracker.

Never in my life, understood this fucking game.

- Pitcher. - Huh?