Pumpkinhole

Sorry about that.

Had a problem in the shop.

Somebody busted a--

I don't know, whatever the fuck, right?

- No problem. - All right, so you're Nick?

- Yes. - All right, that's good.

Don't want to interview the wrong guy here.

Um, resume.

All right. Okay, uh...

Oh, wait a minute. You're Angelo's friend.

You're Nick Palazzo.

You're the guy who played for the Cyclones, right?

Yep.

Angelo said you, uh, may have a little opening here.

I remember watching you in the playoffs in Arizona.

Man, you hit a-- a walk off home run

to win the wild card. Remember that?

Of course you do.

I mean, when was that, 2004?

Yeah.

Hey, you know, Nick, I gotta say this.

You had a great little career, man,

and it's a shame it ended so quickly.

I mean, you really had a lot of potential.

I mean, shoot, what were you battin' before you left?

Was it, uh-- what was it, like 330?

- 332. - Wow.

All right. Good.

All right, um...

All right, listen, you gotta pardon my rudeness here

'cause I gotta ask you this question.

I do it for everyone, all right? It's just that

you've been unemployed, uh...

for three of the last ten years,

and you're gonna be working around

a lot of heavy machinery, you know, so...

have you been, uh--

have you had any problems with drugs or alcohol

in the past six to 12 months?

No, I've been, uh, clean and sober for over a year now.

Whoa. That's great.

Did you go to rehab?

No, uh, just quit.

Cold turkey?

I mean-- I mean, I drink myself.

You know, just-- Well, shit, just a little,

you know, like, um--

like on the weekends, I'm watchin' the football game or whatever.

It--

You mind if I ask you a personal question?

No. Go ahead.

How'd you do it?

I mean, you-- you quit just like that.

Was it, um--

Well, one of those, uh, self-help programs or...

did you read one of those books?

I mean--

I mean, come on, bein' around here?

Hey, those boys at the tavern,

they can throw 'em back, can't they?

I mean, good for you.

- Right. - I mean, shoot, I couldn't do it.

So what was it?

I just quit.

- Hey, buddy. - Hey!

- How'd it go? - Good, good.

I gotta take a--

a drug test, you know, standard thing.

So you gotta piss in a cup or somethin'?

Yeah. I think I can handle that, though.

Nick, have you seen the Halloween decorations?

Uh... bottom box, left hand side.

Awesome. Can you put those up when you get a sec?

Yeah.

Guess it's that time of year again, huh?

Yep. About to get wild.

What's up, bro?

Hey, what's up, dude?

Uh, everything bagel, uh, lightly toasted.

Everything bagel...

Just that?

Uh... yeah.

Everything bagel...

You got it?

...that one from Purring Cobra,

as we cruise into the night with news at 8:00,

here on the home of Rock and Roll, 104.2.

For those of you just tuning in,

as part of our annual 104.2 Rocktoberthon,

we have with us in the studio

the lovely, the psychic, Ally Wilson,

owner and operator of Divine Readings in Newbury,

here to talk about all things spooky.

Mm, yeah.

...to help you guys out with that.

Just to clarify, what I do is definitely not spooky.

I offer people a way to seek answers, that's all.

There's nothing spooky about it.

I've had some tremendous success stories

with my clients the past couple of years.

Hey.

Hey.

You, uh-- You got a second for me?

Uh, I'm gonna be done in five minutes.

Okay. No problem.

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Late night, tired of work,

kids are asleep. No problem...

You're so talkative tonight.

- Hm? - What do you want me to say?

Maybe, "Can I see the 'too that you did?

Can I see the tattoo that you did?

Yes, you can.

Okay.

Here it is.

Okay.

Just a sec.

It's so cool.

Look.

It's about 1974 when I built that barn.

I was out in the cornfield about 8:00 that October.

Sun was goin' down.

My wife had just gotten this black and white cat as a gift,

and the damn thing got out of the house on me.

She was gonna be mad,

so I chased him around the cornfield for a while,

and I saw this hole in the ground.

Some farmers believe that

these portals to the Otherworld

opened up on Samhain,

which we know today as Halloween.

Hey, Benny, what you got, four today?

Yeah, I got four.

How about seven even?

- Here you go. - All right.

- Thanks, Benny. - Gotcha.

I need my propane tank filled.

I'm sorry. What?

I need my propane tank filled.

Yeah, uh...

we, uh...

Well, we don't do refills but, uh,

I'd be happy to swap it out for ya.

This is, uh--

This is a brand new one.

What do I owe you for it?

Uh, nothin'.

Really. It's okay.

Thank you.

Hey, uh...

you're, uh-- you're Miss-- Miss Tossi, right?

- Yeah. - Um...

You know, I-- I just wanted to say I feel really bad about

what happened to your kid.

I mean, it must be horrible what you're goin' through.

I-- I mean, I can't even begin to imagine what--

what something like that feels like.

But, uh, you know,

if-- if there's ever anything I can do to help,

- I'm always here at Tony's. - Thank you.

All right?

Uh, you know, by the way, I'm Nick.

Claudia.

Okay, well, have a good one.

I'll be right with you, buddy.

- Hey, Rigs! - What?

Did you leave a pumpkin out here?

What?

Hey, doc, it's, uh, Nick Palazzo.

Uh, sorry to be calling so late but...

I think I'm having an issue with my medication.

If, uh, you could please call me at your earliest convenience,

uh, back at this number, I'd appreciate it.

Uh, it's really important. Thank you. Goodnight.

Fucking talking for five hours, and she's...

and I was, like, working, you know?

I'm, like, doing my job and I cannot concentrate.

Oh... so exhausting.

What's wrong? Hm?

I just got a lot on my mind right now.

Like what?

You know, just work shit.

You work in a fucking deli.

And what's that supposed to fuckin' mean?

Oh...

What, making all those turkey club sandwiches

is stressing you out?

What, you guys are worried

that you will run out of prosciutto?

We have plenty of prosciutto around here, though, baby.

- You do? - Mm-hmm.

Uh-huh? Mm-hmm?

Gotta pee in the cup?

Yeah, brother.

Gonna pass?

God, I hope so.

Ah, don't worry about that shit.

They don't care about that here.

Really?