J. T. 1969 (Excerpt)

[Applause] [Music] hi Mr R anybody make good on what I owe you let see it's 4165 what 4165 she been some kind of mix up I had never purchased no T this would I cheat you no but I didn't buy any I'll tell you the truth I was wondering myself why all of a sudden so much tuna fish but your boy has been buying it like it was going out of style you sure he's my boy the little boy with the radio in his head he's yours isn't he there is no mistake last week he was in here three times seems like every time I get a nickel th a difference between me and my bills that bo something to set me back this some to be a little more than I plann could I give you 25 now don't worry from now on um please don't sell him anything on credit unless it's written down on paper at my list know you need Mr Bones a nice [Music] house you stay here and watch me [Music] build [Music] see this is your new [Music] house two care the T and charger please uhuh no more credit for you young man you are a very bad boy cheating on your mother you should be a help to her instead you are a heartbreak you'll turn out to be a bum you watch what I see you should be ashamed of yourself from now on the only credit you get here is what your mother has written on her [Music] lips wow you sure can't eat all gone but don't worry I'll get you some more JT now what made you decide to pay have to been here you're not Santa Claus you know we really expect to see you more than once a year have you finished your composition J What Christmas Means to Me Not Quite you haven't even started it have you start afternoon be in my [Music] room take my you be there well JT you know it's too bad we don't have a course of missing persons you just might pass that one I don't know going pass anything else are you listening to me J you can play hookie from school but you can't play hookie from yourself please Mrs R can I go now I have something real important to do how much have you done in your composition is it so hard can't you just just tell me what Christmas Means to you just write down what you feel don't you feel anything there must be there must be something that means something to you JT can I go now I got to go somewhere I'm really disappointed in you JT I expected more out of you okay well you're not getting anything done here go come on [Music] [Music] sh d [Music] [Music] they [Music] King [Music] [Music] is that to C I'm sorry kid what happened [Music] you I Sor Sun [Music] yeah know [Music] that [Music] [Applause] [Music] honey let me go leave me alone [Music] sure I don't feel like doing no Christmas decorating this year theyt won't even know the difference ain't no Christmas tree going to J him out of his misery unfair to [Music] Mama put all my frustrations on that B I lost how to re would you like to have a midnight snack with me I made some B custard I know how bad you hearing honey that cat he was something real special to you I know you you something special too you are why did it have to happen why what oh child I wish I could give you the answer but I don't know seem like life got a whole lot more questions and answers to it you start up young asking questions and you end up old asking questions and the problem it is they're mostly the same questions there's just a very few years in between where you think you got the answers to match up with the questions why did it have to happen why death is a mean way to have to leave about life but that's the way of it sometimes that's just the way of it mama said about cats having nine lies that's just an old saying ain't it ain't no truth to it is there well now there's some truth to them old saans that's how they get to be old saans then maybe my cat maybe he's still living somewhere course when I found him he was sure beat up but maybe he still has some lives to live sure he has sure yeah he just gone some place better to live him that's all but you what about you you just got one life toer what you going to do with it I don't understand I just don't understand I don't understand nothing what you got to understand child is yourself and that's reason matter course you are right complicated little person you are and if you want answers you just better listen to your heart [Music] [Laughter] [Music] the [Music] [Music] w [Music] [Music] not really feel good down you hi baby wellcome I can't wait to get back home and tell them about this church up here in all my born days I ain't never seen a church with satises itself with lit up young shes out I love this city something else let me tell you that's a fact you ask me the place look more like a place where you drink instead of a place to washing if the preacher hadn't been standing up there quoting this scripture I I had a small hours in a nightclub I'll tell you one thing though the congregation was very well dressed and the choir so well practiced but the church oh Mom you know you liked it hello good evening Pard my intrusion I hope I'm not disturbing you no you're know not I have a little something for the boy come in come right on [Music] in I thank you C no no no oh thank you don't bother I can't hey I just have a minute I thought I I bring this by for the where what my something I found him in the street I thought the boy could take care of him you don't have to worry about the expense it it wouldn't cost a penny from the store food everything from the store no problem JP look here thank you I'll be like a little B well it's getting late we thank you cute H good night wait it's a cute little you forgot your mu women you all have Mufflers on your minds good night [Music] night what a thoughtful thing for him to do so nice it's beginning to look a little like Christmas isn't it you just a little little b ball or nothing but your eyes is full of devil ouch you little devil you take him he's too R bues for [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] you know something you look like the cat I used to hand thanks stay where you [Music] [Music] here [Music] a [Music] come to ask you for a job I could do stagging or sweeping or anything you wanted to do I as a matter of fact I could do with a little help in fact you can start right now thanks Sarah oh you should been eting a rice delivery write it down what for we have a half a c for you know a that's a difference between us for me the carton is half empty for you it is half full I wonder who is right you or me I am right Sarah I decided the boy is coming to work for us JD I got a job for you take the tray with sausages and put it into the meat compartment wait you catch your death do I have to of course it's like the North and South Pole put together in there [Music] do you know to get a little feel like [Applause] [Music] Christmas [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] n [Applause] oh