Workout (1969)

[Music] [Applause] no Richard I just don't understand understand you for instance your hair for instance how did you wear your hair when you went to college crew cut what about everybody else everybody else crew cut look around you Dad [Music] come on in I'll take you on crew cut like a good work is that what you always say here try these on for size these yours no mine would be too big for for you come on in the shoulders you're still a kid look Dad I'm 20 years old since last May in case you forgotten is that right Richard 20 huh I think your image of me stopped changing when I reached the age of nine well maybe my image hasn't changed but you have you're snipper I don't know what you mean by snippy does it mean that I uh I speak my mind that I say what I think as honestly as I can can I don't think Honesty has anything to do with it I think you've lost respect for your father it depends upon what you mean by respect sick of this Richard what do I mean by this what do I mean by that I use words assuming that they mean what they've always meant well they don't dad well get yourself a dictionary look dad why did you come here what do you want from me I came here Richard to try to understand you H and save me from a fate worse than death look dad you don't have to worry about my immortal Soul I'm not about sitting Down's God and Country and take off for the South Seas hey Richard as I told you in my letter you're a free agent how free dad you want an Al line yeah as free as you can afford to be without my support Financial or spiritual support beginning to believe that I can't give you either one I'm sorry you feel that way sorry uh especially in the area of your bank account no especially in the area of your heart my heart's as good as it always was and I also am possessed with a pair of good strong light come on I want that workout [Music] take things gradual that's my motto young kids you rush into things nowadays nice and easy does it what are you staring at you why you think I'm wind or something not at all dad this isn't going to do any good look I I don't want to be challenging you every foot of the way listen you believe what you want to believe and I'll believe what I can just leave me free to live my own life okay my money why do you always have to bring money into it cuz I work hard to make it [Applause] I'll pay you back I'll pay you back every cent if that's what you want good when when I can what's more important Richard is how how are you going to pay me back how are you going to earn the money carrying signs protest marches ah so that's it you know of course I know the whole damn country knows was on the front page of the that so that's the reason you came here one of the reasons well I'm sorry you don't like the content of my signs would you like it better if I relet the signs to read I am all for God and Country it's not the content that's bothering you Richard yes it is yes it is Dad because I am spending I am spending your not so hard-earned money not not to study the thoughts you'd like me to study and not to learn your values but to protest against everything you've ever worked for and that hurts yes it hurts a little a lot Dad I know that look I know that it hurts but I've got to follow my own conscience on all this meaning I don't have a conscience you have your own conscience I see meaning I don't have an enlightened conscience oh my God knock it off Richard knock what off you're not to take the name of the Lord in vain Dad I've heard you say Jesus Christ a thousand times and you weren't at prayer never mind what I do I happen to believe in which is more than you can say and only those who believe are entitled to blaspheme let's play handball [Music] dad you're just too fast for me come on Richard play I said you're too fast for me Dad I said Play Look dad what are we going going to prove nothing just play come on game's a game Richard don't just stand there somebody else may want the court somebody with some guts the court is ours for 15 minutes nobody wants it and I've got guts why don't you use them I do when at beins or lovein or whatever you want to call them when it's important I'm not important right oh look look dad will you just leave me alone no Richard no I want to have this I want to have this out yeah well I don't want to talk about it see why not because you because you don't even want to try to understand we uh used to manage a lot of talk Richard about life what you want to be answers to a th000 questions I always answered your question didn't I yeah you you always answered my questions all right why can't you answer some of mine because I don't have the answers that's the difference between us dad you had all the answers I don't Richard I never claimed to have all the answers but I'm I'm grateful I had some we don't have any very few what kind of a school is this supposed to be a Christian School when I went to college we we got the answers that's what we went for well we go to find the questions any fool can find the questions Richard canny like but what kind of questions do you have about human rights uh justice justice that was a perfect example of escalation and what does that mean it means that's what's always happening to us Dad we start talking about something presumably about about the same subject and we always wind up with with complete incoherence and physical Annihilation Richard I don't understand one word you're saying get a dictionary how about a shower dad I'm not even warmed up yet how about that boxing ring you sure you're ready for this prepare to meet thy Doom son how long has it been since you were in church Richard why cuz I don't want to be the cause of your Eternal damnation you're a very nice father I mean it Richard how long's it in look that's my business leave me alone will you damn it will you leave me [Music] alone D it's all right Richard I'm all right I think I'll go to the steam room Dad Dad are you in [Music] here Dad are you all right never better look I'm sorry I didn't mean to hit you so hard I got carried away you know Richard uh just before you landed that right to my jaw I was about to tell you I can't leave you alone because you're my son I love you you're crying it's a steam that's all clears the lungs out you know I I never seen you cry before I'm sorry I came here Richard I'm sorry you did too Dad I I knew it wouldn't do any good there's just too big a gulf that's all times have changed too much that's just an excuse Richard no it isn't Dad listen the whole world has changed the reason I can't turn to you for answers anymore is because you don't even understand the questions and that breaks your heart I'm sorry takes a lot more than a disrespectful arrogant son to break my heart there you are I don't even understand your words well then you've got no morals Richard you've got no obedience no religion not your religion maybe there's only one religion there's only one God you mean and and there's Millions upon millions of individuals who are trying to reach him well look I'm trying to reach him too but in my own way listen I have to live with my own conscience because that's all I've got you're right Richard it is all you've got because from now on you have't got my tuition you haven't got my money and what's more important you you haven't even got my respect I should have followed in your footsteps dead and wound up a narrow sadistic bully I think I'll take a shower see if I can wash off some of the dirt it's your dirt [Music] [Applause] h Dad I'm sorry I I love you [Music] Dad hey you're wet I'm sorry you're wet and your towel slipping yeah you look ridiculous hey look man why's dry off I'll buy you dinner [Music] la [Applause] [Music]