[overlapping chatter]
I'M SO EXCITED NOW. EXCITING, YOU KNOW?
THAT CAREER DAY ASSEMBLY WAS AMAZING.
I GUESS IT WAS OKAY.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WANTED TO BE A METEOROLOGIST,
BUT NOW I'M 100% SURE
WITH A PARTIAL CHANCE OF TOTAL EXCITEMENT.
AND NOW I KNOW I WANT TO BE GENETICIST,
SO I CAN STUDY GENES.
YOU SHOULD STUDY SKINNY JEANS.
THIS IS SO NICE SEEING OUR FUTURE LEADERS
ALREADY ON THEIR CHOSEN CAREER PATHS.
WELL, NOT EVERYONE.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS REMIND ME SO MUCH
OF MYSELF AT YOUR AGE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SO--SO YOUNG,
YET SO CONFIDENT.
IT'S LIKE YOU READ AN ARTICLE ON ME
IN TEEN THROB MAGAZINE CIRCA 1986
TITLED SO YOUNG, YET SO CONFIDENT.
BUT EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SURE, THAT'S OKAY TOO.
NO, IT'S NOT.
BUT SOMETIMES THE CHOICE ISN'T SO CLEAR.
YEAH, FOR LOSERS.
[all laugh]
SEE, YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T KNOW?
HOW TO READ A ROOM?
I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY COULD STAY IN A CAREER THAT THEY HATE.
I MEAN, THE SOONER YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT,
THE BETTER CHANCE YOU HAVE OF GETTING IT.
I'VE GOT IT.
FASHION!
I LOVE IT. IT LOVES ME.
WHEW. THAT'S SETTLED.
WHAT WAS I THINKING?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
I CAN'T GO INTO FASHION. MEDICINE!
I LOVE SCIENCE AND ANIMALS.
I'LL BE A VETERINARIAN. OKAY.
I CAN'T BE A VET.
HONEY, MAKE IT STOP.
I LOVE ANIMALS TOO MUCH TO SEE THEM IN PAIN.
THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING.
- I HAVE THE ANSWER. - OH, GOOD.
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THANK YOU. WE ARE AIR CLUB FOR MEN.
THAT WAS FUNNY.
DON'T LISTEN TO HER. YOU GUYS LOOK COOL.
WE'RE PRACTICING OUR AIR GUITAR PERFORMANCE
FOR THE SCHOOL TALENT SHOW.
WAIT, YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT
IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL?
THAT IS FUNNY.
[chuckles]
DADDY, WERE YOU EVER IN A BAND AT SCHOOL?
NO, SWEETHEART,
DADDY DIDN'T GO TO REGULAR SCHOOL,
BUT I DID GET TO DO A LOT OF REALLY COOL STUFF,
LIKE I GOT TO GO TO MOVIE PREMIERES,
AND I GOT FREE CLOTHES.
I'M A KID. EVERYTHING IS FREE.
- I GOT TO MEET HEF. - WHO?
THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT, SWEETHEART.
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♪ GLORIOUS
SEE THAT, SILHOUETTE DANCERS?
WE NEED TO CLEAN UP OUR LINES, RIGHT, EM?
UH, YEAH, CLEAN LINES.
OKAY, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
EVERYBODY GET INTO POSITIONS.
OKAY, EM, GRAB MY LEG.
EM, YOU CAN--ANYTIME. JUST GRAB IT.
EM--EMILY!
SO WHEN I SAY, "GRAB MY LEG,"
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
SORRY, GUYS.
- KIND OF COOL, RIGHT? - MM-HMM.
HOW COME YOU'RE NOT IN THERE REHEARSING
YOUR SHADOW PUPPET THING?
I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.
I'M FEELING SO MUCH PRESSURE TO CHOOSE A CAREER PATH.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WANT TO DO.
WHO SAID THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT
ALL FIGURED OUT ANYWAY?
YOU.
YOU JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR PASSION IS,
YOU KNOW, WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WAKE UP
AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOING EACH DAY.
I MEAN, FOR ME, IT'S BEING AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE DAD.
WELL, I LOVE PRODUCING MY HIGH SCHOOL NEWS PROGRAM.
OKAY, WELL, THAT'S A GOOD START.
YOU KNOW WHAT I COULD DO FOR YOU?
I CAN CALL BROOKE MILLER AT NNC NEWS AND TALK TO HER.
YOU KNOW BROOKE MILLER,
TELEVISION'S NUMBER ONE TV NEWS DIRECTOR?
HONEY, ALL US NUMBER ONES KNOW EACH OTHER.
- WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME? - WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO GO
INTO ANIMAL FASHION DESIGN OR SOMETHING.
I WAS HALF ASLEEP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
I'LL CALL HER UP AND SEE IF I CAN GET YOU AN INTERNSHIP,
AND YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LIKE IT.
- WOW. THANKS, DADDY. - YOU'RE WELCOME.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DAYS, I FEEL BETTER.
OH, GOOD. AND LISTEN.
YOU KNOW, ANIMAL FASHION DESIGN IS AN UP-AND-COMING INDUSTRY.
YOU WOULD BE--YOU CAN MAKE, YOU KNOW, SKINNY JEANS
FOR DOGS OR SOMETHING.
HERE ARE THE FILES FOR TONIGHT'S STORY, BROOKE.
OH, IT'S INTERESTING
THAT YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TELL ME,
THE NEWS DIRECTOR,
THE CONTENTS OF THE FOLDERS I ASKED YOU TO ACQUIRE,
SO EITHER YOU THINK I'M STUPID, MM,
OR YOU WANT ME TO PRAISE YOU
FOR SOMETHING A POORLY TRAINED MONKEY COULD DO.
WHICH ONE IS IT, EMILY?
- WELL-- - TOO SLOW. DON'T CARE.
SPEAKING OF TRAINED MONKEYS, WHERE IS MY ANCHOR?
CHANCE IS OVER THERE WITH MY FATHER.
AND I FEEL LIKE THE "RINSE, THEN REPEAT" DIRECTIONS...
both: DRY YOUR HAIR OUT FASTER.
THAT'S RIGHT. NOW, DO YOU DO THIS?
DO YOU SPRITZ AND JUST WALK INTO IT?
DO I? WATCH THIS.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DO.
- CHANCE! - UH-OH, SAVE YOURSELF.
HERE COMES DAN "I'D RATHER NOT." - OH.
- DAVID, YOU HANDSOME DEVIL. - HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE?
WELL, YOU KNOW, MY KID'S FIRST DAY ON THE JOB,
AND SHE'S TRYING TO FIND HER PASSION
AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU KNOW?
- I GET IT. I GET IT. - GOOD.
ACTUALLY I HATE KIDS, SO I DON'T GET IT.
ALL RIGHT, I NEED YOU TO LEAVE.
GOT WORK TO DO. THANK YOU.
DO ME A FAVOR. I JUST NEED YOU--
JUST GO A LITTLE EASIER ON HER.
[cell phone dings] OKAY?
JUST TRY NOT TO BE SO BROOKE-ISH.
I DON'T-- I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT, MINIONS! LISTEN UP.
APPARENTLY ROCK LEGEND A.W.O.L. HAS GONE M.I.A.,
AND I WANT TO FIND OUT WHY A.S.A.P.
YOU HEARD HER, PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A TENSE MILITARY SITUATION.
BROOKE, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FIND AWOL
IF WE DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS?
GOSH, JOANIE.
HMM.
IF ONLY THERE WERE AN ORGANIZATION
THAT OBTAINED HARD-TO-FIND INFORMATION
AND THEN REPORTED ON IT.
WHAT SMELLS LIKE FEAR? - I JUST PEED A LITTLE.
MM-HMM.
SEE, THAT RIGHT THERE IS BROOKE-ISH.
MM.
BROOKE.
I KNOW AWOL'S FAVORITE PLACE TO STAY WHEN HE'S IN TOWN
IS THE BEVERLY HOTEL.
WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW.
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW.
GOSH, MY UNPAID INTERN,
WHO'S ONLY BEEN HERE FIVE SECONDS,
IS ALREADY DOING THE JOB
YOU GUYS WERE HIRED TO DO.
I WANT YOU TO GO WITH CHANCE,
AND I WANT YOU GUYS TO GET ME THAT STORY.
OKAY.
HE NEVER USES HIS REAL NAME. HE BOOKS UNDER A PSEUDONYM.
YOU HEAR THAT, PEOPLE?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE NAMED SUE DOUGHNIM.
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OW! OW, OW.
- COOL SPLIT, JOE. - NO, I CAN'T--I CAN'T GET UP.
KILL THE MUSIC.
[groans]
JOE, EVEN I KNOW THIS IS A BAD IDEA,
AND I EAT PASTE.
TAKE IT EASY, JANIE.
I THINK THAT JOE IS WAY AHEAD OF YOU
ON THIS BEING A BAD IDEA.
HEY, JOE, YOU READY TO GO, BUDDY?
YOUR DAD'S WITH EMILY AT NNC,
SO WE'RE HERE TO PICK YOU UP.
I THINK I SNAPPED MY G-STRING.
I THINK HE MEANS HAMSTRING.
WE CAN ONLY HOPE.
THIS LOOKS INTERESTING.
WHAT--WHAT--
UH, UH, PEOPLE, GATHER.
I HAVE KNOWLEDGE TO IMPART.
THE ART OF SILHOUETTE
IS NOT JUST THROWING AN IMAGE ON-SCREEN.
YOU WANT TO CAPTIVATE THE AUDIENCE.
WHAT MAKES YOU SUCH AN EXPERT?
IT'S QUITE AN INTERESTING TALE, ACTUALLY.
OUR FASCINATION WITH--
WE TOOK A CLASS AT THE LEARNING ANNEX.
JUST WATCH AND LEARN,
BUT KEEP IN MIND WE HAVEN'T STRETCHED YET.
[frog croaks]
THAT WAS AMAZING.
COULD YOU GUYS COACH US?
THEY'RE SPELLING OUT "YES" WITH THEIR BODIES.
OH, MY GOSH, I'M SO EXCITED.
TODAY WAS AMAZING.
BROOKE SAID I WAS LIKE A YOUNGER VERSION OF HER,
AND THEN IT HIT ME.
DAD, YOU'VE BEEN RIGHT ALL ALONG.
OF COURSE DAD WAS RIGHT. WHAT WAS I RIGHT ABOUT?
THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
IS WORKING AT WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY,
SO JUST LIKE YOU,
I'M GONNA FOCUS ALL MY ENERGY ON MY CAREER.
OH, SWEETHEART, GOOD FOR YOU.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I'M GONNA WORK FOR BROOKE FULL-TIME,
SO I'M QUITTING SCHOOL.
- WHAT? - IT'S ALL THANKS TO DAD.
I'M SO HAPPY. YOU HEAR THAT, HONEY?
OUR DAUGHTER HAS FOUND HER CAREER PATH.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT,
BUT SHE DID SAY, "THANKS TO DAD."
OH, MAN, YOU REALLY CAN'T READ A ROOM, CAN YOU?
LET ME READ IT TO YOU, OKAY?
YOUR DAUGHTER
IS DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.
- I'M NOT DROPPING OUT. - SHE'S NOT DROPPING OUT.
I'M TESTING OUT EARLY AND GETTING MY G.E.D.
YEAH, G.E.D. WELL, "GED" FOR YOU.
ATTAGIRL.
WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCES
THAT COME WITH GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL?
HIGH SCHOOL IS SO HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE HAD A TASTE OF THE REAL WORLD.
WELL, I GUESS A TASTE IS ALL IT TAKES
TO MAKE LIFE-CHANGING DECISIONS.
HUH. - OH, AMY, RELAX.
IS SHE TALKING TO ME?
DAD DIDN'T GO TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE TURNED OUT JUST FINE.
FINE? YOU SEE YOUR DAD AS FINE?
DAVID, DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE JUST SAID?
SHE SAID SHE THINKS I'M FINE.
IF I WAS EAVESDROPPING CORRECTLY,
DID DAD JUST SAY WE DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL?
NO, NO, NO, HE DID NOT. GET--NO.
OH, AMY, YOU'RE ADORABLE.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, DAVID?
I'M SAYING TO GET YOUR BROOKE ON,
TO GO BROOKE-LYN ON HER.
RELEASE THE BROOKE-EN.
I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, DAVID,
BUT YOUR DAUGHTER'S BEEN HANDLING
EVERYTHING I'VE THROWN AT HER.
WATCH.
EMILY, I NEED THE ROUGH CUT OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
- IT'S ON YOUR DESK. - I MEANT THE MUDSLIDE.
IT WAS ON YOUR DESK.
MUST HAVE FALLEN OFF DURING THE EARTHQUAKE.
IF YOU'RE SO CLEVER, LITTLE MISS,
WHAT AM I GONNA ASK FOR NEXT?
WATER?
NOT THAT KIND.
WITH BUBBLES.
THAT'LL BE ALL.
SHE'S GOOD. SHE KIND OF REMINDS ME OF ME.
THAT IS AWESOME.
BUT YOU KNOW THE WIFE--
SHE THINKS THAT HER QUITTING SCHOOL
AND GOING IN THE NEWS BUSINESS IS A BAD IDEA.
YOU KNOW, SHE THINKS SHE'LL MISS ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
OH, COME ON, WHAT?
YOU KNOW, I NEVER WAS A CHEERLEADER.
I NEVER WENT TO A DANCE, NEVER HAD ANY FRIENDS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHO'S GOT TIME FOR SUCH NONSENSE?
- YOU DON'T HAVE ONE FRIEND? - OF COURSE I DO.
CHANCE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR YEARS.
WE'RE VERY CLOSE. CHANCE, COME!
CHANCE, UM, HOW'S YOUR WIFE?
SHE LEFT ME THREE YEARS AGO FOR THE GUY THAT WALKED OUR PUG.
I DO MISS LADY PUGLINGTON.
[sniffles]
SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS.
NO. NOT A ONE, BUT...
[laughing] THAT WAS PRICELESS.
AND A-ONE, TWO, THREE.
HOW DO YOU KEEP DROPPING YOUR DRUMSTICK?
IT'S NOT EVEN REAL.
I DON'T KNOW, JOE. JUST HELP ME FIND IT.
- REALLY? - DON'T LISTEN TO HER, GUYS.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT COOL.
- DO WE? - CAN YOU HELP US?
WELL, I CAN TRY.
SINCE YOU'RE NOT COOL, YOU NEED TO PRETEND TO BE COOL,
AND WHO'S THE BEST PRETENDER HERE?
THIS PRINCESS.
LOOK, WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP,
BUT WE CAN'T SILHOUETTE DANCE WITHOUT EMILY.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO STARTED THE SILHOUETTERS.
AND WITHOUT HER, IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME,
SO WE'RE QUITTING.
FINE, QUIT,
BUT YOU DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE SHADOWS.
KEVIN, TAKE IT EASY.
THEY'RE JUST YOUNG GIRLS WITH BROKEN DREAMS.
SO WERE WE ONCE, MARCUS. SO WERE WE.
WHAT--WHAT'S-- WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE'RE THROUGH WITH THE SILHOUETTES, MR. HOBBS.
WITHOUT EMILY,
WE'RE LIKE SHADOWS OF OUR FORMER SHADOWS.
LET'S FACE IT-- NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRY,
OUR FRIENDSHIP'S NEVER GONNA BE THE SAME.
GUYS, COME ON, YOU'RE TAKING THIS
A LITTLE TOO FAR, AREN'T YOU?
EMILY'S NOT GONE. SHE'S JUST LEAVING SCHOOL.
BUT SHE'S ALREADY STARTING TO FADE FROM MY MEMORY.
I'VE EVEN FORGOTTEN HER LAST NAME, MR. HOBBS.
SHE'S MADE HER DECISION.
OUR FRIENDSHIP'S AS GOOD AS OVER.
OH, WELL, MAYBE SHE HASN'T MADE A DECISION YET.
ALL I'M TELLING YOU GUYS IS, DON'T GIVE UP ON EMILY.
LET HER GIVE UP ON YOU. - WHAT?
THAT DIDN'T COME OUT RIGHT.
WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS,
GIVE HER THE CHANCE TO GIVE UP ON YOU.
HOW IS THAT BETTER?
I DON'T KNOW. LOOK, I HAVE A PLAN, OKAY?
GUYS, STICK TO YOUR SHADOW PUPPETS.
I GOT A PLAN.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
LET'S DO THIS FOR WHAT'S HER NAME.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, LACKEYS.
I JUST GOT A HOT LEAD
FROM SOMEONE AT THE BEVERLY HOTEL.
AWOL IS HEADING TO AN EVENT AT BRENTVIEW SCHOOL TONIGHT,
AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY.
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE TIP, MA'AM.
[feminine voice] OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU KNOW, I COULD'VE PROVIDED AN ACTUAL FEMALE VOICE.
MY PLAN, MY LADY VOICE.
[groans]
AWOL IS COMING OUT OF HIDING,
BUT, UGH, WHY TONIGHT?
AND WHY BRENTVIEW SCHOOL?
I WENT TO BRENTVIEW SCHOOL.
I CAN GET US IN WITH MY SCHOOL I.D.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
TAKE CHANCE WITH YOU,
AND MAKE SURE HE GETS ME SOME ANSWERS.
WHERE IS CHANCE?
WHEREVER THERE'S A CHANCE OF NEWS,
THERE'S CHANCE WITH NEWS.
[applause]
THANK YOU, JEROME.
WHO KNEW SO MANY THINGS COULD COME OUT OF A NOSE?
NEXT, BE AMAZED BY NATE
AND HIS SPINNING PLATES.
I'M HEADING BACKSTAGE TO GET INTEL.
YOU KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AWOL.
I'M ON IT.
BUT WHO IS THIS INTEL,
AND IS HE IN CAHOOTS WITH AWOL?
JUST STAY HERE AND LOOK PRETTY.
OH, I CAN DO THAT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE LEAVING OUR COOL
IN THE HANDS OF A SIX-YEAR-OLD.
BOYS.
TIME TO PLAY DRESS-UP.
- HEY, GUYS. - EMILY, YOU'RE HERE!
I'VE OLIVIA. THAT'S BEA, AND THAT'S TAYLOR.
SHE DIDN'T FORGET US, OLIVIA.
I BROUGHT YOUR LEOTARD.
I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU GUYS PERFORM,
BUT I'M ACTUALLY HERE FOR A NEWS STORY.
OH, HEY, GUYS. EVERYBODY, COME ON.
AT LEAST YOU'RE HERE FOR THE YEARBOOK PHOTO.
COME ON, EM. - COME ON.
OH, IT'S OKAY.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE LAST SCHOOL PHOTO
OF US ALL TOGETHER.
- WOW, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. - THERE SHE IS.
EMILY, NEWS-MERGENCY! all: SHH!
EMILY, NEWS-MERGENCY.
LISTEN, I HAVE A CRITICAL UPDATE FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE.
AWOL'S BEEN SPOTTED AT THE SANTA MONICA PIER.
BROOKE'S LEAD MUST HAVE BEEN FALSE.
LISTEN, IF WE LEAVE JUST RIGHT NOW,
WE'LL STILL BE THE FIRST TO BE ABLE TO BREAK THIS STORY.
THIS IS WHERE CAREERS ARE MADE, KID.
LET'S GO. - NO, NO.
THIS WAY.
DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, EMILY.
IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
[applause]
HERE'S A THOUGHT, NATE.
NEXT TIME, PLASTIC PLATES.
[laughs]
[laughter]
ALL RIGHT, NOW IT'S TIME TO ENJOY THE STORYTELLING
OF THE BRENTVIEW SILHOUETTES.
[applause]
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♪
♪ WHO WE ARE
♪ WHO WE ARE NOW
♪ WHO WE ARE
♪ IS GLORIOUS
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♪ GLORIOUS
[applause]
[laughter]
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. RIGHT, MARCUS?
[muttering]
MARCUS, ARE YOU CRYING?
I AM NOT MADE OF STONE.
GUYS, THAT WAS FANTASTIC. WHERE'S EMILY?
EMILY, EMILY. YES.
I'M SO--I MEAN, I'M GLAD YOU DECIDED
TO DO ONE LAST HIGH SCHOOL THING.
WELL, I CHECKED MY FACTS, CONFIRMED MY SOURCES,
AND THE REAL STORY IS THAT TONIGHT MADE ME
WANT TO STAY IN HIGH SCHOOL.
- AWW, I LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU TOO, MOM.
SO WHEN DID YOU START WORKING AT THE BEVERLY HOTEL?
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE FALSE LEAD THERE, BROOKE,
BUT I HAD TO GIVE MY KID ALL THE INFORMATION
SHE NEEDED BEFORE SHE MADE A LIFE-CHANGING DECISION.
WELL, YOU CHEATED ME OUT OF ONE OF THE BEST EMPLOYEES
I EVER HAD.
WELL, YOU MAY GET HER BACK SOMEDAY.
YOU WANT TO COME?
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NICE FAMILY DINNER.
YOU WANT TO JOIN US? - OH, DAVID, I'D LOVE TO.
[laughing] I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T EVEN KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE.
OH, I WOULD RATHER HEAD-BUTT A CACTUS.
BUT THANKS ANYWAY, "FRIEND." - OKAY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THIS STUFF WORKS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE MUSICAL STYLINGS OF AIR CLUB FOR MEN.
[applause]
HELLO, BRENTVIEW.
WE ARE AIR CLUB FOR MEN.
AND I'M NOT JUST A MEMBER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF ROCK.
[rock music]
WHOO!
♪
WHOO! - NOW, THAT'S COOL.
ROCK ON, BROTHER!
♪
WHOO!
[applause]
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