1 00:00:02,105 --> 00:00:03,486 ADULT DEAN: The summer of '69 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,178 was a summer of momentous events. 3 00:00:06,213 --> 00:00:09,733 Russia was involved in a border conflict on the brink of war, 4 00:00:09,768 --> 00:00:12,495 inflation was the highest it'd been in nearly 20 years, 5 00:00:12,529 --> 00:00:14,876 and women didn't have the right to choose. 6 00:00:14,911 --> 00:00:17,051 Glad we don't live in those times anymore. 7 00:00:17,086 --> 00:00:18,673 Anyway... 8 00:00:18,708 --> 00:00:20,054 for my Southern family, 9 00:00:20,089 --> 00:00:21,849 summer used to bring barbecues, 10 00:00:21,883 --> 00:00:23,575 road trips... 11 00:00:23,609 --> 00:00:25,059 BILL: Everybody used the bathroom, right? 12 00:00:25,094 --> 00:00:26,336 KIM: Me first. 13 00:00:26,371 --> 00:00:27,682 DEAN: I'll just go in the bushes. 14 00:00:27,717 --> 00:00:29,236 ADULT DEAN: ...and games. 15 00:00:29,270 --> 00:00:31,893 If you're on my property where I have a house, you pay me rent. 16 00:00:31,928 --> 00:00:34,172 If you can't pay, you go to jail. 17 00:00:34,206 --> 00:00:37,520 ADULT DEAN: He wasn't even playing the game, y'all. 18 00:00:37,554 --> 00:00:39,763 But what made the summer of '69 different 19 00:00:39,798 --> 00:00:43,077 was that I spent it in New York City with my dad. 20 00:00:43,112 --> 00:00:45,390 He was writing songs for Marvin Gaye, 21 00:00:45,424 --> 00:00:47,219 and I was trying to make new friends. 22 00:00:47,254 --> 00:00:49,083 Unfortunately, neither of us had succeeded 23 00:00:49,118 --> 00:00:50,636 in the month we'd been here. 24 00:00:50,671 --> 00:00:52,397 I knew it'd been a month 25 00:00:52,431 --> 00:00:54,640 because I was on my fourth pair of underwear. 26 00:00:54,675 --> 00:00:55,986 ♪♪ 27 00:00:56,021 --> 00:00:57,229 DEAN: Is that Mama on the phone? 28 00:00:57,264 --> 00:00:59,369 Can I talk to her? 29 00:00:59,404 --> 00:01:01,233 -Hey, Ma, guess what. -That's enough. 30 00:01:01,268 --> 00:01:02,890 You know how expensive long-distance is. 31 00:01:02,924 --> 00:01:04,373 [sighs] 32 00:01:04,409 --> 00:01:05,893 Are things going better with your song-writing? 33 00:01:05,926 --> 00:01:07,481 [sighs] No. 34 00:01:07,515 --> 00:01:08,930 I haven't even met Marvin yet. 35 00:01:08,965 --> 00:01:11,830 You want to take a "boudoir" picture for you 36 00:01:11,864 --> 00:01:14,074 and send it to you for inspiration? 37 00:01:14,108 --> 00:01:17,491 I can get it developed tomorrow and rush delivery. 38 00:01:17,525 --> 00:01:19,113 And you'll have it five days later. 39 00:01:19,148 --> 00:01:21,390 I'm not gonna say no to that. 40 00:01:21,426 --> 00:01:23,289 ADULT DEAN: "Sexting" may have taken longer then, 41 00:01:23,324 --> 00:01:24,774 but at least a guy couldn't claim, 42 00:01:24,808 --> 00:01:26,120 "I sent that by accident." 43 00:01:26,155 --> 00:01:27,570 But nothing's working. 44 00:01:27,604 --> 00:01:28,777 These songs are so bad, 45 00:01:28,812 --> 00:01:30,124 Pat Boone wouldn't even steal them. 46 00:01:30,158 --> 00:01:32,126 Maybe we should just come back home. 47 00:01:32,161 --> 00:01:33,576 Wait, I haven't even ridden in a taxi yet. 48 00:01:33,610 --> 00:01:34,956 ADULT DEAN: Ridden? [scoffs] 49 00:01:34,991 --> 00:01:37,131 I couldn't even get one to stop for me until '96. 50 00:01:37,166 --> 00:01:39,340 You are Bill Williams, 51 00:01:39,375 --> 00:01:41,687 the baddest song writer there is. 52 00:01:41,722 --> 00:01:42,757 In Alabama. 53 00:01:42,792 --> 00:01:44,345 Anywhere. 54 00:01:44,380 --> 00:01:46,140 And if you let New York get to you, 55 00:01:46,175 --> 00:01:47,935 you'll never forgive yourself. 56 00:01:47,969 --> 00:01:50,765 You're right about that. 57 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:52,836 And don't worry about things here. 58 00:01:52,871 --> 00:01:56,702 Everything is just like you left it. 59 00:01:56,737 --> 00:01:58,946 [receiver clicks] 60 00:01:58,979 --> 00:02:01,328 Now help me get rid of the rest of your father's old stuff. 61 00:02:01,362 --> 00:02:02,950 Why does he even have most of this? 62 00:02:02,984 --> 00:02:05,159 Child, you know that man can't let go of nothing. 63 00:02:05,194 --> 00:02:07,541 He's like a baby with a fistful of hair. 64 00:02:07,575 --> 00:02:09,232 -[laughs] -[knock on door] 65 00:02:10,371 --> 00:02:11,993 [dog barking in distance] 66 00:02:13,029 --> 00:02:15,790 Oh, Lillian. Thank God. 67 00:02:15,825 --> 00:02:17,171 All these houses look alike. 68 00:02:17,206 --> 00:02:19,173 This is the fourth door I've knocked on. 69 00:02:19,208 --> 00:02:21,555 Jackie? [breathes sharply] 70 00:02:21,589 --> 00:02:24,040 You know, you have some rude neighbors. 71 00:02:24,074 --> 00:02:25,628 I mean, just because it's not the right house 72 00:02:25,662 --> 00:02:27,353 doesn't mean I can't use the bathroom. 73 00:02:27,388 --> 00:02:28,527 Geez. 74 00:02:28,562 --> 00:02:29,563 Aah! 75 00:02:29,597 --> 00:02:30,805 Aunt Jackie! 76 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,980 Aaah! 77 00:02:33,014 --> 00:02:34,188 ADULT DEAN: Jackie was Mom's sister, 78 00:02:34,223 --> 00:02:35,983 and they were polar opposites, 79 00:02:36,017 --> 00:02:38,537 which is why she was our favorite relative. 80 00:02:38,572 --> 00:02:41,195 We didn't see her often, and whenever she was in town, 81 00:02:41,230 --> 00:02:42,023 it usually meant she needed money. 82 00:02:42,058 --> 00:02:43,197 JACKIE: Oh! 83 00:02:43,232 --> 00:02:45,716 Wh-- What brings you into town? 84 00:02:45,751 --> 00:02:47,201 JACKIE: Oh, I'm just passing through, girl, 85 00:02:47,236 --> 00:02:48,409 but don't worry. 86 00:02:48,444 --> 00:02:49,755 I don't need nothing, 87 00:02:49,790 --> 00:02:51,067 so you can tell Bill he doesn't have 88 00:02:51,101 --> 00:02:52,862 to hide his cash or his liquor. 89 00:02:52,896 --> 00:02:54,484 Oh, well, Bill's out of town. 90 00:02:54,519 --> 00:02:55,727 Well, in that case, where's his cash and liquor? 91 00:02:55,761 --> 00:02:58,523 [laughs] 92 00:02:58,557 --> 00:02:59,593 Oh, I'm joking. 93 00:02:59,627 --> 00:03:02,043 Oh. Uh, well, where you off to now? 94 00:03:02,078 --> 00:03:04,322 Oh, and whose car is that? 95 00:03:04,356 --> 00:03:06,116 -Mm, my boyfriend Keith's. -Mm? 96 00:03:06,151 --> 00:03:08,257 You remember him. We used to call him "Pooh-Star." 97 00:03:08,291 --> 00:03:09,706 Anyway, he let me borrow it 98 00:03:09,741 --> 00:03:11,501 so I can go to Tuscaloosa tomorrow night 99 00:03:11,536 --> 00:03:13,779 to see a friend perform at a new nightclub. 100 00:03:13,814 --> 00:03:15,264 Nightclub? 101 00:03:15,298 --> 00:03:16,610 You told me Tuscaloosa 102 00:03:16,644 --> 00:03:18,715 only had the University of Alabama and churches. 103 00:03:18,750 --> 00:03:20,786 -Hush. -So, I was stopping by 104 00:03:20,821 --> 00:03:23,030 to see if you guys wanted to come with me. 105 00:03:23,064 --> 00:03:25,757 Oh, you ain't said nothing but a word. 106 00:03:25,791 --> 00:03:28,587 Well, now, hold on, Kim. We can't just up and leave. 107 00:03:28,622 --> 00:03:30,727 We're having a yard sale tomorrow. 108 00:03:30,762 --> 00:03:32,453 Oh, that's what this is? 109 00:03:32,488 --> 00:03:33,730 I thought y'all were getting evicted. 110 00:03:33,765 --> 00:03:36,285 You just don't want to go 'cause Daddy will get mad. 111 00:03:36,319 --> 00:03:37,872 I'm not afraid of your father. 112 00:03:37,906 --> 00:03:40,427 Oh, is that why you waited for him to go to New York 113 00:03:40,461 --> 00:03:41,876 before selling his stuff? 114 00:03:41,911 --> 00:03:43,706 -Ooh. -Ooh. 115 00:03:43,740 --> 00:03:45,742 JACKIE: [laughs] 116 00:03:45,777 --> 00:03:47,261 You know what? 117 00:03:47,296 --> 00:03:48,573 Go pack a bag for the trip. 118 00:03:48,607 --> 00:03:51,438 Ah, that's my girl! 119 00:03:51,472 --> 00:03:54,406 [laughter] 120 00:03:54,441 --> 00:03:55,994 LILLIAN: I'm just gonna make sure the phone is hung up 121 00:03:56,028 --> 00:03:58,962 and Bill is not still on the line. 122 00:03:58,997 --> 00:04:01,379 ♪♪ 123 00:04:01,413 --> 00:04:03,553 ♪ All I know♪ 124 00:04:03,588 --> 00:04:07,281 ♪ Ohhh, through the highs and the lows♪ 125 00:04:07,316 --> 00:04:11,009 ♪ I'mma find my way home♪ 126 00:04:17,221 --> 00:04:19,500 ADULT DEAN: Dad's goal was to sell a song to Marvin Gaye. 127 00:04:19,535 --> 00:04:21,778 My goal was to make New York friends. 128 00:04:21,813 --> 00:04:23,401 We'd dodge trollies, play stickball, 129 00:04:23,435 --> 00:04:25,195 dance choreographed numbers. 130 00:04:25,230 --> 00:04:26,680 Okay, so my knowledge of New York 131 00:04:26,714 --> 00:04:28,682 comes from timeless musicals. So what? 132 00:04:28,716 --> 00:04:29,993 I'll be home by 5:00. 133 00:04:30,028 --> 00:04:32,306 Don't leave the house. Don't answer the door. 134 00:04:32,341 --> 00:04:33,582 Don't answer the phone. Don't turn on the stove. 135 00:04:33,618 --> 00:04:35,308 Don't spend all day watching TV. 136 00:04:35,344 --> 00:04:37,587 ADULT DEAN: So far, the most exciting things I'd done 137 00:04:37,622 --> 00:04:39,589 was watch my dad go to work and watch two rats fight 138 00:04:39,624 --> 00:04:41,177 over an egg roll, 139 00:04:41,211 --> 00:04:44,594 which I later discovered was another rat. 140 00:04:44,629 --> 00:04:46,493 ♪ What would Don Juan do...♪ 141 00:04:46,527 --> 00:04:48,598 ADULT DEAN: But this was new. 142 00:04:48,633 --> 00:04:51,843 I certainly had no context for a man wearing a dress. 143 00:04:51,877 --> 00:04:54,777 I mean, in Alabama, we had plenty of church ladies 144 00:04:54,811 --> 00:04:56,779 with mustaches, sure, but that didn't count. 145 00:04:56,813 --> 00:04:58,159 ♪ I say♪ 146 00:04:58,194 --> 00:04:59,713 ♪ It must be love♪ 147 00:04:59,747 --> 00:05:01,231 Stop staring. 148 00:05:01,266 --> 00:05:03,441 ♪ It must be love, baby♪ 149 00:05:03,475 --> 00:05:05,650 ♪ It must be love♪ 150 00:05:05,684 --> 00:05:10,379 ♪ It must be love, baby♪ 151 00:05:10,413 --> 00:05:11,656 Hello. I've got an appointment. 152 00:05:11,690 --> 00:05:13,658 -WOMAN: Your name? -Robinson. 153 00:05:13,692 --> 00:05:15,798 WOMAN: Oh, hey, Mr. Williams. 154 00:05:15,832 --> 00:05:17,662 Here comes "Alabama." 155 00:05:17,696 --> 00:05:19,836 Bag all you want. I'm gonna sock it to Marvin. 156 00:05:19,871 --> 00:05:20,906 He gonna love this one. 157 00:05:20,941 --> 00:05:22,356 Let me guess. It's probably got a banjo in it. 158 00:05:22,391 --> 00:05:24,462 [both laugh] 159 00:05:24,496 --> 00:05:26,464 ADULT DEAN: I couldn't believe the blatant disrespect 160 00:05:26,498 --> 00:05:29,052 they showed my dad because we were from Alabama. 161 00:05:29,087 --> 00:05:32,055 I mean, it's not like we were from Mississippi. 162 00:05:32,090 --> 00:05:33,850 Wait till you hear this one. 163 00:05:33,885 --> 00:05:37,371 [keyboard plays] 164 00:05:37,406 --> 00:05:39,511 ♪ When I'm in your arms, time--♪ 165 00:05:39,546 --> 00:05:41,582 Stop. Stop. I'm gonna stop you right there. 166 00:05:41,617 --> 00:05:43,653 But I hadn't got to the best part yet. 167 00:05:43,688 --> 00:05:44,827 You know who else isn't gonna get to the best part? 168 00:05:44,861 --> 00:05:46,415 Anybody listening. 169 00:05:46,449 --> 00:05:48,209 [indistinct conversations] 170 00:05:48,244 --> 00:05:49,176 MAN: Can you step back a little, please? 171 00:05:49,210 --> 00:05:50,557 Marvin's here. 172 00:05:50,591 --> 00:05:51,558 [conversations continue] 173 00:05:51,592 --> 00:05:53,214 [sighs] 174 00:05:56,425 --> 00:05:57,598 MARVIN: Hey, what's happening, fellas? 175 00:05:57,633 --> 00:05:59,013 I'm loving the new material. 176 00:05:59,048 --> 00:06:00,256 Thanks, Marvin. 177 00:06:00,290 --> 00:06:02,258 There's more where that came from. 178 00:06:02,292 --> 00:06:04,536 You see -- 179 00:06:04,571 --> 00:06:05,779 ADULT DEAN: Daaaaaamn, Alabama. 180 00:06:05,813 --> 00:06:07,297 What? 181 00:06:07,332 --> 00:06:10,370 It's not my fault that it's a catchy nickname. 182 00:06:10,404 --> 00:06:13,131 MAN: ...Armstrong is on the moon. Neil Armstrong. 183 00:06:13,165 --> 00:06:14,546 ARMSTRONG: Okay, I'm gonna step off the LEM now. 184 00:06:14,581 --> 00:06:16,617 MAN: A 38-year-old American standing on the surface 185 00:06:16,652 --> 00:06:18,378 -of the moon. -Dean, I need your help. 186 00:06:18,412 --> 00:06:19,724 The guys at the studio said my music wasn't 187 00:06:19,758 --> 00:06:21,760 what the kids are dancing to, 188 00:06:21,795 --> 00:06:23,417 so I need you to let me know when I'm onto something. 189 00:06:23,452 --> 00:06:24,245 ARMSTRONG: That's one small step... 190 00:06:24,280 --> 00:06:27,421 Uh, okay. Sure, I guess. 191 00:06:27,456 --> 00:06:28,733 Okay, uh... 192 00:06:28,767 --> 00:06:30,148 ARMSTRONG: ...one giant leap for mankind. 193 00:06:30,182 --> 00:06:33,462 Oh, you need a better line for this "oooo" sound. 194 00:06:33,496 --> 00:06:37,431 There's, uh, poo-poo, boo-boo, poo-poo... 195 00:06:37,466 --> 00:06:39,882 -You're not even trying. -Uh, I'm sorry, Dad, 196 00:06:39,916 --> 00:06:41,262 but the moon walk's about to happen live 197 00:06:41,297 --> 00:06:42,919 and you're gonna make me miss it. 198 00:06:42,954 --> 00:06:45,474 Fine. We can watch the moon walk, 199 00:06:45,508 --> 00:06:47,441 but afterwards, we work on songs. 200 00:06:49,305 --> 00:06:51,307 [sighs] 201 00:06:51,341 --> 00:06:52,757 How do we even know if this is real? 202 00:06:52,791 --> 00:06:54,966 You can't believe everything you see on TV. 203 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,485 And how's the government have enough money 204 00:06:56,519 --> 00:06:58,418 to send a bunch of white guys to the moon, 205 00:06:58,452 --> 00:07:01,110 but can't fix that stoplight on 4th and Kent? 206 00:07:01,144 --> 00:07:02,491 How do we know who's in those suits? 207 00:07:02,525 --> 00:07:04,251 They probably switched out the white astronauts 208 00:07:04,285 --> 00:07:06,460 with Black ones in case something go wrong. 209 00:07:06,495 --> 00:07:08,013 ADULT DEAN: You see, before Twitter, old men 210 00:07:08,048 --> 00:07:10,602 just had their sons to yell crazy theories at. 211 00:07:10,637 --> 00:07:12,466 Mm, but if it is real, 212 00:07:12,501 --> 00:07:15,987 them cats are the baddest dudes around. 213 00:07:16,021 --> 00:07:18,161 You can't give up and still make it to the moon. 214 00:07:18,196 --> 00:07:20,440 ADULT DEAN: Dad couldn't help but be inspired, 215 00:07:20,474 --> 00:07:23,926 just like I was inspired to take my own "Giant Step." 216 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,376 Tomorrow, I'm gonna sneak out while Dad's gone 217 00:07:26,411 --> 00:07:28,655 and explore New York and make new friends. 218 00:07:28,689 --> 00:07:30,207 And if I get caught, well, at least I know 219 00:07:30,242 --> 00:07:31,796 I can run away and live on the moon. 220 00:07:31,830 --> 00:07:35,213 Ha! Let's see Daddy try to whup me from there. 221 00:07:35,247 --> 00:07:37,042 LILLIAN: We're just going to Tuscaloosa 222 00:07:37,077 --> 00:07:38,216 and coming right back. 223 00:07:38,250 --> 00:07:40,011 KIM: We know. 224 00:07:40,045 --> 00:07:43,221 Oh. Are you seeing what I'm seeing? 225 00:07:43,255 --> 00:07:45,361 I am, but we don't have time. 226 00:07:45,395 --> 00:07:46,707 Plus, it's dark. 227 00:07:46,742 --> 00:07:48,226 JACKIE: Girl, those plums look ripe. 228 00:07:48,260 --> 00:07:49,952 We could make wine with them. 229 00:07:49,986 --> 00:07:51,367 -KIM: Yeah! -LILLIAN: Kim. 230 00:07:51,401 --> 00:07:52,817 [vehicle door opens] 231 00:07:52,851 --> 00:07:54,888 Are you sure we're allowed to do this? 232 00:07:54,922 --> 00:07:57,166 JACKIE: Mm-hmm. Me and your mama used to do this 233 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:58,823 all the time growing up. 234 00:07:58,857 --> 00:08:03,793 So, how do you know this "friend" we're going to see? 235 00:08:03,828 --> 00:08:04,967 From around. 236 00:08:05,001 --> 00:08:06,209 Around where? 237 00:08:06,244 --> 00:08:08,142 Around where we was. 238 00:08:08,177 --> 00:08:09,661 What's with all the questions? 239 00:08:09,696 --> 00:08:11,525 You should hear the questions I have to answer 240 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,424 about what I was wearing to a political rally. 241 00:08:14,459 --> 00:08:17,013 -She was the same way with me. -Mm, mm, mm. 242 00:08:17,048 --> 00:08:18,325 LILLIAN: Y'all two ain't gonna be ganging up on me 243 00:08:18,359 --> 00:08:19,809 out here picking plums. 244 00:08:19,844 --> 00:08:21,707 Uh-oh. "Ain't"? 245 00:08:21,742 --> 00:08:23,882 When the grammar goes, you know she's about to pop. 246 00:08:23,917 --> 00:08:26,575 Ooh. One time, she actually cussed. 247 00:08:26,609 --> 00:08:28,162 Hush your mouth! 248 00:08:28,197 --> 00:08:29,543 You can tease all you want, 249 00:08:29,578 --> 00:08:33,029 but there is never an excuse for improper language. 250 00:08:33,063 --> 00:08:35,653 [vehicle approaching, siren wailing] 251 00:08:35,687 --> 00:08:37,724 [bleep] 252 00:08:37,758 --> 00:08:39,691 ♪♪ 253 00:08:39,726 --> 00:08:42,073 [police radio chatter] 254 00:08:44,869 --> 00:08:47,043 ADULT DEAN: There was nothing scarier to us 255 00:08:47,078 --> 00:08:49,287 than the angry face of a white police officer. 256 00:08:49,321 --> 00:08:50,875 [vehicle door closes] 257 00:08:50,909 --> 00:08:52,877 ADULT DEAN: Unless, of course, it was the angry face 258 00:08:52,911 --> 00:08:54,395 of a black police officer. 259 00:08:54,430 --> 00:08:56,052 You see, black officers 260 00:08:56,087 --> 00:08:58,054 couldn't really arrest white people, 261 00:08:58,089 --> 00:09:00,263 so when we ran afoul of a black officer, 262 00:09:00,298 --> 00:09:02,921 he might be very eager to assert his authority. 263 00:09:02,956 --> 00:09:04,198 'Nuff said. 264 00:09:04,233 --> 00:09:05,579 We'll put the plums back on the tree. 265 00:09:05,614 --> 00:09:09,583 Jackie, let me do the talking. 266 00:09:09,618 --> 00:09:11,896 Hello, Officer. [chuckles] 267 00:09:11,930 --> 00:09:16,141 My name is Lillian Williams and I'm from Montgomery, 268 00:09:16,176 --> 00:09:18,696 and I work for the state, just like you. 269 00:09:18,730 --> 00:09:20,490 Y'all have some "House Negro" code or something? 270 00:09:20,525 --> 00:09:22,078 Shut up. 271 00:09:22,113 --> 00:09:25,323 No. Let me handle this. 272 00:09:25,357 --> 00:09:27,636 Did you know that this vehicle's been reported stolen? 273 00:09:27,670 --> 00:09:29,569 This is my boyfriend Keith's car. 274 00:09:29,603 --> 00:09:32,779 You would have a boyfriend who steals cars. 275 00:09:32,813 --> 00:09:35,609 Keith Freeman is the person who reported it stolen. 276 00:09:35,644 --> 00:09:38,094 Jackie, you stole this car from your boyfriend?! 277 00:09:38,129 --> 00:09:40,407 Uh, what? 278 00:09:40,441 --> 00:09:43,962 I mean, yes, fine, we had a fight. 279 00:09:43,997 --> 00:09:46,758 I caught him cheating and I wanted to teach him a lesson. 280 00:09:46,793 --> 00:09:48,311 [sighs] Jackie. 281 00:09:48,346 --> 00:09:50,486 JACKIE: I mean, that's why I wanted to go see my friend 282 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,419 Toby Jenkins play tonight. 283 00:09:52,453 --> 00:09:54,766 I mean, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. 284 00:09:54,801 --> 00:09:56,147 OFFICER: Wait, you guys on your way to see 285 00:09:56,181 --> 00:09:57,527 -Sweet Tea Jenkins? -JACKIE: Mm-hmm. 286 00:09:57,562 --> 00:09:59,357 That's -- That's gonna be a good show. 287 00:09:59,391 --> 00:10:00,945 I'm on my way there, too. 288 00:10:00,979 --> 00:10:02,602 -Oh. -[chuckles] 289 00:10:02,636 --> 00:10:04,327 As soon as I take you guys in to the station. 290 00:10:04,362 --> 00:10:07,158 ♪♪ 291 00:10:07,192 --> 00:10:08,953 [children laughing in distance] 292 00:10:08,987 --> 00:10:11,196 CHILD: Tag, you're it! 293 00:10:11,231 --> 00:10:12,508 ADULT DEAN: I snuck out of the apartment 294 00:10:12,542 --> 00:10:14,303 as soon as Daddy left for work. 295 00:10:14,337 --> 00:10:16,685 [indistinct conversations] 296 00:10:16,719 --> 00:10:19,446 ADULT DEAN: I'd finally ventured out into the city. 297 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,760 The sights, the sounds, the smells! 298 00:10:22,794 --> 00:10:25,176 In Alabama, when someone says "street food," 299 00:10:25,210 --> 00:10:26,936 they usually mean roadkill, 300 00:10:26,971 --> 00:10:29,698 and it didn't smell anywhere near as good as this. 301 00:10:29,732 --> 00:10:31,113 [dog panting] 302 00:10:31,147 --> 00:10:32,873 ♪♪ 303 00:10:32,908 --> 00:10:34,703 ADULT DEAN: Yeah, I didn't know what that was about, 304 00:10:34,737 --> 00:10:37,290 but I was in New York, baby! 305 00:10:37,326 --> 00:10:39,121 Hi, uh, my name's Dean. 306 00:10:39,155 --> 00:10:40,778 Where'd you get them shoes? 307 00:10:40,812 --> 00:10:41,675 Can you fight? 308 00:10:45,540 --> 00:10:46,887 ADULT DEAN: I couldn't fight, but I'm pretty sure 309 00:10:46,922 --> 00:10:48,371 I deafened them with my scream 310 00:10:48,406 --> 00:10:50,477 as they stole my shoes and belt. 311 00:10:50,511 --> 00:10:52,997 [doorknob rattling] 312 00:10:53,031 --> 00:10:54,584 ADULT DEAN: Damn it! 313 00:10:54,619 --> 00:10:57,001 I forgot I hid my key in my shoe. 314 00:10:57,035 --> 00:10:58,968 ASTRONAUT: Houston, we have a problem. 315 00:10:59,003 --> 00:11:00,832 [sobbing] Daddy. 316 00:11:02,523 --> 00:11:04,042 LONNIE: Got yourself locked out, didn't you? 317 00:11:04,077 --> 00:11:06,424 ADULT DEAN: Uh-oh. The guy in the dress. 318 00:11:06,458 --> 00:11:08,702 Dad had told me not to stare, but he also told me 319 00:11:08,737 --> 00:11:11,256 to always look adults in the eye when I spoke to them. 320 00:11:11,291 --> 00:11:12,844 You got me in the spin cycle, Dad. 321 00:11:12,879 --> 00:11:15,502 Uh, yeah. I must've left my key inside. 322 00:11:15,536 --> 00:11:17,711 Hmm. You don't sound like you're from around here. 323 00:11:17,746 --> 00:11:19,368 I'm from Alabama. 324 00:11:19,402 --> 00:11:20,403 Montgomery. 325 00:11:20,438 --> 00:11:21,542 It's the capital. 326 00:11:21,577 --> 00:11:22,889 Child, I know where Montgomery is. 327 00:11:22,923 --> 00:11:24,442 I'm from Union Springs. 328 00:11:24,476 --> 00:11:26,030 Oh, you're from the country. 329 00:11:26,064 --> 00:11:27,617 Says the boy sitting outside with no shoes on. 330 00:11:27,652 --> 00:11:29,827 -ADULT DEAN: Touché. -I'm Lonnie. 331 00:11:29,861 --> 00:11:31,380 -I'm Dean. -LONNIE: Well, Dean, 332 00:11:31,414 --> 00:11:32,692 you better hope your daddy comes back before dark, 333 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:35,108 because the rats start at the feet and they work their way up. 334 00:11:35,142 --> 00:11:37,593 [laughs] 335 00:11:37,627 --> 00:11:40,113 ♪♪ 336 00:11:40,147 --> 00:11:42,356 [lock disengages] 337 00:11:42,391 --> 00:11:44,634 [laughs] 338 00:11:44,669 --> 00:11:49,225 ♪♪ 339 00:11:49,260 --> 00:11:51,089 ADULT DEAN: Three hours and two rats later... 340 00:11:55,473 --> 00:11:57,751 You still here? 341 00:11:57,786 --> 00:11:58,959 Yeah. 342 00:11:58,994 --> 00:12:00,133 Aren't you brave. 343 00:12:02,825 --> 00:12:05,897 -[sighs] -Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm. 344 00:12:09,245 --> 00:12:10,902 You hungry? 345 00:12:10,937 --> 00:12:14,043 Mm, I bet it's been a while since you've had some good, 346 00:12:14,078 --> 00:12:16,736 Southern cooking, huh? 347 00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:18,151 -Maybe a little. -Yeah? 348 00:12:19,497 --> 00:12:22,500 Lucky for you, I made too much for just me. 349 00:12:22,534 --> 00:12:23,846 [grunts] 350 00:12:28,506 --> 00:12:30,922 Oh, look at this. I got some slippers in here, too. 351 00:12:36,134 --> 00:12:39,931 I guess I'll just sit here till you finish. 352 00:12:39,966 --> 00:12:42,415 Get my plate back, of course. 353 00:12:42,451 --> 00:12:44,073 MAN: Where's your dress, sweetheart? 354 00:12:44,108 --> 00:12:45,661 MAN #2: Did you run out of lipstick? 355 00:12:45,695 --> 00:12:47,249 ADULT DEAN: I felt bad for him. 356 00:12:47,283 --> 00:12:49,527 Lord knows I knew what it was like to be teased. 357 00:12:49,561 --> 00:12:50,700 Should I say something? 358 00:12:50,735 --> 00:12:52,116 Should I tell him just to ignore the -- 359 00:12:52,150 --> 00:12:53,324 Get back here, you little punks! 360 00:12:55,740 --> 00:12:58,018 ADULT DEAN: Nope. He got this. 361 00:12:58,053 --> 00:12:59,709 Give me a slipper. 362 00:12:59,744 --> 00:13:02,643 Give me a slipper! 363 00:13:02,678 --> 00:13:03,783 [laughs] 364 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:05,163 [slipper slapping] 365 00:13:05,198 --> 00:13:07,407 -MAN: Ow! -MAN #2: Oh! 366 00:13:10,203 --> 00:13:12,343 LILLIAN: Mm, spending all night in jail. 367 00:13:12,377 --> 00:13:15,173 This is a new low, even for you, Jackie. 368 00:13:15,208 --> 00:13:21,870 ♪♪ 369 00:13:21,904 --> 00:13:23,941 OFFICER: I'm afraid we have to impound the vehicle. 370 00:13:23,975 --> 00:13:25,839 Now, the release paperwork may take a little while 371 00:13:25,874 --> 00:13:29,049 since two of you have previous arrests on your records. 372 00:13:29,084 --> 00:13:31,845 -Two of us? -Two of us? 373 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,192 Well, ain't nobody surprised I've been arrested before. 374 00:13:34,227 --> 00:13:35,987 And I haven't been. 375 00:13:37,402 --> 00:13:39,957 Damn it. I thought they got it expunged. 376 00:13:39,991 --> 00:13:42,165 -Lillian! -[gasps] 377 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,754 It was -- I was -- [stammers] 378 00:13:44,789 --> 00:13:47,343 I was in college, so it barely counts. 379 00:13:47,378 --> 00:13:49,552 Before I go to college, can I get that in writing? 380 00:13:49,587 --> 00:13:51,865 After all these years of making me feel 381 00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:54,730 like the black sheep of the family. 382 00:13:54,764 --> 00:13:57,388 Well, first of all, I never called you that. 383 00:13:57,422 --> 00:13:59,148 -Might as well have. -So, what did you do? 384 00:13:59,183 --> 00:14:01,875 Sit-in? Campus protest? 385 00:14:01,910 --> 00:14:03,014 Freedom Rider? 386 00:14:04,257 --> 00:14:06,707 A bunch of us ran across The Yard, butt naked, 387 00:14:06,742 --> 00:14:08,848 right in front of a statue of Booker T. Washington. 388 00:14:08,882 --> 00:14:10,815 [both laugh] 389 00:14:12,886 --> 00:14:13,887 I was pledging. 390 00:14:13,922 --> 00:14:15,613 It was a sorority prank. 391 00:14:16,786 --> 00:14:18,236 Don't laugh. 392 00:14:18,271 --> 00:14:20,031 I was terrified. 393 00:14:20,066 --> 00:14:22,723 They put us in handcuffs and everything. 394 00:14:22,758 --> 00:14:25,450 [sighs] I thought I was gonna end up on a chain gang 395 00:14:25,485 --> 00:14:27,763 married to a woman like Moms Mabley. 396 00:14:27,797 --> 00:14:31,215 [both laugh] 397 00:14:31,249 --> 00:14:34,425 "Perfect" Lillian is an ex-con? 398 00:14:34,459 --> 00:14:36,703 [both laugh] 399 00:14:36,737 --> 00:14:39,740 Well, I'm not an ex-con, 400 00:14:39,775 --> 00:14:42,467 but I'm certainly not perfect either. 401 00:14:42,502 --> 00:14:44,642 I guess we're not so different like I thought, 402 00:14:44,676 --> 00:14:46,886 after all these years. 403 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,267 [chuckles] 404 00:14:49,302 --> 00:14:52,236 Kim Williams, your paperwork's done. 405 00:14:52,270 --> 00:14:53,616 You can leave now. 406 00:14:53,651 --> 00:14:55,066 -I'll see y'all at home. -[scoffs] 407 00:14:56,447 --> 00:14:57,620 You're just gonna leave? 408 00:14:57,655 --> 00:14:59,105 How are you gonna get there? 409 00:14:59,139 --> 00:15:01,901 I'll hitch a ride with the nice police officer. 410 00:15:01,935 --> 00:15:04,800 Please get me out of here with these criminals. 411 00:15:04,834 --> 00:15:06,319 [lock disengages] 412 00:15:06,353 --> 00:15:08,769 ♪♪ 413 00:15:08,804 --> 00:15:10,530 [cell door slams] 414 00:15:13,843 --> 00:15:15,121 BILL: Dean, what are you doing outside? 415 00:15:15,155 --> 00:15:17,157 Uh, hey, Dad. This is Lonnie. 416 00:15:17,192 --> 00:15:18,952 Uh, I locked myself out, 417 00:15:18,987 --> 00:15:20,850 so he stayed out here with me until you got home. 418 00:15:20,885 --> 00:15:23,232 Much appreciation. 419 00:15:23,267 --> 00:15:25,855 Name's Bill. You look familiar. 420 00:15:25,890 --> 00:15:27,167 We actually bumped into each other earlier 421 00:15:27,202 --> 00:15:29,273 when I was on my way back from rehearsal... 422 00:15:29,307 --> 00:15:31,654 dressed for my show in the Village. 423 00:15:31,689 --> 00:15:33,967 Right. The Village. 424 00:15:34,002 --> 00:15:35,072 ADULT DEAN: I didn't really know 425 00:15:35,106 --> 00:15:36,866 what my dad and Lonnie weren't saying. 426 00:15:36,901 --> 00:15:39,317 I was just happy to have met somebody from back home. 427 00:15:39,352 --> 00:15:41,941 Plus, my toes were in fuzzy cotton heaven. 428 00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:43,425 And were you auditioning for his show? 429 00:15:43,459 --> 00:15:46,359 Oh, uh, some kids robbed me, so Lonnie let me wear these. 430 00:15:46,393 --> 00:15:47,947 Hey, he's been robbed. 431 00:15:47,981 --> 00:15:49,879 Now he's a real New Yorker. [laughs] 432 00:15:49,914 --> 00:15:51,605 Well, thanks again. 433 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:53,297 Dean, give Lonnie back his wardrobe 434 00:15:53,331 --> 00:15:55,368 and say "thank you." Let's go. 435 00:15:55,402 --> 00:15:57,991 Bill, can I offer you some dinner? 436 00:15:58,026 --> 00:15:59,337 Oh, I don't know about -- 437 00:15:59,372 --> 00:16:01,546 What's that? 438 00:16:01,581 --> 00:16:04,204 -Ox tail? -Tastes just like Mama's. 439 00:16:04,239 --> 00:16:05,895 No pressure. I'm sure you guys got a refrigerator 440 00:16:05,930 --> 00:16:07,794 full of good old "down home" food. 441 00:16:07,828 --> 00:16:10,521 Well, we got bologna and potatoes. 442 00:16:10,555 --> 00:16:14,007 We probably shouldn't be rude. 443 00:16:14,042 --> 00:16:15,353 I'll take you up on the offer. 444 00:16:15,388 --> 00:16:17,666 Then it's settled. Come on up. 445 00:16:20,772 --> 00:16:22,153 Stop it. 446 00:16:22,188 --> 00:16:24,984 Your grandmother did not live on Bibb Street in Tuskegee. 447 00:16:25,018 --> 00:16:26,847 My dad's grandmother lived on Bibb Street. 448 00:16:26,882 --> 00:16:28,884 Yeah, I'm telling you, the house was so tiny, 449 00:16:28,918 --> 00:16:30,713 the front door was the back door. 450 00:16:30,748 --> 00:16:33,751 [laughs] 451 00:16:33,785 --> 00:16:35,649 Um [clears throat] 452 00:16:35,684 --> 00:16:38,583 Well, uh, maybe we're cousins somewhere down the line. 453 00:16:38,618 --> 00:16:40,033 It is a small world. 454 00:16:40,068 --> 00:16:42,415 Well, my grandmother's dead, so we'll never know. 455 00:16:42,449 --> 00:16:44,831 [laughs] She's dead. 456 00:16:44,865 --> 00:16:47,420 Um, well, uh, you two are both performers from Alabama. 457 00:16:47,454 --> 00:16:48,869 I'm surprised you haven't heard of each other. 458 00:16:51,217 --> 00:16:54,185 Yeah, we probably wouldn't have played the same places. 459 00:16:55,428 --> 00:16:57,947 Um, maybe Lonnie can give you some tips, 460 00:16:57,982 --> 00:16:59,846 since he's used to performing in New York. 461 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:02,055 I'd love to give you some tips. Only if you want them. 462 00:17:02,090 --> 00:17:04,194 Well, my dad's been trying to sell a song to Marvin Gaye, 463 00:17:04,230 --> 00:17:06,232 -but he's not good. -Dean. 464 00:17:06,266 --> 00:17:07,542 Tell him about the songs in the trash. 465 00:17:07,578 --> 00:17:09,511 -Dean. -LONNIE: Don't be embarrassed. 466 00:17:09,545 --> 00:17:11,167 When I first got to New York, I searched 467 00:17:11,202 --> 00:17:14,102 for what felt like forever for what my act was gonna be. 468 00:17:14,136 --> 00:17:15,344 No one wanted to hear Lonnie Edmonds' 469 00:17:15,378 --> 00:17:17,588 beat poetry about politics, 470 00:17:17,622 --> 00:17:19,900 but they loved hearing "Sybil Disobedience" 471 00:17:19,935 --> 00:17:21,281 lip-sync about it. 472 00:17:21,316 --> 00:17:22,454 ADULT DEAN: Sybil Disobedience. 473 00:17:22,489 --> 00:17:24,112 I see what you did there. 474 00:17:24,146 --> 00:17:26,561 Well, it's -- it's nothing, really. 475 00:17:26,597 --> 00:17:28,702 I just gotta figure out a way to tap into a different groove 476 00:17:28,737 --> 00:17:30,463 than I'm used to. 477 00:17:30,497 --> 00:17:33,052 I got something I want you to try. 478 00:17:33,086 --> 00:17:36,262 White folks call it "primal screaming." 479 00:17:36,296 --> 00:17:37,884 It's supposed to tap into stuff 480 00:17:37,918 --> 00:17:40,093 your conscious mind pushed away. 481 00:17:40,128 --> 00:17:42,475 All you gotta do is scream as loud 482 00:17:42,509 --> 00:17:44,477 as you can from deep inside. 483 00:17:44,511 --> 00:17:45,892 You want my dad to scream? 484 00:17:45,926 --> 00:17:47,135 Just tell him you lost a nickel. 485 00:17:47,169 --> 00:17:49,206 You want me to scream? In your kitchen? 486 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,483 Yeah. 487 00:17:50,517 --> 00:17:51,898 Look, I'll do it with you. 488 00:17:51,932 --> 00:17:56,075 One, two, three. 489 00:17:56,109 --> 00:18:00,148 [screaming] 490 00:18:02,771 --> 00:18:04,497 [screaming] 491 00:18:04,531 --> 00:18:07,155 [high-pitched screaming] 492 00:18:08,811 --> 00:18:10,675 [screaming continues] 493 00:18:10,710 --> 00:18:12,125 [dog barking in distance] 494 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:13,437 I think I just felt something. 495 00:18:15,370 --> 00:18:16,681 [screaming] 496 00:18:16,716 --> 00:18:18,269 [screaming] 497 00:18:18,304 --> 00:18:19,305 [screaming] 498 00:18:19,339 --> 00:18:20,478 ADULT DEAN: I was actually screaming 499 00:18:20,513 --> 00:18:21,514 because I saw a roach so big, 500 00:18:21,548 --> 00:18:23,757 it should have been paying rent. 501 00:18:23,792 --> 00:18:26,691 But I'm glad this was helping Daddy. 502 00:18:26,726 --> 00:18:30,454 ♪♪ 503 00:18:30,488 --> 00:18:33,422 Hm. 504 00:18:33,457 --> 00:18:35,942 -Yeah. -BILL: Mm-hmm. 505 00:18:35,976 --> 00:18:37,323 Yeah, this is good. 506 00:18:37,357 --> 00:18:38,841 -Right? [chuckles] -Yeah, this is good, man. 507 00:18:38,876 --> 00:18:40,947 It's good. But there's something else I want you to try. 508 00:18:40,981 --> 00:18:42,017 Come into my bedroom. 509 00:18:43,639 --> 00:18:45,641 Where my clothes are. 510 00:18:47,471 --> 00:18:48,334 Right. 511 00:18:52,234 --> 00:18:55,134 BILL:♪ That's how we do it down South♪ 512 00:18:57,205 --> 00:19:01,519 ♪ Speak your mind, say how you feel♪ 513 00:19:01,554 --> 00:19:06,835 ♪ Take off your cool, baby, just keep it real♪ 514 00:19:06,869 --> 00:19:09,044 ♪ Sing something true♪ 515 00:19:09,078 --> 00:19:12,012 ♪ Sing it out loud♪ 516 00:19:12,047 --> 00:19:14,912 ♪ That's how we do it down South♪ 517 00:19:14,946 --> 00:19:18,709 [laughing] Okay. Not bad. Not bad at all. 518 00:19:18,743 --> 00:19:20,504 It's called "Southern Hospitality," 519 00:19:20,538 --> 00:19:23,092 'cause that's how we do it in Alabama. 520 00:19:23,127 --> 00:19:25,198 [footsteps approaching] 521 00:19:25,233 --> 00:19:26,682 [clears throat] 522 00:19:29,064 --> 00:19:30,238 MARVIN: I don't believe we've met. 523 00:19:30,272 --> 00:19:32,999 -Marvin. -Bill. 524 00:19:33,033 --> 00:19:34,345 I was just playing these cats 525 00:19:34,380 --> 00:19:35,484 a song I wrote especially for you. 526 00:19:35,519 --> 00:19:38,177 MARVIN: Well, let me hear what you got, man. 527 00:19:38,211 --> 00:19:41,007 All right. [clears throat] 528 00:19:41,041 --> 00:19:42,491 [keyboard playing] 529 00:19:42,526 --> 00:19:44,217 ♪ Here's something different♪ 530 00:19:44,252 --> 00:19:46,012 ADULT DEAN: His new look was temporary, of course, 531 00:19:46,046 --> 00:19:48,083 but the success wasn't. 532 00:19:48,117 --> 00:19:50,672 Dad sold "Southern Hospitality" to Marvin Gaye, 533 00:19:50,706 --> 00:19:52,846 and the floodgates opened from there. 534 00:19:52,881 --> 00:19:57,230 Oh, there he is. The big guy. [laughs] 535 00:19:57,265 --> 00:19:58,714 ADULT DEAN: After that, "Alabama" 536 00:19:58,749 --> 00:20:00,578 took on a different meeting in the studio. 537 00:20:00,613 --> 00:20:02,511 [laughs] 538 00:20:02,546 --> 00:20:06,239 ♪ Speak your mind, say how you feel♪ 539 00:20:06,274 --> 00:20:09,863 ADULT DEAN: I'd accomplished my goal of making a friend 540 00:20:09,898 --> 00:20:12,694 in New York City, but not in the way I'd expected. 541 00:20:12,728 --> 00:20:16,076 I taught Lonnie everything I knew about the Apollo missions, 542 00:20:16,111 --> 00:20:17,802 and he introduced me to New York things 543 00:20:17,837 --> 00:20:19,252 like Broadway shows. 544 00:20:19,287 --> 00:20:21,772 Well, off-off-Broadway, mainly. 545 00:20:21,806 --> 00:20:23,567 And when his piano player got sick, 546 00:20:23,601 --> 00:20:25,396 Daddy even filled in at his show. 547 00:20:25,431 --> 00:20:27,916 ♪ Ain't nobody playing...♪ 548 00:20:27,950 --> 00:20:29,642 ADULT DEAN: Now, I was grown before I understood 549 00:20:29,676 --> 00:20:31,437 why Lonnie had to move all the way to New York 550 00:20:31,471 --> 00:20:33,991 before he could finally be himself, 551 00:20:34,025 --> 00:20:36,890 but meeting him helped me enjoy my time there. 552 00:20:36,925 --> 00:20:39,479 He and Daddy fell out of touch after a while, 553 00:20:39,514 --> 00:20:41,412 but I hope one day Lonnie was able to finally 554 00:20:41,447 --> 00:20:44,933 go back to Alabama, boa and all. 555 00:20:44,967 --> 00:20:47,315 ♪ That's how we do it down South♪ 556 00:20:47,349 --> 00:20:49,386 ADULT DEAN: I'd have to say, it was the best summer ever. 557 00:20:49,420 --> 00:20:52,320 MAN: Now, that's how we do it. 558 00:20:52,354 --> 00:20:53,286 ADULT DEAN: But Daddy could tell it was time 559 00:20:53,321 --> 00:20:54,977 to pack our bags and go home. 560 00:20:55,012 --> 00:20:56,255 Dean, pack your bags. 561 00:20:56,289 --> 00:20:57,463 We're going home. 562 00:20:59,430 --> 00:21:02,399 ASTRONAUT: Houston, we're coming home. 563 00:21:02,433 --> 00:21:04,159 Boy, stop talking to yourself and let's go! 564 00:21:04,193 --> 00:21:05,747 Sorry! 565 00:21:05,781 --> 00:21:08,957 ♪♪ 566 00:21:14,618 --> 00:21:18,725 --Captioned by VITAC--