Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
triptoeurope
7:10 PM written 8/13/02
The plane finally took off. I'm 26, and I feel like my life is beginning again. As I was listening to "Beautiful Day: by U2- now they're on "Stuck in a moment"...... "You were such a fool, to worry like you do........."
Believing in God sets you up for a life full of blessings. These blessings are kicking full blast now, and i praise the lord for that. Oh, in Frommer's budget magazine there was something about a guy who's been travelling the world since may 2001 and only spent $35. And i though i was frugal.
Oh, my budget. Spent $18 on budget magazine and The great investment. $25 on airport tax. Yesterday, $15 on chinese dinner w/ burpo, $18 on airporter, 103.50 on air ticket for oak- lax, $5 on food total 8/12-13-166.50- be careful.
I was the laughing stock of my Aunt when I announced that 3 pm was early enough for a 4 pm flight. But it turned out fine- got here at about 2:15- didn't leave for another 5 hours. One thing that is cutting me off from blessings of the lack of gratitude, the comparisons and envy of other people. This happens when you don't fully realize your own gifts.
raileurope.com, www.let-me-stay-foraday.com, nico.vannecke@flufund.com
Travel tip: plan who you're going to email and thngs you want to look up before going online to save money. Have this book and a pen ready to write stuff down. www.budgettravel.msnbc.com
Girl's email who i met in greece: fourtounitsa@hotmail.com
This is the email address of the girl in athens who helped me buy the ticket to Thessalonica, which leaves in one hour. Until the time I met her i was about ready to have a nervous breakdown. i had been misinformed about how to get virtually everywhere in Athens, when all i wanted to do was get the fuck out of there and onto my new destination. Because of the fact that it's some kind of holiday today, there was no one in the info booth. and everybody was confused when i tried to ask about macedonia- noone knew where the hell ohrid was. At least i didn't take the train that said makedonia- apparently that's a completely different place. I guess it was a mistake to not buy one of those europe books. i was thinking of an idea for a book about homeless travelling. Like doing your trips at night so you can just sleep on the trains, etc. I was thinking of pics- me taking a leak out by a tree- 'when nature calls,' brushing my teeth while there's a line around the corner- 'hygeine tips.'
I'm certainly dissapointed about the flooding in prague- that was one of the destinations i really was looking forward to. We'll see if it dries out- don't think that girl from poland is interested any more, but who knows? i pray to god iget to ohrid so i can see some familiar faces.
BUDGET- 3 red bulls-6.90- oj 2 buses 2.90, .60. thes. ticket 20, internet 1.40, spent $20 usd in brussels. Is it possible to cut down?
Lyric- noone's in the infomation booth.
I was thinking today that i want to go everywhere but that may not be an option so send me off away to anywhere - wednesday's nice for brussels give thursday to brussels fridays being spent on where i soon will stay the weekend. Places to check out according to budget travel;
spas- region of slovakia, krakow, auschwitz, prague- when? bratislava
buy ear plugs and batteries. only put batteries in cd while using.
8/16- spent 13.50 ticket to skopje-1.50 sandwich. 7 am- waiting for train to skopje- arrived in thessalonica about 5-530 am.
Tell joey about rci holiday network-800-730-9981- www.rciholidaynetwork.com they rent timeshares.
cheap in mexico- playa del carmen, 50 m. south of cancun, tulum, 100 m. south of cancun. paris london paris 79-eurostar 6 am gare dunord train leaves 637, arrive 844 am leaves back 718 pm.
spent $2- soda and pizza
$ ticket to ohrid and soda
$8 room changed $10 for 620 travellers checks spend a afew
paid 450 dinar for 2 cds: paul oakenfield, chemical brothers
100 for internet, 120 for drink, $8 for a room.
note: no more energy drinks, water instead. allowed: one more cd
street called 7november number 120
This week i will focus on one thing at a time, today i will focus on being clean and organized. Bought pizza, juice, batteries, breath mints. 848 diner left over. Can spned this all tonight on other people. Practice being more giving. Dear lord, show me the way to generosity. Mixed w/ frugality. Spent way too much going out last night. today spent 230 d phone card 500 d room 40 d coke 20 d internet 30 d water 120 d chicken sand. 920 d= $30. last night spent 100 d- drinks me and tereza. Down to 700 travelers checks and 50 euros. spent about 10 on drinks last night. about 416 since l.a. started w. 1166. Transport, budget, ohrid skopje $5 skopje- belgrade $20.
I wrote this then but don't agree with it now:
Hello! It's easy to whine about how badly the israelis are treating the palestinians, ut it's simply not ture. if palestine had military power it would not only be dangerous for israel, but for the whole world. That's what people don't understand.
I'd rather be a normal nobody then a lonely famous somebody who is afraid to live without his henchmen around. i'd rather live by my mom and pops buy whatever i need down at the grocery shop.
No more waiting around, baby. With all these thoughts that i've found, and maybe if my head is to the ground (just forget it) do not waste my time or you'll regret it. We're not getting any younger (like 'i used to ask my ceiling') WE all can't be sebastian juner. it either takes a lot or nothing at all to fill this lonely hunger.
then i had to move on, undercover.
If you feel what i mean it's not all about green but it might make it a little easier. I tried to be like my brother sister for about 20 years nobody ever made fun of hm, he seemed not to have any fears, but this skin that you gave me, mama. It's all that i've got. I may not make you proud papa, but i'll give it a shot. no more waiting around.......
The plane finally took off. I'm 26, and I feel like my life is beginning again. As I was listening to "Beautiful Day: by U2- now they're on "Stuck in a moment"...... "You were such a fool, to worry like you do........."
Believing in God sets you up for a life full of blessings. These blessings are kicking full blast now, and i praise the lord for that. Oh, in Frommer's budget magazine there was something about a guy who's been travelling the world since may 2001 and only spent $35. And i though i was frugal.
Oh, my budget. Spent $18 on budget magazine and The great investment. $25 on airport tax. Yesterday, $15 on chinese dinner w/ burpo, $18 on airporter, 103.50 on air ticket for oak- lax, $5 on food total 8/12-13-166.50- be careful.
I was the laughing stock of my Aunt when I announced that 3 pm was early enough for a 4 pm flight. But it turned out fine- got here at about 2:15- didn't leave for another 5 hours. One thing that is cutting me off from blessings of the lack of gratitude, the comparisons and envy of other people. This happens when you don't fully realize your own gifts.
raileurope.com, www.let-me-stay-foraday.com, nico.vannecke@flufund.com
Travel tip: plan who you're going to email and thngs you want to look up before going online to save money. Have this book and a pen ready to write stuff down. www.budgettravel.msnbc.com
Girl's email who i met in greece: fourtounitsa@hotmail.com
This is the email address of the girl in athens who helped me buy the ticket to Thessalonica, which leaves in one hour. Until the time I met her i was about ready to have a nervous breakdown. i had been misinformed about how to get virtually everywhere in Athens, when all i wanted to do was get the fuck out of there and onto my new destination. Because of the fact that it's some kind of holiday today, there was no one in the info booth. and everybody was confused when i tried to ask about macedonia- noone knew where the hell ohrid was. At least i didn't take the train that said makedonia- apparently that's a completely different place. I guess it was a mistake to not buy one of those europe books. i was thinking of an idea for a book about homeless travelling. Like doing your trips at night so you can just sleep on the trains, etc. I was thinking of pics- me taking a leak out by a tree- 'when nature calls,' brushing my teeth while there's a line around the corner- 'hygeine tips.'
I'm certainly dissapointed about the flooding in prague- that was one of the destinations i really was looking forward to. We'll see if it dries out- don't think that girl from poland is interested any more, but who knows? i pray to god iget to ohrid so i can see some familiar faces.
BUDGET- 3 red bulls-6.90- oj 2 buses 2.90, .60. thes. ticket 20, internet 1.40, spent $20 usd in brussels. Is it possible to cut down?
Lyric- noone's in the infomation booth.
I was thinking today that i want to go everywhere but that may not be an option so send me off away to anywhere - wednesday's nice for brussels give thursday to brussels fridays being spent on where i soon will stay the weekend. Places to check out according to budget travel;
spas- region of slovakia, krakow, auschwitz, prague- when? bratislava
buy ear plugs and batteries. only put batteries in cd while using.
8/16- spent 13.50 ticket to skopje-1.50 sandwich. 7 am- waiting for train to skopje- arrived in thessalonica about 5-530 am.
Tell joey about rci holiday network-800-730-9981- www.rciholidaynetwork.com they rent timeshares.
cheap in mexico- playa del carmen, 50 m. south of cancun, tulum, 100 m. south of cancun. paris london paris 79-eurostar 6 am gare dunord train leaves 637, arrive 844 am leaves back 718 pm.
spent $2- soda and pizza
$ ticket to ohrid and soda
$8 room changed $10 for 620 travellers checks spend a afew
paid 450 dinar for 2 cds: paul oakenfield, chemical brothers
100 for internet, 120 for drink, $8 for a room.
note: no more energy drinks, water instead. allowed: one more cd
street called 7november number 120
This week i will focus on one thing at a time, today i will focus on being clean and organized. Bought pizza, juice, batteries, breath mints. 848 diner left over. Can spned this all tonight on other people. Practice being more giving. Dear lord, show me the way to generosity. Mixed w/ frugality. Spent way too much going out last night. today spent 230 d phone card 500 d room 40 d coke 20 d internet 30 d water 120 d chicken sand. 920 d= $30. last night spent 100 d- drinks me and tereza. Down to 700 travelers checks and 50 euros. spent about 10 on drinks last night. about 416 since l.a. started w. 1166. Transport, budget, ohrid skopje $5 skopje- belgrade $20.
I wrote this then but don't agree with it now:
Hello! It's easy to whine about how badly the israelis are treating the palestinians, ut it's simply not ture. if palestine had military power it would not only be dangerous for israel, but for the whole world. That's what people don't understand.
I'd rather be a normal nobody then a lonely famous somebody who is afraid to live without his henchmen around. i'd rather live by my mom and pops buy whatever i need down at the grocery shop.
No more waiting around, baby. With all these thoughts that i've found, and maybe if my head is to the ground (just forget it) do not waste my time or you'll regret it. We're not getting any younger (like 'i used to ask my ceiling') WE all can't be sebastian juner. it either takes a lot or nothing at all to fill this lonely hunger.
then i had to move on, undercover.
If you feel what i mean it's not all about green but it might make it a little easier. I tried to be like my brother sister for about 20 years nobody ever made fun of hm, he seemed not to have any fears, but this skin that you gave me, mama. It's all that i've got. I may not make you proud papa, but i'll give it a shot. no more waiting around.......
so
some places i've worked:
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hilton 69-425 waikaloa beach dr. kamuela hi. 96738 808-886-1234
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press democrat 5505 redwood dr. rohnert park 94952
sonoma co. airport 2200 airoport dr. 95402
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outrigger 69-275 waikaloa beach dr. kamuela, hi. 96738 800-922-5533
hilton 69-425 waikaloa beach dr. kamuela hi. 96738 808-886-1234
salsa fresh 919-571-9999 5910 duraleigh rd. raleigh nc 27612
press democrat 5505 redwood dr. rohnert park 94952
sonoma co. airport 2200 airoport dr. 95402
book soup 8818 w. sunset blvd. l.a. ca. 90069 310-659-3110
scils 1799 pepper dr. petaluma ca. 94952
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
scene
one:
An outstretched arm reaches across an old magnavox record player and drops a record onto
the turntable. The song is David Eshet's Jerusalem of Gold. We see a record cover with
DAVID ESHET: JERUSALEM OF GOLD SONGS OF THE 6 DAY WAR. Down the arm is a tattoo with
numbers in ink: the mark of a holocaust survivor. Then we see the whole man. It's
grandpa Sam Bilowski, and he looks tired. He sings along a bit with the song, and then
we see him look out the window.
Exterior shots around the Pico Robertson neighborhood show hasidic jews walking and
talking, along with secular looking shop keepers, etc. There are snapshots of various
people taken from live action and converted in black and white to look old school. As
if they were pics taken in an old Shtetl. Then the record stops
Interior Grandpa Sams: His wife, Grandma Irene, 82, barges in.
Irene: What are you doing sleeping in the middle of the daytime? ( he looks back
at her blankly) That's why you're always tired at night!
Sam: Dear, i wasn't sleeping just resting......
Irene: the hell you were
Sam: yes i was, i was waiting for you.
Irene: Well then come with me to the store.
Sam: it's so hot out! Turn the music back on, we'll have a dance.
Irene: no you're coming with me to Eilat's i need to get some onions, some lettuce,
eggplant.
Sam: The eggplant can wait-
Irene- no it can't.
interior: global shwarma: mm is getting off of work. jackson 5's "abc song' blasts.
His girlfriend bethy comes in and they start dancing and singing with the music.
mm: ocd, it's as easy a.d.d, come on come on, it's a.d.d. baby you and me. (Bethy
sees her grandparents across the street, she runs to the door)
Bethy: hi grandpa henry! hi grandma! (They wave and irene pulls him into the store.)
They're so cute, they look like little school kids.
mm: yeah but she orders him around too much. that ain't ever happening with me. (He
grabs her and kisses her) i'm the boss of you, woman. not the other way around.
Bethy: watch it! not so rough!
Exterior: Bethy and mm are walking out of the movie ANVIL. They're walking down
Fairfax.
mm: that was like, at least one of the best documentaries i've ever seen.
Bethy: It was,like really great. (looks at her watch.) We have like, an hour until
sunrise we better get to dad's and mom's.
mm: What? i thought we were going to my uncles for shabbas. you liked it so much better
over there!
Bethy: Of course i did! But last week i told you that if i went to your family's
house for shabbat, you'd have to come to mine this week.
mm: i know. i was hoping you'd forget.
Bethy: why matty? my dad's a sweetheart once you get to know him.
mm: i did used to know him remember? he loved me before i hit puberty. God, i gotta
get out of this town. it's just so much goddamn fun here. but then on the other side of
the coin i gotta put up with this crap.
Bethy: he's got a heart of gold. he's a good dad. Come on, i'll pick up some challah.
They're now in canter's bakery.
mm: he hates me. not that i really care that much.
bethy: he dossn't hate you. he even said he wanted you to come for dinner!
mm: yeah that's so you'd be there- he's accepted the fact that we're the two headed
monster. If he could split us up, he would
Bethy: that's only partially true.
mm: well whatever. i guess i'm obligated. Damn i wish i was still taking those debate
classes my argument skills are going to need some shaping up.
bethy: what needs shaping up is your wardrobe. But i love you anyways. (They kiss.)
Interior, Bilowski household. The youngest, shlomo is sitting next to his dad as they
study from the Talmud. Mom is boiling chicken soup and chopping vegetables.
Bethy and mm walk in. MM goes to the Mr. and shakes his hands.
Mr. B- Hello Moishe.
mm- I don't actually go by Moishe anymore, I'm Matt. Just plain Matt now.
Mr. B- Why is that? I love the name Moishe!
mm- I just never really felt like it was my real name. (to mom) Hi ms. Bilowki.
Mrs. B- Hello. Did you bring your appetite? i hope so i cooked for the whole army.
You don't have to be shy tonight.
mm- Am i ever?
Mr. B- no, just shy about your heritage. Remember your bar mitzvah? It was beautiful!
I always thought you had the makings of a Rebbe. What are you doing now?
Bethy- Matty wants to join the peace corps!
Mr. B- Whatever happened to studying in Israel?
mm- nah, i don't want to do that anymore. I don't consider myself a zionist anymore.
Jewish, yes. Zionist, no. Nobody has more of a right to that land then anyone else....
Mr. B looks like he's going to pop a vein but luckily the grandparents come in and ruin
the argument.
Henry- hi everyone!
Irene- (snapping at him) put this in the fridge before it spoils! (Bethy goes and
gives them both a hug.)
Cut to: Katie's house. Katie is a gothy esthetician, and David's girlfriend. She is
applying eyeliner to him. Jane's Addiction's three days blasts. He looks in mirror.
Katie: So sexy.
David: My dad is going to kill me! (They kiss.) Seriously, can we get this off?
Katie: no. keep it on. do something wild every week. (she shrugs) they'll just have
to get used to it.
David: you don't know them. my mom and dad are like jews from last century. They're
like straight out of a black and white photograph.
Katie: So what. My dad's a quaker.
David: quakers are easy going.
Katie: mom's a mormon.
David: oh.
Katie: just trust me, they'll get over it. it looks rock and roll. perfect for your
gig on sunday. That friday night rule is so lame. you're missing out on all the
parties.
David: so long as i'm under their roof i'm under their rules. (They embrace) dad
still thinks i want to be a cantor. or wishes, maybe. Soon i'll get a job and move
out.
Katie: i'm sure you'll miss your mama's cooking
david: true that. (they kiss) i gotta go.
interior the bilowski's by the time he gets inside they're already lighting the candles
He gives his mom a quick hug and goes to the bathroom. He wipes off the eyeliner.
David: (into the mirror) Pussy. (He shakes his head and goes out join the family.)
They do some standard jewish prayers then start eating.
mm: yo d, how's the band going?
David: Really good! We have a gig sunday, you should come!
mm: where?
David: the joint.
mm: perfect, right up the street. i'm working until 9 what time is it at?
David: starts at 10.
Henry: you gonna play some old songs maybe some of the hits?
David: sure gramps i'll throw one in for ya's
Henry: i always liked sinatra. And elvis could sing too.
irene: quit telling stories!
mm: (to mr. B) you going pops?
david: nah, it's not his thing. Plus he's always busy sunday nights.
mr. b- (to david) what did you do to your HANDS? (He reaches across the table and
inspects dovid's fingernails which are painted in black) why on god's green earth-
mm- don't worry, all the rocker kids do that.
mr. b- With all due respect, my son is not a rocker kid. He's just going through a
phase. (to dovid) why the HELL did you do THAT?
Bethy- daddy, it's not a big deal.
mr. b- not a big deal, my son is painting his nails like a-
irene- like a girl. or a faggele.
henry- but his girlfriend did it so it's ok! and the kids like to show off these
days, i used to do that too, but just in different ways.
bethy- (jokingly) you still show off grandpa.
mm- Even if he was a faggele, you'd still have to love him , he's your son. After all,
my cousin's gay and we all still love him.
irene- oy vey.
rachel, the youngest comes in.
Rachel- sorry i'm late everyone! i had to stay late after school. (she kisses everyone)
i got an A+ on the history test daddy! (MM and Bethy roll their eyes)
mr. B- that's wonderful sweetheart! I'm so proud of you.
Rachel - i'm hoping that after graduating college i can go spend some time in Tel
Aviv. Maybe I'll even go to grad school there.
mom- that would be wonderful, honey.
mm- isn't it kind of dangerous over there?
Rachel- when we went over for Dovid's bar mitzvah i never felt nervous.
mr. b- it's safer there then it is here.
mm- come on sam, my old hebrew school teacher was like 10 yards away from a car bombing
last summer. That was like the day after he emailed me from ben yehuda telling me how
safe it was. You never know.
irene- you never know here, you never know there. we didn't know hitler was going to
come and put us in the ovens!
henry- luckily we didn't go in that line.
irene- no because were teenagers. not too old, not too young. Everyone else in my
family, not so lucky. Except one brother. And he's still in Israel. (To rachel) you
can stay with him if you choose to go.
rachel- thank you grandma.
mm- and you have to ask yourself, if you want your daughter living in a country that
is violating civil rights codes of other human beings- they had no right to push the
Palestinian people off of their land!
bethy- can we not go there sweety?
mr. b- ok, so a country the size of a postage stamp, surrounded by her enemies and
we're the bad ones? the jordanians have persecuted the palestinians worse then we
have.
mm- i mean henry and irene didn't survive the camps so that we could go around pushing
people off of their land.
mr. b- wait a minute, we didn't push anyone off their land. Who was in that dry
uninhabitable piece of desert before we went and irrigated, planted, built- you're just
a punk kid who doesn't know his history. If you spent less time in the hookah bar
and more time with your nose in a book you'd figure that out.
mm- i don't like hookah bars either, sir. i'm what's known as straight edge. That's
why they call me the renouncer.
mr. b- what?
bethy- he doesn't drink or smoke.
dovid- dad, you're the one who used to smoke weed in the 60's.
mm- that was before he found god.
mr. b- grass then wasn't a big deal. i did it a few times.
mm- sure, mr. b.
mr. b- when did you turn into such a (yiddish for smart ass?)
bethy- daddy, matt is a genius.
Mr. B- that's why i don't want him wasting his talents.
mm- mr. b. i'm not one of your yeshiva students, and i'm doing just fine. You can come
out of disciplinary mode. I know you think that because i'm longer adhere to the rules
of the kosher nostra i'm just lost but i have plans up my sleeve. And they are 180
degrees from what my parents brainwashed me with as a child.
mr. b- your father is a fine man.
mom- and we love chana.
mm- thanks. i love her too. But i don't 'like' what i was taught. I believe we each
have our own karma. And if you keep on trying to impose your will on your children
you're going to end up lonely.
henry- the boy is right, i'm afraid. There is no more room for extremists.
Dovid- (thoughtfully) I mean, being religious, it worked for us for a while. It kept
us together. The rituals, the holidays. But i just feel it less and less.
mr. b- that's because your lazy, son. (pause) You aren't TRYING hard enough.
Dovid- it just doesn't make sense to me anymore. But i still love it. I love the food,
the music.
Mr. B- but life isn't all about music! Music should be a by product, not the main
attraction! Unless you're going to be a cantor, it's just wrong wrong wrong. To build
your life around art, it's meaningless.
Bethy- this from the man who practically stalked bob dylan.
Mr. B- i was a foolish child. it was a phase.
mm- maybe you're going through a phase right now, the 'religious' phase.
irene- that's enough! i'm not going to have you attacking my son. not in his house.
mr b- i can stick up for myself mom.
cut to: psychologist's office. mm is sitting on a couch.
mm: she drives me nuts. But i love her. Do i love her, or does she drive me nuts?
And why does she drive me nuts? Why does she listen to her stupid father? i stopped
listening to mine! it's not that hard! Just because your born to a certain set of
parents you have to obey them? She lives with me now, but you'd think she's still
living under their roof. Why do i even go over there? i know one thing: next friday
night, we're going over to my uncle's house. Then we're going out.
cut to:
Dovid's band rehearsal. They are in a practice space playing rock and roll. Kate
watches him out of the corner of her eye while he sings.
Cut to:
the joint. The band is playing the same song but to a small crowd. Bethy and mm
are dancing with each other. Henry walks in and sits at the bar.
henry-(pointing up at dovid) that's my grandson.
bartender- i know.
cut to:
psychology office
Bethy; i don't know if family is a blessing or a curse. I mean i love them all. I
give my brother Dovid a lot of credit. He's really branching out. But dad's not
happy about it. I just wish I had that kind of courage........
An outstretched arm reaches across an old magnavox record player and drops a record onto
the turntable. The song is David Eshet's Jerusalem of Gold. We see a record cover with
DAVID ESHET: JERUSALEM OF GOLD SONGS OF THE 6 DAY WAR. Down the arm is a tattoo with
numbers in ink: the mark of a holocaust survivor. Then we see the whole man. It's
grandpa Sam Bilowski, and he looks tired. He sings along a bit with the song, and then
we see him look out the window.
Exterior shots around the Pico Robertson neighborhood show hasidic jews walking and
talking, along with secular looking shop keepers, etc. There are snapshots of various
people taken from live action and converted in black and white to look old school. As
if they were pics taken in an old Shtetl. Then the record stops
Interior Grandpa Sams: His wife, Grandma Irene, 82, barges in.
Irene: What are you doing sleeping in the middle of the daytime? ( he looks back
at her blankly) That's why you're always tired at night!
Sam: Dear, i wasn't sleeping just resting......
Irene: the hell you were
Sam: yes i was, i was waiting for you.
Irene: Well then come with me to the store.
Sam: it's so hot out! Turn the music back on, we'll have a dance.
Irene: no you're coming with me to Eilat's i need to get some onions, some lettuce,
eggplant.
Sam: The eggplant can wait-
Irene- no it can't.
interior: global shwarma: mm is getting off of work. jackson 5's "abc song' blasts.
His girlfriend bethy comes in and they start dancing and singing with the music.
mm: ocd, it's as easy a.d.d, come on come on, it's a.d.d. baby you and me. (Bethy
sees her grandparents across the street, she runs to the door)
Bethy: hi grandpa henry! hi grandma! (They wave and irene pulls him into the store.)
They're so cute, they look like little school kids.
mm: yeah but she orders him around too much. that ain't ever happening with me. (He
grabs her and kisses her) i'm the boss of you, woman. not the other way around.
Bethy: watch it! not so rough!
Exterior: Bethy and mm are walking out of the movie ANVIL. They're walking down
Fairfax.
mm: that was like, at least one of the best documentaries i've ever seen.
Bethy: It was,like really great. (looks at her watch.) We have like, an hour until
sunrise we better get to dad's and mom's.
mm: What? i thought we were going to my uncles for shabbas. you liked it so much better
over there!
Bethy: Of course i did! But last week i told you that if i went to your family's
house for shabbat, you'd have to come to mine this week.
mm: i know. i was hoping you'd forget.
Bethy: why matty? my dad's a sweetheart once you get to know him.
mm: i did used to know him remember? he loved me before i hit puberty. God, i gotta
get out of this town. it's just so much goddamn fun here. but then on the other side of
the coin i gotta put up with this crap.
Bethy: he's got a heart of gold. he's a good dad. Come on, i'll pick up some challah.
They're now in canter's bakery.
mm: he hates me. not that i really care that much.
bethy: he dossn't hate you. he even said he wanted you to come for dinner!
mm: yeah that's so you'd be there- he's accepted the fact that we're the two headed
monster. If he could split us up, he would
Bethy: that's only partially true.
mm: well whatever. i guess i'm obligated. Damn i wish i was still taking those debate
classes my argument skills are going to need some shaping up.
bethy: what needs shaping up is your wardrobe. But i love you anyways. (They kiss.)
Interior, Bilowski household. The youngest, shlomo is sitting next to his dad as they
study from the Talmud. Mom is boiling chicken soup and chopping vegetables.
Bethy and mm walk in. MM goes to the Mr. and shakes his hands.
Mr. B- Hello Moishe.
mm- I don't actually go by Moishe anymore, I'm Matt. Just plain Matt now.
Mr. B- Why is that? I love the name Moishe!
mm- I just never really felt like it was my real name. (to mom) Hi ms. Bilowki.
Mrs. B- Hello. Did you bring your appetite? i hope so i cooked for the whole army.
You don't have to be shy tonight.
mm- Am i ever?
Mr. B- no, just shy about your heritage. Remember your bar mitzvah? It was beautiful!
I always thought you had the makings of a Rebbe. What are you doing now?
Bethy- Matty wants to join the peace corps!
Mr. B- Whatever happened to studying in Israel?
mm- nah, i don't want to do that anymore. I don't consider myself a zionist anymore.
Jewish, yes. Zionist, no. Nobody has more of a right to that land then anyone else....
Mr. B looks like he's going to pop a vein but luckily the grandparents come in and ruin
the argument.
Henry- hi everyone!
Irene- (snapping at him) put this in the fridge before it spoils! (Bethy goes and
gives them both a hug.)
Cut to: Katie's house. Katie is a gothy esthetician, and David's girlfriend. She is
applying eyeliner to him. Jane's Addiction's three days blasts. He looks in mirror.
Katie: So sexy.
David: My dad is going to kill me! (They kiss.) Seriously, can we get this off?
Katie: no. keep it on. do something wild every week. (she shrugs) they'll just have
to get used to it.
David: you don't know them. my mom and dad are like jews from last century. They're
like straight out of a black and white photograph.
Katie: So what. My dad's a quaker.
David: quakers are easy going.
Katie: mom's a mormon.
David: oh.
Katie: just trust me, they'll get over it. it looks rock and roll. perfect for your
gig on sunday. That friday night rule is so lame. you're missing out on all the
parties.
David: so long as i'm under their roof i'm under their rules. (They embrace) dad
still thinks i want to be a cantor. or wishes, maybe. Soon i'll get a job and move
out.
Katie: i'm sure you'll miss your mama's cooking
david: true that. (they kiss) i gotta go.
interior the bilowski's by the time he gets inside they're already lighting the candles
He gives his mom a quick hug and goes to the bathroom. He wipes off the eyeliner.
David: (into the mirror) Pussy. (He shakes his head and goes out join the family.)
They do some standard jewish prayers then start eating.
mm: yo d, how's the band going?
David: Really good! We have a gig sunday, you should come!
mm: where?
David: the joint.
mm: perfect, right up the street. i'm working until 9 what time is it at?
David: starts at 10.
Henry: you gonna play some old songs maybe some of the hits?
David: sure gramps i'll throw one in for ya's
Henry: i always liked sinatra. And elvis could sing too.
irene: quit telling stories!
mm: (to mr. B) you going pops?
david: nah, it's not his thing. Plus he's always busy sunday nights.
mr. b- (to david) what did you do to your HANDS? (He reaches across the table and
inspects dovid's fingernails which are painted in black) why on god's green earth-
mm- don't worry, all the rocker kids do that.
mr. b- With all due respect, my son is not a rocker kid. He's just going through a
phase. (to dovid) why the HELL did you do THAT?
Bethy- daddy, it's not a big deal.
mr. b- not a big deal, my son is painting his nails like a-
irene- like a girl. or a faggele.
henry- but his girlfriend did it so it's ok! and the kids like to show off these
days, i used to do that too, but just in different ways.
bethy- (jokingly) you still show off grandpa.
mm- Even if he was a faggele, you'd still have to love him , he's your son. After all,
my cousin's gay and we all still love him.
irene- oy vey.
rachel, the youngest comes in.
Rachel- sorry i'm late everyone! i had to stay late after school. (she kisses everyone)
i got an A+ on the history test daddy! (MM and Bethy roll their eyes)
mr. B- that's wonderful sweetheart! I'm so proud of you.
Rachel - i'm hoping that after graduating college i can go spend some time in Tel
Aviv. Maybe I'll even go to grad school there.
mom- that would be wonderful, honey.
mm- isn't it kind of dangerous over there?
Rachel- when we went over for Dovid's bar mitzvah i never felt nervous.
mr. b- it's safer there then it is here.
mm- come on sam, my old hebrew school teacher was like 10 yards away from a car bombing
last summer. That was like the day after he emailed me from ben yehuda telling me how
safe it was. You never know.
irene- you never know here, you never know there. we didn't know hitler was going to
come and put us in the ovens!
henry- luckily we didn't go in that line.
irene- no because were teenagers. not too old, not too young. Everyone else in my
family, not so lucky. Except one brother. And he's still in Israel. (To rachel) you
can stay with him if you choose to go.
rachel- thank you grandma.
mm- and you have to ask yourself, if you want your daughter living in a country that
is violating civil rights codes of other human beings- they had no right to push the
Palestinian people off of their land!
bethy- can we not go there sweety?
mr. b- ok, so a country the size of a postage stamp, surrounded by her enemies and
we're the bad ones? the jordanians have persecuted the palestinians worse then we
have.
mm- i mean henry and irene didn't survive the camps so that we could go around pushing
people off of their land.
mr. b- wait a minute, we didn't push anyone off their land. Who was in that dry
uninhabitable piece of desert before we went and irrigated, planted, built- you're just
a punk kid who doesn't know his history. If you spent less time in the hookah bar
and more time with your nose in a book you'd figure that out.
mm- i don't like hookah bars either, sir. i'm what's known as straight edge. That's
why they call me the renouncer.
mr. b- what?
bethy- he doesn't drink or smoke.
dovid- dad, you're the one who used to smoke weed in the 60's.
mm- that was before he found god.
mr. b- grass then wasn't a big deal. i did it a few times.
mm- sure, mr. b.
mr. b- when did you turn into such a (yiddish for smart ass?)
bethy- daddy, matt is a genius.
Mr. B- that's why i don't want him wasting his talents.
mm- mr. b. i'm not one of your yeshiva students, and i'm doing just fine. You can come
out of disciplinary mode. I know you think that because i'm longer adhere to the rules
of the kosher nostra i'm just lost but i have plans up my sleeve. And they are 180
degrees from what my parents brainwashed me with as a child.
mr. b- your father is a fine man.
mom- and we love chana.
mm- thanks. i love her too. But i don't 'like' what i was taught. I believe we each
have our own karma. And if you keep on trying to impose your will on your children
you're going to end up lonely.
henry- the boy is right, i'm afraid. There is no more room for extremists.
Dovid- (thoughtfully) I mean, being religious, it worked for us for a while. It kept
us together. The rituals, the holidays. But i just feel it less and less.
mr. b- that's because your lazy, son. (pause) You aren't TRYING hard enough.
Dovid- it just doesn't make sense to me anymore. But i still love it. I love the food,
the music.
Mr. B- but life isn't all about music! Music should be a by product, not the main
attraction! Unless you're going to be a cantor, it's just wrong wrong wrong. To build
your life around art, it's meaningless.
Bethy- this from the man who practically stalked bob dylan.
Mr. B- i was a foolish child. it was a phase.
mm- maybe you're going through a phase right now, the 'religious' phase.
irene- that's enough! i'm not going to have you attacking my son. not in his house.
mr b- i can stick up for myself mom.
cut to: psychologist's office. mm is sitting on a couch.
mm: she drives me nuts. But i love her. Do i love her, or does she drive me nuts?
And why does she drive me nuts? Why does she listen to her stupid father? i stopped
listening to mine! it's not that hard! Just because your born to a certain set of
parents you have to obey them? She lives with me now, but you'd think she's still
living under their roof. Why do i even go over there? i know one thing: next friday
night, we're going over to my uncle's house. Then we're going out.
cut to:
Dovid's band rehearsal. They are in a practice space playing rock and roll. Kate
watches him out of the corner of her eye while he sings.
Cut to:
the joint. The band is playing the same song but to a small crowd. Bethy and mm
are dancing with each other. Henry walks in and sits at the bar.
henry-(pointing up at dovid) that's my grandson.
bartender- i know.
cut to:
psychology office
Bethy; i don't know if family is a blessing or a curse. I mean i love them all. I
give my brother Dovid a lot of credit. He's really branching out. But dad's not
happy about it. I just wish I had that kind of courage........
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grandma vera: played (hopefully) by someone like nina diamante. Brusque and feisty.
grandpa Sam: (hopefully) like Joe. Charming, takes bethy's side
Moishe Matt: Me
David: musician genius: terence leclere or jazz callner
Bethy: David's liberal sister, mm's gf. singer, rejects orthodoxy but loves her dad.
Liza: the 'good one' studying @ yeshiva
dad, Henry: Line: i wanted to have the warner brothers, instead i had the partridge family. Ex- musician, forbids jamming on shabbat.
Mama: Miriam: easy going, the glue that holds it together. Doesn't really take sides.
Mike: (Phil Bell) has the happening shabbats with music, dancing. Polar opposite to Henry- mm's uncle. That's where they start going friday nights instead of home. Henry resents it. And is jealous of Mike's success as a producer.
Battle of the bands @ the joint:
spaceship martini
dirty suits
renouncer
ric veda
an israeli band covering 'hotel california' or something campy like that.
grandpa Sam: (hopefully) like Joe. Charming, takes bethy's side
Moishe Matt: Me
David: musician genius: terence leclere or jazz callner
Bethy: David's liberal sister, mm's gf. singer, rejects orthodoxy but loves her dad.
Liza: the 'good one' studying @ yeshiva
dad, Henry: Line: i wanted to have the warner brothers, instead i had the partridge family. Ex- musician, forbids jamming on shabbat.
Mama: Miriam: easy going, the glue that holds it together. Doesn't really take sides.
Mike: (Phil Bell) has the happening shabbats with music, dancing. Polar opposite to Henry- mm's uncle. That's where they start going friday nights instead of home. Henry resents it. And is jealous of Mike's success as a producer.
Battle of the bands @ the joint:
spaceship martini
dirty suits
renouncer
ric veda
an israeli band covering 'hotel california' or something campy like that.
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