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And
if
he
could
n't
sing
,
what
the
hell
was
the
use
of
everything
else
?
Everything
else
was
just
bullshit
.
Sing
was
the
only
thing
he
really
knew
.
Maybe
he
knew
more
about
singing
and
his
kind
of
music
than
anybody
else
in
the
world
.
He
was
that
good
,
he
realized
now
.
All
those
years
had
made
him
a
real
pro
.
Nobody
could
tell
him
,
the
right
and
the
wrong
,
he
did
n't
have
to
ask
anybody
.
He
knew
.
What
a
waste
,
what
a
damn
waste
.
It
was
Friday
and
he
decided
to
spend
the
weekend
with
Virginia
and
the
kids
.
He
called
her
up
as
he
always
did
to
tell
her
he
was
coming
.
Really
to
give
her
a
chance
to
say
no
.
She
never
said
no
.
Not
in
all
the
years
they
had
been
divorced
.
Because
she
would
never
say
no
to
a
meeting
of
her
daughters
and
their
father
.
What
a
broad
,
Johnny
thought
.
He
'd
been
lucky
with
Virginia
.
And
though
he
knew
he
cared
more
about
her
than
any
other
woman
he
knew
it
was
impossible
for
them
to
live
together
sexually
.
Maybe
when
they
were
sixty-five
,
like
when
you
retire
,
they
'd
retire
together
,
retire
from
everything
.
But
reality
shattered
these
tests
when
he
arrived
there
and
found
Virginia
was
feeling
a
little
grouchy
herself
and
the
two
girls
not
that
crazy
to
see
him
because
they
had
been
promised
a
weekend
visit
with
some
girl
friends
on
a
California
ranch
where
they
could
ride
horses
.
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He
told
Virginia
to
send
the
girls
off
to
the
ranch
and
kissed
them
good-bye
with
an
amused
smile
.
He
understood
them
so
well
.
What
kid
would
n't
rather
go
riding
horses
on
a
ranch
than
hang
around
with
a
grouchy
father
who
picked
his
own
spots
as
a
father
.
He
said
to
Virginia
,
"
I
'll
have
a
few
drinks
and
then
I
'll
shove
off
too
.
"
"
All
right
,
"
she
said
.
She
was
having
one
of
her
bad
days
,
rare
,
but
recognizable
.
It
was
n't
too
easy
for
her
leading
this
kind
of
life
.
She
saw
him
taking
an
extra
large
drink
.
"
What
are
you
cheering
yourself
up
for
?
"
Virginia
asked
.
"
Everything
is
going
so
beautifully
for
you
.
I
never
dreamed
you
had
it
in
you
to
be
such
a
good
businessman
.
"
Johnny
smiled
at
her
.
"
It
's
not
so
hard
,
"
he
said
.
At
the
same
time
he
was
thinking
,
so
that
's
what
was
wrong
.
He
understood
women
and
he
understood
now
that
Virginia
was
down
because
she
thought
he
was
having
everything
his
own
way
.
Women
really
hated
seeing
their
men
doing
too
well
.
It
irritated
them
.
It
made
them
less
sure
of
the
hold
they
exerted
over
them
through
affection
,
sexual
custom
or
marriage
ties
.
So
more
to
cheer
her
up
than
voice
his
own
complaints
,
Johnny
said
,
"
What
the
hell
difference
does
it
make
if
I
ca
n't
sing
.
"
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Virginia
's
voice
was
annoyed
.
"
Oh
,
Johnny
,
you
're
not
a
kid
anymore
.
You
're
over
thirty-five
.
Why
do
you
keep
worrying
about
that
silly
singing
stuff
?
You
make
more
money
as
a
producer
anyhow
.
"
Johnny
looked
at
her
curiously
and
said
,
"
I
'm
a
singer
.
I
love
to
sing
.
What
's
being
old
got
to
do
with
that
?
"