One Trick Pony - Misplaced Glasses in the Studio
Jonah:
I think I left my glasses in the studio this afternoon.
Studio attendant:
Okay.
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One Trick Pony - Reflecting on Shared Memories
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One Trick Pony - Concerns Over Pain Relief and Medication Use
Jonah:
You got any percodans?
Marion:
No, but I got some aspirin in the bathroom. What's wrong?
Jonah:
Pain, uh... I got a pain.
Marion:
You really should watch it, you know, you just like to take pills.
Jonah:
Who, me? That's the truth.
Marion:
You sound like Matty.
Jonah:
I am Matty, just older.
Marion:
Here's your aspirin.
Jonah:
It's not what I really need.
Marion:
What do you need?
Jonah:
A job.
Marion:
A job?
Jonah:
A hug?
Marion:
Jonah, what are you talking about?
Jonah:
I figure the band is broken up.
Marion:
That's crazy, what about the album?
Jonah:
Gone.
Marion:
Well, I don't understand. I thought you said everything was going well.
Marion:
You said everything was going well.
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One Trick Pony - Financial Struggles Among Friends
Clarence Franklin:
What about our bread?
Jonah:
What about our bread?
Clarence Franklin:
Let me tell you something. We've been friends a long time. But I can't live on no $400 a week. It doesn't cover my alimony or my dope bills.
Danny Duggin:
What dope bills? You haven't bought anything in years!
Clarence Franklin:
Fuck you, years!
Jonah:
You're not the only one with alimony and dope bills.
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One Trick Pony - The Struggle for Connection and Presence
Marion:
What are you so afraid of? That young girls won't like you on the road?
Jonah:
I'll tell you what I'm afraid of, I'm afraid of you boring me to tears. Yeah, you know, Marion, you know, you used to, you know—YOU'RE SO FUCKING BORING!
Jonah:
I-I'm sorry. I don't know what you want. You want me to drive a cab? You want me to give guitar lessons to 13-year-old kids? I'm a player, that's what I do.
Marion:
No, I just want—I just wanted... I just wish that when you were here, you were really here. I mean, really with us. Not just sleeping here, or talking on the phone here, or trying to write songs here, but... here. A family. The road is the road. This was supposed to be home.
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One Trick Pony - Caring for a Fern: A Conversation
Jonah:
The fern is doing very well.
Marion:
Yes, the fern is doing well, it's doing very, very well.
Jonah:
You spray it regularly, do ya?
Marion:
I spray it every day, I talk to it, give it lots of encouragement.
Jonah: [whispering]
You haven't told her about our separation?
Marion:
No, absolutely not. I didn't think it would be wise at this time, it's just beginning to sprout new leaves.
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One Trick Pony - Reflections on Aging and Time Passage
Marion:
It's the longest adolescence I have ever seen. Well, admit it, in six years, you'll be forty years old. Now, you've gone directly from adolescence to middle age.
Jonah:
In six years I'll be forty years old. In sixteen years, I'll be fifty years old. In twenty-six years, I'll be sixty years old. In a mere sixty-six years, I'll be a hundred years old.
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One Trick Pony - The Evolution of Jonah's Sarcasm
Marion:
You don't always have to be sarcastic.
Jonah:
Well, I'm not always sarcastic. Well, I was sarcastic in the late seventies, maybe 77, 78, but really, since... February 79 I have hardly been sarcastic.
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One Trick Pony - Complicated Relationships and Awkward Conversations
Jonah:
Well, what was I supposed to say? "Yes, Walter, I am sort of fucking your wife"?
Lonnie Fox:
Is that what we're doing? Sort of fucking?
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One Trick Pony - A Playful Exchange of Words
Jonah:
Hey... Cal van Damp. What's the good word with you?
Cal van Damp:
Well, you're the bright boy, I figured you'd know.
Jonah:
Steatopygous.
Cal van Damp:
What?
Jonah:
Steatopygous. It means a large rump, a fat ass.
Cal van Damp:
Why's that the good word?
Jonah:
Well, it's like, see, what if I was to—if I was to say to you, "Cal, you have a very fat ass.", you could be offended. But if I say, "Hey! Good evening, Cal. You sure look steatopygous.", then you don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, do you?
Cal van Damp:
Hope you don't have any plans for getting your records played on any radio stations.
Jonah:
Not really, no.
Cal van Damp:
Well you shouldn't, cause you won't get any.
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One Trick Pony - Timing for the First Set
Clarence Franklin:
Hey, Junior, what time’s the first set?
Jonah:
Clarence, come right in! I mean, taking a bath’s usually a private moment for me. But I don’t mind sharing this time with you.
Clarence Franklin:
What time’s the first set?
Jonah:
Nine o’clock. But we leave at about 8:15.
Clarence Franklin: [looking at Jonah’s genitals]
That’s it, huh?
Jonah:
I am, after all, a Caucasian.
Clarence Franklin:
I understand, and I sympathize.
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One Trick Pony - A Conversation About Brotherhood and Connection
Hare Krishna: [Offering Jonah a book]
You said that your mind is troubled, why don't you check it out, brother?
Jonah:
You know, this is such a minor point, I hate to even bring it up but... I have a brother.
Hare Krishna:
We're all brothers.
Jonah:
No, I mean I have a real brother.
Hare Krishna:
We're all real brothers!
Jonah:
Well, this real brother used to sleep in the other bed in my room.
Hare Krishna:
Look, look, all I'm saying to you is if you want to purify your existence, get into your spiritual self, check it out.
Hare Krishna:
Okay, okay, Hare Krishna!
Jonah: [Softly, as he walks away; [Harry Chapin]
Okay, okay, ].
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