02x01 - Boot Scootin' Boogie

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[female narrator] Next on "The Real World.."

I wonder what's gonna happen with the new cast..

They're gonna be like, all California.

Like surfers and skate punks.

I know one of them is a female cop.

[g*nsh*t]

Is there a surfer dude?

I know that one of them is from Kentucky.

I don't know, there's gotta be a surfer dude.

I know that one of them is even younger than me.

[Dominic] This is the true story..

♪ True story ♪♪

[Tami] Of seven strangers..

[Jon] Picked to live in a house..

[Beth] And have their lives taped..

[Aaron] To find out what happens..

[Irene] When people stop being polite..

[David] And start getting real.

[male narrator] "The Real World," California.

Hi, my name is Dominic.

Originally born in Dublin, Ireland.

Grew up there, went to school there.

But I left when I was .

I'm going to the airport today

to pick up someone I've never met before in my life

but I'm gonna live with.

We're gonna travel across America

and pick up another person

who I've never met before in my life.

And end up in Venice, California

to try and get along.

Oh, my God, I guarantee you somebody's

gonna leave ahead of time.

Somebody's gonna leave.

Just be yourself and you'll get through it.

[Dominic] Can't see me causing any problems.

Unless someone makes me.

I didn't know who I was gonna meet

if it was gonna be boy, girl, black, white.

I had no idea who this person was

what he-she was gonna be like

if we were gonna at least tolerate each other.

When I say tolerate, I wasn't sure if we were gonna like

be at each other's throats

but tolerate, I guess, is an understatement.

And up until Tami said something to me..

I had to get help for my luggage.

I expected someone on her own.

But she came out and said hi to me

so I assumed this must be Tami.

- I'm Dominic. - What's up, Dominic?

- I'm Tami, nice meeting you. - Nice meeting you, Tami.

I guess we're gonna know a little about each other.

Yes.

[Tami] Meeting Dominic was a major surprise.

He wasn't what I expected when I got off the plane.

But he's cool, but..

[laughs] The first meeting was a surprise.

I'll get that for you, Tami. Give me this.

- It's heavy. - Ah, don't worry about it.

You're giving out phone numbers already?

He gave me his.

I thought she was very attractive and very cute.

- What have you got in there? - When did you get here?

We're only here for a week. I got here last night.

- Oh, really? - Yeah.

'Don't worry, Tami, I'll take care of this.'

Thank you.

'We're gonna go to Kentucky next.'

- Huh? - 'Kentucky.'

Oh, really?

We're driving cross-country

that's something I never thought I would do.

And then we're driving to Kentucky

which is somewhere I never thought I'd be.

So, yeah, I was kind of unsure about it all.

Do I need to put my seat belt on?

I got holy water if you wanna bless yourself.

You may want to.

I'll buckle up for safety.

Twenty two weeks, somebody will get to the point

where "I don't care what's gonna happen.

I don't care, I can't take this no more, I'm out."

I-I wish, wish them luck, but, I mean..

I don't know, I don't know how it's gonna work out.

I hope they don't k*ll each other.

[laughing]

So, what do you do?

I write a music column in a magazine.

[Dominic] I contribute television reviews

for daily variety

and I do several music columns to a California paper.

Jesus, it's the most amazing thing in the world.

You give your opinion of something

and someone pays you.

What type of music do you like?

R&B.

I really wanna get into singing.

I have a four-girl group

and, um, we're in the process of signing some paperwork

with a major record label in LA.

♪ I'm a sl*ve I'm a sl*ve I'm a sl*ve to your lovin' ♪

♪ I can't resist the fever of your kissin' and your huggin' ♪♪

People compare us to En Vogue

because they're the only four-girl group

that's out there.

I work at an HIV Healthcare center.

I think it only gets sad

when the day they're supposed to show up, they don't.

And then you find out they're not there anymore.

It's-it takes a toll on you after a while.

Yeah.

Hey, did you bring a hair dryer?

- No. - No?

Well, it just looks like you just mousse your hair anyway.

- Well, I do, but.. - 'So why do you need a dryer?'

But, this, this is..

This is the non-hair drying look right now.

♪ Stand down ♪♪

Okay.

There's really not much difference in it.

I was gonna say, isn't it gonna look the same?

[Tami] He has a lot more hair than I do.

He puts it all the way out there.

He does jobs with that hair, that's for sure.

Louisville, that's Kentucky, along with Jack Daniels.

Well, I didn't see any black people in Kentucky

and I kinda heard all these weird stories

about Kentucky, so I was kinda..

...kinda...intimidated by the situation.

[instrumental music]

I would just try to stress to them

that whether you want to or not

you're gonna have an impact on people's lives.

Whether you think it's right or wrong

or silly or stupid, you're going to.

And I just think you should try and make it a positive one.

The guy we're going to pick up, I wonder what he's thinking.

"What am I doing?"

[Jon] Well, they're gonna look at me and they're gonna think

"Well, he's weird," or they might think

"Well, he's an interesting person

"he's definitely not like someone around here.

"Does he really have a cowboy hat on?

Who does he think he is, Garth Brooks?"

Let's go find our new roommate.

[doorbell music]

- 'The doorbell.' - We got us a cowboy.

- What's up? - How you doing?

- Dominic. - Dominic. Jon.

- Tami. Nice meeting you. - Tami.

[Dominic] Jon being the third party was a little shocking.

He opened the door going

"Yee-ha, come on in."

I've seen cowboy movies and you really don't think, y'know

that there's this person with a hat that talks like that

and this high-end voice, I didn't think..

I-I thought it was a Hollywood creation.

You got all your stuff?

We're not leaving until morning.

We're not?

Right?

[instrumental music]

When are we leaving?

[instrumental music]

I had this really stereotypical, bad

degrading image in my mind of these hillbillies.

It's a shame, really, that the only America

I know is through television and movies.

I must seem like this crazy person.

When he first walked in, I was like

"This guy is so weird, he's gonna freak me out.

I'm just gonna stay away from him."

Are you hungry?

Nah, not really. A little thirsty.

I can get you something to drink.

[Dominic] You want something to drink?

When we got there and he says, "Are you hungry?"

I said, "No, I'm thirsty."

I was actually referring to a beer

and then a Coca-Cola came out.

[Jon] Well, see, I was raised in a Christian home

and we don't have alcohol in the house.

And if he wanted a drink

he didn't get one in my house.

Y'know, it wasn't even like, "What would you like, a beer?"

It was like, "There you go, a soda." Okay.

[Jon] So your name's Dominic?

- 'Yeah.' - And your name's Tami?

- Tami. - How old are you?

- 'Twenty-two.' - Twenty-four.

- I'm . - Oh, a young one.

I'm singing tonight at a place called

Goldie's Best Little Opryhouse.

- Nearby? - 'Yeah.'

- So you going? - What, yeah. Yeah!

What time you going on?

Eight o'clock, it starts at :.

We're gonna listen to some country music.

[instrumental music]

♪ Out in the country past the city limits sign ♪

♪ There's a h*nky-tonk near the county line ♪

♪ The joint starts jumpin' ♪

♪ Every night when the sun goes down ♪

♪ They got dancin' women music and smoke ♪

♪ And all that.. ♪

♪ ...boot scootin' boogie.. ♪

[Dominic] He is a hell of a performer in a country sense

because I judge the performer by the reaction of the crowd

not by, you know, what I thought of the music.

And the crowd loved him.

♪ Yeah get down turn around ♪

♪ Go to town boot scootin' boogie ♪♪

[crowd cheering]

[Tami] After coming from his house and meeting him

I didn't feel I could really open up to him

and really have anything in common with him.

But then seeing him on stage

and seeing how good he was with the audience

and how he captured the audience

I realized that we had a lot in common

and I think he's gonna go far.

Ladies and gentlemen, that's our show.

Jon has t-shirts, sweatshirts and pictures..

Someone told me that Goldie's actually

is starting a Jon Brennan fan club

while he's away.

But after the show, I couldn't believe

he's in the lobby and everyone who was there

I think even his brothers, were clamoring for autographs.

Jon!

I'm so glad to see you.

I think Jon expects to find a Goldie's opera house

you know, smack-bang in the middle of Hollywood.

Did I make some country music fans or what?

- Yeah. - Alright!

[instrumental music]

[Jon] No matter how successful I get, I will..

I mean, this will always be home.

You always gotta have a home. And, uh, Goldie's and church.

Those are the places where I really know that I'm supported.

[female #] He's only and he hasn't been exposed

to a lot of things he's gonna be exposed to

because there's lots of risks involved.

And he's gonna see and meet people and do things

that he's not used to.

He'd be a whole lot safer here in the Bible Belt at home

that's for sure.

'California, here you come!'

I love you, have fun.

- I will. - Be good, sweetheart.

Need anything, call, okay?

Yeah, don't expect it.

- Bye, guys. - Bye, Jon.

- 'Bye.' - Bye, Dominic, Tami.

- Alright. - Take care.

We may come, Jon.

Bye, mom.

[instrumental music]

Are we there yet?

Memphis, Tennessee, , miles.

♪ Tennessee Tennessee ♪

♪ Tennessee Tennessee ♪♪

'I hope you like driving this thing'

because I really can't

picture myself driving this thing to LA.

♪ Take me to another place ♪

♪ Take me to another land ♪

♪ Make me forget all that hurts me ♪

♪ Let me understand your plan ♪

[Dominic] 'Well, we're gonna have to stop for gas.'

Do you want me to take over then and take it

the rest of the way to Memphis?

Whatever, it's fine with me, old buddy.

Because I fancy a beer at lunch.

[Jon] 'You fancy a beer?'

Well, buddy, ain't drinking and driving in my vehicle.

I know, that's why I'll drive before lunch.

[Jon] Okay. That's fine.

You fancy a beer.

♪ But I am still thirsty ♪♪

Breaker, breaker -, we got a smokie on our tail.

[laughter]

We got some city--

Nineteen is the channel that they use?

I don't know.

Check the different channels until you hear something.

[Jon] One of 'em's an emergency channel

'and you shouldn't use, but I don't know which it is.'

I'll be on the emergency channel

"Breaker, breaker, -."

"We need a paramedic before Oklahoma city."

[Jon] You only say "Breaker -" if you're on .

Oh, I'm doing it on all the channels!

[Jon] 'No wonder no one's answering it, they think you're dumb.'

So, if you're in , you go "Breaker ."

[Jon] You're catching on, there you go.

Okay.

Okay, let's try it again, if you're on , what do you do?

- Breaker . - Okay, how about ?

Shut up.

Breaker, -, can I get a copy?

My name is Winnie Bago.

Mine is Big Spikey Hair.

- What? Big spanky? - Big spikey hair!

Breaker, -, this is Big Spikey

can I get a copy?

[Tami] I think the people that I've met so far

everything's gonna be cool.

We kind of clicked, so I'm really excited about it.

I can't wait to meet everyone else.

Tami seems to be in a real big hurry

to get back to LA.

I'm never gonna come back to Kentucky or Arkansas again.

So while I'm here I wanna see as much as I can

but there ain't no way I'm coming back here.

[instrumental music]

♪ Trouble coming around ♪

♪ Trouble going down ♪♪

Oh, wait, we're going the wrong way, aren't we?

Graceland was just my one thing.

That's what I wanna see.

Screw the Grand Canyon

just get me to Graceland.

Dominic gave the directions

and I don't think Dominic knows how to read a map.

Oh, we're going to Arkansas. We're leaving Memphis.

[Tami] It was actually quite funny seeing him get like that

'cause he wanted to see Graceland so bad.

And I guess he was getting this feeling

that we were never gonna get here.

[Dominic] You know, when I say, "Look, there's the freeway

right there, right there!"

A-and he passed right by it.

I give up.

I'm sure we probably passed our exit

for Graceland a good three times

before we finally decided "We'll take this one," you know.

- There's Graceland. - Where?

To the left.

♪ You are so square ♪

♪ Baby I don't care ♪

[Dominic] I'm a huge Elvis fan but

it doesn't rule my life like some people.

"Free Elvis movies for hours?"

[male #] You have free -hour Elvis movies in your room.

[Jon] 'Oh, this is heaven.'

♪ I don't know why.. ♪

[Dominic] When are we going out?

Nah, I'm not going to a bar!

- Well-- - I can't even get in a bar.

Well, we'll see what's uptown and..

Well, you got beer in your suitcase, why you gotta go--

Oh, 'cause I wanna go out.

I said Dominic, "I think you're drinking too much."

And he didn't say anything at that time 'cause he..

"Ah, ah" you know, he just mumbled away.

But in his opinion he's not drinking too much.

♪ Baby I don't care ♪♪

He's drinking too much that I'm used to.

[Jon] 'Hey, wait up, Dominic!'

- What? - Wait up!

- Come on! - 'Well, wait for us.'

♪ ♪ ♪ hell.

I've never, ever, had a single drug in my body

never had a drop of alcohol and you know what?

I'm not even sure that those things are wrong.

[instrumental music]

I am severely addicted to nicotine and I've gotta stop.

I don't know that if smoking is wrong

I know that it shortens your life, that's a proven fact.

Dominic's made the statement

"Well, I think it's okay as long as you don't hurt anybody else."

But, you know, smoking is actually hurting

other people, we're told now.

[Dominic] I hate anyone judging me and..

...maybe I'm not leading the ideal lifestyle

maybe I can take from these people as well.

Eight hours in a Winnebago, you gotta learn something.

I mean, you're pretty ignorant and stupid

if you don't learn from traveling

with two people across the country for a week.

[instrumental music]

Dominic and I were playing with this eight ball.

It's this ball, that you shake it up

you ask it a yes-or-no question

and we asked it if Jon was going get laid

when he came to LA.

Go on, ask him, ask him.

[Jon] 'Well, ask me.'

You might be offended.

- 'Well, then, don't ask me.' - 'Come on.'

You shake it.

[Dominic] 'After six months in LA will Jon get laid there?'

[Jon] 'That's not a very nice subject.'

He just went bright red and got pissed off

that we were discussing his sex life.

[Tami] He was pissed at me for like, a day, I think

'cause he felt...that

we should not be talking about his-his sexuality.

[Jon] 'Alright, would you just shut up about that?'

[Jon] Well, the Bible clearly states

no sex before marriage and

you ruin it if you mess it up.

[Tami laughing]

[Jon] So she shakes the eight ball..

[Tami] And it said..

No!

[laughter]

No, I'm not gonna get laid, no. I'm not.

♪ Free your mind ♪

[Tami] 'Boy, aren't we just--'

I can't believe I walked over

got you a cup of coffee and the only thing

you got to talk about when I get back is that.

I don't think it's bad or-or disgusting to talk about sex.

I'm just kidding, I ain't mad.

[Tami] Everybody does it.

Except Jon.. No, I'm just kidding.

[Dominic] Just won't even open his mind

and is shocked by the word sex.

I-I told him, I says

"You gotta open your mind a little more."

♪ Free your mind ♪♪

[honking]

What? What are you beeping your horn at?

Nothin'.

[Jon] 'Eww.'

Your father was right.

When did you have this long conversation with my dad?

- You were in the house get-- - When you were in the house.

Even your dad looked like he was crying, didn't he?

Well..

...if my son got in a motorhome

with two people like y'all and drove off..

[Tami laughing]

I might be crying too.

- What's that supposed to mean? - 'Huh?'

- What's that supposed to mean? - 'I don't know, figure it out.'

Okay, what happened was, I don't recall how the sit..

Uh, the conversation got started, but it..

We don't have people like either one of

Tami or Dominic in Owensboro, you don't see 'em.

- Well-- - Speak your mind.

To me and to my parents, they were strange.

Just lay it right out there on the table.

I-I don't mean to stereotype people

and-and that's not what I'm doing here.

- What exactly did you mean? - Mean?

[Tami] 'When you made that statement'

if your son were driving off..

...cross-country with two people like us

what would you think? That one.

- Oh, that statement. - Yeah, that one.

And he says, "Well, wouldn't your parents be shocked

if, if they saw me go off with y'all?"

So we just, you know, that's kind of a derogatory statement.

- I didn't say that. - You did say that.

- I didn't say that. - Well, because of what?

You said, "Look like you all."

I said, "Like you all, two people like you all."

- 'Come on, Jon.' - You're covering up.

[Jon] 'I'm not.. I have no secrets.'

You're gonna be living with us for six months

I'm gonna ride you on this for six months.

It was my turn to be slammed

because I'd said something that offended both of them.

So I just said, "We'll drop it

"I shouldn't have said anything."

Oh, I thought I'm stubborn.

'My parents probably like the idea'

of me going cross-country with a religious country boy.

Maybe some of it would rub off on me.

I'm a firm believer that if you don't believe, you know

the basic principles of Christianity, that you're lost.

[Jon] 'Are we getting lost, Dominic?'

No.

♪ That's me in the corner ♪

♪ That's me in the spotlight ♪

♪ Losing my religion ♪

♪ Oh no I've said too much ♪

♪ I haven't said enough ♪♪

[male narrator] Next on "The Real World.."

[Tami] Dominic met two girls.

And it sounded like a real good idea.

Then Dominic was like, "W-what did you want, sex?"

Woo-hoo!

[Tami] I've dealt with Jon and his attitude

for the past days.

Bigoted, narrow-minded country singer.

Oh, I'm such a bigot, aren't I?

[Tami] I don't know what I'm gonna see when I get to Venice.

I'm definitely excited about meeting other people.

[Aaron] I remember walking up and the first person

I saw was Dom.

[David] By being a comic, I'm always on stage alone

I'm always the center of attention.

[Beth] I don't really know what my ambitions are.

[Irene] My heart started pounding.

Like, "Oh, God, what am I doing here?"

I don't feel right yet.

- What is this? - I don't know, let's go in.

[Dominic] '"Santa fe Aerobics."'

It's kind of like, just, free-flow belly dancin'.

[laughing]

'I think her water just broke.'

[laughing]

Look at the size of this! She looks like a truck driver.

[Jon] 'Look at them.'

'Look at it jiggle.'

[Dominic] If I had a belly like that, I believe I'd keep it covered.