Yesterday. Today. Now. Tomorrow.

Those feelings. The constant life choice.

Yesterday I worked a restaurant.

Today I will be lazy.

Now I am watching a movie.

Tomorrow I have a flight to catch, bring my dad.

Balance? It’s enough.

The thought that persists is yesterday is done, today is not guaranteed, now is and tomorrow is too far away.

The cat is laying with me, as the movie continues. I feel my heart beat. The cat woke up and switched sides. I start to feel the jitters of tomorrow while trying to be present.  Movie ends.

I start Saturday night fever.

Cat, sawing logs.

I text my wife.

The skyline of NYC opens Saturday Night Fever. I don’t know if I’ve ever watched this movie. The sound of the subway jolts the cat awake. Oh wow SNF opens with the iconic Bee Gees song and Travolta. So cool. He’s eating a pizza by the slice. God I miss NYC, I’ll be back soon I remind myself. We should totally dress as SNF for Halloween in nyc this year. Travolta walks by a women and turns around to get her attention she rebuffs him. Hahaha. Got it he’s a Brooklyn kid, who works in the paint store. I can be on my phone and watch the movie? This is a hack.

Travolta wants an advance on his paycheck for the weekend. He says, “fuck the future.” Ah Travolta’s name is Tony. The boss says no advance. Tony heads home.

Ah a montage to another Bee Gees song as Tony gets ready, gold chains, black briefs (will copy). Done. Heading to Amazon now. Bought.

Tony at dinner with his family yelling, his shirt covered as to not get pasta sauce on it before heading out. He dad slaps hits his hair, Tony loves his hair. Me too lol.

Tony is ripping a lung dart. He’s picked up by his friends. Oh shit, Tony is talking some shit, won’t repeat except it rhymes with mussy (his words not mine). Oh damn they are dropping some words. Yours to discover.

They walk into an underground club, music has a beat. Let me Shazam it. A fifth of Beethoven is the song. The floor is the iconic light up disco floor we associate with this movie or the era. Tony drinks a seven and seven fyi. Dance floors should light up again. Disco inferno plays (not 50 cent). Tony is hitting the dance floor. Tony is in a league on his own. So sick. His friend offers him speed, he says “can’t you get off from dancing.” A woman comes over who loves watching Tony dance. She’s an admirer, not a dancer. Tony is pissed at DJ for playing a different song it’s Salsation (I shazamed it). Tony is surprised someone is dancing to the song he told DJ to change. He’s staring at her, intrigued. He heads to the bar orders a seven and seven, some butts (cigarettes), his words. Cool. Ah he wants to practice dance against the people who are coming to clubs who really know how to dance. Tony’s friend is the car with woman. You figure it out when you watch.

Tony is back on dance floor with two women. Night fever is playing, a woman kisses Tony and calls him Al Pacino lol. The whole dance floor is dancing, more like line dancing to disco.

This is what need, more experiential, group activities.

Tony wakes up the next morning. He has a poster of Al Pacino in his room.

He’s back at the paint store.

I’m going to explore more of Brooklyn more.

He’s arguing with his dad who is unimpressed with Tony’s job. Tony bails.

He’s attending a dance class with one of the girls from the club. Ohhh Tony sees the girl who danced the song from the night before at the dance studio. His partner is not into as much as Tony, tells his dance partner to leave so he can find the woman from earlier. He finds her. Short interaction she tells him off.

Tony goes home, his family is somber. His brother is home. Tells Tony he no longer wants to be a priest. Tony’s family takes it hard.

He’s back at studio with the woman who told him off. Ah her name is Stephanie. He asks her to be a team. Tony admits he’s 19 years old.

Talk of Bay Ridge versus Manhattan. How the beautiful life is in Manhattan. They went for a coffee date.

Talking about dancing how it’s a short life, now is the time to dance Tony explains to Stephanie. She wants to walk home alone.

Stephanie and Tony continue to practice.

If I can’t have you plays at the club. Tony arrives with his former priest brother.

Tony looks for Stephanie.

Tony is with another woman in the car.

Tony doesn’t do anything. He dances on the varazano bridge.

Can you dig it? That’s their line.

Next day. His brother leaves.

He goes to dance studio to find Stephanie. She hangs with Tony and his friends, grab a bite at White Castle.

Tony gets fired. He wanted the day off. He wanted to help Stephanie move.

Ah they are headed over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan. Stephanie is with someone. It’s complicated, I get it though, I think. Stephanie and Tony cross back over the bridge.

Oh wow they drive the car through a street gang club house the Barracuda. Tony and friends got worked.

Stephanie and Tony meet at a club for competition. Here we go! The dance to More Than a Woman. They are dancing slow, not sure it’s that’s cool? Problem is Tony is cool.

Tony won, he does not feel like he deserved it. Tony admits he didn’t earn it and gives away his first place win. Tony and Stephanie fight afterward.

The movie takes two of a dark turns including a friend showing off for Tony on the bridge. He (Bobby) falls from bridge, to his death.

Tony is the subway late night, montage of anguish to the soundtrack of How Deep Is Your Love with Tony ending up in Manhattan at Stephanie’s apartment presumably at a very early morning hour.

Pop walks in 9 minutes before the movie is ending. To tell me he wants me to listen to a song.

Tony apologizes for the way he treated Stephanie the night before. They embrace.

The end.

Next up Gone with the Wind.

lol.

Have a great Sunday.

-MM