hey, my word, that is music. that's wanderlust, writtenby the great duke ellington, and this is the great alex keaton, coming to you from high atop harding high, spinning the tunes that brought us swinging out of the great depression. you're here with alex, that's me, until 6:30,

ok, we're opening upthe phone lines now. alex, i need a ride home. mallory, get a grip.i'm on the air. you don't have to whisper. the only people who listen to this music died years ago. oh, yeah? well, there's a deceased listener now. hello, you're on with alex. i'd like a pizza with anchovies. uh, don't forget, the number for requests is 555-7955. ok. hello, you're on with alex. duke ellington didn't write wanderlust by himself. it was johnny hodges and the duke. well, thank you. it's thrilling to talk to someone who shares my passion for swing. my pleasure, alex. would you play sweet lorraine for me? it's the fifth cut. consider it done. here's a special request

i've just found joy... i want you to know that i'm also a bigalex keaton fan. well... you've got great taste. listen, would yoube interested in going to the woody herman concertwith me friday night? well, i'm not in the habit of askingfor blind dates, either, but i thoughtwe might have fun. great. great, ok. yeah, lorraine ferrar? 7:30? all right,i'll see you then. well, mallory? big deal, alex, she accepted the date. it's only because she's never seen you. i'd like to makea special plea. mallory keaton,a sophomore here, hasn't had a datesince birth. if there's anyone out therewho wants to take her anywhere,

[whistling] good evening.mrs. ferrar? yes. i'm alex. i'm takingyour daughter lorraine out. good evening, alex. won't you come in? thanks. i'm lorraine. oh. oh! oh. are you surprised? surprised? no! what's thereto be surprised about? you're lorraine, huh? yes, i am. ok, i'm alex. no surprises here. i'm looking forward to the concert, and i'm delighted to be going with you. i'm delighted to begoing with me, too. and you. oh, this is my daughter melissa. melissa, alex keaton.

surprised? no! no. she's your daughter. she's melissa,you're lorraine, i'm still alex. where's the surprise? are you going to be my new daddy? [telephone rings] i'll get that. [ring] hello? [speaking french] merci, claude. au revoir. it's what i dofor a living. you speak french on the phone. no, i'm an arbitrageur. you deal in thesimultaneous sale and purchaseof equivalent commodities in order to profitfrom the price discrepancies.

perhaps destiny has taken a hand tonight. well, destiny and iare certainly not strangers. ha ha ha ha! there is absolutely nothingto compare with the thrill of hearing a big bandin person. plus i love the way they dress. you can go anywhere with a big band. but you needa big car. lorraine, may i play you my favorite record? oh, please! alex, i've had a fantastic evening. i blush to say how long it's been since i laughed like this. why haven't youlaughed? oh, many reasons. a bad marriage, a bad divorce. i'm sorry.i didn't mean to pry. oh, no. i don't mind talking about it. you must havemarried very young. yes, i did.

haven't you, alex? oh, no! your age? no. your age neverentered my mind. how old do you think i am? oh, i don't know. i'd say...about ffmph years old. i will be 40 in july. i'll be 29 in march. my, my. and still in high school. well, i'm a veteran.you know... ok, i'm 17. but they've been 17very full years. alex, chronological age means nothing to me. i like that in a woman. you want to dance? i thought you'd never ask. [big band music playing]

thank you. no, thank you. ahem! oh, mom, dad! alex, where's your, um... i, i mean, i-is... i-is this your... who's this? oh, i'm sorry. mom, dad, this is lorraine ferrar... my date. she's his date, steven. hello. yes, it certainly isnice to meet you. yes, i'll say. hey. hey, you kids want to dance? we'll just roll back the rug.

do you think so, steven? are you talking to me? oh! no.no dancing for us. nooo. um, good night. yeah, that's good. good night. good night.

alex, don't be so hard on yourself. you did very well for your first time. lorraine, that's notmy first time. i've taken lessonsfor years. it's just the first timethey let me out on the ice. how about a movie? wild strawberries is playing. no, lorraine,no more swedish movies. everybody's always depressed, and it's alwaysdark out and snowing. and nobody ever sayswhat they mean. well, what kind of movie do you like? i don't know.take conan the barbarian. oh, come on! lorraine,that was a great movie. look, at least you knewwho conan was. you knew he wasa barbarian. you knew his friendswere barbarians. you knew he wouldn't order fishin a dark restaurant. well, thank you for putting up with my taste.

lorraine, i've hada great time the past two weeks. i have too, alex. really? i mean, you haven'tminded that... well, that i'm not that mucha man of the world? no, i've kind of liked it. it's refreshing. oh! oh, my foot!aah! it's thawing out. here, let me rub it for you. ah. there. is that better? yeah. um...better. no, alex. it's not the time. do you have any ideawhen it'll be? i mean, my schedule is clear

alex, let's not complicate this. it's so nice the way it is, with us just friends.

we're making a big thing out of nothing, right? right. he's at her house again. i know. does that bother you? no. you? no, not at all. she's a friend of our son's. she's alex's... girlfriend. that's right. she's alex's full-grownfrenchwoman girlfriend. french, as in l'amour. he has got to stop seeing her! we'll tell him. hey, mom, dad.boy, what a day! ice skating, chinese food,sparkling conversation. she's the greatest.

maybe this wasn't the right time to tell him. this has gone too far! we didn't havechinese food together till we'd been marriedfor two years! it's got to stop, mom. all we did was ask how his old lady was. girls, we'd like to talk to alex. good idea. let's get this out in the open. alone. well, we've never been so insulted in our lives. but hey. shall we, jen? they're such children. alex, your mother and i have been talking. hey, good for you. lorraine says talkingis good for a relationship. funny you should mention lorraine.

you shouldstop seeing her. what do you mean? alex, you're 17, and she's 40. she is not 40. she'll be 40 in july. you don't see anyof your old friends, you're never home,you lapse into french. au contraire, mom. alex, we just don't want to see you get hurt. dad, i am notgoing to get hurt. there is nothing luridabout this relationship. she's my friend. i feel comfortablewith her. it's likebeing with you, mom. then spend more timewith me. don't judge lorrainewithout knowing her. let me invite her overfor an evening, for dinner.

swell. hi, melissa. how's my little girl? believe me, alex, staring out the window won't get her here any faster. ha! there she is. what did i tell you? mom, lorraine's here! dad, sit up. don't slouch. try and look like you've been to europe. i'll go put onmy lederhosen. good. good. oh, i can't believeyou're wearing that. why, were you planning on wearing it? [ding dong] good evening, alex. good evening, lorraine. welcome to chateau keaton. you remember my mom and dad. hello. nice to see you again.

please, right over here. well, here she is. here i am. yes, you are. yes, you are. welcome to our son. home. uh, our sunny home. thank you. it's a pleasure to be here. alex tells us you're french. he's right. alex, maybe lorraine would like a drink. oh, yeah. would you carefor an aperitif? well, thank you, monsieur. yes. monsieur. i love that. take good care of her.i shall return. you are to be commended.

a throwbackto another era. turn of the century. there's something i must ask. i think i knowwhat it is. nobody is more surprisedabout alex and me than i am. i'm not too sure about that. my husband is gone, and alex has turned outto be a great companion. he's brought a certainjoie de vivre i don't thinki've ever felt.it's thrilling. that's the way joie de vivre is. lorraine, i'm happy that you've had a good experience... you're a mother. you know how i feel. let me assure you i have no designsupon alex beyond friendship. lorraine, you've been frank with us, so we'll return the favor.

i'm sorry. it's nothing personal. he's lettinghis schoolwork slide. he doesn't seeany of his old friends. we feel he should spend timewith someone his own age. well, you are his parents, and if you don't want meto see him, i will abideby your wishes. you don't have to leave. i'm afraid i do. good night. did we dothe right thing? we had to do something. da da da bum bum where's lorraine? she's gone. what do you mean,she's gone? we told her how we felt. oh! we didn't want herto leave. you didn't even give her a chance.

alex, we apologize.i'm very sorry. sorry? what good is sorry? you know, i'm a man. you have to treat melike a man, do you understand? you're going tohave to let go. dinner is served! of course, we can keep it warm. my lorraine hello? do you have glen gray'scasa loma orchestra playing tuxedo junction? i'm only playing sweet lorraine tonight, sir. we're into the second hour of the first annual sweet lorraine-a-thon.

with their very special interpretation of sweet lorraine. i just found joy i'm as happy as a baby boy with another brand-new... catchy tune. yeah. when i met-- where have you been?i've been calling for days. i know. i guess you're angryabout the other night. no. no, i'm not angry. i just needed some time to sort things out. what things? alex, you're 17 years old, and i am almost 40. chronological agemeans nothing, lorraine. a good friend of minetold me that once. i believed her. oh, alex, you mean so much to me.

me, either. ok, 17. who am i going to goto swedish movies with? and my ice skatingwas really coming along. if i couldjust learn to stop. we can still see each other from time to time, but don't stop doing the things you used to do. oh, you mean i shoulddate girls my own age. yes, amongst other things. i just don't want you to stop leading the life of a 17-year-0ld. i've never led the lifeof a 17-year-old. give it a try.

bye. when i was 17

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