funding for this program [with captioning] was provided by: additional funding is provided by: and: narrator: each video episode has three parts. watch the program, read your book, discuss the program and... rebecca: ♪ that would be enough, enough for me ♪

♪ everybody needs a dream catcher ♪ ♪ catch me! no! yes! you're wrong. i'm right and you know it. look, i have to go. rebecca, we have to talk. not now, matt. ( sighs ) i'll wait right here till you're done. ( sighs ) matt, you don't have to wait for me. yes, i do. i'll be right here. it'll be a couple of hours. all right. ( sighs ) bye. where are you going? the front door is over there. i have to use the employees' entrance.

excuse me... the gold room? this way? thanks. hi, steve. hello, rebecca. we're almost ready. listen, i need to change. there's a ladies' room over there. i'll be right back. hi, jessica. and how are you? rebecca: good. ( cocktail music playing on piano ) step right in.

( sighs ) ( piano plays sophisticated jazz ) ( sighs ) ( sighs deeply )

hello? hello. welcome to the gold room. i'm rebecca casey and this is steve davis. here's a song i wrote. i call it "traveling light." ( piano intro playing ) ♪ i've got my ticket and i've got my hat ♪ ♪ i've got my reason to ride ♪ i've got my memories ♪ but they're far behind ♪ i'm traveling light... ♪ i've got my suitcase and i've got my coat ♪ ♪ i've got my reason to ride ♪ i've got some dreams i'm going to hold on tight ♪ ♪ i'm traveling light... ♪ outside, the houses are slipping by ♪ ♪ each with its own little light ♪

♪ inside, the people are dreaming ♪ ♪ just like the dreams i have tonight... ♪ ( piano interlude ) ( people conversing loudly ) ( music stops abruptly ) ( conversation continues ) why don't you wait out in the lobby? here's your share. 20... 30... 40... and 5. 45? good thing i have a day job. good thing we both do. we'll do better next time.

rebecca, i have something to tell you. there isn't going to be a next time for me. what? i'm tired of this. my wife's expecting. the bills are piling up. this isn't a salary. it's peanuts. but steve, we're getting lots of calls. we're playing at a wedding next week. i want to spend my weekends with my wife, not at weddings for people i don't know. steve, you shouldn't, we've worked so hard. you know how i feel... it's always the same old story: no money, no appreciation. sorry, rebecca, but this is it for me. you'll find another piano player. bye. take care of yourself. so, you're mad i waited, right?

no, i'm not angry. so, what's wrong? ( sighs ) steve says he can't take it anymore. he's quitting? maybe he's got the right idea. look, i'm not quitting. i have to find another partner. rebecca, you're banging your head against the wall. you're never going to make it in the music business. it's too tough. why are you so negative? i'm realistic. look, matt, success takes time. i'm going to make it. that's why i'm going to music school. music school... what am i going to do while you're in music school? we had a relationship, you know? we still do. what's happening to us? you have two jobs; i have two jobs. you have to take care of your father. there's no time. i'm sorry, matt... it's hard to find time.

a real relationship takes time, you know? i know. ( sighs ) it's late. i have to be up early for work tomorrow. all right, i'll take you home. so, about our date on thursday...? i'll pick you up at 7:00, o.k.? sounds good. good night. this is really crazy, rebecca casey. good night, matt.

oh, good. it's here.

( videocassette player whirs ) ( rhythmic music starts ) announcer: welcome to the boston school of music, where your musical career begins. student: the boston school of music has given me everything that i wanted in a school. the boston school of music has just been my home. and, because of that foundation, i'm able to be what i want to be. what's going on, bec? sorry. is it too loud? a little. turn it down so you don't wake up dad. the faculty is very high-quality

and i think students have some wonderful opportunities. so, are you going to this school? yeah... if i get accepted. i'm applying to other colleges, but this is my first choice. ( playing jazz ) hey, they're pretty good. yeah, this school is one of the best... announcer: make your dreams come true at the boston school of music. apply now! narrator: now let's review and discuss the story. rebecca casey. i'm rebecca casey. she's a singer. yes, she's a very good singer. ♪ i've got some dreams i'm going to hold on tight ♪ ♪ i'm traveling light... speaker: and she has a boyfriend. his name is matt. so, about our date on thursday...? i'll pick you up at 7:00, o.k.? sounds good.

she is going back to school. to study music, yes. so, are you going to this school? yeah... if i get accepted. matt doesn't want her to go back to school. music school... what am i going to do while you're in music school? i think her relationship with his is not very good. with him... with him. his relationship with him. oh, yes! with him. we had a relationship, you know. he wants something a lot more traditional. rebecca really wants to be a... a good musician. she wants to go back to school because she actually tried it in the real world, that where she plays, and she find it too tough. and she probably decided that education is the right way to go. i don't know if they are going to stick together very long. she has a dream and i think that's wonderful. and she has a courage to make the dream come true. and going to college definitely going to help her to make her dream come true. i think that's wonderful.

kevin, i can write my songs on a computer. they have a computer lab. it opens up the possibilities of song composition... what's the possibility of getting some food in this house soon? i'm going grocery shopping tomorrow. put what you want on the list. i can't believe how many forms i have to fill out. i can't believe we're out of cereal. put it on the list. o.k. rebecca... casey. 1097 e street. apartment number 3. boston, mass. 02168. we're almost out of peanut butter. i just bought that jar. hey, look, a coupon. two for the price of one. just...

i know-- put it on the list. phone number. (617) 686-7731. age: 28. father: patrick casey. mother: margaret casey, deceased. we should get more cookies. ( sighs ) gee, they want to know everything-- my interests, hobbies, sports, awards, on and on. i'll be here all night. do you think this college thing is a good idea? yeah, for me, it is. it's the only way i'm going to get anywhere in the music world. ( groans disgustedly ) when are you going to give up junk food and eat something healthy?

when healthy food tastes as good as cookies and peanut butter. good night. i hope i can make it, mom.

kevin: i am late for school. rebecca: don't drink from the carton. milk tastes better this way. you drive me insane. why are you wearing shorts and a tie? high school graduation pictures. what do you mean? graduation pictures, you know. they take a picture from here up. they don't take a picture of your legs. are all your exams finished? i just have my math final. kevin... beck, don't worry. math is a breeze. i've got to go. hi, dad. bye, dad. don't slam the door. ( door slams ) ( groans ): thanks.

hi, dad. why are you up so early? where's my coffee? what, this? is this yours? i'm sorry. that's okay, i'm late anyway. i'll get coffee at work. what's that? it's my application to the boston school of music. i have to mail it today. oh, not another school application. yes, another school application. by the way, does kevin ever tell you how his final exams are going? no, he doesn't tell me anything. i try to talk to him, but... he has a final today. i don't even know if he studied for it. he won't graduate if he doesn't pass his exams. i'll talk to him. i have to go. your lunch is in the fridge. do you have enough change for the bus? yes, i have some. thanks. becky, don't slam the door. ( door slams ) ( groans ): thanks.

rebecca: sandy. hey, girl, you just made it. is everything o.k.? yeah, i was up late last night. with matt? no, with this. look. what is it? it's a brochure from the boston school of music. i sent my application in this morning. good for you. this place looks expensive. it is. but it'll be worth it if i get accepted. and if you don't get in? i've got my backup schools. maybe i'll get into one of them. how many colleges are you applying to? four. four? why so many? that's a lot of work. and a lot of money just to apply.

but i've been dreaming of this for a long time. your dreams are so big... exciting. i mean, my dreams are real simple-- get married, have a family, stuff like that. i don't know, i can't explain it. i just want to know everything i can about music. i'll get my degree and make something of myself. well, when you become a big star, and you get your first hit song, don't forget your friends here at the factory. ( both laugh ) me? forget? never. i'll even send you a free copy. oh, you're all heart. man ( on television ): make your dreams come true at the boston school of music. hello? apply now. dad? oh, you're home early. it was a half day today.

how come? i just had one final and graduation pictures. what's that? my cap and gown. let me show you. it smells funny. ( chuckles ) and the cap. how about it? kevin casey, high school graduate. ah, it's too bad your mother can't see you now. what's for lunch? kevin... come sit here.

rebecca and i are both worried about your finals. how was your exam today? a breeze. math is my best subject. it was an easy test. well, good. what about the others-- science and history? dad, give me a break. i'll pass them all with flying colors. oh, thanks. oh, this won't even cover my bills. your whole paycheck? yeah. i lent some money to jack. you can sure kiss that money good-bye. why are you so hard on jack? you know, he's really a good guy. i'm sorry, i just don't think that... let's forget it. i'd like to cash this check please. do you have an account at this bank? yes. could i see some form of identification please?

why do i always have to show my i.d.? he's a new teller. hey, they do it for your protection. right, so we have to show our i.d. every single time. teller: 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200. thanks. hi, i'd like to deposit this whole check into my savings account please. how do you live without cash? i get money from the cash machine $40 at a time. oh, i can't stand you, rebecca. don't they charge you for these cash machines? it depends on what kind of account you have and whether you have enough money in it. and you have that much money saved? how else am i going to pay for college? save, save, save. wow. do you know about this videotape? the boston school of music? yeah, this is the music school that becky wants to go to. why doesn't she study something practical like business? she'll never make any money

with a degree in music. you never know. narrator: now let's review and discuss the story. kevin is rebecca's brother. speaker: he's a senior in high school. kevin casey, high school graduate. patrick casey. speaker: patrick casey's rebecca's father? yes. hi, dad. speaker: rebecca's mother died a long time ago. rebecca meets her best friend, sandy, in the factory. hey, girl, you just made it. there's a big difference between those two women, rebecca and sandy. your dreams are so big... exciting. i mean, my dreams are real simple-- get married, have a family, stuff like that. i just want to know everything i can about music. i'll get my degree and make something of myself. i don't think it's good to judge what is right or what is wrong and it's just a personal choice.

and, sandy, if that's really what she wants to do-- have a family, settle down-- that's fine. you can also do both these days. right. married women are not stuck just sitting home and having children. i think you can have a career and do whatever you want. right, so those two things are not really conflict with each other. you can have both if you can manage it well. in both situations, you can have both if yyou gain something,ll. you lose something at the same time, too. "what have i done?" [captioned by the caption center wgbh educational foundation]

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