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00:31:27,594 --> 00:31:30,930 That's, um, the end of part one. 347 00:31:32,683 --> 00:31:34,433 Thank you. 348 00:31:36,311 --> 00:31:37,687 Thank you for coming. 349 00:31:37,854 --> 00:31:40,982 Come along, people. Give the man some breathing room. 350 00:31:41,149 --> 00:31:42,441 It's his break, after all. 351 00:31:42,609 --> 00:31:44,819 Heh-heh. Thank you. 352 00:31:46,822 --> 00:31:49,073 If you want to lie down or relax for a while, 353 00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:50,616 you know where the room is. 354 00:31:50,784 --> 00:31:53,369 I read that you liked the 2005 Rosé. 355 00:31:59,167 --> 00:32:03,004 Don't forget, Clayton, 30 minutes, so no time for foreplay. 356 00:32:04,631 --> 00:32:07,550 I'm so sorry. That's okay, I've read his books. 357 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:09,135 Heh-heh. 358 00:32:09,303 --> 00:32:11,137 So, what'd you say your name was again? 359 00:32:11,305 --> 00:32:13,264 I didn't. It's Daniella. 360 00:32:14,057 --> 00:32:16,726 Mmm. That's a beautiful name. 361 00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:19,437 Can't you think of something better than that? 362 00:32:21,189 --> 00:32:23,232 Well, how about this: 363 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,276 They gave me a little green room back there. 364 00:32:25,444 --> 00:32:29,113 It's got really great wine and cheese. And I won't have to sign any more books, 365 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:32,742 and maybe I'll think of something more interesting to say. 366 00:32:32,909 --> 00:32:34,201 Wanna go? 367 00:32:34,369 --> 00:32:35,911 Lead the way. Come on. 368 00:32:37,581 --> 00:32:40,166 Shut up. I have to rest my voice. 369 00:32:40,334 --> 00:32:44,045 It gets really dry when I read, and I have a whole other section. 370 00:32:44,212 --> 00:32:46,172 Don't bullshit me. I'm not. 371 00:32:46,340 --> 00:32:48,466 It's okay. I already know everything about you anyway. 372 00:32:48,634 --> 00:32:50,593 Really? Everything? Mm. 373 00:32:50,761 --> 00:32:52,595 Everything. 374 00:32:53,221 --> 00:32:54,388 What do you know? 375 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:57,224 I know you hate tomatoes. 376 00:32:58,143 --> 00:33:00,144 I know 377 00:33:00,437 --> 00:33:04,523 Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is your favorite jazz recording. 378 00:33:05,233 --> 00:33:08,402 I know you love to watch Cheers reruns. 379 00:33:08,570 --> 00:33:10,863 And I know you took Latin for seven years 380 00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:13,240 and cheated on every single test. 381 00:33:13,659 --> 00:33:15,451 Wait a minute. How do you know that? 382 00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:17,870 Esquire, you said it yourself. 383 00:33:18,038 --> 00:33:21,040 I've got to start reading my interviews. Ha-ha-ha. 384 00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:22,583 So... 385 00:33:24,211 --> 00:33:26,295 what else do you know? 386 00:33:27,631 --> 00:33:31,425 I know that you've been with your wife since your freshman year of college. 387 00:33:32,844 --> 00:33:36,555 I know that you go to every single Yankees home game, 388 00:33:36,723 --> 00:33:40,309 and I know that you, Clayton Hammond, are a genius. 389 00:33:40,477 --> 00:33:43,020 Heh. Shows how much you know. Why's that? 390 00:33:43,188 --> 00:33:45,106 I missed two Yankee games last year. 391 00:33:45,273 --> 00:33:47,191 Sorry. 392 00:33:48,485 --> 00:33:52,154 And, my wife and I are, um... 393 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:55,574 separated. 394 00:33:55,742 --> 00:33:59,745 I actually did know that, but you're wearing a ring. 395 00:34:01,248 --> 00:34:02,748 Yeah. 396 00:34:06,628 --> 00:34:08,587 So, Daniella, 397 00:34:08,755 --> 00:34:11,716 how did you get backstage tonight? 398 00:34:12,259 --> 00:34:16,262 I'm a grad student at Columbia, and I begged my professor for his ticket. 399 00:34:16,847 --> 00:34:19,014 I won the Elman Fellowship, just like you. 400 00:34:20,392 --> 00:34:22,017 Mr. Hammond, they're ready for you. 401 00:34:22,185 --> 00:34:24,395 Yes, Mr. Hammond, we're ready for you. 402 00:34:30,444 --> 00:34:34,655 This is the second and, final selection of the evening. 403 00:34:35,824 --> 00:34:38,492 "It was a crisp and clear autumn morning. 404 00:34:38,660 --> 00:34:43,038 The old man was dressed exactly as the day before." 405 00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:49,378 Can I hail you a cab? I'm gonna take the bus, thanks. 406 00:34:49,546 --> 00:34:51,255 You're welcome. 407 00:35:00,348 --> 00:35:02,975 Go to Central Park? Great. 408 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:02,326 How you doing today? 409 00:36:02,702 --> 00:36:05,162 I'm okay. How are you? 410 00:36:07,290 --> 00:36:10,000 You know what I mean? Sure. 411 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:17,216 What's that book you're reading? 412 00:36:19,261 --> 00:36:21,637 Ask the Dust, John Fante. 413 00:36:21,805 --> 00:36:24,849 How did you find him? Nobody knows him. 414 00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:26,225 You read Fante? 415 00:3