Over the last quarter century
the Packers have been to the post-season just twice.
I'm calling in to wish
the Packers good luck, and Brett Favre
can chase me around the field anytime.
If it's okay, um,
I'd like to start by telling you
why I wrote this song.
The sun's out, and the water is clear as gin
in God's corner of Paradise.
We welcome you to Telephone Time
where we buy, sell,
and talk all things Green and Gold.
We're gonna head to some calls
"T.T." you're on the air.
That's it.
Hay barn!
Hey! Hay barn, come on
Come on, girls.
Come on, get, go on in.
Yeah, come on, go on in.
Oh, man.
Why? What'd you do? What happened?
Hey, little one.
Oh, easy, easy.
There, sweetheart.
Wow.
Oh, you're pretty.
Easy, easy, easy.
Good Lord, how'd you get in here?
Buck!
-Buck! -What?
It's Max!
It's Max.
Max McGee, her calf is stuck.
I've never seen anyone stuck this bad. I need help.
It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay, girl.
Okay, you got this, no problem.
Her legs are wrapped.
I need a rope. Get me a rope.
I know you're strong enough, Jenny, no ropes.
-Pull, pull. -I am pulling!
Twist, then pull.
Come on, now.
Yeah!
Good.
-Ahh! -Good job, good.
Oh, good. Good.
That's a good girl.
Come on. She's okay.
Okay.
Oh, come on, let's get you stable.
Come on.
That's a girl. That's a good girl.
Oh
Oh my.
Oh, my.
Hey, listen.
You gotta quit shootin' at that light
'cause you're scarin' the heifers.
I mean, you hit it, Joni Mitchell,
you're gonna get your little tail up there and fix it.
I got an early start at the Haywards'.
There's a little bit left, but I was going to meet
with some friends who are back from college.
Oh, yeah, college, yeah. Right.
Some people value a formal education.
Well, I'll tell ya somethin'.
Redneck Tech is a fine education.
Yeah, but nothing like
butchering and plowing on the top of your résumé.
You know, if we didn't farm like the Amish--
Jenny, you know you're smarter than most,
and you're more savvy, too--
I'm not saying I'm not grateful. I'm just saying--
that a college education gets you.
It might be nice to travel or, uh
Something wrapped in plastic,
and you shove it right in the microwave.
See the world, experience something.
-Oh, I travel. -War travels don't count.
We live in the middle of nowhere.
Huh?
War travels don't count. We live in the middle
-Yeah. -of nowhere.
Yeah. Stop it!
Right now!
You know who you're sounding like?
-Your mother. -And?
You wanna be a music gypsy,
and you wanna have a child out of wedlock,
you go right ahead. -Hey.
Uh, morning.
Um, I think Maxie needs some help.
Yeah, well, you call the vet,
and lock the bullpen before you go.
Okay.
You got a little, um, somethin'
For my grandpa Buck,
farming wasn't a job or even a way of life.
When you look
at the NFC board this year, it's a shooting match,
and that means the road to the Super Bowl
might come right through Lambeau Field.
It was a sacred act.
And from what he could tell,
most of the problems for man
stem from the fact that he no longer had
his hands in the dirt
Packers on the drive
Or cheer for the Green Bay Packers.
Here we go.
For him,
it wasn't the frozen tundra.
It was a Garden of Eden, where he was Adam,
and with a rotating group of optimistic young farmhands,
got to name the cows.
Max McGee, Bart Starr, Jerry Kramer, Buddy Davis.
All after the '67 championship team.
They call it Lambeau Field for a reason.
And the pigs.
One was named Ditka, for obvious reasons.
You go back into the '80s with Mike Ditka.
No salesman could convince him
that buying the newest in graze equipment
would improve anything that actually mattered to him.
I can't do farm anymore.
♪ 'cause I like that beat ♪
Ooh-whee!
I was on my way out for some bigger dreams than just
squeezing Jerry Kramer's teats.
-You want me to get that? -No, I got it.
Shovelin'. Gotta go!
Oh
♪ I have a zit on my face ♪
Yeah, okay. Oh!
All right. Whoo!
Girl!
Gran! Hey, Buck's new manager's here!
You might wanna get dressed.
Oh, you're worried I'm gonna cause him
to have impure thoughts.
Whoo!
So much sass so early in the morning.
Apple tree.
Does your grandad know where you're heading?
Oh, he knows I'll be home later.
Well, give 'em the beans.
I gotta run.
Wait, wait, wait, we got a--
Gotta go!
♪ All nature sings, roundly rings ♪
♪ We go back to the earth ♪
♪ Looking for answers ♪
♪ But can't see our way in the dirt ♪
♪ Out in the distance, a voice calling out ♪
♪ Draws my gaze ♪
♪ She sounds like my mother ♪
♪ And I feel at peace through her pain ♪
♪ Once in a while I feel the ghost ♪
♪ But she knows my pain ♪
♪ Wonder if I still look the same ♪
♪ All things go ♪
♪ In the maple grove ♪
♪ Through the wild willow ♪
♪ Time is slow, all things go ♪
♪ All things move ♪
♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ Whether win or lose ♪
♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ Where the seeds are sown ♪
♪ This is still our home ♪
♪ All things go ♪
Thank you so much.
Have a good night!
-Hey. That my shift drink? -You sure you're old enough?
Ah, legal age where I grew up is deer camp.
Not too shabby for your first time.
We should talk about some more shows.
Thanks, yeah, that would be awesome.
♪ Running on empty ♪
Hey, girl! Whoo!
♪ Running into the sun but I'm gonna be ♪
What?
Just get the hell outta here.
-Well. -Go on, man.
Sorry, Buck.
Yeah, right, you're sorry like hell.
Give me a break.
Get the hell out.
Your dad wouldn't have done anything like this.
- He would have. - Oh, he would?
No, he wouldn't. He understood
the importance of things and how they're made.
Nobody cares how it's made. They just want it cheap.
No, they care, they care,
if they understand!
What was that about?
Where the hell you been?
Your grandma's in the barn. You give her a hand.
Damn it.
Come here, come on.
I know. Yeah. Come on, hey.
Come here. Come on.
Do you know what's going on out there?
Ugh. If I hear yelling, it's usually something
he doesn't like on the radio.
I wish he'd come in here and give us a hand.
Now, this one's having trouble taking.
Oh, come here. It might just be the angle.
Huh!
That's good, that's good, Fuzzy.
I made some money at the show.
Oh, that's wonderful. Well, you know,
"Telephone Time" is starting to take
special guests.
Now, come on, come on, there are so many people
who would love to hear you sing.
Yeah. Maybe when I'm 60 and my hair's falling out.
I see God smile when you sing.
I do.
Yeah, yeah.
I talked to Goadie today.
Apparently, she's got some musicians
staying up at her neighbor's cabin up on Big Lake.
Bill somebody, I don't know.
Red, Ride.
Reed?
-Huh? -Billy Reed?
Yeah, that's it.
Really?! What is he doing up here?
She said maybe you should stop by and say hello and
maybe don't mention it to you-know-who.
Yeah.
Mm-hmm. That's my girl.
♪ I still remember ♪
♪ Throwing stones outside your door ♪
♪ Waiting for you in the rain ♪
♪ We called our names ♪
♪ On the bench on Primrose Hill ♪
♪ We didn't think they'd fade away ♪
♪ I've gotta find a way ♪
♪ Oh, you're mine ♪
Oh. All right.
♪ Wherever I go ♪
♪ Wherever I go, honey ♪
♪ Oh, you're mine ♪
Like walleyes to worms,
we're going back to the lines.
T.T., you're on the air.
Hey, this is Enos,
and I'm calling about the Packers.
We're gonna take her all the way
to the Super Bowl this year.
Lines are open
We welcome you
to the historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin,
as we get set to kick off against the Rams.
There's a buzz in the air.
♪ How great Thou art ♪
♪ And through the woods ♪
♪ And forest glades I wander ♪
♪ And hear the birds ♪
Take off the headphones. That's rude.
♪ Then sings my soul ♪
-Did you feed Fuzzy? -Mm-hmm.
-Clean the goat shed? -Mm-hmm.
-Comb for eggs? -Mm-hmm.
-Water the horses? -♪ How great Thou art ♪
I'll do that later.
♪ How great Thou art ♪
Who was that guy in the red car yesterday?
♪ How great Thou art ♪
Get up earlier next time.
Thank you so much to our wonderful choir
for that beautiful song.
I'm reminded of the words of Wendell Berry,
who wrote, "All goes back to the earth,
so I do not desire pride of excess or power,
but the contentments made by men
who've had little.
The fisherman's silence receiving"
Cripes, I gotta go.
Shh-shh!
He's talking truth up there if you'd just listen.
Kickoff's any second now. Come on.
With Poet Longfellow here, he's bound to take us
into sermon number two, for God's sake.
I signed you up to serve soup lunch afterwards.
-What? -Mm-hmm.
I gotta go water the horses, boss' orders.
Catch you at home.
"and that has bent my mind,
and made me think of darkness
and wish for the dumb life of roots."
Hi, Billy?
Uh, Billy? Hi.
-May I help you? -Um, hi, I'm Jenny.
I'm from a few farms over.
Jenny, local musician.
Yeah, well, I'm
not sure if I love that description, but
Goadie said you might be stopping by.
You know, if you like to fish,
there's a crib just left of the inlet
and after sundown it's a fish a cast.
I don't know why I'm talking about fishing so much.
That sounds nice.
If I had time, I definitely would.
Yeah, no, right.
That makes sense.
Look, I don't really get the opportunity to, um,
meet a lot of musicians around here.
Like, you know, real ones, and so when Goadie told me
that you might be down here, I just thought,
maybe I would come down and
introduce myself and show you my work.
That's gutsy.
I like it.
You got a tape or
Uh, yeah, I do, um
I mean, it's homemade.
I made it at the farm, so
it's a little rough but
You farm?
Yeah.
It's fascinating.
I-I-I'm trying to, like
I want to write with more, uh
emphasis on the natural elements, you know,
the earth, the dirt, the soil and
help silence my irrational thoughts.
Yeah, well, um, my address and number
are on the back, so, yeah,
if you wanna stop by or something,
you know, No pressure.
I'll give a listen.
Boo-yah.
Thanks. Enjoy your night.
- Buck! - Huh?
- Buck. - Yeah?
Hey, thank you for replacing that water heater.
You saved us a fortune.
I just got tired of cold water
comin' out of both taps, is all.
No, I mean it.
I appreciate how you're always helping out around here.
Just taking better care of things,
like the Good Book says.
Aw, hell, see ya.
Hey, listen, how come you schedule a potluck
on game day, anyway?
tackle in the end zone.
Touchdown, Green Bay!
An outstanding run.
You gonna run with the big dogs,
you gotta learn to take a whiz in the tall grass.
You're just embarrassed to be
losing to your wife's boyfriend in your own house.
Not threatened by a man
with a spare tire around his waist.
Well, it's my sweat floating.
- Ah, yes. - Brozo, come on,
The kitty's smokin' hot. Let's go.
The cards are on ice.
Uh, I'll go for horse and buggy. Uh
-Your bid. -Pass.
Ooh! Sweet it is!
It's like they knew what I was missing.
Spades is trump, but dang, shoulda shot the moon!
Jenny Music!
-Don't call me that. -Oh, yes, the "artiste."
When are you coming down to "Telephone Time,"
playing for us simple folk? -Not gonna happen.
I wanna hear you before you become rich and famous.
Hmm, no guarantee of that.
You don't have to make a lesson out of it.
You're missing all the beauty around you.
Well, it's tough to take advice from the losing team.
Uh, you--you guys hear about Silvio?
Uh, the bank's closing on his dirt.
Don't know if they're gonna keep their house
or if it goes to the Farm and Loan.
They've been dealt the orange sticker of death.
Uh, your bet, Buck.
Yeah, I pass.
Sponsored by Jumpin' Joe's Bait and Tackle.
The Packers aren't the only ones that tackle.
Jumpin' Joe's has everything you need
for multi-species action.
Who's that?
Leave us alone. Crap!
Oh, hey, hey. Hey, Buck.
Hey, Jerry! What the hell are you doing?
I'm taking pictures.
Yeah, I can see that.
Why don't you take 'em somewhere else?
Oh, I can't.
I got an agribusiness interested
in developing the place.
A what now?
Oh, it'll be a huge operation.
Yeah, they're gonna wanna tear all this down
and build a facility for a thousand head.
Oh, I think you're for--
I think you're forgetting something here.
This ain't your land.
Ah, well, when you don't pay your loan,
it becomes my land, doesn't it?
As much as you want it to,
farming doesn't look like it does in children's books,
with the price of milk these days.
Prices rise and fall, Jerry, I mean, hell,
you don't change everything just to make it worse--
Prices coming back up are about as likely
as the Packers winning the Super Bowl.
Huh? What was that?
That was
What?
About as likely
as the Packers winning the Super Bowl.
Well, now you've gone too far. No.
Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You've gone too far, there, Jerry.
-What are you doing, Buck? -Stand still.
I'm a little shaky, you know? Things could snap.
-This is assault. -This ain't assault.
-Hold still. -Buck.
-Hold still. -You are incredible.
-I got PTSD. -You just assaulted me.
-I go crazy when -Over a football rivalry.
I don't even know when it's gonna happen.
It just hits me.
You think I like doing this?
Tearing down the little guy, Buck--you think I like it?
Well, your license plate says "Ahole."
Okay.
All right, Buck, I'll play.
Delinquency on personal loans is discretionary.
You know what that means? It means I call the shots.
But I will make a little wager with you. How about that?
The Pack go all the way, I will give you another year,
interest-free, to get caught up.
And if they lose,
you either pay in full immediately,
or you sign everything over to me.
Everything--livestock, the equipment, and the house.
Take it.
Oh, we ain't bettin' folks, Jenny.
Aw, shucks! Would've been fun.
Uh-huh.
Mm.
How much do we owe the bank?
If we're so far behind on payments,
then how did we afford the new Holsteins?
You want to start doing the books?
How much do we owe the bank?
Turn it back on!
The ongoing farming woes
continue as milk prices drop
in the eighth straight week today,
causing a crisis among farmers,
making it harder for them to make a profit
and stay in business.
Man, this was a tough loss, folks.
The Packers were playing so well the whole game
and did everything but win it.
an alarming statistic,
showing that farmers and ranchers
are among the most likely to die by suicide.
Come on.
Yeah.
Whoa!
Where you heading?
Personal business.
Come on.
-Hi. -Oh.
What can I do for ya?
Do you have a quick sec?
Sure.
-I'm Jenny. -I know who you are.
What do you need, Jenny?
Um, how can I get a different loan?
Like a personal one, in my name,
so that I can pay off the farm?
Have you established any credit?
Um
I will take that as a no.
Your grandpa owes a whole lot of money and, um,
frankly, you have no credit, and he has no credibility.
We're very credible people.
You farm like it's the 1800s.
He's trying to do right by the soil and the animals.
That may be, but the bank goes by the numbers.
The numbers don't tell the full story.
It don't matter.
There are a lot of ways
to make more money with that land.
We just need more time.
And I'm finding ways to make more money,
and milk prices are going to go up.
We just need a little bit of grace.
When you're a little older,
you'll understand grace
isn't how things work.
You got your whole life ahead of you.
If you're just a little less stubborn than the old man,
you'll--you'll do fine.
Hi, honey.
Does your daughter like horses?
It's a beautiful drawing.
Hey ya, Pete.
Hey, Buck, how she go?
Oh, she's going good.
-How about yourself? -Good.
Read them Packers starting off hot, eh?
Yeah, well, that Mississippi man
makes me want to soil my britches sometimes.
What can I do for ya?
Well, uh, Pete, you know,
I was wondering, um
thinking about freeing up some cash and everything,
and, uh, was gonna sell the TW-30,
see if you'd might be interested.
That is a nice tractor you got there, yeah.
But
I don't know.
I mean, with everybody struggling,
there's no value in the equipment, even, you know?
You know, I could offer you a couple thousand.
Oh, heck, Pete, you know, she's worth 40 stacks new.
She's barely been used, I mean
I don't mean to offend.
Well, hey. Thank you, Pete.
-Oh, of course, Buck. -Yeah.
Did you see that underhand shovel pass Favre threw?
He calls that a pass, you know?
I don't know if I'd call that a pass.
Yeah, I know.
Go easy, man.
The Packers might be
the strongest team
should challenge that.
I think we're starting to pump the gas again in--
Really?!
On a Tuesday?
Do you mind?! Turning it back on?!
How they looking this year, anyway?
I thought you were the only person in Wisconsin
not interested in the Pack.
I'm not.
Well
I'd say they're looking pretty tough, but, you know,
it doesn't mean much. I think that every year.
So, that gunshot thing.
Kind of ruins mornings.
Joni Mitchell "Sunny Sunday"?
♪ The day she hits ♪
♪ That's the day she'll leave ♪
It's a good song. You should check it out.
You're leaving?
I don't know.
How do you like working on a farm with no machines?
I think Buck's way ahead of his time.
I think he's blind to the fact
that family farms are on the endangered species list.
I don't know, but land is to be nurtured
and tended to, not just used and ruled like a dictator.
Buck, he's
You drank Buck's poetic Kool-Aid.
Yeah.
You gotta make money, though, you know?
Yeah, money.
Well, you sure seem to be good at everything around here.
Are you flirting with me?
I wouldn't dare.
We got a 3-game losing streak right now.
My friend.
My poor baby. You are just
You're my favorite of them all.
♪ Under the tree ♪
♪ Under the moon ♪
♪ You sing to me ♪
♪ A terrible joke ♪
♪ I call your name ♪
♪ You sang me ♪
♪ A Joni ♪
♪ Tune ♪
Hello there.
What do you think you're doing, you old fool?
Well, now, I'm just up here, looking
at the most beautiful thing in the county.
You're starting to talk to me like your cows.
Yeah. Now, you get those sweet buns over here.
Yeah, come on.
Here!
-Oh, yeah. -Oh, yeah.
Mmm!
After all these years,
your kisses can still make me dizzy.
What?
Oh, Margaret, I don't know.
Do you still believe in what we're doing?
More than anything.
He does, too.
Oh, golly.
-Yeah. -Just be careful.
-Huh? -Uh-huh.
-All right? -Mm-hmm.
Buck!
- Patty just called! - What?!
She said Brozo locked himself in the shed.
He's locked in the shed with a shotgun.
Broze! It's Buck! And Jenny.
Hey.
Brozo?
What's going on?
Broze?
Come on, now, hey.
Hey.
It's not your fault your farm's on the fritz, son.
I mean, we're goosed too. Everybody's feelin' the pinch.
It's just what's happenin'.
Um
Do you remember when my mom died and
you taught me a song to sing when I'm sad?
Do you remember that?
It got me through more times than you could know.
♪ This is my Father's world ♪
♪ And to my listening ears ♪
♪ All nature sings ♪
♪ And round me rings ♪
♪ The music of the spheres ♪
It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay.
Are you okay?
[on TV/ Favre pulls back from center, throws
He's got Jackie Harris, the tight end at the 40,
to the 30! He takes it to the house!
Touchdown, Green Bay!
What a difference
the past three weeks have made.
The Packers have turned things around.
They're back at 500, and things are looking like
they're starting to click for this team
I wish you'd bet.
Uh-huh.
Reggie White, LeRoy Butler. Hey, we
Nothing to lose, it's not like you're gonna sit
in the house and watch whoever that guy
tries to place it to.
Just saying it's an easy way to--
Things that come easy don't teach you anything.
They're a gift, and gifts are nice,
but a kid don't learn anything on his birthday
except how to eat his cake.
Since when is it acceptable
to just ignore problems around here?
We'll do just fine.
Just liquidate the things that
we don't need.
Yeah, but what about Brozo?
Everyone else is shutting down.
Buck! Hey!
Redneck folks do it every year on six inches of top soil
the fact that it rains.
Someone's rounding up the Holsteins up on the North 40.
- What? - Oh, God.
Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing?
Give me one reason not to put a hole in you
for cattle rustling.
Just doing what I'm told, man.
-By who?! -I'm not at liberty to say.
Who gave you permission?
Ah, crap.
Get out--
Oh. Hey! Come on!
-What was that?! -Got him touching my rig.
Aaron, you good?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Come on!
Seriously.
Come on!
Ahh!
Buck!
Where you going?
-Girl, hey! -Give me time!
Ahh!
Uh, what can I do for ya?
You steal my cattle, you steal my livelihood.
It's hard to steal what you already own.
Well, I can't pay you back if I don't have 'em.
I can't give 'em back because you don't own 'em.
-I'm gonna take the bet. -What?
Yeah, I got a good feeling about the Pack,
and plus, I need time to turn this thing around.
I was, I was half-kidding.
Yep.
Take that as a down payment to what I owe you.
You can never use the damn thing anyway.
You better pray God owes the Pack a favor.
Oh, shut up.
Cattle rustlin'.
Don't say a word.
Today we're kicking off our series on waiting.
Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.
Take that in for a moment.
Wait.
Be patient.
Don't be rashful,
and the Lord will have your back.
I think I left the gate open.
- I'll go help. - And the Lord
will heal you. -Yeah.
He will renew you.
Don't worry.
Goadie can give me a lift.
It's the Packers and Chiefs
playing tonight. I'll tell you something, folks
Let's go, let's go!
-Come on! -I'm coming, I'm coming.
-Hurry up, old man! -Jeez. I'm moving.
Final seconds Favre back to zone.
Pocket collapses,
and he is sacked. -No! No! No!
Throw the dang ball, would ya? Ugh!
You two look like a couple
of green sailors in a windstorm.
Time winds down, and the Packers drop back to 500.
You get the gate closed?
♪ Hold me like a fire ♪
♪ Hold me like a river ♪
He had a bet to win.
♪ Hold me like a fire ♪
So, we went all in on the Pack and tried to run lean.
I'll take these in.
-♪ You told me ♪ -♪ Hold me like a fire ♪
-♪ Hold me like a river ♪ -♪ No man is a mountain ♪
You're a miracle girl. Know that, Fuzzy?
-♪ Hold me like a river ♪ -♪ You told me ♪
Maybe you got an in with the guy upstairs, huh?
-♪ No man is the sea ♪ -Maybe you can tell Him
the farmers need a little help, too.
The Packers take the lead
in the NFC North, as Mike Holmgren
shepherds this young team towards the playoffs.
He tends His flock like a shepherd.
Six seconds to go.
Packers down by just two.
It's all on the right leg of Chris Jacke.
Here's the snap.
Swing to the right leg, The kick is up.
It is good!
And the Packers win 19 to 17!
Do you not know?
I heard they're paying people to slaughter herds
to help supply drop-off. -Good Lord.
Good Lord, Vince.
Ooh.
I do not herd.
Go Packs, go! Go Packs, go!
The Lord gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
♪ Hold me like a river ♪
Even youths grow tired and weary.
Here we go!
Second down, and here's Butler!
Just, uh, get on your center.
weak side out to the left, Evans under center.
You fall off, I get 10 bucks.
Eight seconds, you go to the fish fry with me.
Lose, then you cover my rounds.
It's kinda like our first date!
Hold on, baby!
Come on, hotcakes!
Whoo!
-Whoa! - Second down.
Here's Evans. They chase him out of the pocket.
He sets up a screen,
and it's snapped down at the 38 yard line.
And young may stumble and fall.
-Get up. -Get up!
Wait a minute. It's a fumble!
The Packers have the ball.
Reggie has it! He stumbles.
Now pitches to Butler.
Go, baby, go!
♪ Hold me like a fire ♪
They will soar on wings like eagles.
The 20, the 10, the 5
touchdown! -Go!
♪ Hold me like a fire, hold me like a river ♪
LeRoy's having a party up in the stands.
♪ Hold me like a fire ♪
♪ Hold me like a river ♪
-Hallelujah! -♪ Hold me like a fire ♪
♪ Hold me like a river ♪
Go Pack, go!
I tell ya something, folks,
for the Packers, the cheddar is aging nicely.
Whoo-hoo!
You're my buckle buddy Friday night!
All right, all right.
You won.
Hotcakes again?
Oh, wait, let me get the door for ya.
Nope, nope.
I've never seen you without a hat.
My hair gets poufy.
Get--
-I like the pouf. -Come--
I'm gonna--I'm gonna look like an idiot. Come on.
Scott!
Sit down and have a seat, you dilly bangers.
They're calling this the Lambeau Leap.
Hi.
How you doing?
♪ The fields that grow ♪
- Stay here. - Okay.
♪ As time goes round and round ♪
- One, two, three. - Oh, I don't know
what you're doing. -That was--that was good.
That was really bad. You don't have to lie.
Wow, you know, I think--
I'm really actually so bad--oh!
Very good.
♪ When you remind ♪
-A little faster. -Yeah.
♪ me ♪
♪ How I was helped ♪
♪ All along ♪
Hey!
The season's not over!
- Hey. - Oh, my God.
I-I am so sorry.
Don't worry about it.
I thought that this was someone else. I
-I can fix this. -How you doing?
Um, good, yeah. Uh
-Yeah? -Yeah.
- Nice to see ya. - Yeah.
-Hi! -Hi.
Um
This place is magical.
Yeah, thanks.
Uh, yeah, I mean, you know,
a lot of people think that
the way we do things is kind of archaic,
like the horses and hand-milking stuff, but
My grandpa, Buck--he's got a mind of his own,
so, it's not "Can we do it anymore?"
But, "Should we do it?" Uh, yeah, well
Damn. Beautiful creatures.
That's, uhHerb Adderley and Billy Davis,
Forrest Gregg,
Bart Starr.
Championship cows named after the '68 championship squad.
-Go, Packers! -Do you wanna
check out the barn? -Yeah.
This is mydomain.
Wow.
Yeah.
-Amazing. -Well, thank you.
I wanna take your tape and share it with my manager.
I was blown away. I mean, your ability to connect
everyday, mundane works, the nature of eternity,
I mean, you're beyond your years.
I can't make any promises, but I think there--
there might be an opportunity in there for you.
Wow, thank you. That, um
That would be amazing.
Hey, Jenny, have you seen--
-Hey. -Hey.
Hey.
Um, this is Billy Reed.
-Hey, man. -Nice to meet you, Billy Reed.
Pleasure. What's your name?
Just Aaron.
-"Just Aaron." -Just Aaron, yeah.
Hey, Just Aaron, do you mind taking a picture of us?
Sure, yeah.
Just take--yeah.
Should I just sit right there?
Yeah.
Here, sit here.
You are staying the night,
and I won't hear another word against it.
Those roads aren't safe in the dark,
and with the rut
Those deer are like high school boys
running around with their brains between their legs.
All right.
I'll stay.
Your home is absolutely lovely.
You know, Jenny would be
fourth generation in this shack.
Jerry Kramer has a yeast--
Grandpa, this is Billy.
infection.
Sir.
William Reed.
Pleasure to meet you.
You're a photographer?
-I'm an artist. -Well, what do you paint?
I'm a singer, play guitar and sing.
Okay. Chicken and biscuits,
so let's get it while it's still warm.
Everybody, sit down.
Here we go.
There, Bill, you just hand me your plate, there.
Oh, no, no, thank you.
- What's wrong? - Nothing, I'm fine.
Well, just give him half a plate, mother.
- Yeah. - Buck.
I'm, uh, vegetarian.
So's the chicken.
We have. We--
-We have options, right? -We've got, uh
-You like salad. -I love salad.
We got potato salad or macaroni salad.
-Green salad. -I love green salad.
Green salad would be great, thank you.
You know, Buck, I wanna tell you,
the way you've orchestrated this farm,
I mean, the motif,
it's illuminating.
The what?
-The motif. -Oh.
It's, uh, it's illuminating.
Is it?
Absolutely.
I love it.
Glad you like it.
-Did IDid I say something? -No, no, no, no.
Good Lord.
Hi.
That's Jenny.
She's deciding if she's gonna change
the course of her life.
You know, your--
your granddaughter's
she's really talented.
Yeah, I know that.
That's why she's gonna take over the farm.
You do anything to hurt her,
and I will hunt you down
and I'll cut you like a 10-pointer.
Great. Okay, well
Please thank Marge for the hospitality,
and I hope y'all have a beautiful Thanksgiving.
Yeah.
We're on the hunt for some
local talent here, ladies and gents.
No, I'm not talking football,
I'm talking open mic.
T.T. style, all right?
Love to have all you musicians out there, old and new.
So, you know that guy the other day?
Roy Rogers.
Uh, Billy, yeah, um
He's a smart businessman and
honestly, an artist.
Oh, hell, that guy's no artist.
He moves too fast to experience anything.
You give me that rag over there, would ya?
Yeah, I'm just saying that it might be a viable option,
and maybe we need to be more open-minded.
Uh-huh.
Well, I think we just keep doing what we're doing.
Okay, Chuck, you're all fixed up, boy.
Look, what the heck you burning in there?
Never mind.
Anyway, you got creosote buildup all over.
It's got a ton of it.
I'm gonna get a brush,
I'll come back and clean her up for ya, all right?
Oh, no, no, no.
You keep your pennies, son. Keep 'em.
Thanks, Buck.
You know, there's right and wrong ways
to make money, Jenny.
Well, folks, the Packers
will host for a post-season this year.
All the bets will be decided today.
And while there's still snow on the frozen tundra
Hey! You're back!
How was your Christmas?
Not bad--how's making music with Billy going?
Uh, it's fine.
So, um, where you gonna watch the game on Sunday?
It depends. There's been a lot more around here
to do lately.
Welcome back to "Telephone Time,"
sponsored by Gary's Rugs.
You'll always find Gary's -BUCK: Here we go, come on.
laying down on the job.
- Granny, come on! - Come on!
- I'm coming. - We're in a rush!
This is it for the Packers to stay alive.
The kick is up, and it is good!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
-Yeah! Oh, huh? -Yes!
And the Packers are in the NFC playoffs
for the first time since 1982. -There we go.
Yes, yes. Whoo!
-Man, what a--bah! -What a special feeling.
-I gotta tell ya, folks -Whoo!
Hello.
Oh, well, just a minute, please.
well, that would be a colossal understatement,
but this year, I'll tell you something
-Hello? -renewed hope in Green Bay.
Uh, hey, uh
Yeah.
Uh
That--that--that would be awesome, yes.
Yeah, yeah, I will be there, thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
Oh, my God.
What do you think?
How about I write an album about city love and
You guys can come with me and
We can take fancy people in fancy furs
down the streets during Christmas.
How's that sound?
What is going on with her?
Well, you're no help,
you're egging her on, you know.
Well, just because I don't necessarily agree with you
doesn't mean I'm against you.
Oh, it's like I'm losing Caroline all over again.
You know, it's funny,
how you think that only happened to you.
Buck, you lost her way before the accident,
and you're going to do the same thing with Jenny
if you don't get your shit together, you old codfish!
Let us pass the peace.
I heard about the things.
What things?
With Jerry, you know.
He told the coffee guys down at Chewies,
something about a tie.
It was no tie. I clearly won that round.
Look, if you guys need help
We're fine.
- Okay. - All right?
Okay.
But I mean it, though, and Mrs. Marge
will be cooped up with choir practice all afternoon,
and Coonie's got a spot for me down at Wally's place.
Why don't you two play hooky and go tailgate my spot?
-Tell 'em drinks are on me. -Come on, Buck.
Fields are stripped. Let's take a break.
Take a break, things break.
Rest is a commandment, Buck.
Three games away from the Super Bowl,
fans are tailgating and watching the game
on the big screen TV. -[fans chanting "Go, Pack!"
Well, the Packers defense obviously gets the huge boost,
LeRoy Butler arguably the premier defensive lineman
in the league, a certifiable Hall of Famer of the future
Ice cold Porkslap in a bottle.
And a bargain at only $6.
I'd go easy on the bargains, Wally.
I gotta pee.
-Oh, fancy, they have heaters. -Should we tell her
that steam's not coming from any heater?
-No. -You, uh, might wanna let
that one chill for a little bit.
This blessed season for Green Bay
has come down to this.
Packers on the drive, down 3.
I tell ya something, folks.
It doesn't get much better than this.
This blessed season for Green Bay
has come down to this.
Scrambles to his left, buying time.
Come on!
Now he rainbows
deep down the right sideline.
He's got Sterling Sharpe in the end zone!
Touchdown!
The Packers have the lead.
A 40-yard bob,
Sharpe's third touchdown of the day!
The Packers win! The Packers win!
I gotta tell ya something, folks.
This team is special.
There's something mystical happening.
The stars appear to be aligned for this squad
and the run they are on.
Go Packs, go Packs, go Packs!
We are cool about her, uh, her opportunity.
What?
Jenny.
Jenny?
With that guy Bill.
Goadie says she has this big meeting with his people.
She's going places, dude.
- Go, Pack, Go, Pack! - Go, Pack! Go, Pack!
So he was standing there, with his mouth
hanging open like a lake trout,
and I said, if they don't have it, I don't need it.
Hey, you better gat that ladder down
before it snows.
Oh, Muffles is gonna freeze out here.
Oh, why don't you corral the furball?
I'll get the ladder.
Oh.
Chicken crap.
Well
Muffles!
Aah!
Sorry, sorry.
Sorry, sor--Jenny, Jenny.
- You gotta go. - Where's Buck?
- What? - You've gotta go.
So, Margaret has suffered a severe head trauma.
We're monitoring her brain
for swelling and internal bleeding,
but it's too early to know much more right now.
I can't do this without you, Margaret.
Come on.
Why don't you
why don't you go do the chores?
Any news?
No.
-Is she okay? -I don't know.
Pastor's wife dropped off her lasagna last night.
Hmm.
Fridge can't even fit any more casseroles.
I saw Buck loading a wheelbarrow with something
out to feed Ditka this morning.
Maybe I should check on him.
Hey.
At least Ditka get some treats, huh?
Are you gonna go to the hospital this evening?
Why didn't you tell me?
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about what Wally had to tell me,
which is your big meeting in the city.
It's a short trip.
And I gotta try, I mean,
even if the Packers win, we can use the money.
What about your grandma?
She would want me to go.
-Would she? -She would.
Huh. Well, you seem pretty sure of a lot of things.
It's called hope--something I think we all could use
a little bit of right now.
Oh, you know what it sounds like from where I'm standing?
It sounds like ambition to me.
You know, I've seen it a million times.
You go chasing your hopes and your dreams,
you go looking for that thing that's gonna fill
the emptiness inside of you.
And pretty soon, you lose
all sense of rightness and goodness.
And you forget who you are,
where you came from,
what you believe in.
And the worst part,
if you remember
and you can't make it back.
That's who we are, Jenny.
That's where we come from
and where it ends up.
And there is nothing worth the cost,
losing everything that's wild and free,
especially our farm.
It's your farm.
It's yours, too.
You know that no one cares about
our little slice of nothing in the middle of nowhere.
I do.
I don't know why we keep doing this!
Because it's the right thing!
You can't see that, get the hell out.
And leave the keys to the truck, I need it.
It all goes back to the earth.
So, I do not desire pride of excess or power
but the contentments made by men who've had little.
I lack the peace of simple things.
I am never wholly in place.
I find no peace
or grace.
Welcome, folks, to the big show,
home of the world champion and top seed, Dallas Cowboys,
against the young Green Bay Packers,
who feel like they bring destiny
to this NFC Divisional
I know, I know.
You're busy and everything, I guess.
I know folks got problems. I know that.
On the off chance you're not doing anything,
just kind of maybe pitch in and help a little?
It's so pretty, isn't it?
I know you like it, too.
You must.
I don't want to lose that.
I don't wanna lose them, you know?
I just need your help, I think.
We're getting set to kick off here shortly.
All right, here we go.
♪ These same rounds of rain ♪
♪ We go back to ♪
♪ Looking for answers ♪
♪ Can't find my way in the dark ♪
Hold on one sec.
Bet you're Jenny. Glad you could make it.
Hi. Hello.
That EP of yours is great.
Heard you recorded it in a barn?
Yes, thank you.
Um, yeah, I mean, I'm no engineer. This
This all looks like a spaceship to me but--
-Jenny, Jenny, hi. -Oh.
Guysthis is Jenny.
This is Rick, Stevie.
-What'd I tell ya? -Honor to be here.
How's the farm?
Um
Uh, it's--it's been a crazy week, yeah.
My gran--
Our Grand Marge is a--
Margaret, an absolute sweetheart.
How she doing?
-Um, she had a fall, so-- -Oh, no, I'm sorry.
-Yeah. -It's a wild place up there.
Lousy place to get hurt, that's for sure.
Um
just, I'm really happy you're here.
All right.
So, Jenny, we wanna show you something.
Uh, well, okay, um
So, me and Billy were talking,
and he's so inspired by your work,
we were thinking, well, listen.
♪ All things grow ♪
♪ In the rainbow glow ♪
♪ Though the wild wind blows ♪
Um, what is this?
♪ All things go ♪
Wellwhat do you think?
Jenny, I wanna-- I wanna use your music.
You--you have-- you have such--
such an authentic voice and your writing,
as a lyricist.
And I think if I combine that with where I'm at right now,
my performance and my following, I mean,
it could be explosive, really.
Oh.
It's a huge opportunity,
especially with an up-and-comer like Billy.
I mean, what do you think?
I mean, you didn't even--
you didn't even ask.
Um
Surprise.
I think it might be too precious.
What is? What's too precious?
All of it.
My, uh
My
family, my music, the farm.
I mean, we've put tons of thought
and energy into this.
I mean, you're just some nobody from the middle
of nowhere. -Nowhere, yeah.
Yeah.
It's somewhere to us.
Jenny.
Sit--Sit down for a minute.
I'm gonna try to catch the game.
Jenny, come on.
30-yard field goal attempt.
Here's the snap.
He swipes the upright, and the Packers jump out
to an early 3-nothing lead over the Cowboys.
Let's go!
Need a ride?
Huh.
Where's Skye?
I told him I wanted to come.
Well, sorry nothing worked out for ya.
Yeah, I never should've trusted a guy
who was staying at a lake but too busy to fish.
You didn't even tell me you were leaving.
I'm sorry.
For everything.
Oh, that's okay.
You comin' or what?
It's freezing out here.
Yeah, it is.
What's the score?
-Whoo! -Just kicked off.
early in the third quarter,
and here's Favre, drops back to throw again.
Looks to the middle. He fires.
Robert Brooks,
diving fingertip grab for a touchdown!
-Let's go! Let's go! -Yes! Yes!
Whoo!
still down, but not out.
And stranger things have happened
on a Sunday afternoon in the playoffs.
Here's Aikman, back to throw,
lobs it over to the left side of the end zone,
Michael Irvin, an over the shoulder catch,
touchdown Dallas.
And the Cowboys take a commanding 24 to 10 lead.
Field goal try for Cowboys kicker, Eddie Murray,
and here's the kick.
It is good from 38 yards,
extending the Dallas lead
27 to 10.
Man, Packers will need
a minor miracle to pull this one out.
Time winding down on the clock.
It is 4th and 6, and here's Favre.
Here's the snap. Favre, in desperation mode,
looks for Sharpe. He's hit and intercepted.
My goodness.
His prayer and the prayers of the entire Packers nation
go unanswered.
Gosh, this one hurts.
They fought hard
but just came up a little short.
Well, that'll do it, and, folks,
what a pleasure it has been for us to bring you
this season on the Packers Radio Network.
What a year it's been,
but this is just the start.
Can't wait till next year.
Buck, Buck, would you talk to me?
Please?
There's other things that we can do.
You know, I, um
I'm sorry.
Grandpa.
Buck!
Morning, you sleepyhead.
I was wondering when you'd wake up.
Scottie.
What are you doing here?
Uh, just bringing my girlfriend some flowers.
Mm!
Do you think that God cares about all the things
that we try to do?
Like
Just normal things.
Like--Like the Packers?
Yeah.
Well, maybe not more than the Bears,
as much as it's paining me to say that, but
Uh, I--
I-I know I'm always joking about, you know,
you and Buck on the farm,
but there's a holiness
about how you guys
care for things.
All right, we're gonna be
opening back up the lines for a special guest
as we lick our wounds from this past season.
I'm talking open mic,
"T.T." style, ladies and gentlemen.
We'd love to have all you musicians out there,
old and new, bring in your skills.
What do you got to say?
"Telephone Time" is your time, I'm not lying.
Of course.
Hey, Buck.
Hi, um, this is Jenny Strom.
Keep going. Oh, whoa.
-Hey. -Not a word, Jerry.
Okay, boy, yep.
Let's go. Yeah.
Yeah, Get up. Up.
Come on. Good boy, good boy.
Whoa. Whoa.
I'm convinced the world's maintained
by the quiet work of unnoticed,
faithful people who choose to do the right thing.
I think the world's full of 'em.
But the right thing mostly never makes a lot of money
or wins the trophy.
In real life
miracles don't always arrive on time.
Good guy doesn't always win.
And
you don't always get to keep your farm.
And that's okay.
But my grandpa,
though he knows nothing about music,
taught me harmony,
balance, and cost,
from owls and cows and mice and swallows in the rafters,
even the Packers and the Bears,
how it all works together.
Um, should I
should I start playing?
Yeah, you know, we've actually been rolling,
so whenever you're ready.
Okay.
♪ The stories lived ♪
♪ In the barns we build ♪
♪ Or did life fade out ♪
♪ Through the windowsills? ♪
♪ When the voices fade ♪
♪ When the morning breaks ♪
♪ Even when we lose ♪
♪ And easily begin ♪
♪ Will they remind ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ Remind ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ Will they remind ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ How I was helped ♪
♪ All along ♪
♪ They remind ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ Remind ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ They remind ♪
♪ Me ♪
♪ How I was helped ♪
♪ All along ♪
♪ How I was helped ♪
♪ All along ♪
Well, folks, I, uh,
think we all have a little bit of wind
in our eyes, here, so, uh, yeah.
Good.
Well, uh, hey, I think Margaret
would want us to say grace.
Um
Yeah.
Lord, please,
take care of Margaret
and bring her back home.
And, uh, you know
Thank you.
Amen.
Jerry?
I don't know.
I don't know how this works.
-I'll go check. -Yeah.
You played beautifully, Jenny.
Just like your mother.
I'm proud of you.
Who's gonna fix it?
Oh, hell, that's Jerry's problem now.
Hey, I heard you on "T.T." this morning.
Thought this could help.
-Go, Pack. -Thank you.
Buck.
Look.
♪ We hold the hands ♪
♪ That hold our road ♪
♪ We reap the seeds ♪
♪ That we have sown ♪
♪ We blow the way ♪
♪ The wind has blown ♪
♪ We are the flowers that ♪
Heard you on the radio. I hope this helps you out.
Go, Packers.
♪ but not alone ♪
♪ We are the balm ♪
I hope this helps.
Thank you so much.
Go, Packs!
I don't know if God loves the Green Bay Packers.
But it felt like He dressed in green and gold that day.
And for a moment,
it seemed our whole world joined
a communal sense of awe
to smell the richness of the soil
and hear the whispered name of every living thing.
It's never what you think initially
that ends up mattering the most.
'cause even for a platinum record
or a big corner office,
I'd now never miss the chance to see the tundra thaw,
the sap run,
and see spring come alive on this little chunk of dirt.
I hope one day my children
get to run through these wild fields, wild.
♪ How I was not ♪
♪ All alone ♪
Go, Pack.
One, two, three, four.
♪ A shot in the dark ♪
♪ Cannot tell our destiny ♪
♪ Or change my course ♪
♪ More than the songs that we sing ♪
♪ But the day can surprise you ♪
♪ Like a turn in a stream ♪
♪ Or a neighbor who shows up without asking ♪
♪ The silence of the morning ♪
♪ Gives strength for the day ♪
♪ And the light of that barn ♪
♪ How it colors the way ♪
♪ I see my hands in my work ♪
♪ Way out there in the world ♪
♪ I hear you say ♪
♪ Leave it a little better ♪
♪ I hear you say ♪
♪ You gotta leave it a little better ♪
♪ And all I've got ♪
♪ Is all that I need ♪
♪ The gold in the field ♪
♪ And the green beneath my feet ♪
♪ In the hands of the earth ♪
♪ When I was too broken to see ♪
♪ Holding the earth ♪
♪ Holding me together ♪
♪ It's never what you think ♪
♪ That ends up mattering the most ♪
♪ And the goal is better ♪
♪ Than what you carry home ♪
♪ Whatever warm calm growing ♪
♪ Right outside your door ♪
♪ And the ledge ♪
♪ Was it clay ♪
♪ Right behind you ♪
♪ And all we've got ♪
♪ Is all that we need ♪
♪ The gold in the fields ♪
♪ And the green beneath our feet ♪
♪ And the hands that were there ♪
♪ Through the struggle we'll see ♪
♪ Holding us up ♪
♪ Holding together ♪
♪ Holding us all ♪
♪ Holding together ♪
♪ The grace of the river ♪
♪ And the cleansing of the rain ♪
♪ The shimmer of the weed ♪
♪ When the summer starts to wane ♪
♪ The beauty of the earth ♪
♪ Is in the love she gave for you to tend ♪
♪ We're not here for taking ♪
♪ We're here to tend ♪
♪ We're not here for taking ♪
♪ We're here to tend ♪
♪ We're not here for taking ♪
♪ And all we got ♪
♪ Is all that we need ♪
♪ The gold in the fields ♪
♪ And the green beneath our feet ♪
♪ And the hands that held us ♪
♪ Even when we couldn't see ♪
♪ Holding us up ♪
♪ Holding together ♪
♪ Holding us up ♪
♪ Holding together ♪