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>> Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"FULL THROTTLE SALOON"...
>> OH, YEAH!
>> Narrator: ...LOW ATTENDANCE
HAS MICHAEL ON THE EDGE.
>> SHUT IT DOWN.
>> YEAH?
>> OR I'M GONNA PUT YOU OUT OF
THIS [BLEEP] PROPERTY.
>> Narrator: THEN, JUST WHEN IT
COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE...
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
>> SON OF A ***.
>> Narrator: ...A STORM HITS
STURGIS.
>> WE WOULD'VE MADE 100 GRAND A
NIGHT.
THIS IS [BLEEP]
>> Narrator: RAIN WASHES AWAY
MICHAEL'S PROFITS.
>> THE RAIN JUST TOTALLY
DEVASTATED HIS WHOLE NIGHT.
>> Narrator: MEANWHILE,
FAJITA MIKE'S PARTYING GETS OUT
OF HAND...
>> I HATE ***!
>> Narrator: ...AND ENDS IN
VIOLENCE.
>> HE STARTED IT?
I WANT TO CONFRONT HIM IN THE
MORNING, AND I WANT TO SEE IF
HE'S GONNA TELL ME THE TRUTH OR
NOT.
>> Narrator: WILL MICHAEL
FINALLY HAVE TO FIRE HIS FRIEND?
TONIGHT IT'S MAKE OR BREAK AT
THE THROTTLE.
>> TONIGHT'S ALWAYS THE BIG
NIGHT, WHEN JACKYL PLAYS.
>> Narrator: MICHAEL NEEDS A
PACKED HOUSE FOR THE JACKYL
SHOW, BUT NOTHING'S GOING RIGHT.
>> IF IT RAINS, IT'LL PROBABLY
PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS.
>> Narrator: CUSTOMERS ARE
ANGRY...
>> I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO THE
POLICE STATION.
>> OKAY.
>> Narrator: ...BARTENDERS ARE
CHEATING...
>> DON'T LOOK AT MY CAR!
>> Narrator: ...AND JESSE MAY
NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO THE STAGE.
>> I NEED MY [BLEEP] EARS!
HURRY!
>> Narrator: ONE WEEK A YEAR,
THE SMALL TOWN OF
STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA,
WELCOMES HALF A MILLION BIKERS.
>> WELCOME TO STURGIS!
>> Narrator: AND AT THE HEART OF
THE WORLD'S LARGEST BIKER RALLY
IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST BIKER
BAR.
>> FULL THROTTLE SALOON, BABY!
>> IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT THERE
IS EVEN A BAR LIKE THIS THAT
EXISTS.
>> Narrator: RIDING TO THIS
PLACE CAN BE HEAVEN.
BUT RUNNING THIS PLACE CAN BE
HELL.
THIS IS THE
FULL THROTTLE SALOON.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
>> Narrator: FOR THE SECOND
NIGHT IN A ROW, HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN JUST AS
THE CROWD AT THE THROTTLE IS
PEAKING.
>> HEY, MICHAEL, THIS IS SCOTT.
WE HAVE WEATHER COMING IN.
IT LOOKS LIKE TWO CELLS COMING
IN FROM THE WEST.
WE'RE STILL GONNA GET RAIN AND
PROBABLY SOME WEATHER.
>> AAH!
>> Narrator: ANOTHER RAINOUT...
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
...WOULD DOOM MICHAEL'S CHANCES
OF MAKING UP FOR EARLIER LOSSES.
>> 'CAUSE IT RAINED JUST ENOUGH
TO KEEP PEOPLE AT HOME, GET THEM
OUT OF HERE, AND IT KILLED OUR
WHOLE NIGHT.
I'M [BLEEP] DEPRESSED AND
HOSTILE.
>> I KNOW YOU ARE.
>> Narrator: WITH TONIGHT'S
PROFITS WASHED AWAY, THE ONLY
THING THAT CAN SAVE MIKE'S WEEK
IS IF JESSE AND HIS BAND,
JACKYL, DELIVER A HUGE CROWD
TOMORROW NIGHT.
>> IF YOU WANT A SHOW TOMORROW
NIGHT, I BETTER GO GET SOME
REST.
>> IF IT DON'T RAIN US OUT.
WELL, IF IT DOES THAT, WE'RE
[BLEEP]
WE ONLY GOT THREE DAYS LEFT.
TOMORROW'S THURSDAY -- FRIDAY,
SATURDAY, AND IT'S DONE.
IT'S LIKE YOU TURN A LIGHT
SWITCH OUT.
>> TOMORROW NIGHT'S MY NIGHT.
YOU CAN HAVE THE OTHER SIX DAYS.
>> [BLEEP] THAT.
>> LEAVE ME TOMORROW NIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
>> I'M FIXING TO LOOK AT THE
DAMN WEATHER.
TOMORROW, TOMORROW NIGHT --
THUNDERSTORMS.
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
>> UNBELIEVABLE, AIN'T IT?
>> Narrator: THE MORNING
PROVIDES A BLEAK REMINDER OF THE
WEATHER THAT'S PLAGUED THE
THROTTLE FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS.
>> NOW I'M GETTING TO THE POINT
I'M JUST DISCOURAGED AS HELL.
WHEN YOU LOSE TWO IN A ROW LIKE
WE JUST LOST -- AND HERE WE ARE
IN THE THIRD DAY, AND THE DAY
BEING OUR BIGGEST ONE WITH
JACKYL PLAYING HERE -- IT SUCKS.
I WAS EXPECTING TO HAVE CLOSE TO
A $200,000 DAY TODAY.
AND THAT'S GONNA GET KNOCKED
DOWN TO NOTHING.
>> Narrator: MICHAEL'S PARTNER
AND JACKYL FRONTMAN
JESSE JAMES DUPREE IS DETERMINED
TO MAKE TONIGHT'S SHOW HAPPEN
DESPITE THE STORMY FORECAST.
>> WELL, WE WOKE UP TODAY TO
THREE DAYS IN A ROW OF RAIN
COMING DOWN, AND TONIGHT'S NOT
THE NIGHT TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN.
TONIGHT'S ALWAYS THE BIG NIGHT,
WHEN JACKYL PLAYS.
THIS IS MY NEW YEAR'S EVE, IF
YOU WILL.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THROUGHOUT
EVERY GIG ALL YEAR LONG -- YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE COMING UP TO ME,
"WE'RE GONNA BE BACK IN STURGIS
AGAIN!"
IT'S LIKE OUR ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE
TO THE BLACK HILLS.
AND PEOPLE FROM, YOU KNOW --
JACKYL FANS, BIKE ENTHUSIASTS --
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY MAKE
THE TRIP IN HERE FOR TONIGHT.
[ HEAVY-METAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> Narrator: JACKYL HAS PACKED
HOUSES AND SOLD MILLIONS OF
ALBUMS OVER THE LAST TWO
DECADES.
AND FOR YEARS, ON THURSDAY NIGHT
OF THE STURGIS RALLY, THERE'S
ONLY ONE PLACE TO BE -- AT THE
THROTTLE FOR JACKYL.
>> DOUG, DID YOU FIGURE OUT HOW
TO GET THE FLAG UP?
>> THE LOGO'S GONNA BE UP TOP,
SO WE GET THE LOGO HIGH ENOUGH.
>> YEAH, I JUST DON'T WANT IT
HANGING ALL DAY.
AND JUST RIGHT BEFORE WE GO ON,
WE PULL IT DOWN.
[ GUITAR PLAYING MID-TEMPO
MUSIC ]
HEY. TWO, TWO, TWO, TWO, TWO.
HEY, TWO!
PUT HIS TOP IN ON ABOUT 8K AND
CUT IT BACK TO 11:00.
>> Narrator: JESSE WANTS
EVERYTHING PERFECT FOR TONIGHT'S
SHOW.
>> HEY, HEY!
>> Narrator: BUT HE CAN'T
CONTROL THE WEATHER.
>> THIS STORM NEEDS TO BLOW ON
OUT.
I SEE A SUN PEEKING THROUGH THE
CLOUDS.
>> Narrator: JESSE CHECKS IN
WITH MICHAEL TO GET AN UPDATE ON
THE FORECAST.
>> WHAT, IS IT A BAD TIME?
>> THERE AIN'T NO GOOD TIME WITH
ALL THIS RAIN.
HE'S DOWN THERE READY TO STICK A
FORK IN HIS EYE RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE
HE'S SWEATING WHETHER OR NOT
HE'S GONNA MAKE HIS MORTGAGE
THIS YEAR.
>> Narrator: BACK AT THE OFFICE,
ANGIE AND MICHAEL TAKE A GOOD
LOOK AT LAST NIGHT'S RECEIPTS.
>> WHAT DID YOU THINK WE MADE
LAST NIGHT?
>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE NEEDED
TO MAKE $80,000.
>> WELL, WE MADE $69,000.
>> IF I LOSE TODAY, IT'S
DEVASTATING TO THE BUSINESS.
I'VE WORKED MY *** OFF ON IT FOR
10 YEARS, BUT WHEN YOU GOT A
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF
MORTGAGES HANGING OVER YOUR
HEAD, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU GOT TO
PAY EVERY YEAR AND IT RAINS
EVERY DAY OF THE RALLY, I MEAN,
WHAT DO YOU DO, YOU KNOW?
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO TALK TO THE
BANK AND SEE IF I CAN GET
THROUGH WITH THE INTEREST
PAYMENTS OR WHATEVER I NEED TO
GET THROUGH WITH.
AND MAYBE IF THERE'S ANY BUYERS
OUT THERE, CALL ME.
I'LL BE DAMN INTERESTED IN
SELLING AT THIS POINT.
I WAS EXPECTING, FROM TODAY AND
TONIGHT, TO HAVE A $200,000 DAY.
>> WELL, WE CAN'T GIVE UP.
I MEAN, WE CAN'T JUST BE ALL SAD
AND SOURPUSSED ABOUT IT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S
DISAPPOINTING THAT WE'RE NOT
MAKING THE MONEY THAT WE
COULD'VE MADE BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER OR WHATEVER, BUT IT'S
NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.
>> CAN YOU GO TELL MY BANKER
THAT?
HE'D BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.
>> YOU DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE
GONNA MAKE ENOUGH JUST TO AT
LEAST PAY YOUR MORTGAGES?
>> I DON'T THINK SO, NOT AFTER
WE'RE GONNA LOSE WHAT WE'RE
ABOUT TO LOSE TODAY.
>> Narrator: MICHAEL CALLS HIS
BANKER TO TRY TO RELIEVE SOME OF
THE PRESSURE.
>> FIRST WESTERN BANK.
THIS IS LLOYD.
>> HEY, LLOYD, IT'S MIKE BALLARD
AT FULL THROTTLE.
>> YES.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> I'M GOOD, MIKE. HOW ARE YOU?
>> NOT TOO GOOD.
HEY, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE
JUST COULD PAY THE INTEREST OR
TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING TO
HELP US GET THROUGH THIS YEAR.
MY PLAN IS TO COME IN NOW AND
MAKE SOME BIG DEPOSITS AND KNOCK
OUT THAT FIRST PAYMENT.
AND THEN THE SECOND MORTGAGE
THAT WE HAVE, I JUST WAS TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE WAS A WAY
WE COULD DO AN INTEREST PAYMENT
ON IT OR TRY TO FIGURE OUT -- IF
IT COMES DOWN TO THAT.
HELL, IF WE HAVE A GREAT NIGHT
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT AND
SATURDAY, I'LL JUST KNOCK IT
OUT.
>> OKAY, I'M GONNA CALL YOU
WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND GET
SOMETHING LINED UP FOR A TIME,
OKAY?
>> YES, SIR, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, MIKE. VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. BYE-BYE.
>> Narrator: THEN IT'S OFF TO
HELP JESSE SCARE UP MORE PEOPLE
FOR THE BIG SHOW.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD. HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
>> HOW YOU BEEN?
>> THAT'S THE THING ABOUT THE
THROTTLE -- YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA SEE.
HE DOESN'T CHARGE TO GET IN, AND
I'M ABLE TO THROW THE DAMNEDEST
PARTY EVER AND I DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT SOMEBODY SAYING THEY
CAN'T AFFORD TO GET A TICKET.
>> HOW DO YOU THINK THE RALLY'S
BEEN GOING SO FAR?
>> RIGHT NOW THE RALLY'S BEEN
DOWN BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR THE SHOW?
>> WHO IS NOT READY FOR THE
SHOW?
>> ARE YOU READY FOR THE SHOW?
>> DID YOU EVER THINK THAT
FULL THROTTLE WOULD BLOW UP THE
WAY IT HAS?
>> YOU KNOW, THE BRAND IS
GROWING SO RAPIDLY.
IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
>> IT'S THURSDAY.
IT'S JACKYL NIGHT.
>> TONIGHT, WHAT DOES IT COST TO
GET IN HERE?
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE.
>> YOU KNOW, AT FULL THROTTLE,
WE EMPLOY 300 PEOPLE.
80% OF THE PEOPLE COME FROM THIS
AREA.
WE'RE A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE
COMMUNITY HERE.
>> TONIGHT IS A CELEBRATION OF
THE PEOPLE THAT BUST THEIR
KNUCKLES 40, 50 HOURS A WEEK OR
MORE.
THAT'S CALLED WORK, TEAM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Narrator: FAJITA MIKE'S BEEN
RUNNING THE FOOD CONCESSIONS AT
THE THROTTLE FOR 10 YEARS.
BUT HIS LATE-NIGHT PARTYING IS
GETTING OUT OF CONTROL, AND IT'S
STARTING TO SHOW UP ON THE
THROTTLE'S BOTTOM LINE.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
YOU?
>> NOTHING.
I GUESS WE GOT A LITTLE CRAZY.
>> FIVE DAYS WE'VE BEEN IN
BUSINESS.
YOU'VE BEEN [BLEEP] DRUNK THREE
OF THEM THAT I KNOW OF.
>> MICHAEL --
>> NO, THAT'S THE TRUTH.
>> BUT, MICHAEL, I WASN'T --
>> I GOT VIDEOTAPE.
CAMERAS DON'T LIE.
I WATCHED YOU [BLEEP] TAKE A
*** BOTTLE AND [BLEEP]
DRINKING *** STRAIGHT.
>> I DON'T EVEN DRINK *** LIKE
THAT.
I HATE ***!
>> WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?
[ SCOFFS ]
I MEAN, REALLY, TRULY, WHAT IS
IT?
THREE DAYS YOU [BLEEP] DRINKING
[BLEEP] BINGE WHEN YOU'RE
[BLEEP] SUPPOSED TO BE A MANAGER
OVER THEM [BLEEP] PLACES BACK
THERE?
WHO'D YOU GET IN A FIGHT WITH?
>> JUST SOME GUY WHO WASN'T EVEN
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, AND HE TOOK
OFF.
>> DON'T LIE TO ME.
THAT AIN'T WHAT HAPPENED,
FAJITA.
>> HOW YOU FIGURE THAT'S NOT
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> 'CAUSE I DONE SEEN IT.
I SEEN IT ON A [BLEEP] CELLPHONE
VIDEO.
>> [ Slurring ] I KNOW YOU WILL.
DUDE, I KNOW YOU WILL.
I KNOW YOU WILL, FAJITA.
>> A CELLPHONE VIDEO?
>> [BLEEP] DUDE DOWN THERE AT
THE CONVENIENCE STORE IS THE ONE
THAT [BLEEP] POPPED YOU -- CODY.
I'M GONNA GO GET HIM AND BRING
HIM IN HERE AND FIND OUT IF HE'S
THE ONE THAT HIT YOU OR NOT.
>> HE DIDN'T HIT ME.
WE WERE JUST CLOWNING AROUND.
THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME
GETTING MY NOSE BUSTED AND ALL
THAT.
>> I'M GONNA BE TOTALLY HONEST
WITH YOU.
I'M [BLEEP] REALLY DISAPPOINTED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH
YOU.
I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU EVERY DAY
WHEN YOU GET DRUNK TO QUIT
[BLEEP] DRINKING, GO TO BED.
AND IT'S JUST ONE EAR, OUT THE
OTHER.
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS JUST GET BACK OUT THERE,
AND I'LL TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> GO ON OUT THERE AND FIGURE IT
OUT.
I'LL COME SEE YOU IN A LITTLE
BIT.
>> OKAY.
>> Narrator: COMING UP, ONE
BARTENDER GETS BUSTED.
>> SHE'S POURING, LIKE, DOUBLES
EVERY TIME.
>> Narrator: WITH TWO MEMBERS OF
THE FULL THROTTLE FAMILY IN A
FEUD...
>> I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS NOT
TO DO IT.
>> Narrator: ...WILL MICHAEL
HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN ANGIE OR
JESSE?
>> I DON'T MIND WORKING WITH
ANGIE, BUT SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO
BE PUT IN PERSPECTIVE.
>> Narrator: AND LATER...
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE
TILL BUSINESS?
>> Narrator: ...A CUSTOMER CALLS
THE COPS.
>> I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO THE
POLICE STATION.
>> Narrator: THE FULL THROTTLE'S
FOOD MANAGER, FAJITA MIKE, HAS
BEEN UP LATE DRINKING AND
FIGHTING.
HE APPARENTLY GOT HIS NOSE
BROKEN, AND NOW MICHAEL BALLARD
WANTS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
THINGS.
>> HEY, WHAT'S UP, MIKE?
>> HEY, SO, WHAT HAPPENED WITH
FAJITA?
WHO PUNCHED HIM?
I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO
PUNCHED HIM.
>> UM, WHAT HAPPENED -- TURNED
UP A BOTTLE OF JACK DANIEL'S AND
WIPED MY FACE ON HIS JACKET.
>> DUDE, WHAT THE [BLEEP] ARE
YOU DOING?
>> AND HE THREW SOME ICE IN MY
FACE.
>> OH, HE'S DONE IT!
>> I WAS JUST LIKE, "I SEE HOW
IT IS, FAJITA.
I SEE HOW IT IS."
[BLEEP]
AND THAT WAS IT, AND THAT WAS
THE LAST THAT I SEEN HIM.
>> I HAD HEARD THAT YOU PUNCHED
HIM.
>> NO, SIR.
I MEAN, MY HANDS WOULD BE STILL
BRUISED.
>> I GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
>> HE PROBABLY DESERVED IT, BUT
I LET HIM GO.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU.
I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND OUT
EXACTLY WHO PUNCHED FAJITA.
I DON'T EVEN THINK HE KNOWS, I
THINK HE WAS SO PLASTERED.
>> YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY PUNCHED FAJITA.
MAN, HE'S SO DRUNK ALL THE DAMN
TIME.
>> I HATE ***!
>> I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF HE
DIDN'T TRIP OVER HIS OWN DAMN
FEET AND FALL ON HIS FACE.
>> THAT'S ME.
>> HAVE FUN!
>> I DEAL WITH IT.
>> I DOUBT IF HE'LL BE BACK NEXT
YEAR.
THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH DRAMA, TOO
MUCH [BLEEP]
>> FULL THROTTLE, BABY.
>> Narrator: A BREAK IN THE BAD
WEATHER HAS GIVEN EVERYONE A
SHOT OF OPTIMISM.
>> WHOO!
>> Narrator: REALIZING A BIG
NIGHT IS STILL POSSIBLE, MICHAEL
PULLS OUT ALL OF THE STOPS.
>> WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS OF OURS
FROM LOS ANGELES.
HOW YOU DOING, BABY?
REALLY GOOD-LOOKING GIRLS.
SO, I'M BRINGING IN ABOUT FIVE
OR SIX OF THEM TO WORK THE
OUTSIDE BAR.
WELL, HERE'S WHAT I GOT.
I GOT SOME GIRLS IN THE CAGES.
BUT I WAS WANTING Y'ALL TO DO
THIS WHOLE BACK BAR.
WE'RE GONNA SET THAT THING OFF
TONIGHT, TRY TO KICK THAT WHOLE
BAR OFF AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SHE'S GONNA BRING SOME GIRLS
TONIGHT TO WORK THIS WHOLE BACK
BAR FOR US.
>> WE'RE ALL GONNA DANCE LIKE
CRAZY, AND WE HAVE WHIPS.
IT'S GONNA BE LOTS OF FUN.
>> DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
>> IT'LL BE FUN.
>> Narrator: EVEN WITH SO MUCH
RIDING ON TONIGHT'S SALES,
MICHAEL, ANGIE, AND JESSE STILL
HAVE TO PLAN OUT THE REST OF THE
RALLY IF THEY'RE GOING TO BREAK
EVEN.
>> SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
SATURDAY NIGHT, I SAY WE DO A
COVER CHARGE FOR THE LOCAL
[BLEEP]
>> THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE LIKE,
"$10?! I'M NOT COMING IN!"
>> YOU'RE CAPABLE OF PULLING
AMAZING [BLEEP] OUT OF YOUR ***
AT THE LAST MINUTE, AND I'VE
ALWAYS NURTURED IT AND BEEN
AMUSED BY IT, AND IT'S ALMOST
ENTERTAINING TO WATCH HOW YOU'RE
ABLE TO DO IT.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I
THINK I STAND FIRM THAT IT'S
JUST SO MUCH OF WHAT MAKES THIS
THROTTLE SEXY IS THE NO COVER
CHARGE.
>> I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS NOT
TO DO IT.
>> BY VIRTUE OF MIKE AND I BEING
BEST FRIENDS, I INHERIT SPENDING
A LOT OF TIME WITH ANGIE.
INITIALLY, IN THE FIRST SIX
YEARS OF US BEING BEST FRIENDS,
SHE WAS JUST ANGIE LAND.
SHE WASN'T ALSO MIKE BALLARD'S
SIGNIFICANT OTHER.
I'M SEEING MICHAEL BALLARD'S
WHEELS TURNING, GOING, "OH,
PEOPLE DIDN'T REALLY *** THAT
MUCH.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND START
DOING THIS EVERY YEAR."
YOU KNOW?
>> LIKE, I'M ALL ABOUT KEEPING
THE PLACE FREE.
>> [ SCOFFS ]
>> NEXT YEAR, WE GOT TO PLAN
AHEAD SOME MORE, YOU KNOW?
>> I TOTALLY AGREE 100% WITH
THAT.
>> I KNOW THAT JESSE HAS A LOT
OF INFLUENCE ON MICHAEL.
WITH JESSE, WE HAVE, LIKE,
LOVE-HATE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP.
>> I GOT TO HAVE A GOOD SHOW
TONIGHT.
>> I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL
YOU, HONEY, BUT I CAN'T DO THIS
WHOLE "NEGATIVE THINKING"
ANYMORE.
>> I'M NOT NEGATIVE THINKING.
>> THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE WHY
THE [BLEEP] DO I EVEN TRY?
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
>> HEY, IF I NEED YOU TO WORK
TONIGHT, WILL YOU WORK TONIGHT?
>> Narrator: DUE TO THE BAD
WEATHER, SOME OF THE BARTENDERS
HAVE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE RALLY
EARLY.
>> YEAH, BUT IT'S A BIG NIGHT.
YOU'LL MAKE MORE MONEY TONIGHT
THAN WHAT YOU'VE MADE PROBABLY
IN THREE DAYS, AND WE'LL GET YOU
A DECENT SPOT.
THINK ABOUT IT AND LET ME KNOW?
OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> Narrator: IF JACKYL DELIVERS
THE CROWD MICHAEL'S HOPING FOR,
HE CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE WAITING
AROUND TO BUY DRINKS.
>> HEY, WHERE YOU WORKING
TONIGHT?
I MAY NEED YOU TONIGHT.
WILL YOU STAY OVER AND WORK IF I
NEED YOU?
>> I'LL STAY TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW NIGHT, ALL THE NIGHTS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
HEY, SO, LOOK -- HOLD ON.
ALL RIGHT, TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA
SET MAIN BAR, AND THEN WE NEED
TO GO AND SET BRIDGES, BEER TUBS
FOR THE CONCERT, AND I NEED YOU
TO KEEP ALL THE MAIN SHIFT.
I GOT CAMI CRUZ, AND THAT LITTLE
SKINNY BLONDE UNDER THAT ONE
HUGE DECK SAID SHE MAY WORK.
I NEED TO ASK THESE MAIN GIRLS
IN THE FRONT IF THEY MIGHT WANT
TO WORK.
AND I KNOW GIRLS ARE QUITTING,
BUT WE NEED TO BE CALLING PEOPLE
ON THE SECOND SHIFT TO COME IN
EARLY IF THAT'S THE CASE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE LIKE ONE
[BLEEP] SPOT OPEN, BECAUSE WHEN
I'VE GOT 25 REGISTERS RUNNING
VERSUS 17, I'M GONNA MAKE MORE
MONEY.
I'D JUST AS SOON BE FULL AND
HAVE TWO SITTING BACK HERE WITH
NOTHING TO DO.
EVERY BAR OPEN AND RUNNING.
>> Narrator: INSTEAD OF FOCUSING
ON THE BIG CONCERT...
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> LET'S WALK OUT HERE FOR A
MINUTE.
>> Narrator: ...JESSE'S HUNG UP
ON HIS ENCOUNTER WITH ANGIE.
>> I JUST WANT TO GET ON THE
SAME PAGE AS YOU ABOUT ONE THING
SPECIFICALLY.
WHEN WE WERE TALKING IN THE
OFFICE, YOU SAW HER GET UPSET
ABOUT IT.
FROM THE TIME WE'VE MET, I'VE
SUPPORTED EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE
GOT GOING ON.
I JUST DIG THE THINGS THAT WE
DO.
>> I KNOW.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN
YOURSELF TO ME.
>> BUT HER CHIMING IN.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE'S GOT
OWNERSHIP?
AND I DON'T MIND WORKING WITH
ANGIE, BUT SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO
BE PUT IN PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I
GOT WAY MORE EQUITY IN THIS
PARTNERSHIP THAN SHE DOES.
>> WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
>> IF SHE IS GOING TO CONTINUE
TO BECOME MORE CONTROLLING AND
MORE OF A FACTOR IN HIS
BUSINESS -- I DIDN'T NECESSARILY
BUY ON TO BE IN BUSINESS WITH
ANGIE, AS WELL.
>> SHE'S 100% SUPPORTIVE OF
WHATEVER I NEED.
>> IT AIN'T A "ME OR HER" THING.
THERE'S JUST A CERTAIN TIME THAT
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO BE YOUR
BEST FRIEND.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, I CAN
SEE SHE WINS.
THAT *** OF HERS TRUMPS.
>> [BLEEP] NO, IT DON'T.
JESSE AND I HAVE WORKED ON A LOT
OF THINGS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
HE JUST FEELS A LITTLE
THREATENED 'CAUSE ANGIE'S COMING
INTO THE PICTURE.
LOOK, THERE'S NOT A COMPETITION.
ME AND YOU ARE PARTNERS IN
WHATEVER WE'RE GONNA DO, SO
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
WE'RE GONNA GO DO OUR BUSINESS
TOGETHER.
>> I JUST HAD TO GET THIS OFF MY
CHEST.
>> WE'RE GONNA MAKE MONEY,
BROTHER.
I LOVE YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, MAN, WE'VE EACH
HAD A BAD YEAR.
>> WHOO-HA-HA!
>> Narrator: AS THE CROWD STARTS
TO BUILD, THE THROTTLE ROLLS OUT
ITS FIRST SURPRISE OF THE DAY.
[ BELL DINGS ]
>> STARTED WRESTLING WHEN I WAS
15.
MY WHOLE FAMILY WRESTLES.
>> OHH!
>> MY DAD IS
ROCK 'N' ROLL BUCK ZUMHOFE.
>> AAH!
>> WRESTLED ON TV WITH
"AWA ALL-STAR WRESTLING."
SOME DADS TEACH THEIR KIDS HOW
TO FISH OR HUNT.
IN OUR FAMILY, YOU LEARN HOW TO
WRESTLE.
>> [BLEEP]
>> OHH!
>> GET HER!
>> FULL THROTTLE, YOU'VE GOT THE
BRIDGES, YOU'VE GOT THE UPPER
BAR, LOWER BAR, SO YOU GOT TO
BE, LIKE, BIG -- BIGGER THAN
LIFE.
AND I LOVE THAT.
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT RACY, A
LITTLE BIT MORE VULGAR OUT HERE.
THE EURO 69, BABY!
THEY LIKE THE ***.
THEY LIKE IT ALL GOING ON.
SO, I CAN BE FREE.
ANYTHING GOES IN STURGIS.
>> Narrator: WHILE THE CUSTOMERS
ARE ENJOYING THE SIGHTS ON THE
INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE...
MICHAEL FEARS THE OMINOUS SIGHTS
HE'S SEEING ON THE OUTSIDE.
>> COME ON IN HERE, BOYS.
KEEP IT COMING.
IT'S FIXING TO RAIN, AIN'T IT?
IF IT RAINS, IT'LL PROBABLY PUT
US OUT OF BUSINESS.
IT'S MOVING QUICK, BUT I HOPE IT
MOVES THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
>> Narrator: COMING UP, MICHAEL
CATCHES A BARTENDER GIVING AWAY
HIS LIQUOR.
>> SHE'S POURING, LIKE, DOUBLES
EVERY TIME.
>> Narrator: AND AS JACKYL GETS
READY TO TAKE THE STAGE, A BIG
SCREWUP.
>> [BLEEP] DAMN, Y'ALL.
[BLEEP]
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
>> Narrator: STORMY WEATHER,
QUITTING BARTENDERS, AND DRUNKEN
EMPLOYEES ARE CONSPIRING TO RUIN
THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF THE RALLY.
>> IF IT RAINS, IT'LL PROBABLY
PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS.
[BLEEP] THAT'S RAIN RIGHT THERE.
I'M ALREADY HAVING TROUBLE
PAYING THE MORTGAGES RIGHT NOW
AND ALL THE BILLS, ALL THE LABOR
AND EVERYTHING.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT.
IT'S MOVING QUICK, BUT I HOPE IT
MOVES THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
>> CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS
60%.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE RADAR.
THEN I WAS MENTALLY
CLOUD-BUSTING.
I WANTED IT TO GO AWAY.
IT'S MY NIGHT.
THE WEATHER'S NOT SUPPOSED TO
BE MESSING WITH ME.
REGARDLESS, I GOT TO JAM.
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT
IT.
DAMN IT!
>> Narrator: BUT ALL OF MICHAEL
AND JESSE'S WORRYING ISN'T
RUBBING OFF ON ANGIE.
>> I REALLY BELIEVE -- AND I
HAVE TO BELIEVE -- THAT IT'S
GONNA BE OKAY WEATHER.
WE HAVE TO HAVE OKAY WEATHER
TONIGHT.
LOOK AT THAT!
TASTE THE RAINBOW.
THAT'S FABULOUS!
YAY!
>> Narrator: THE CROWD AT THE
THROTTLE CONTINUES TO GROW, AND
THEY FIND REASON TO CELEBRATE.
>> OUR DAUGHTER WAS CONCEIVED AT
THE FULL THROTTLE PARKING LOT.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> BEFORE IT WAS HERE.
>> RIGHT OVER HERE, JEN AND
LEROY ARE CELEBRATING THEIR
33rd ANNIVERSARY TODAY.
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
>> ...5, 6, 7, 8.
AND 1 AND 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
...5, 6, 7, 8.
>> Narrator: MEANWHILE, ANGIE
AND THE REST OF THE FLAUNT GIRLS
ARE GETTING READY TO SHAKE
THINGS UP FOR TONIGHT'S SHOW.
>> AND 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
>> THEY CALL ME "TAR," BABY.
I RUN THE BURNOUT PIT.
>> WHOO!
>> Narrator: RAIN OR SHINE, THE
BURNOUT PIT IS A CROWD FAVORITE.
BIKERS JUMP ON THEIR MOTORCYCLES
AND BURN RUBBER UNTIL THE TIRES
BLOW.
[ TIRE POPS, CROWD CHEERS ]
>> BIKERS LOVE THE BURNOUT PITS.
THEY LOVE TO GET IN THERE AND
ROAST THE TIRES AND RAISE HELL.
[ TIRE POPS ]
>> THE MORE SMOKE, THE MORE
RUBBER, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
BECOME THE BIG MAN ON THE BLOCK.
[ TIRE POPS ]
>> WE HAVE A SHOP, AND I
ACTUALLY SELL THEM A TIRE, SO
EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT POP AND
THAT CROWD SCREAM...
[ TIRE POPS, CROWD CHEERS ]
...I KNOW I JUST MADE $275.
>> WE DO A LOT OF TIRE CHANGES
FROM GUYS GETTING INTO THE
BURNOUT PIT.
WE'VE DONE PROBABLY ABOUT 150 OR
200 TIRES THIS WEEK.
>> BASICALLY YOUR BIKE'S SITTING
STILL AND YOU'RE DOING 100 MILE
AN HOUR.
THE TIRE'S MOVING, BUT NOTHING
ELSE IS.
EVERYBODY'S CHEERING YOU ON.
>> KEEP SHIFTING THE GEARS,
GETTING THE CROWD GOING.
>> THEY TRY TO SEE WHO CAN GO
THROUGH THE MOST GEARS DOING THE
BURNOUT.
>> IT'S A RUSH.
>> MY LEG STARTED ON FIRE, SO I
QUIT THE FIRST TIME 'CAUSE IT
WAS HOT.
>> I JOKE WITH EVERYBODY.
I TELL THEM THAT WE DON'T HAVE
THE TIRE AND MESS WITH THEM FOR
A LITTLE WHILE, SO IT KIND OF
FREAKS THEM OUT A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE JUST KID WITH EVERYBODY.
>> SIGN IT AND HANG IT ON THE
WALL.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> BLOWING A TIRE THAT YOU WERE
GONNA BLOW ANYWAY.
>> AAH!
>> YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON FUN.
>> ARE THEY STILL -- WE STILLUN.
GOT ANOTHER GIRL COMING IN ON
THAT SIDE, RIGHT?
>> I HOPE WE DO.
>> IF WE DON'T, WE NEED TO PULL
ONE OF THESE OVER TO THAT SIDE.
>> Narrator: MICHAEL'S FOUND A
WEAK SPOT IN HIS BARTENDING
LINEUP.
ONE BARTENDER OUT OF POSITION
CAN OVERLOAD A BAR IN SECONDS
AND COST MICHAEL THOUSANDS IN
PROFIT.
>> HEY, SHAWN, WHO'S MAIN BAR?
>> WHICH ONE?
>> ON THIS SIDE, BETWEEN
BRITNEY BELL AND THE OTHER GIRL
WHO'S ON HOLD.
SHE IS?
WELL, I JUST WALKED OUT OF
THERE, AND THERE WASN'T ANYBODY
IN THERE.
HEY, WERE YOU GONNA STAY OVER?
WERE YOU WANTING TO STAY OVER?
YOU DON'T?
YOU'LL PROBABLY MAKE ABOUT A
GRAND TONIGHT.
IT'S THE BUSIEST NIGHT WE HAVE.
OKAY.
WE HAVE 100 REGISTERS RUNNING,
AND EVERYBODY'S WORE THE HELL
OUT.
HEY, ARE YOU STAYING OVER?
AND WE'RE SHORTHANDED ON TOP OF
IT.
IT'S TOTALLY STRESSFUL.
THESE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS IS A
NIGHTMARE FOR US.
WE'VE GOT TO TRY TO PUSH THIS
THING TO THE MAX TONIGHT.
>> Narrator: COMING UP, SOMEONE
CALLS 911 FROM THE THROTTLE...
>> I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO THE
POLICE STATION.
>> OKAY.
>> Narrator: ...AND MICHAEL
GIVES AN EMPLOYEE THE AX.
>> I DON'T WORK HERE ANYMORE, SO
YOU CAN TAKE THAT OFF ME.
DON'T LOOK AT MY CAR!
>> Narrator: AND LATER, ON THE
MOST PIVOTAL NIGHT OF THE RALLY,
A BIG FOUL-UP AS THE HEADLINER
TAKES THE STAGE.
>> [BLEEP]
>> Narrator: RAIN HAS BEEN
THREATENING THE THROTTLE ALL
DAY, BUT THE CROWDS ARE STILL
POURING IN.
JACKYL WILL SOON HIT THE STAGE.
AND MICHAEL BALLARD IS PRAYING
FOR A BIG PAYDAY TO MAKE UP FOR
HIS LOSSES.
HE CHECKS IN WITH HIS
BELEAGUERED FOOD MANAGER,
FAJITA MIKE.
>> HEY, WE'RE BEHIND ON PIZZAS
OVER HERE.
>> THERE'S LIKE FOUR OF THEM
COMING THROUGH.
>> FAJITA, THERE'S NO PIZZAS
OVER HERE AT ALL.
>> I KNOW.
I CAN'T KEEP UP, MICHAEL.
>> FAJITA ROCKED IT BACK THERE
TODAY ON THE FOOD.
HE WAS SLAMMED BACK THERE.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON.
LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
PIZZA, PIZZA.
STILL, WE'RE ONLY TWO DAYS --
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND THE
RALLY'S OVER.
LET'S SEE IF HE CAN MAKE IT THAT
LONG WITHOUT GETTING DRUNK AND
GETTING RUN OFF, YOU KNOW?
[ GROANS ]
>> Narrator: A BARTENDER'S BEEN
SPOTTED POURING DOUBLES AND ONLY
CHARGING SINGLES IN HOPES OF
PULLING IN BIG TIPS.
>> YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO
WATCH THIS ONE.
>> OKAY, WE WATCHED THAT ONE
QUITE A BIT LAST NIGHT.
>> DID YOU?
>> DURING A TYPICAL RALLY,
GENERALLY WE'LL CATCH PROBABLY
THREE OR FOUR GIRLS A NIGHT THAT
ARE HEAVY-POURING.
>> SEE, THERE'S A DOUBLE RIGHT
THERE, ISN'T IT?
>> WE'LL PROBABLY SEND SOMEBODY
OUT TO CLEAN THEIR REGISTER OUT,
AND THEY'LL BE FIRED.
>> WHAT'S THAT ONE SAY?
$15. THAT WAS TWO DOUBLES.
SHE'S POURING, LIKE, DOUBLES
EVERY TIME.
WE GOT ANOTHER BARTENDER?
>> I HAVE EVERYONE FILLED.
>> CAN THE OTHER GIRL HANDLE IT?
YOU STAY RIGHT HERE, LET HIM
CONTROL THE CONTROLLER.
Y'ALL WATCH THAT.
WHEN HE SHOWS YOU THAT, TEXT ME
AND I'LL MEET YOU OVER THERE.
>> Narrator: AS MIKE HEADS OUT
TO BUST THE SKIMMING SERVER, HE
RUNS SMACK INTO ANOTHER PROBLEM.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> MIKE, HE SAYS THAT HE GAVE
HER A 50 AND SHE GAVE HIM CHANGE
FOR A 20.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE A 50 IN HER
REGISTER.
>> SHE DIDN'T HAVE A 50 IN THE
REGISTER.
>> YEAH, HE'S CALLING 911.
>> HERE, YOU TALK TO HIM.
YOU'RE THE OWNER OF THE BAR?
>> YEAH, I'M THE ONE.
HELLO? IT'S MIKE.
YEAH.
OKAY, WELL, OKAY.
HE JUST HANDED ME THE PHONE.
HOLD ON. HERE YOU GO.
>> WHAT I SAID WAS, I CAME UP, I
ORDERED THE FOOD, I GAVE HER A
$50 BILL.
>> OKAY.
>> SHE GAVE ME BACK THIS.
>> THE ONLY THING I KNOW TO DO
IS TAKE THIS CASH REGISTER TO
THE OFFICE.
YOU CAN SIT THERE AND WATCH THEM
COUNT IT DOWN, BALANCE IT, AND
SEE IF IT'S OVER.
'CAUSE IF YOUR MONEY'S IN THERE,
IT'LL BE OVER, WHATEVER THAT
DIFFERENCE IS.
IT'LL BE OVER THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE 50 AND THE CHANGE
SHE GAVE YOU BACK, LESS THE COST
OF THE FOOD.
>> MY WORD AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR
YOU?
>> IT AIN'T THAT, BUT, HELL,
THIS IS MY EMPLOYEE, AND SHE'S
SAYING THAT SHE DIDN'T TAKE IT.
SO, I'LL TAKE THIS WITH YOU, AND
YOU CAN WATCH THEM COUNT THE
MONEY.
>> WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY
MONEY BACK WHEN IT'S NOT MY
FAULT?
>> BECAUSE IF IT AIN'T WHAT
HAPPENED, THEN I'LL BE SHORT
$30.
TAKE THAT WITH HER. GO WITH HER.
SHE'S GONNA TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT
FOR YOU...
***.
>> Narrator: MICHAEL NEEDS TO
GET TO THE SNEAKY BARTENDER
BEFORE JACKYL HITS THE STAGE.
>> I NEED STOCKED LIKE CRAZY.
I'M BUSY, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY
MORE BEER.
>> YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE BUSIER.
BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, THESE GIRLS
AREN'T HITTING THE NUMBERS THEY
WANTED TO MAKE, JUST LIKE WE'RE
NOT HITTING OUR NUMBERS.
BUT A LOT OF THEM REVERT TO
STEALING FROM US.
HEY, I'M SEEING YOU OUT.
I GOT YOU ON CAMERA, AND YOU'RE
POURING DOUBLES AND CHARGING
SINGLES ALL NIGHT LONG.
>> NO, THESE ARE STICKY.
I MEAN, THAT'S FINE.
THEY'RE ALL STICKY.
>> I'M WATCHING IT.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING ON CAMERA,
SEEING IT POUR DOUBLES, AND
THEN, LIKE, EVERY TIME.
>> OKAY.
>> SO, WE'RE GONNA BE DONE.
I MEAN, IF YOU HAD TO PAY FOR
THIS LIQUOR THAT COST $200,000,
YOU WOULDN'T BE GIVING MY LIQUOR
TO PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
SHE'S GONNA RUN YOU DOWN AND
SHOW YOU THE VIDEO IF YOU WANT
TO SEE IT, AND THEN WE'LL BE
DONE.
>> I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE ANYTHING
TO BE THAT PERSON.
>> DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT HE --
>> YEAH, BUT THOSE POURERS DON'T
EVEN WORK, AND YOU CAN ASK THE
GIRL THAT'S UP THERE.
SHE HAD TO DO IT ALL NIGHT, TOO.
WE'VE HAD TO POUR TWICE WITH
THOSE.
>> BUT SOMETIMES ON THE CAMERA,
WE SAW YOU POURING THREE TIMES,
TOO.
>> I DON'T CHEAT ANYBODY.
>> I CAN SHOW YOU ON THE CAMERA.
IT'S RECORDED. IT'S MARKED.
WE CAN PULL IT UP RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN WATCH IT.
>> WELL, I DIDN'T DO IT TO CHEAT
ANYBODY.
I DON'T WORK HERE ANYMORE, SO
YOU CAN TAKE THAT OFF ME.
'CAUSE I WILL SUE YOU.
I CAN'T -- DON'T LOOK AT MY CAR!
>> Narrator: COMING UP, FLAUNT
SAVES THEIR BEST PERFORMANCE FOR
TONIGHT.
>> IT'S LIKE THE WHOLE THROTTLE
FAMILY IS COMING TOGETHER ON
THAT NIGHT TO MAKE EVERYTHING
HAPPEN.
>> Narrator: BUT FOR JACKYL...
>> I'M GONNA WHUP HIS [BLEEP]
NEXT.
>> Narrator: ...THINGS GO SOUTH
BEFORE THEY EVER TAKE THE STAGE.
>> [BLEEP] DAMN, Y'ALL.
[BLEEP]
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
>> WE GOT JESSE AND JACKYL
PLAYING TONIGHT.
IT'S A TOTAL TRADITION HERE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT LITERALLY
COME TO STURGIS TO SEE THEM PLAY
AT THE THROTTLE.
TONIGHT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S OUR BIGGEST NIGHT.
>> NOW LET'S INTRODUCE YOU TO
THE GIRLS OF FLAUNT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> MY FAVORITE NIGHT TO PERFORM
ONSTAGE IS WHEN WE HAVE
JACKYL -- THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE
ENERGY AND EVERYTHING THAT'S
HAPPENING THERE.
THERE'S A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
THERE.
JESSE'S OUR FRIEND.
IT'S LIKE THE WHOLE THROTTLE
FAMILY IS COMING TOGETHER ON
THAT NIGHT TO MAKE EVERYTHING
HAPPEN.
>> WHAT UP? YOU READY TO GET IT?
>> I'M TRYING TO GET READY TO
GET IT.
SO, THE CROWD'S GOOD?
>> HELL, YEAH. IT'S BUILDING.
THEY'RE JAMMING, TOO.
THEY'RE DRINKING SOME ALCOHOL.
>> IT'S BUILDING?
>> STILL BUILDING.
THEY'RE STILL COMING OFF THE
HIGHWAY, YEAH.
>> EVERY YEAR FOR 10 YEARS NOW,
WE'VE TURNED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE
WORKING MAN OUT THERE AND FOR
THE FULL THROTTLE SALOON.
WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED?
>> I'M NOT SURPRISED.
I'M JUST GLAD THE [BLEEP] RAIN'S
OVER WITH.
>> I'LL BE READY FOR MY BONUS
WHEN I GET OFFSTAGE.
GOD BLESS THE THURSDAY NIGHT
THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE WITH
THE PEOPLE OUT THERE, THE
12,000-PLUS THAT PILE IN HERE TO
ENJOY WHAT I LIKE TO REFER TO AS
JACKYL-STOCK.
LET ME GET DRESSED SO I CAN GO
SELL YOU SOME MORE LIQUOR!
>> COME ON!
>> WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR
TONIGHT?!
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
>> Narrator: GOAT ACCIDENTALLY
TAKES THE STAGE TOO SOON.
>> EVERYBODY, MAKE SOME NOISE!
JACKYL!
>> Narrator: HE INTRODUCES
JACKYL WITH JESSE STILL GETTING
READY IN THE DRESSING ROOM.
>> [BLEEP]
WHERE'S MY WIRES?!
I DON'T HAVE MY EARS.
>> I GOT THEM COMING.
>> I NEED MY [BLEEP] EARS!
HURRY!
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
>> BOTH MICHAEL AND I KIND OF
LOOKED AT EACH OTHER LIKE,
"OH [BLEEP]"
>> [BLEEP] ***.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
>> I'M GONNA WHUP HIS *** NEXT.
DAMN!
>> WHY DID HE DO THAT?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA!
TAKE YOUR TIME.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> I CAN'T TAKE MY TIME!
>> THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, JESSE
COMES TEARING OUT FROM THE BACK
AND HE'S PUTTING HIS EARPIECE
IN AND HIS LITTLE BUTT'S HANGING
OUT AND HE DOESN'T HAVE HIS
COSTUME ON, AND IT WAS
CRAZINESS.
>> WELL, ROCK ME, ROLL ME...
>> All: JACKYL ME OFF!
>> ...JACKYL ME OFF!
WE'VE GOT US A PARTY!
WHAT DO YOU SAY?!
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
>> ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH, HUH ♪
♪ HUH, HUH, HUH, HUH ♪
YEA-A-A-A-A-H!
>> JESSE IS AMAZING ONSTAGE.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT
I'VE ACTUALLY LEARNED JUST IN
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
PERFORMANCE-WISE, FROM HIM.
>> ♪ HUH, HUH, HUH ♪
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
[ HEAVY-METAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
>> ♪ IN THE BACKWOODS OF GEORGIA
ON THE SIDE OF A HILL ♪
♪ I FOUND MY GREAT-GRANDADDY'S
OLD STILL ♪
>> WHEN YOU GET NIGHTS LIKE
TONIGHT WITH THEM KIND OF
CROWDS HERE, THAT'S THE REAL,
TRUE RALLY RIGHT THERE.
>> LET ME HEAR YOU, STURGIS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD TO SEE
ALL THEM PEOPLE HAVE SUCH A GOOD
TIME AT THE FULL THROTTLE.
IT JUST MAKES ALL THE [BLEEP]
GO AWAY.
>> I'M VERY ATTACHED TO JESSE,
SO, LIKE, WHEN I SEE HIM DO WHAT
HE DOES ONSTAGE, I'M THE FIRST
PERSON THAT'S GONNA SEND HIM THE
TEXT "YOU DID FREAKING AWESOME
TONIGHT."
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
>> JESSE'S SUCH AN ASSET TO ME,
AND HE'S BROUGHT SO MUCH TO THE
TABLE.
I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT HIM.
>> TONIGHT WE ARE CELEBRATING
NOT ONLY 10 YEARS AT THE
FULL THROTTLE SALOON.
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
TONIGHT WE'RE CELEBRATING THE
WORKING MAN.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CELEBRATING.
WE'RE CELEBRATING.
[BLEEP] THE ECONOMY.
[BLEEP] ALL THEM SONS OF ***
IN WASHINGTON.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN
TO STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR HOST
FOR THE EVENING -- SAY HELLO TO
MY BROTHER.
MY BROTHER, JACKYL'S BROTHER.
MICHAEL BALLARD'S
FULL THROTTLE SALOON!
WHAT DO YOU SAY?!
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
YOU KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY.
YOU'VE GOT THE FINEST FRIENDS IN
THE WORLD OUT THERE.
♪ FULL MOON RISE, FEAR-FILLED
SKIES ♪
♪ DELICIOUS EVIL IN HER
BLOODSHOT EYES ♪
♪ HEART BEAT LOUD, TO THE BONE ♪
>> Narrator: WITH THE
WEATHER HOLDING AND THE JACKYL
SHOW WELL UNDER WAY, MICHAEL CAN
FINALLY RELAX.
>> IT'S [BLEEP] PACKED.
>> THAT IS A PACKED HOUSE.
>> [BLEEP] NO DOUBT.
>> ♪ KILL ALL THE SUNSHINE ♪
>> ♪ THE DARKNESS IS DIVINE ♪
♪ SO KILL ALL THE SUNSHINE ♪
>> I LOVE MY LIFE!
>> I LOVE MAKING OUR CUSTOMERS
HAPPY, AND JESSE AND THEM JUST
KICKED *** TONIGHT.
WE SOLD A TON OF BEER, A TON OF
LIQUOR.
IT KIND OF JUST RELIEVES YOU TO
SEE THEM KIND OF NIGHTS AND SEE
THAT HAPPENING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME
TONIGHT?
>> YES.
>> COOL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD SHOW, GOOD SHOW.
>> THAT WAS AWESOME, WASN'T IT?
>> ♪ GOTTA KILL ALL THE
SUNSHINE ♪
>> ♪ THE SUNSHINE ♪
>> Narrator: MEANWHILE, THERE'S
STILL ONE UNHAPPY CUSTOMER.
>> GAVE A 50 FOR A RIB DINNER
AND CAME OUT WITH $4 IN CHANGE.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE [BLEEP]
>> YOUR MEAL CAME TO $15.60.
16, 17, 18, 19, AND 20.
YOU GAVE HER A $20 BILL VERSUS A
$50.
>> THERE IS NO $50 BILL IN HERE.
>> YOU DID NOT GIVE THE GIRL --
>> YES, I DID.
>> NO, YOU DID NOT.
>> SHE -- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT --
>> WHERE IS IT AT?
WHERE'S THE $30?
>> IT'S -- YOU KNOW WHAT?
HOW LONG YOU BEEN IN THE TILL
BUSINESS?
>> HERE'S YOUR OPTION.
I WILL GIVE YOU A $20 BILL,
WHICH YOU GAVE TO US.
>> OKAY, YOU GIVE ME BACK MY 20
BUCKS, AND I'M GOING STRAIGHT TO
THE POLICE STATION AND I'M
FILING CHARGES.
>> OKAY.
>> 'CAUSE YOU STOLE MY MONEY.
>> THE TILL BALANCED PERFECT.
HE GAVE THEM A 20.
HE DIDN'T GIVE THEM A 50.
AND THEN WHILE THEY WERE DOWN
THERE, THEY FOUND A BOTTLE OF
LIQUOR SHOVED DOWN HIS PANTS.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S ILLEGAL IN THE
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TO BRING
LIQUOR INTO A ESTABLISHMENT
THAT'S SELLING ALCOHOL.
BUT IT'S JUST NEVER-ENDING CRAP
LIKE THAT.
THIS PLACE IS CHAOTIC.
>> Narrator: MICHAEL CONTINUES
TO MAKE HIS ROUNDS.
>> HOW YOU DOING, BROTHER?
>> I'M DOING GOOD.
YOU HAD A GOOD NIGHT TONIGHT.
>> YEAH, IT'S BEEN GOOD.
>> BEST CROWD OF THE WHOLE
RALLY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WHERE'S MISS ANGE?
>> SHE'S RUNNING AROUND.
>> WHEN ARE YOU GONNA MARRY THAT
GIRL?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL SEE. SOON.
>> ♪ KILL THE SUNSHINE ♪
>> ♪ YOU GOTTA KILL ♪
[ GUITAR SOLO ]
>> Narrator: COMING UP, DOES
JACKYL BRING IN THE DOLLARS
MICHAEL NEEDED?
>> HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET OUT OF
THIS THING.
>> Narrator: AND JESSE CUTS UP
THE STAGE AND BRINGS DOWN THE
HOUSE.
[ CHAIN SAW BUZZING ]
>> Narrator: NIGHT 6 OF THE
RALLY HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS.
JACKYL HAS ROCKED THE PACKED
FULL THROTTLE SALOON, AND NOW
IT'S TIME FOR THE SONG THAT WILL
KEEP THEM COMING BACK.
>> IT'S CALLED "THE LUMBERJACK."
ARE YOU READY?!
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
WHEN YOU LOOK OUT AND YOU SEE
12,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST OFF
THE HOOK AND OUT OF CONTROL LIKE
THAT -- I MEAN, GOD BLESS THEM.
♪ I WAS BORN IN THE BACKWOODS OF
A TWO-BIT NOWHERE TOWN ♪
THE STARS ALIGNED, AND ONCE
AGAIN, IT'S JUST ANOTHER SIGN
THAT JACKYL IS LIVING RIGHT.
AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
HAVE THIS ANNUAL NIGHT TOGETHER
WITH ALL OF OUR FRIENDS OUT
THERE IN THE
FULL THROTTLE SALOON -- IT CAN'T
GET NO BETTER.
♪ WHEN THEY DIG ON MY NEW
STAINLESS-STEEL SOUND ♪
♪ OH, YEAH ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'M A LUMBERJACK, NOW,
BABY ♪
♪ GONNA CUT YOU DOWN TO SIZE ♪
>> I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING
JESSE.
SEEING HIM WHEN HE TAKES THE
STAGE, IT'S LIKE HE TRANSFORMS
INTO SOMEBODY ELSE.
IT'S AMAZING.
JUST WATCHING THE FACES -- I
MEAN, YOU JUST DIVE INTO THE
SHOW.
HE'S SUCH A PERFORMER.
[ CHAIN SAW BUZZING
RHYTHMICALLY ]
♪ I'M A LUMBERJACK, NOW, BABY ♪
♪ LUMBERJACK, NOW, BABY ♪
♪ LUMBERJACK, NOW, BABY ♪
♪ I'M A LUMBERJACK, NOW, BABY ♪
♪ AIN'T JACKED MY LUMBER, BABY ♪
[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]
♪ SINCE MY CHAIN SAW... ♪
WHOO!
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR WHETHER
YOU DON'T, THAT'S THE WAY WE
LIKE IT.
GOOD NIGHT FROM JACKYL!
SEE YOU IN 2010!
AFTER THE BLOWS THAT MIKE HAD
EXPERIENCED IN THE EARLY PART OF
THE RALLY, WE HAD TO HAVE THAT
THURSDAY NIGHT TO BE
PICTURE-PERFECT.
WHOO!
>> THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN THE
BIGGEST JACKYL NIGHT WE EVER
HAD.
ALL THEM BRIDGES WERE PACKED.
IT WAS [BLEEP] SLAMMED.
I LOVE YOU, MAN.
>> WHOO!
>> THAT WAS KILLER.
YOU KICKED ***.
>> IT'S NOT HOW YOU START, IT'S
HOW YOU FINISH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHOO!
>> THAT'S BADASS, DUDE.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> WE'VE HAD A REALLY TOUGH
WEEK.
AND IF TONIGHT WOULD'VE BEEN
BAD, BAD WEATHER, WE WOULD'VE
GOT CREAMED.
>> WHOO!
>> BUT EVERYTHING KIND OF
STARTED BURNING OFF AROUND 5:00,
AND PEOPLE CAME OUT, AND JESSE
KICKED *** -- AND JACKYL -- AND
THEY JAMMED IT.
>> FULL THROTTLE!
>> WE HAD A HUGE CROWD, MASSIVE
CROWD.
>> THERE'S YOUR TOTAL.
>> NUMBERS ARE GONNA BE STRONG,
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET OUT OF
THIS THING, YOU KNOW, AND PAY
THE NOTES.
>> Narrator: NEXT TIME ON
"FULL THROTTLE SALOON"...
[ SIREN WAILING ]
>> HOLY COW.
WE GOT A TORNADO WARNING.
[BLEEP]
>> Narrator: ...IT'S THE WORST
DAY IN THROTTLE HISTORY...
>> IT'S HAIL.
IT'S GONNA HAIL ON US.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
>> Narrator: ...AS AN EPIC
STORM...
>> THIS MIGHT BE A TORNADO, FOR
REAL.
>> Narrator: ...RIPS THE PLACE
TO SHREDS.
>> YOU'RE BLEEDING.
>> WE HEARD THAT THERE WERE
DEATHS FROM THE STORM.
>> Narrator: THE DAMAGE IS SO
EXTENSIVE...
>> ALL THE NEON ON THE FRONT OF
THE BAR, THE STAGE --
EVERYTHING'S COMPLETELY [BLEEP]
BUSTED.
>> Narrator: ...THE THROTTLE
MAY NEVER RECOVER.