YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
di Clark Gesner
Personaggi:
CHARLIE BROWN
LINUS
SALLY
SCHROEDER
LUCY
SNOOPY
1. YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN
LINUS
I really don't think you have anything
to worry about, Charlie Brown. After all, science
has shown that a person's character isn't really
established until he's at least five years old.
SALLY(overlapping)
The only thing wrong with my big brother,
Charlie Brown, is his lack of confidence; his
inferiority and lack of confidence. His clumsiness,
his inferiority, his lack of confidence. His stupidity
his clumsiness, his inferiority and his lack of
confidence, his...
SCHROEDER(overlapping)
Did you know that Charlie Brown has never pitched
a winning baseball game, never been able to keep
a kite in the air, never won a game of checkers and
never successfully punted a football? Sometimes I
marvel at his consistency.
LUCY(overlapping)
Now Charlie Brown has what you call a
Failure Face, Linus. Notice how it has failure
written all over it. Study it carefully. You rarely
see such a good example.
CHARLIE BROWN(overlapping)
Some days I wake up early to watch the sunrise, and
I think how beautiful it is, and how my life lies
before me, and I get a very positive feeling about
things. Like this morning for instance; the sky's
so clear and the sun's so bright. How can anything
go wrong on a day like this?
I'm late!
SNOOPY
Woof!
ALL(except Charlie Brown)
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're the kind of reminder we need
You have humility, nobility and a sense of honor that is very
Rare indeed.
SNOOPY
Woof!
OTHERS
You're a good man, CHarlie Brown
And we know you will go very far
Yes it's hard to believe
Almost frightening to conceive
What a good man you are.
SCHROEDER
You are kind.
OTHERS
You are kind to all the animals
And every little bird
With a heart of gold
You believe what you're told...
LUCY
Every single solitary word
OTHERS
You bravely face adversity
You're cheerful through the day
You're thoughtful
Brave and couteous
LUCY
And you also have some faults
But for the moment let's just say
OTHERS
That you're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out and do anything
You could be King Charlie Brown
You could be king!
CHARLIE BROWN
Everybody says to me:
OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
CHARLIE BROWN
Every voice in harmony
OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
CHARLIE BROWN
All I need is one more try
Gotta get that kite to fly
And I'm not the kind of guy
Who gives up easily
Wonder why they stop to say:
OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
CHARLIE BROWN
Never liked me, anyway
OTHERS
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
CHARLIE BROWN
Trying not to rock the boat
Not to make a scene
A good man? Yes
But I confess
I don't know what they mean
I wanna rise like I should
And do everything right- OTHERS
But I lie awake at night... Oooh-
Never sleep
With questions in my ear Oooh-
Loud and deep
I want to join the dance Oooh-
Take the leap
But the answer isn't clear.
Than I hear:
OTHERS
Charlie Brown... Charlie Brown...
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
You're a good man, Charlie Brown
SCHROEDER
Get on the bus
LUCY
Get on the bus
LINUS
Go ahead, get on the bus, Charlie Brown!
SALLY
Don't wanna be late for school!
OTHERS
That's right!
CHARLIE BROWN
Don't wanna be late!
ALL
Don't wanna be late for school!
SNOOPY
Woof!
OTHERS
You're a good man, CHARLIE BROWN
Charlie Brown There they go again
You're the kind
Of reminder we need Don't know what they mean
You have humility, I'm not good,
Nobility, I'm not bad
And a sense of honor
That is very rare indeed I'm somewhere
In between
SNOOPY
Woof!
OTHERS
You're a good man, CHARLIE BROWN
Charlie Brown I don't understand
You're a prince
And a prince could be king
With a heart such as yours
You could open any doors
You could go out
And do anything
You could be King, Charlie Brown
You could be King!
CHARLIE BROWN
"Nothing lasts forever"
OTHERS
You could be king
CHARLIE
"All good things must end" OTHERS
Believe it
I've memorized
That phrase by heart. And you were born for this part
So tell me,
I need to know it...
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown!
When do the
Good things start?
LUCY/SCHROEDER LINUS/SALLY SNOOPY
You're a good man,
Charlie Brown Bravely facing
Adversity
You're a good man, You can open up Oh, You're a good man
Charlie Brown
ALL
You're ad good man,
Charlie Brown!
2. SCHROEDER
LUCY
D'ya know something, Schroeder?
I think the way you play the piano is nice.
D'ya know something else?
It's always been my dream
That I'd marry a man who plays the piano.
At parties he'd play something nice like
"April Showers."
I'm sure you could play something nice like
"April Showers."
Or even "Frere Jacques."
Beethoven's nice too.
Just imagine
What would you think if someday you and I should get married?
Wouldn't you like that if someday we two should get married?
My aunt Marion was right, never try to discuss marriage with a musician.
3. SNOOPY
SNOOPY
They like me.
I think they're swell.
Isn't it remarkable
How things turn out so well?
Pleasant day, pretty sky
Life goes on, here I lie
Not bad, not bad at all.
Cozy home, board and bed
Sturdy roof beneath my head
Not bad, not bad at all.
Faithful friends
Always near me,
Bring me bones,
Scratch my ear
Little birds
Come to cheer me
Ev'ry day
Sitting here,
On my stomach
With their sharp little claws
Which are usually cold,
And occasionally painful,
And sometimes there are so many
That I can hardly stand it...
Rats!
I feel ev'ry now and then
That I gotta bite someone.
I know ev'ry now and then what I wanna be.
A fierce jungle animal crouched on the limb
Of a tree
GIRLS(offstage)
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
SNOOPY
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
I'd stay very very still
Till I see a victim come.
I'd wait knowing very well ev'ry second counts.
And then like the fierce jungle creature I am
I would pounce!
I'd pounce!
I'd punce!
I'd-
You know, I never realized it was so far down to
the ground from up here.
Let me see, where was I?
Oh, that's right, the pretty sky,
Not bad, not bad at all.
Cozy home, board and bed
Sturdy roof beneath my head
Not bad, not bad at all.
Not bad, not bad at all.
I wonder if it will snow tonight.
4. MY BLANKET AND ME
LINUS
Mmmm.
Delightful.
Mmmm.
Sucking your thumb without a blanket-
is like eating a cone without ice cream!
My blanket and me
LUCY
Look at my little baby brother, Linus, with is little baby blanket.
SALLY
There's your baby brother with his silly little blanket.
LUCY
Well, you know how babies are with their balnkets.
LINUS
Whaddya mean?
It's a cozy sanctuary
But it's far from necessary
Cause I'm just as self-reliant as before
As a simple demonstration
Of my independent station
I will go and leave my blanket on the floor
Yes I'll walk away and leave it
Though I know you won't believe it
I'll just walk away and leave it on the floor
Yes, I'll walk
Away
And
Leave
It
On
The...
Aarrrggghh!
Don't ever let me do that again.
LUCY
You're a hopeless case, Linus...
LINUS
I thought I could do it...
I actually thought I could do it.
It's foolish, I know it
I'll try to outgrow it
But meanwhile
It's my blanket...
LUCY
And me.
SALLY
And me.
CHARLIE BROWN
And me.
SCHROEDER
And me.
LINUS
And
Me.
5. THE KITE
CHARLIE BROWN
Little more speed, little more rope,
Little more wind, little more hope,
Gotta get this stupid kite to fly.
Gotta make sure it doesn't snag
Doesn't droop, doesn't drag
Gotta watch out for ev'ry little- whoops!
Little less speed, little more tack,
Little less rise, little more slack,
Gotta keep my wits about me now.
Gotta make sure it doesn't get the nest of me
Till I get it in the air somehow.
Millions of little kids do it ev'ry day
They make a kite and-"poof"- it's in the sky.
Leave it to me to have the one fool kite
Who likes to see a little kid cry.
Little less talk, little more skill,
Little less luck, little more will,
Gotta face this fella eye to eye.
Now that I've seen you chasing moles,
Climbing trees, digging holes,
Catching your string on everything passing by
Why not fly?
Wait a minute,
What's it doing?
It isn't on the ground.
It isn't in a tree.
It's in the air!
Looat at that.
It's caught the breeze now,
It's past the trees now
With room to spare...
Oh-
What a beautiful sight.
And I'm not such a clumsy guy.
If I really try
I can really
Fly a ki-
6. THE DOCTOR IS IN
CHARLIE BROWN
Oh, Lucy. I'm so depressed. I don't know what to do.
LUCY
I think what you need most of all, Charlie Brown, is to come
right out and admit all of the things that are wrong with you.
CHARLIE BROWN
All right, I'll try
I'm not very handsome or clever, or lucid,
I've always been stupid at spelling and numbers.
I've never been much playing football ir baseball
Or stickball, or checkers, or marbles, or ping-pong
I'm usually awful at parties and dances,
I stand like a stick or I cough, or I laugh,
Or I don't bring a present, or I spill the ice cream
Or I get so depressed that I stand and I scream...
Oh, how could there possibly be
One small person as thoroughly, totally, uttlerly
Blah as me.
LUCY
Well, that's ok for a starter.
CHARLIE BROWN
A starter?
LUCY
Certainly. You don't think that mentioning these few superficial
failings is going to do you any good, do you? Why, Charlie Brown,
You really have to delve.
You're stupid, self-centered and moody
CHARLIE BROWN
I'm moody
LUCY
You're terribly dull to be with
CHARLIE BROWN
Yes I am.
And nobody likes me,
Not Frieda, or Shermy, or Linus, or Schroeder-
LUCY
Or Lucy.
CHARLIE BROWN
Or Lucy.
LUCY
Or Snoopy.
CHARLIE BROWN
Or Sn-
Wait a minute. Snoopy likes me.
LUCY
He only pretends to like you because you feed him.
That doesn't count.
CHARLIE BROWN
Or Snoopy.
Oh why- was I born just to be
One small person as thoroughly, totally, utterly-
LUCY
Wait!
You're not very much of a person...
CHARLIE BROWN
That's certain
LUCY
And yet there's a reason for hope.
CHARLIE BROWN
There's hope?
LUCY
For although you are no good at music,
Like Schroeder, or happy like Snoopy,
Or lovely like me,
You have the distinction to be
No one else but the singular, remarkable, unique
Charlie Brown.
CHARLIE BROWN
I'm me!
LUCY
Yes- it's amazingly true,
For whatever it's worth, Charlie Brown,
You're you.
CHARLIE BROWN
Gosh, Lucy you know something. I'm beginning to feel better already.
You're a true friend, Lucy, a true friend.
LUCY
That'll be five cents, please.
7. BEETHOVEN DAY
SCHROEDER
Call the principal
And hand him the news
We've got a holiday
That he can't refuse
A day of harmony,
A day of music:
Beethoven's birthday!
SALLY
Beethoven Day?
SCHROEDER
A reverential mission
LINUS
Beethoven Day?
SCHROEDER
The hope of each musician
No more am I the only guy
To stand up and say:
Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!
CHARLIE BROWN
Beethoven Day?
LINUS
Yes. As in Ludwig van Beethoven, composer.
Born 1770, died 1827. The eldest of three sons,
Ludwig's mother was the daughter of the chief overseer
of the kitchen...
LUCY
Whatever... Schroeder, I just want you to know that
I'm on your side. I want to help, publicity-wise, with Beethoven's Birthday.
SCHROEDER
Thank you for your support, but I just don't
want to see Beethoven's birthday commercialized.
LUCY
Commercialized?
SCHROEDER
Yes. The next thing you know they'll be selling Beethoven sweatshirts.
SNOOPY(wearing a Beethoven sweatshirt)
Beethoven Day.
SCHROEDER
If you're wondering
"Now, how do we start?"
Just blow the music
Til you know it by heart!
We're gonna celebrate
We'll throw a party
Beethoven's Birthday!
OTHERS
Beethoven Day!
SCHROEDER
And when you say the title...
OTHERS
Beethoven Day!
SCHROEDER
You hear a great recital
The right of every boy and girl
To stand up and say:
OTHERS
Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!
SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day
OTHERS
Beethoven Day
Beethoven Day
SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day
OTHERS
Beethoven Day
Beethoven Day
SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day
OTHERS
Beethoven Day
SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day
OTHERS
Beethoven Day
SCHROEDER
Beethoven Day- hey, hey, hey!
OTHERS
Beethoven Day!
SCHROEDER
A philharmonic rumble
OTHERS
Beethoven Day!
SCHROEDER
A polyphonic jumble
A humble dedication as we
Stand up and say:
ALL
Hooray, Beethoven,
Hooray!
LUCY
I got it! We'll demand full-Page ads in every newspaper!
LINUS
We'll start a chain or Beethoven superstores!
SALLY
We'll build a Beethoven theme park!
CHARLIE BROWN
We could have a bake sale!
SCHROEDER
Wait! That's too commercial!
Let's imagine it.
That glorious hour
Filled with emotion
Yet inspired with power
When we all honor
The man we adore
On the day we place
The newest face
On Mount Rushmore!
OTHERS
Mount Rushmore.
Beethoven Day!
SCHROEDER
A moment of reflection
OTHERS
Beethoven Day!
SCHROEDER
A classical injection!
So facing this direction OTHERS
We begin it today Beethoven hooray!
A musical collection
Everybody can play It's Beethoven Day
The right of every boy and girl
To stand up and say:
Hooray, A time for celebrating
Beethoven! Beethoven way
La la la la
Hooray! La la la la
La la la la la
ALL
Hooray!
8. THE BOOK REPORT
LUCY
A book report on Peter Rabbit, Peter Rabbit, Peter ra-
LINUS(overlapping)
A book report on Peter Rabbit, Peter ra-
SCHROEDER(overlapping)
A book report on Peter Rabbit, ra-
CHARLIE BROWN(overlapping)
A book report on Peter ra-
ALL
-Abbit.
LUCY
Peter Rabbit is this stupid book
About this stupid rabbit who steals
Vegetables from other peoples' gardens
(She counts the words so far)
Hmm. 83 to go.
SCHROEDER
The name of the book about which
This book report is about is
Peter Rabbit which is about this
Rabbit.
I found it very-
I liked the part where-
It was a-
It reminded me of "Robin Hood"
And the part where Little John jumped from the rock
To the Sheriff of Nottingham's back.
And then Robin and everyone swung from the trees
In a sudden surprise attack.
And they captured the sheriff and all of his goods
And they carried him back to their camp in the woods
And the sheriff was guest at their dinner and all
But he wriggled away and he sounded the call
And his men rushed in and the arrows flew-
Peter Rabbit did sort of that kind of thing too.
LUCY
The other people's name was Macgregor.
(counts to 23)
Ohh!
Linus
In examining a book such as Peter Rabbit, it is important that
the superficial chracteristics of its deceptively simple plot
should not be allowed to blind the reader to the more substancial
fabric of its deeper motivations. In this report I plan to discuss the
sociological implications of family pressures so
great as to drive an otherwise moral rabbit to
perform acts of thievery which he consciously knew were
against the law. I also hope to explore the personlaity of Mr.
Macgregor in his comflicting roles as farmer and humanitarian.
Peter Rabbit is established from the start as a benevolent hero
and it is only...
CHARLIE BROWN(overlapping)
If I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is no good at all.
I'll get a fresh start tomorrow
And it's not due till Wednesday
So I'll have all of Tuesday
Unless something should happen.
Why does this always happen,
I should be outside playing
Getting fresh air and sunshine,
I work best under pressure,
And there'll be lots of pressure
If I wait till tomorrow
I should start writing now.
But I if I start writing now
When I'm nbot really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is
No good at all.
LUCY
The name of the rabbit was Peter
(counts to 30)
Yes!
SCHROEDER
Down came the staff on his head- smaah!
And Robin fell like a sack full of lead- crash!
The sheriff laughed and he left him for dead- ah!
But he was wring
LUCY
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.
SCHROEDER
Just then an arrow flew in- whing!
It was a sign for the fight to begin- zing!
And then it looked like the sheriff would win- ah!
But not for long.
Away they ran.
Just lke rabbits.
Who run a lot
As you can tell
From the story
Of Peter Rabbit
Which this report
Is about.
SALLY/SNOOPY
Rabbits rabbits rabbits rabbits...
CHARLIE BROWN LUCY
How do they expect us to
Write a book report There were vegetables
Of any quality In the garden
In just two days
Such as carrots and spinach
And onions and lettuce
How can they And turnips and parsley
Conspire to And okra and cabbage
Make life so mis'rable And string beans ans parsnips
And so effectively Tomatoes, potatoes, asparagus
In so many ways Cauliflower, rhubarb and chives.
LINUS
Not to mention the extreme pressure exterted on him
bu his deeply rooted rivalry with Flopsy, Mopsy and
Cottontail!
SALLY/SNOOPY
Rabbits, rabbits, chasing rabbits...
CHARLIE SCHROEDER LINUS LUCY SNOOPY/SALLY
If I start The name of What drove Peter Rabbit Rabbit
Writing now The book Is this stupid Chasing
When I'm not A bout which An otherwise Book about this Rabbit
Really rested This book Moral rabbit Stupid rabbit Chasing
It could Report is Who steals Rabbit
Upset my About is To perform Vegetables Chasing
Thinking Acts of From other Rabbit
Which is Peoples'
Not good Gardens.
At all
Not good Peter Rabbit, Thievery? Gardens, Chasing!
At all. Peter Rabbit Thievery! Gardens, Chasing!
Oh.
All for one Sociological 75, 76 Rabbits,
Ev'ry man Implications Rabbits
Does his part Fam'ly Chasing
First thing Pressure 77,78,79,80 Rabbits
After dinner 81, Find a rabbit
I'll start Oh. Simple plot 82. Do or die!
LUCY
And they were very, very, very, very, very, very
Happy to be home .
SCHROEDER/SALLY/SNOOPY
The end.
LUCY
...94, 95. The very, very, very end.
LINUS
A-men
CHARLIE BROWN
A book report on Peter Rab-
CHARLIE SCHROEDER LINUS LUCY SNOOPY/SALLY
-Bit Peter Rabbit Sociological Peter Rabbit Rabbit!
Was Peter Rabbit
Just start A lot like Peter Rabbit
Writing Robin Hood Implications Peter Rabbit Rabbit!
Peter Rabbit
You can do it Joined with Peter Rabbit Rabbit!
Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit
Was Peter Rabbit
Nothing to it A lot like Familial Rabbit!
Robin Hood Condemnations
Got to
Start-
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!
Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!
CHARLIE BROWN
I haven't even started yet!
ALL
Peter Rabbit!
End of Act I
9. MY NEW PHILOSOPHY
SALLY
"oh, yeah. That's what you think."
SCHROEDER
What?
SALLY
That's my new philosophy: "Oh, yeah? That's what you think!"
SCHROEDER
Well, why are you telling me?
SALLY
What?
SCHROEDER
Why are you telling me?
SALLY
"Why are you telling me?" I like it!
That's a good philosophy: "Why are you telling me?"
Why are you telling me?"
"Why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy
The teacher gave a "D" on last week's homework
She said, "Miss Sally Brown,
Your grades are going down."
I could have told her-
SCHROEDER
You new philosophy?
SALLY
My new philosophy!
(as teacher)
Miss B?
(as herself)
I'm she
Look see.
A "D?"
A "D."
Well, why are telling me?
And that's my new philosophy!
SCHROEDER
That's your new philosophy?
SALLY
Why are you telling me?
My new philosophy!
SCHROEDER
That's great, Sally, but I've gotta go practive Chopin's
Nocturne in B-Flat minor.
SALLY
No!! I like it! "No!" That's a good philosophy.
"No!" "No!" "No!"
SCHROEDER
That's you new philosophy, huh?
SALLY
Yes. I mean-- "No!"
Just like a bust bee
Each new philosophy
Can fly from tree to tree and keep me moving
When life's a dizzy maze
On alternating days
I choose a different phrase-
SCHROEDER
Your new philosophy?
SALLY
My new philosophy!
SCHROEDER
Sally!
Some philosophies are simple:
"Man does not eat by bread alone."
Some philosophies are clear:
SALLY
"Leave your message at the sound of the tone."
BOTH Some philosophies pick and choose
Deciding what goes in it.
SCHROEDER
Some take a lifetime,
SALLY
Mine take a minute.
SCHROEDER
But, Sally, anything that takes only a minute can't be
very lasting. For instance, Beethoven took over two years
to complete his brilliant Ninth SYmphony.
SALLY
"No!"
SCHROEDER
I can't stand it!
SALLY
"I can't stand it!" I like it!
It's like a gurantee.
My new philosophy.
And things are sure to be a whole ot brighter
"Oh, yeah? That's what you think!"
"Why are you telling me?"
"No!"
"I can't stand it!"
Now life is free and easy,
Much more philosophy-zy,
With my brand new-
You know, someone had said that we should live every day as
if it were the last day of our life.
LUCY(passing by and overhearing)
Aaugh! This is the last day!! This is it!! I only have
twenty-four hours left!! Help me! Help me! This is the last
day!! Aaugh!
SALLY
Clearly, some philosophies aren't for all people.
And that's my new philosophy!
10. T-E-A-M(The baseball game)
CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme a "T"!
OTHERS
"T"!
CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme an "E"!
OTHERS
"E"!
CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme a "A"!
OTHERS
"A"!
CHARLIE BROWN
Gimme a "M"!
OTHERS
"M"!
CHARLIE BROWN
What've you got?
ALL
Team!
There is no team like the best team
Whis is our team right here.
We will show you we're the best team
Of the very Little League this year
And in no time We'll be big time
With the Big League baseball stars.
For all we have to do is win just one more game
And the championship is ours.
CHARLIE BROWN
Dear Pen pal...
You'll never guess what happened today
At the baseball game.
It's hard to believe, what happened today
At the baseball game.
I was the manager, Schroeder was catcher
And all of the team was the same as always
But somehow or other disaster struck
At the baseball game.
Huddle up!
LUCY
I got it!
LINUS
I got it!
SCHROEDER
I got it!
SNOOPY
Woof woof woof!
LUCY(to Charlie Brown)
I thought you had it
CHARLIE BROWN
Three balls, two strikes,
The bases were loaded with two men out
I pitched my curve, but somehow they hit it
A good strong clout
"Lucy" I hollered, "It's coming right to you"-
She caught it as easy as pie-- then dropped it.
I don't think it's good for a team's morale
To see their manager cry.
Snoopy helped out by biting the runner
And catching the ball in his teeth;
Linus caught flies from a third-story window
By holding his blanket beneath.
yes, we had fortitude,
no one could argue with that.
And one run would win us the game
As I came up to bat.
LUCY
All right, Charlie Brown, we're all behind you-sort of.
I mean this man can't pitch. He pitches like my grandmother,
Charlie Brown. Now all you have to is bear down, just bear
down- and when you get on first, watch for my signals.
OTHERS
Go Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown-
There is no team
Like the best team
Which is our team
Right here
We will show you
We're the best team
In the very Little League this year
An in no time we'll be big time
With the Big League baseball stars
For all we have to do is
Win just one more game...
LUCY
...And the championship is ours!!
OTHERS(echoing)
Ours! Ours! Ours!
CHARLIE BROWN
Two me were on with two outs and me
With one strike to go
OTHERS(whispered)
One strike... One Strike...
CHARLIE BROWN
Then I saw her- this cute little
Red-headed girl I know
Firmly I vowed I would win it for her
And I shouldered my bat and I swung...
OTHERS
Oh!
CHARLIE BROWN
Dear pen pal, I'm told where you live
Is really quite far
Would you please send directions
On how I can get where you are?
Your friend, Charlie Brown.
