After purchasing the room for the day, he calls his old bandmates just after they arrive, Perry is reminded by his wife that he must let his in-laws into the house that he forgot about. Soon after, Perry rents the presidential suite from the pristine no-nonsense owner, who firmly reminds him that the hotel has a strict 'no-party' policy. She reveals she is now a manager for Joan Jett, who is performing in New York that night. While waiting to rent a room, Perry runs into Christy, an old girlfriend of his when he was in the band. Perry eventually finds a nice hotel where he plans to throw a reunion party for his band. Upset for him, Jake gives Perry the day off and $1000 to do whatever he wishes to, hopeful that giving him a day to relax will allow him to overcome what has been causing his apathy. His brother chastises him on his constant lethargy at work until Perry reveals to him that his family forgot his birthday. After picking up his daughter's new guitar his wife picked out for her, Perry arrives at work at his family's hardware store where his little brother Jake has accepted the main responsibility. On his birthday, the same day as his daughter's talent show, Perry is disappointed to notice that nobody has remembered his birthday. Forced to accept his new life, Miller reluctantly lives his lifestyle as a father of two with his hard-working lawyer wife Karen, his talented guitar-playing daughter Salome and his newborn child. Twenty years later, Perry and his band have parted. His band gives a brief interview before they play their song 'Devil's Kind'. In 1995, Perry Miller performs in New York with his punk band known as The Skunks.

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