While driving through the Texas desert, Lula becomes increasingly overwhelmed and agitated by the bizarre and gruesome news reports playing on the car radio. She reaches a breaking point, forcing Sailor to stop the car so they can find music to escape the 'concentrated weirdness' of the world.
LULA: Jesus! How could anyone listen to this crap?
[Lula takes a puff of her cigarette and turns the dial]
LULA: I'll bet.
LULA: Damn!
LULA: HOLY SHIT!! IT'S THE NIGHT OF THE LIVIN' FUCKIN' DEAD!!!!
SAILOR: What's that, peanut?
LULA: I can't take no more of this radio... I ain't never heard so much concentrated weirdness in my life, Sailor Ripley, you find me some dancin' music right this minute... I MEAN IT!!
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