Slim has gotten some bad bug juice, so the two convalesce for several months. Jimmy is the cleanest he's been in years, but he still craves bug juice. He visits Slim. Ralph calls the others for a rehearsal, but Slim doesn't show. Jimmy discovers him suffering from some bad bug juice given him by Big Mean.
Several months go by, during which Jimmy has stayed clean.
The band has waited for Slim to get better, and they have just cut their record. Buoyed, they go on tour. Ralph doles it out to him. The band soon arrives in Oaktown, where Jimmy and Ralph catch a performance by McKinley's Jump Blues Band. Impressed, the two make their way backstage, where the band members are having a party.