The Band Piolt.
Notes I am putting the notes a head of this one to one warn you about the length and two to tell you a little bit before you get going. This is a story that I had been working on a long time ago it’s diffrent in format then the other ones I’ve worked on any who I hope it’s enjoyable to read and sorry in advance about the length.
The Band
By
Chrisdavis F. Neal
The band a Chris Neal production 2010
Chris Neal
Winona Mn 1313 Crocus Cr
55987
Scene one
Scene Description
We are at the basement of the Bird family. Tony is getting ready to leave for band practice. He is putting his two guitars in a bag. Tommy Tony’s younger brother is practicing his guitar and is working out the kinks in the mission impossible theme song
and is excited that he finally got it down walks in to the basement hall way and into to Tony’s room as Tony is getting ready to go to practice.
Tony Bird
What up Bro
Tommy Bird
Hey Tony look what I can do
Shot
Tommy play’s the song for Tony. Tony looks at Tommy with a smirk and laugh’s
Tony Bird
Well I’ll Be dammed after a month of practice you finally got Take a Look Around
Shot
Tommy blushes looks up to his bro
Tommy Bird
Hey Tony going to the bar?
Tony Bird
Yup our send-off show is tomorrow. (Pause)
Shot
They look at each other Tony Has a Bright Idea.
Tony Bird
Hey Tommy you still write songs.
Tommy Bird
Ya but they all kinda suck
Tony Bird
Hey don’t think like that you have potential. Anyway you know Ricky my lead bass player well his little bro is putting together a band he has a drummer. But they need a lead, so you want to meet him? Hell, you might gel together like me, B.D. and Ricky did.
Tommy Bird
Ya that be great!
Tony Bird
Hey come with me to practice Ricky will be there of course and maybe his Bro
Shot
Tony and Tommy walk up stairs and say goodbye to their Mom and Dad as they leave to practice
end Scene one
Scene two
We see a car pulling up to a bar. There are two people in the car. They are Tommy and Tony Bird and the car is pulling up to the bar which is called the “Get up to Get down”. two people standing at the entrance of the bar it’s Ricky the Rocker Penny and his Brother Brad.
Shot
Tony leans out of his car window shouts out to his band mate Ricky.
Tony Bird
Hey Rocker you ready to Get up to Get down?! Woooo!!
Shot
Tony gets out the car and walks over to Brad tuffuls the kids hair.
Tony Bird
Is this the famous Brad Killer Penny that you talk so much about
Brad Penny
Ya hey is that your Bro T-Bird?
Tony Bird
Yup that is none other then Tommy Knocker Bird
Brad Penny
Ricky tells me that Tommy plays the six string like you Tony
Tony Bird
I’d say it runs in the family but neither my mother or father play to my knowledge
Ricky Penny
Hey Doonesbury say’s he’ll be a little late cause of wedding stuff. But he shouldn’t be to long so let’s get in there.
End scene Two
Scene three Helen Lions is sitting at the drums practicing a song as Tommy and company come in to the bar Bob the Dead head is at the bar getting ready for tonight.
Shot the crew pause and look over each other Tommy is surprised to see Helen who he know’s from A.P government.
Tommy Bird
So Helen you know Brad?
Helen Lions
Yup We are in band to gather.
Shot Brad looks stunned to see that Tommy and Helen know each other.
Brad Penny
You to know each other
Helen Lions
Yup we are in A.P Government together Brad I am surprised you to don’t know each other.
Tommy Bird
Well I’ve seen Brad around school but are social lives are different.
Shot Brad size up Tommy and laughs.
Brad Penny
That’s for sure Preppy
Bob the Dead head is walking out of a fridge turns around to see the five people in his bar notice Tommy and Brad
Bob Jones
Well I get any more under age kids in this place and they’ll put me on notice
Shot Tony and crew notice Bob and turn to great him.
Tony Bird
Hey Dead Head how are you
Bob Jones
Oh just fine hey college bound student are you going to work here after high school if you aren’t I need your two week notice.
Tony Bird
No problem Dead head hey if I get your two week notice can I still work as a talent scout for you.
Bob Jones
Yup you know what I pay not much.
Tony Bird
I’ll get by I just need something to pay the interest off my loans.
Shot Helen has now joined the group at the bar and is looking at Tommy song book
Helen Lions
Hey Brad check out some of these this one here isn’t bad.
Brad Penny
(Name of Song) Not bad show’s some promise
Helen Lions
Brads on the Jazz band second Base player
Brad Penny
Hey I am freshmen I’ll be lead no question the guy we have now isn’t that good.
Helen Lions
Calm down there Killer any way Killer here could write the music and you can put out the lyrics and of course I’ll supply the beat.
Tony Bird
Hey Dead Head If they form a band do you think they could practice here
Bob Jones
Yup one thing is I get to produce there first recored.
Tommy Bird
Hey I could live with that what do you say Killer.
Brad Penny
Ya Hey Dead Head can you teach me how to mix mean Cock tail?
Bob Jones
Just wait tell your old enough then hell yeah.
Helen Lions
Hey you think we should play a round to see how we jell.
Tommy Bird
Hey I don’t have my Six string here.
Tony Bird
Hey Tommy use mine go have fun you three.
Shot Helen, Tommy and Brad leave the bar head to play a song Tommy has his brothers
Six string guitar, and Brad has Ricky base Helen is on B.D.’s Sticks.
Helen lions
Ok Bitch on Three
Shot Tommy and Brad stair at each other then at Helen, Helen starts counting out the beat Brad raises his hand.
Brad Penny
Wait a minute Bitch Meredith Brooks bitch no no No chick flicks
Hey Tommy you down with Green Day
Tommy
Basket case on three Helen count it out
Helen Lions
Boys just don’t get complicated girl songs oh hell on three. One Two Three
Shot as the band plays Tony and Ricky look on Dead Head continues his prep work
Tony and Ricky ponder there future for bit.
Ricky Penny
So you think there good?
Tony Bird
Hard to say they have talent and could go far.
Ricky Penny
Isn’t that what you said about us?
Tony Bird
Ya but I didn’t know at the time that B.D. was going to get married right out of High School and that I was going break up with Christie and then take her advice and go to college. But My question to you is what are you going to do?
Ricky Penny
Me oh don’t worry about me I think I might go solo
Tony Bird
Really?
Ricky Penny
Yup Dead Head says there might be a talent scout here to night
Tony Bird
Ya me so?
Ricky Penny
No a really agent dummy any way speaking of which can I play the six string tonight at least on some of the songs if there is scout here I’d like to strut my stuff.
Tony Bird
Sure thing
Shot a couple walk in it’s Carrie and B.D. they have there arms around each other Ricky and Tony look at them and then roll there eye’s
Ricky Penny
Get a room!
Tony Bird
About time Doonesbury!
B.D.
Hey we had wedding stuff!
Shot B.D. notices the music and the girl playing his sticks the band has move on to a different song when I come around.
B.D.
Hey who’s the chick playing my sticks?
Tony Bird
B.D. I’d like meet on the Drums Helen Hot Lions on Base Brad Killer Penny and Tommy Knocker Bird on lead.
B.D.
You and you’er nick names any way whats the bands name?
Shot Tony and Ricky look at each other then Tony looks up at Tommy
Tony Bird
Hey Bro
Shot
Tommy and company continue to play Tony rolls his eye’s and shouts.
Tony Bird
Hey PREPPY
Shot Tommy stops playing but Brad and Helen continue
Tommy Bird
WHAT??
Tony Bird
Whats your name
Shot Tommy cant here his bro looks to Brad a nails him on the shoulder Brad looks in discussed
Brad Penny
Hey what the?
Tommy Bird
Hey Punk my Bro is trying to say some thing!
Tony Bird
What’s your guys name going to be?
Shot Helen has now stopped playing they look at each other.
Tommy Bird
I don’t know?
Brad Penny
Good question
Helen Lions
I have an Idea?
Shot there’s a pause they look at Helen.
Helen Lions
Well I have an Idea any way and I hate to admit but I am Nerd
Shot Brad and Tommy look at each other in agreement
Tommy and Brad
Ya sorta sorry
Helen Lions
No no I admit completely but to get the point. Brad’s a Punk are we all in agreement on that
Brad Penny
Well I am sort of punk
Helen Lions
And Tommy’s a Prep as Brad like’s pointing out.
So what about PNP.
Ricky Penny
Prep Nerd and Punk sound like a law firm.
Brad Penny
Ya a dysfunctional law firm!
Tommy Bird
Ya but that’s us to a T
Brad Penny
I don’t know that I like the Idea of initials. I know I remember in Psych class they had a word for what we represent I think it was called a clique
Tommy Bird
I like it how about D.C. then
Helen Lions
What’s the D for?
Tommy Bird
Dysfunctional Clique
Brad Penny
I don’t know I don’t think we need initials
Tommy Bird
Well I think that Clique by it’s self is to generic
Helen Lions
I like it lets go with it
Brad Penny
Well I think that two out three agree I take it that that’s are name then. D.C sounds like a comic book company!
Tony
Well now that’s settled it’s time for the Red Eye’s to take the stage!
Ricky Penny
In the words of the immortal Al Bundy Lets Rock.
Shot Tony Ricky and B.D. take there place on the stage.
Ricky Penny
O.K are you ready to Rock out there or what!
B.D.
Hell ya!
Tony Bird
B.D., Ricky don’t want to work he just wants to bang his girl all day long
B.D.
Hey dick there kids out there besides it’s bang on the drum all day long
Tony Bird.
Ah yes but Ricky don’t play the drums but he dose like playing around.
Shot Ricky is tuning his base and is getting frustrated and B.D and Tony are getting tick that Ricky is getting peeved at his base.
Ricky Penny
Dam it Brad what did you do to my base
Brad Penny
Hey don’t look at me if you have to look at electric tuner to do up your base
Ricky Penny
There how dose that sound?
Shot Ricky plays some on the base.
B.D.
Sounds off!
Ricky Penny
Dam it Brad If I snap a string it’s coming out of your ass.
Shot Ricky plays some more
Ricky Penny
How’s that?
B.D. and Tony
OFF!
B.D.
Hey what should we start with for the show we haven’t really talked about it. I mean we know what songs were doing but what order?
Tony Bird
How about are hit ballad I am sorry honey but my Dick bends
B.D.
Hey ass hole my wife’s out there!
Ricky Penny
Hey Tony think he’s saying some thing about him self?
B.D.
Hey dick what’s that supposed to mean!
Carrie Miller
It mean’s your Dick Bends
Tony Bird
Uh we would like to thank the future Mrs’s B.D. for making that joke work and for giving us a snap shot of B.D.’s love making.
B.D.
God dam it what are we going to begin with and thank god this is are send off show!
Shot the Red eye’s argue over what they want to start with while Carrie has turned her attention to Bob the dead Head.
Carrie Miller
So Dead Head did you get my two week notice and the invitation to the big day?
Bob Jones
Yes and yes also you do not have to come in those last two weeks cause I know how you and B.D. will be busy with wedding stuff and yes I am defiantly coming
Carrie Miller
Hey Bob I heard threw the grape vine you turning this place into a juice bar
Bob Jones
Yup the city’s offering a lot money for me to convert cause they need less bars and more places for kids to come. Although since this place dose sell dam good food if I don’t say so my self I might turn it into a sports bar that just happen’s to have live music so that teens can still come. And collage students can still get a drink but will see.
As Carrie and Bob converse we close scene two.
Scene three We have elapsed time and bands have come and done there turn with practices it is the night time and the concert begin’s a number of bands take the stage there a number of kids dancing slam dancing to be exact we come to a conner of room where Brad Killer Penny is talking with a band and he is inthralled with manly the lead singer who is female a red head named Sara Richard’s.
Shot Brad is talking to Sara Richards.
Brad Penny
So how come I haven’t herd of you guys cause me and my bro know all the bands at Metro high
Sara Richard
It’s because we don’t go to Metro high we are in the Catholic system
Shot Brad Size up the band notice’s the Goth look of them the black clothes and Gothic garb the kind stuff you’d find at Hot topic or some other dark seeded rock store.
Brad Penny
So what are you Catholic Rockers?
Kyle West
Hell No!
Sara Richard
We are Goth all the way.
Brad Penny
So this is really Rebelling for you?
Kyle West
You could say that.
Brad Penny
Whats your name?
Sara Richard
The Regan’s
Brad Penny
After the President I assume
Kyle West
Hell no that’s the line we give are parents
Brad Penny
Then what?
Sara Richard
It’s the name of the little girl in Exorcist you know the movie!
Brad Penny
I love it man
Sara Richard
So why are you here just catching some tunes or what?
Brad Penny.
Yeah Plus my brother is head liner
Kyle West
Who’s your brother?
Brad Penny
Ricky the Rocker Penny me I’m Brad Killer Penny.
Kyle West
Dam your a Penny it’s crazy that a rich kid like your self is going to public!
Brad Penny
What can I say my parents are Liberals and believe in the public system.
Sara Richard
Hey Brad it’s are time to go on hope to see you at the after party you Killer you.
Shot Sara and the Regan’s are on stage getting ready to play Sara grabs the mic looks at Brad Penny who’s in the pan looking up at Sara
Sara Richard
Hey Rockers weren’t the Bungell’s a great act we are the Regan’s and we are from right here in the Metro we would like to thank the Red Eyes and are resident Dead Head Bob Jones for putting on this show. We are going to start you off with one of are slower song’s and work you up to are faster pace songs and yes this ones for you Killer you know who you are (Name of Song.) On three ready.
Shot Time has past we go to another conner of the bar were B.D.,Carrie, Helen and Tommy are sitting on a love seat and whispering sweet nothing’s in each other’s ear Tony who has been walking threw the crowed and mingling notice the four and is particularly grossed out by his younger brother and his new found love.
Tony Bird
Ok who ever slip my Bro the Alcohol pleas stand up
B.D.
Hey T-Bird there in love.
Tony Bird
Oh Great my brother in love what am I going to do when he comes home with me with a hickey on his neck? Won’t that be great breakfast table story. By the way mom dad I took Tommy to a party were there lots of kids and beer and guess what he made out with another chick.
Carrie Miller
Relax Tony I am sure he’s gotten the birds and bees talk he’s of age any how.
Tony Bird
Ya your right besides my parents know that he’s already seen all my back issues of Play Boy.
Helen Lions
WHAT!!
Carrie Miller
Relax Helen every boy in the Metro have seen Tony’s back issues of play boy.
B.D.
She’s right you know hell I think it’s the one thing he’s proud of I mean the white staines
on the pages prove that!
Tommy Bird
You’ve seen them Too?
Shot Sara Richard’s and Brad Penny enter the seen with there arm’s wrapped around each other Carrie roles her eyes.
Carrie Miller
Love is in the Air I take it Or has Dead Head gone crazy and started handing out Alcohol to any body with a stamp on there hand
Brad Penny
Hey guys this is Sara Richard she’s the lead singer of the Regan’s and well Sara this guy to are left is Tony Bird other wise known as T-Bird the four on the couch left to right Carrie Miller future wife of Doonesbury you known him as B.D. and two the right of them is my band mates Tommy Knocker Bird and Helen Hot Lions
Sara Richard
It’s pleasure meeting all of you.
B.D.
Hey Killer were’s your Bro we are up next?
Brad Penny
Last I saw him he was working the crowed same as me
Shot Ricky Penny enters the seen looks over the group is a little freaked at his bro necking with a chick looks at them and then at the four on the couch.
Ricky Penny
Ok Guys the But Munchers are about done so it’s are turn and let me tell you we better rock cause the crowed’s getting antsy.
Tony Bird
Ok time blow the show
Shot the Red Eye’s have taken the stage Tommy and his crew are down in the pan looking up Tony takes the mic looks over the crowed and over at Dead Head Bob Jones.
Tony Bird
Hey are you guys having Fun out there we are the Red Eye’s and we are here to Rock your world one last time hey if you haven’t already gotten to the bar and checked out all of are CD’s. Cause we hate to admit it but we are sell outs!
Ricky Bird
Hey A/C D/C said it right money talks!
Tony Bird
Ant that the truth. Any who some of you who have followed us threw the years might be wondering why I have my shitty base and my PIC Ricky has the Six string well theres two reasons one Ricky wants to sell out even more and go solo and why I have my shitty base that I don’t use much any more is because Ricky won’t let me use his any more. Freak accident.
Ricky Penny.
Freak you set on Fire you dolt!
Tony Bird
So I wanted see all the different sound a good Base could make!
Ricky Penny
Ya but you could of used your own.
Tony Bird
Why when your’s go up in flames so much better.
Any how Lets get rock-en (Name of song.) On three, one two three.
End Of Pilot Pan the crowed fading in and out focus on Tommy and Brad and Helen the night draws to a close we go one more time on to the stage ware the concert is coming to an end Ricky grabs the mic for one last time.
Ricky Penny
This has been a blast this is the Red Eyes and it’s are final flight thank you and Good Night.