ROCKSTAR (LIFE) UPDATE
Christmas Edition! Well, not too festive, but was after church on Christmas Eve…
ME: So, what about me and Damen playing concerts, like Jeremy Fisher did last week? Like, house concerts?
MOM: Yeah… did you play? Like, would you start for him? Like you’re his intro? (Then she starts laughing hysterically at herself.)
ME: I don’t know man, maybe nobody wants to hear us… apparently.
MOM: Hahaha, no no no, you’d be the ‘lead into him’ band.
ME: Like, we’re the set-up. The opener.
MOM: Yeah, the opening act. But Mikey, you know you need a gimmick, Mikey. You have to be something, you can’t be just plain old Jim and Mike. No, no, plain old Andrew and Mike. Maybe something to wear, and maybe some make-up on. (Starts laughing at herself again..) Maybe black and white… Maybe goth… I don’t know Mikey.
ME: So, you… we’re like… “Kiss”?
MOM: Okay.
MOM: So, you want us to be Kiss, in someone’s home concert, opening for Jeremy Fisher? Who is now focusing on Jeremy Fisher Junior.
MOM: (Laughing at her own thoughts again…) Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, bad idea, bad idea. But you don’t want to dress as clowns. That could scare the children. Okay what else. You could be super heroes. You get capes. (She starts laughing again.) Tights.
ME: Nooo, god, that’s gonna land us in jail.
MOM: (Laughing again.) Oh no, Mikey, no. (Laughing) No… You could be Super Mikey, and he could be Super Andy (laughing again… with a snort, and more laughing trying to talk..) and I don’t know Mikey. What could you have, you could play the recorder. (Both Laughing.) You could get it on your chest.
MIKE: I don’t have a Recorder! But it’s Christmas, you could get me one for Christmas!
MOM: Well, it’s too late now Mikey!
ME: Well, I didn’t know I wanted a recorder until now!!?!
MOM: Well, I’m thinking a theme on your shirt, with the cape. Andy could have a guitar thingy, and you would have a… Oh, I should call dad.
Merry Christmas everyone!!!