At rehearsal, our Screwball
act is quickly canned. It's too long and monotonous, especially without
Blaine, and although we appreciate John's sincere wish to broaden the
horizons of the young audience, we all agree they'd tear us to pieces.
We sing the a capella opening to Green Day's "Letter Bomb,"
and I'm surprised at our voices; Barbara's a professional singer, I'm
not, but it sounds melodious. Even Tre, pouring two tumblers of Patron
Silver over ice after the show, says we "sing pretty."
16 September - The night of the show. Barbara and I pass the time by making signs, reading "Act 2" and "Finale." Another special touch for John's movie, we are to bring them out during the concert, now wearing our Lucha Va VOOM senorita costumes. We are very lucky that we love black and red, since those are the colors of the tour. The band wears black suits with red ties, the boys, variations on the theme. Mike takes homeopathic pills for stage fright. When asked if they work, he says what's really effective is practice. The show is supposed to start at 8:30pm, but many of the kids are still waiting to get in. One member jokingly declares, "Fuck 'em. They should have run away last night and camped out, like I did."
16 September - The night of the show. Barbara and I pass the time by making signs, reading "Act 2" and "Finale." Another special touch for John's movie, we are to bring them out during the concert, now wearing our Lucha Va VOOM senorita costumes. We are very lucky that we love black and red, since those are the colors of the tour. The band wears black suits with red ties, the boys, variations on the theme. Mike takes homeopathic pills for stage fright. When asked if they work, he says what's really effective is practice. The show is supposed to start at 8:30pm, but many of the kids are still waiting to get in. One member jokingly declares, "Fuck 'em. They should have run away last night and camped out, like I did."
John Roecker and Barbara, signing away.
