Chapter 5 - Recital

In the dorm apartment, Jack & Mike are writing music as they're
playing their electric guitars. Jack has a red semi-hollow while
Mike has a brown sunburst full-hollow.

JACK: Man, you're a good songwriter!
MIKE: I think of myself as a jazz version of Joey Lawrence. Let's
go over the arrangement.

Jack & Mike continue working until Rachel enters. She catches Mike
singing a little.

RACHEL: Would you sing me a song, Mike?
MIKE: Rachel, I'm working with Jack here.
RACHEL: I think you have a smooth voice.
JACK: That settles it! I'm singing solo! You wanna make something
of it, fine!
RACHEL: Jack, I didn't mean to insult your singing ability. You
always get girls to fall in love with your romantic voice! Even a 40
something year old dude gave you $50 when you were playing guitar &
singing @ a music store. Who does he think he is, Monty Hall?
JACK: Maybe. Claimed to won a Pennsylvania Lottery game.
MIKE: Jack, can we get back to your song? We got a lot of work
before the recital. By the way, you know Cory Matthews?
BOTH: What about him?
MIKE: He'll be jamming on the vibes with Kevin on the marimba @ the
recital.
JACK: So it's a two act recital?

Eric comes in the dorm.

ERIC: It's going to be a three act recital!
JACK: Not the Good Looking Guy song!

Eric smiles. Jack & Mike resume playing their electric guitars
working on the song.

The Kevin Quartet were invited back @ the college coffee house.
Before their gig, Kevin & Mike met with Mr. Feeny.

MR. FEENY: Your band is certainly getting a rave review. How would
you like to take your act over to the college auditorium?
KEVIN: Funny, we were just going to ask permission to use the
college auditorium.
MIKE: That's cool of you, Mr. Feeny. Just think, a concert & a
recital all on one performance.
FEENY: Recital? I offered you a concert, not a recital.
KEVIN: I've been teaching Cory Matthews how to play the vibes.
FEENY: Never thought Cory would face his musical fears. He
purposely kicked himself out of school band because he felt like a
dweeb playing a sissy instrument.
KEVIN: The flute?
FEENY: No, the sousaphone.
MIKE: Jack Hunter's going to jam with me on guitar. It's like were
brothers or something.
FEENY: Guess it'll be ok to have a recital. But on one condition.
You're going to have judges to make comments after the performance.
So it's going to be just two.

Eric comes over & yells, "Fee-ney!"

FEENY: Good grief, not three!

The night of the recital/concert. On the auditorium stage, there's
an upright bass, drums, two electric guitars, marimba, vibes & two
tympanis set up. In one of the dressing rooms, we find the band
along with Cory, Jack & Eric. Cory & Jack were in tuxedos while
Eric's in his blue Speedos.

CORY: Why is my big brother trying to make a fool of himself in that
sexy swimwear?
ERIC: Cor, it's my rock image! Music with muscles, feel them!
CORY: Eric, that Good Looking Guy song's nothing but a fad. What
are you planning to do after your music dies down?
ERIC: Write more songs?
CORY: On the tympani?
ERIC: Duh!

Mike goes over to Jack.

MIKE: Nervous?
JACK: Yeah. Hope this recital goes good.
MIKE: Relax. Remember the tip I gave you.

Jack looks @ Mike again in his briefs.

MIKE: Jack, just because I once played the guitar nude doesn't have
to inspire you.
JACK: You pervert!
MIKE: Chill, the band got a gig @ a nudist camp!

Then, an usher instructed them it's showtime.

The auditorium's full of fans watching this concert/recital.
Topanga, Rachel & Shawn had good seats watching their friends play.

The Kevin Quartet's playing a real cool swing tune featuring Kevin on
the vibes & Mike on guitar while Cory, Jack & Eric are watching
backstage. After the song, Kevin tells the crowd...

KEVIN: Thanks. Now we would like to put on a recital featuring a
couple of our students who took music lessons from us. First up,
playing the vibes to a tropical tune that we worked on, give it up
for Cory Matthews!

Fans cheered as Cory entered & went to the vibes while Kevin went to
the marimba. Cory got to play with a full band doing a tropical
song. Kevin played his marimba solo first, then Cory had his vibes
solo. Then they started exchanging solo riffs. The fans liked that
performance, but so did the judges.

MIKE: Next up, jammin with me on the guitar to a song we wrote
ourselves. Ladies, here comes Jack Hunter!

Girls started screaming as Jack picked up his electric guitar. Then
Jack played with a full band as well, being the lead
singer/guitarist. Jack played his guitar solo first, then Mike
played a super guitar solo! The girls loved Jack's romantic voice &
Rachel got over her jealousy. The judges liked Jack's performance.

KEVIN: That's it for our recital...
ERIC: You're not done yet!

Eric enters in his blue Speedos, grabs a mike & cues the music. He
sings the Good Looking Guy song. Then he loses the mike, rushed to
the tympanis & starts playing a solo with a drumroll ending.

Cory & Jack were shocked that the audience liked Eric's performance.
But one of the judges (Mr. Feeny) commented.

FEENY: It's a stupid song, exposing yourself in an incecent manner &
playing a stupid instrument. That's not talent & I think you're
absolutely dreadful!
ERIC: Who do you think you are anyway, Simon Cowell?

Feeney takes off his mask & it was Simon Cowell!

SIMON: I personally like Jack myself.

Backstage after the show, Topanga congratulated Cory on a fine
performance as well as Rachel did for Jack. Eric felt humiliated
until girls asked him for autographs.

CORY & JACK: Well I be!

END

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