Tune Up #1

MARK
December 24th, nine pm
Eastern Standard time
Frome here on it
I shoot without a script

See if anything comes of it
Instead of my old shit

First shot - Roger
Tuning the fender guitar
He hasn't played in a year

ROGER
This won't tune

MARK
So we hear
He's just coming back
From half a year of withdrawal

ROGER
Are you talking to me?

MARK
Not at all

Are you ready? Hold that focus -
Steady
Tell the folks at home what you're doing Roger ...

ROGER
I'm writing one great song --

MARK
The phone rings

ROGER
Saved!

MARK
We screen
Zoom in on the answering machine!
~*~"Tune Up #1" RENT

So those thingys are going to be my fave lines from the songs, in order. The short ones I'll type the whole thing and then be done with them. If they're long songs, I'll type a fave. verse or something and then add the whole song at a later time.

I've been so busy lately it's not even funny. Wednesday was the craziest day, and then yesterday I was all over the place. Didn't sleep much this week. Been living on energy drinks. That's gotta be great for me, I'm sure.

Well I have wonderful news. I went to the orthodontist, and he wrote a note for my dentist to pull one of my front theeth on bottom. As soon as that's done and I have a lovely big space in my teeth, they'll put braces on and start pulling my bottom teeth together. But it's gonna hurt alot, and I'll gonna look like an idiot. YAY! Aren't we all happy for me?

Okay so before I get to my songs for the night, I have a poem for you all. Although if people don't start posting comments, I'm going to shoot you all! No. I just won't post them anymore. And for those of you that don't have blogs of your own, I accept anonymous comments, so you can all post. No excuses! This poem is based on the song 'Halloween' from RENT. (what else?) Oh yeah - it's got bits of 'Your Eyes' in it too.

Cutting Room Floor (Of Memory)
I can't remember entire years
When I laughed
But I remember years ago
All my anguished cries
Those happy days lie on the cutting room floor
Of memory
Except for the day of surprise - when I saw
Your eyes
Forgotten days of my old best friend
When we danced
But I remember when we fought
I was betrayed
Those happy days lay forgotten on the cutting room floor
Of memory
And I remembered the day
I met your gaze
Tell me - tell me please
What will happen when you're gone
Tell me now what I need to do then
When I'm alone
Why am I the witness
And now I'm the victim
Save me - save me please
Before I'm on my own.
--8/25/04

So let me know what you think. Now on to other interesting matters.
Now for some kick ass music. You should all listen to it, but for now just read. I chose to do Goodbye Love another time. Anyway.

Your Eyes
ROGER
Your eyes
As we said our goodbyes
Can't get them out of my mind
And I find I can't hide (from)

Your eyes
The ones that took me by surprise
The night you came into my life
Where there's moonlight
I see your eyes

How's I let you slip away
When I'm longing so to hold you
Now I'd die for one more day
Cause there's something I should have told you

When I looked into your eyes
Why does distance make us wise
You were the song all along
And before the song dies

I should tell you I should tell you
I have always loved you
You can see it in my eyes


Life Support
STEVE
Steve.

ALI
Ali.

PAM
Pam.

SUE
Sue.

ANGEL
Hi. I'm Angel

COLLINS
Tom. Collins

PAUL
I'm Paul. Let's begin.

ALL
There's only us
There's only this --

MARK
Oh sorry, excuse me, oops

PAUL
And you are...?

MARK
Oh - I'm not -
I'm just here to -
I don't have -
I'm here with -
Mark - Mark - I'm Mark

Well this is quite an operation

PAUL
Sit down, Mark
We'll continue the affirmation

ALL
Forget regret or life is yours to miss

GORDON
Excuse me Paul - I'm having a problem with this
This credo -
My T-Cells are low -
I regret that news, okay?

PAUL
Alright
But Gordon, how do you feel today?

GORDON
Okay

PAUL
Is that all?

GORDON
Best I've felt all year

PAUL
Then why choose fear?

GORDON
I'm a New Yorker.
Fear is my life.

Look - I find some of what you teach suspect
Because I'm used to relying on intellect
But I try to open up to what I don't know

GORDON & ROGER
Because reason says I should have died
3 years ago

ALL
No other road
No other way
No day but today

I'll type more in another entry, but I'm gonna rest my fingers for a minutes and give you guys a chance to catch up. (I used lots of colors!)