Chapter 1.
The year was 1971. Tracy Turnbald was getting ready to go with her boyfriend of ten years, Link Larkin. It was also her 25th birthday. She didn't know Link had other plans then he had originally told her. He had planned a surprise birthday party.
Link was decorating the record shop with the help of Penny and Seaweed. Inez was blowing up some balloons. Maybelle and Edna were making the food and cake. Corny and Wilbur were setting up tables.
I should tell you how Link and Tracy started going out.
Link was a teenage heartthrob. He was on one of the most popular shows in Baltimore, The Corny Collins Show. He was also going out with the most rude, awful, cruel girl at school, Amber Von Tussle. Amber's mom was station manager. Amber was also the lead dancer on the show.
Tracy was a fan of the show. She auditioned but Velma Von Tussle put a stop to that. Tracy got a detention because she skipped class to audition in detention, she met Seaweed. Tracy was dancing when Link looked in the detention room door window. He walked in and told Tracy that if Corny saw her dancing like that, he put her on the show. She went to the hop where Corny was hosting with her best friend Penny, and she danced for Corny. And he put her on the show.
Amber hated that. So when they were in history class, Amber landed Tracy in detention. Link didn't like what Amber did, so he landed himself in detention. You know what happens next.
Link had to get home to get ready. And he also had pick up Tracy. Tracy had on a red sparkly dress. It was a spring/summer dress so she was comfortable. Link got home and got ready. Then the couple left the house they had bought together.
"So where are you taking me?" Tracy asked. She was blindfolded.
"It's a surprise," Link said. He parked the car in front of the record shop.
He led Tracy out of the car and closed the door. He led her to the door of the shop ans opened it. They walked in and Link closed the door. He took the blindfold off of Tracy's eyes and turned on the lights.
"SURPRISE!" everyone screamed, popping up from their hiding places.