Do You Remember Me,Charlie Brown? A Peanuts Musical
Chapter 2: Summer Time Jamboree
So miles away from Birchwood,a mysterious and sheltered girl lived in a isolated and mostly abandoned orphanage,and she seemed to have some strong ties to Charlie Brown in the past,to the point where she tried to write a letter to him.
Back in Birchwood by the way,it seemed to be a typical and peaceful day,with very few clouds in the sky and the only sound to be heard was the summertime breeze brushing through the leaves of the pine trees. Everything seemed to be perfectly normal,all the kids in the neighborhood were at school receiving their education,and Snoopy along with Woodstock were quietly sleeping on the red doghouse like they usually did.
Meanwhile in the classroom of Mrs Othmar,the Peanuts gang sat at their desks and were anxiously waiting for something to happen,in fact all the classes and kids in the cool were. Each and every kid in the class was actively watching the clock in the same manner that a vulture would eye a dying animal in the dessert.
Linus,who was anxiously eyeing the clock as well as trying to pay attention to his schoolwork unlike the others,turned to the desk bending him and asked "So Charlie Brown,what do you plan on doing this summer?"
Charlie Brown lifted his head from behind the book he was reading to face Linus as he shrugged "I don't know Linus. I'm sure not going to camp this year,but I don't want to be sitting around and doing nothing the whole vacation." to which Linus smiled "Well I'll be going to Violet's summer party tonight. She said everyone's invited,even you."
Charlie Brown got a surprised and puzzled smile as he happily remarked "Well that's…..sudden. She never invites me to parties. No one invites me to parties actuslly." He lifted his eyes upwards at the ticking clock,as it was feeling like it was permanently stuck on 1:59 PM and thought to himself "I just want this day to end already. I want summer to start."
Immediately after he thought that,the clock finally ticked once again and it was now officially 2:00 PM. All the kids in the entire school screamed with cheers and applause as they ran out the school and shouted all at once "Summer! Yay!"
"Party at my place tonight! And everyone is invited!" Violet announced when she went outside to the school courtyard for the entire school and neighborhood to hear. They all cheered and applauded once again. Even Snoopy and Woodstock heard Violet's over the top announcement due to their increased hearing as animals,and they happily danced with each other before Snoopy took out an unlit neon sign from his doghouse.
He sat it on top of his doghouse and expected it to turn on,but unfortunately it didn't. After getting frustrated and bested it up for a few seconds,Woodstock noticed that it actually wasn't plugged in and decided to fix their little mistake. Instantly the neon sign bursted on as the shock flung Snoopy off,and it revealed in yellow,green,and blue colored letters "Do You Remember Me,Charlie Brown?" before Snoopy regained his posture and soon happily ran off to embrace the summertime spirit and play and mess around with some of the local kids.
There's a party here in Birchwood,there's excitement in the air. People pouring in from near and far,'cause summertime is here,and it's the best time of the year.
There's a party here in Birchwood,everybody will be there. So if you're a popper or a sha,do something with your hair.
You mustn't wear an outfit that's naughty! A turban that's unraveling just won't do. No earrings that are tasteless or gaudy,you're gonna look gorgeous when I get through.
There's a party here in Birchwood,so I'm goin' to paint the town,if you want to see what colors are,follow me around.
Summertime is here and this is gonna be,the party of the century,I'm gonna hog the dance floor and you'll see,just how much I can do.
You've heard of your safari bar mitzvahs. You've all been to a luau sweet sixteen,well none of them compare to what this is. The food'll be disgusting,by evening you'll be bursting.
There's a party here in Birchwood,and it's got us all aglow. If a blockhead could have gotten in,maybe I could do it,sure there's nothing to it.
There's a party here in Birchwood,but we're not sure that we'll go. For although the host is ladidah,the guests are awfully low.
Now we take you down to the Grey residence,where everyone is celebrating right now. Without Thibault and all his malice,everybody is happy! What could possibly go wrong?
There's a party here in Birchwood,and we'll all dance till the sunrise. While we're all munching caviar,we'll soon realize,vacation has only started.
There's a party here in Birchwood,and the food is pouring in. I like this party stuff so far,maybe if I'm pleasant,they'll give me a present.
We've ordered just a few tasteful flowers,and valets who will carefully park for you. The female's have been dressing for hours,girls you look just lovely and so grown up too.
There's a party here in Birchwood,guests are filling up the room. But there's something missing,yes a-ha! Where is Charlie Brown?!
Despite the fact that everyone in the neighborhood was arriving at Violet's house for her party,Charlie Brown decided to take it easy and lay on the brick wall that he and his friends would often talk at. He sighed and stared off into the evening sun before Linus,Snoopy,and Woodstock found him as Linus asked "There you are Charlie Brown,why don't you come with us to the party? It's starting right now and they're wondering where you are."
Charlie Brown turned around to see the three of them in party hats,while Snoopy had a party horn as he smiled and replied "Hey you three,I'll be there in a little bit. I just wanted to do some thinking out here for a while."
Linus however brushed aside Charlie Brown's staple of wishy washiness and encouraged him to come along now "Charlie Brown,you are the only one I know who would intentionally show up late to a summertime party. Summer vacation has just started,you can do that later on. Let's start off our summer with a bang."
"I guess I have all summer to do some thinking,all right you three,let's go." Charlie Brown took up Linus's offer to go ahead and go as Snoopy blew his party horn into Woodstock's ear. They were off to the party of the century.
There's a party here in Birchwood,and it's starting right away. Let's getcha dressed 'cause you're invited. You're invited Charlie Brown!
Summer is here and this is gonna be,the party of the century. Amazing how this year went on so long.
Summertime is here.
Summertime is here.
Summertime is here.
Look at all this food!
Summertime is here.
Summertime is here.
Summertime is here
Summertime is here at the party,in Birchwood!
(Such a sight to see,come on,go with me!)
To the party here in Birchwood!
Charlie Brown,Linus,Snoopy,and Woodstock arrived at Violet's party,and instead of Violet shutting him out like usual,she gladly let him in as he stammered "Thank you for inviting me Violet."
"Don't push your luck Charlie Brown." Violet laughed before she shut the door,everyone was here and accounted for. Charlie Brown,Linus,Lucy,Peppermint Patty,Marcie,Schroeder,Sally,Pig-Pen,Patty,Violet,and Freida. The only one who wasn't invited and for good reason was Thibault,but aside from him,the entire gang was there.
The party itself was indeed huge,there was lots of fancy food that Snoopy scarfed down despite him not knowing what half of it was,there were games such as musical chairs and limbo,and even a inflatable swimming pool in the back. The party was the biggest that the neighborhood had even seen,they all laughed,sang,and danced to whatever song was placed on the record player. Charlie Brown had an amazing time with everyone,and it was definitely a great way to kick off the summer,but even the party had to end and he along with his friends were soon on their way home.
Once Charlie Brown said goodbye to Peppermint Patty and Marcie,he and Sally headed into their house while Snoopy and Woodstock fell asleep before they could even reach the doghouse due to them being drunk on root beer and ice cream.
"I was so close to kissing him big brother,but the lights turned on just as my lips were about to touch his cheek." Sally angrily described her failed attempt to kiss Linus as Charlie Brown jokingly retorted "Linus has nerves and senses of steel. Even if the lights stayed off during the hide and seek in the dark game he would have noticed you."
Sally scoffed at her brother's confidence that she would have failed regardless,before she bid him "Goodnight" to which he bid her back.
As Charlie Brown entered his room and put on his pajamas,he thought to himself "I like being invited to parties. Me having fun with the others,if I didn't get invited I would still be laying in my bed. Well here starts another summer vacation Charles,let's hope it can be enjoyable."
In a lucious and beautiful field in the middle of nowhere,Charlie Brown awoke from under the tall shining blades of orange and yellow grass. He rose up from the grass and brushed the blades off from his clothes and head as he thought to himself "Where am I? This place is…...so beautiful."
He started to observe his surroundings to find signs of life,and he even looked up at the clouds to see orange and yellow clouds corresponding to the colors of the grass he was standing on. It was indeed a truly beautiful stretch of land that could only be seen once in a lifetime,but his awe at the sheer beauty would be trumped when he heard a truly beautiful voice sing a tune.
Every night I lie in bed,the brightest colors fill my head,a million dreams are keeping me awake.
I think of what the world could be,a vision of the one I see,a million dreams is all it's gonna take.
A million dreams for the world we're gonna make.
Charlie Brown placed his hand on his mouth out of shock that he finished this song that he had never heard of until that point,he brushed it aside and tried to compliment the nonexistent singer before his eyes caught something in the distance.
It looked like a little girl that was younger than him,she had short blonde hair and was facing away from him. He ran through the tall grass to try and talk to her as he called out "Hey you! Was that you singing?"
When he reached the back of the girl and realized that she wasn't answering,he tried to touch her shoulder to get her attention,but his hand merely phased through her to his shock.
He tried to comprehend what was going on for a second until the girl started to make a run for the nearby woods,Charlie Brown called out to her "Hey wait up!" before he chased after her. Despite her younger looking age than him,he could never get remotely close to her. He was starting to get short of breath and dizzy until he reached a typical concrete road.
The girl was standing in the middle of the road and still facing away from Charlie Brown,he gave a sigh of relief and tired to call out to her once again "You sure are fast,what are you doing out here,and…...what was that beautiful song you were singing?"
The girl like before did not answer at all,and since he knew he was phasing through her when he touched her,he gave up and decided to head back to the field. But just as he was about to head back into the woods,a shocking sight stopped him dead in his tracks. He heard the horn of a car and the screeching of tires as a car came speeding down the road and hit the girl head on. The impact was so fierce and strong that the girl flew down the road,but it also caused the car to flip and land by the metal rails.
Charlie Brown shouted "OH MY GOSH! ARE YOU ALRIGHT!" He tried to make a quick dash towards the girl to see if she was alright,but just as he reached the wreckage of the car,a gas leak combined with the heat of the sun caused a devastating and powerful explosion that knocked Charlie Brown back and consumed the girl.
Charlie Brown shot out of his bed as he shouted "No!" with his hand sticking out,it took a while for him to fully realize that it was all a dream,but what was so terrifying about it was that it felt so real. He was covered in sweat,and he could have sworn that he felt blades of grass in his pajamas.
It was indeed morning,and the beginning of day 2 of summer vacation,but he just sat in his bed in awe for another 30 minutes as he tried to contemplate what he had just seen "It was a dream…...but…...which part was the dream?"
"THERE'S A PARTY HERE IN AGRABAH" COPYRIGHT OF WALT DISNEY RECORDS
"A MILLION DREAMS REPRISE" COPYRIGHT OF ATLANTIC RECORDS
