6. The Cream Of Chicken
A week later, in the morning.
"Cherry, I want more rice." said Lime.
"Ok..." Cherry put more rice in Lime's bowl.
"Today after school it will be the big gig held by all music clubs! I'm so excited!" said Bloodberry.
"Yes, I wonder what Faust will do with his new band." said Cherry.
"I want to see Ginger, Jack and Eric!" said Lime.
Ieyasu was reading the newspaper. He put away the newspapers, and looked at the girls.
"Girls, I want to tell you something. Today an old friend of mine and his son will come to visit us in the evening. He just moved back to this area and I haven't seen him for 20 years. He is a very good friend of mine. So you must come home on time tonight. I don't want to see one of you not showing up when they come. OK?"
"Ok dad!" said all 3 sisters.
--
The gig was about to start, Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry went into the hall and found the seats.
"It seems the gig was sold out." said Cherry.
A guy came sat next to Bloodberry. Bloodberry looked at him.
"Otaru? Why are you here? You are supposed to take part in the gig right?"
"Oh... sorry, I'm not Otaru." The Otaru looked-alike said. "My name is Akashi. I'm Otaru's cousin. Many people had confused me with Otaru. We look so alike that people think we are twins."
"I see. Nice to meet you Akashi. My name is Bloodberry." said Bloodberry.
"Nice to meet you, Bloodberry." said Akashi.
--
The show went on for more than an hour.
"I really like the band Rolling Rocks." said Bloodberry.
"I think it's ok." said Lime.
Then, a yellow haired skinny young man, in a cow boy outfit, holding an acoustic guitar, entered the stage. He sat in the middle of the stage.
"Hello everyone." said the young man, "I'm Hanagata. This song is called "Mother Nature's Son"."
"No! Not him again!" said Bloodberry, she then covered her ears with her hands.
"~~~ Born a poor young country boy ~~~"
The audience all covered their ears with their hands.
"Man! He sounds worse than Marison Manlyn!"
"Noise pollution!"
"Somebody kill that bitch!"
But Hanagata ignored them, he was enjoying.
Then, a million chairs were threw towards Hanagata.
"Aw...oh...Aw...oh...ah...it hurts...ah...oh..." The chairs hitted Hanagata.
Finally, it's a piano.
PPPPOOOOWWWW!!!
A while later, Hanagata was brought away on a scretcher.
"Oh he has stopped..." everyone was relieved.
"So he is stopped... ahem ok ladies and gentleman!" The announcer said. "I know you've been waiting for this moment for so long. Yes the rumor is true, Eric, Ginger and Jack are going to play together! Let's welcome - the Cream of Chicken!"
The spectators applaused loudly. And Eric, Ginger and Jack entered the stage. Behind them was a set of around 8ft tall 3-stack Marshall 100watts amplifiers, all set to full bass, full treble, full presence and full volume.
"Hey it's Eric!" said Lime.
"Thank you. Thank you very much." Eric thanked the crowd.
"This is a number written by Jack, called "Spoonful"." said Eric in front of the microphone.
The music began.
Jack sang.
"Could fill spoons full of diamonds,
Could fill spoons full of gold.
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Satisfy my soul..."
"...Could fill spoons full of coffee,
Could fill spoons full of tea.
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Is that enough for me?..."
"... That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful... spoonful yeah..."
After singing the whole lyrics, they started to have a long jam.
The Cream of Chicken was a great improvisation band. Ginger was doing his excellent drumming. Jack, was not only playing rhythm, he was playing creative melodies with his bass.
Eric kept producing different segments of guitar solo with his guitar. They were melodic with sophisicated technique.
The whole thing put together was something the audience never heard before, the sound they made was very intense in feel, liked a fire which was burning vigorously. They were pushing each other to higher grounds.
"Eric used many blues styles in his jamming." Cherry said. "But they make it more uptempo, with Eric's distorted guitar tone. It's like... a fusion of rock and blues."
"Really? Hmm... I don't know. But the sound Eric is making is very melodic." said Lime.
It's been a very long time. But they were still jamming. They were still full of new ideas in their jamming, and there was no sign that it was getting weaker.
"They've been jamming for more than 10 minutes!" said Akashi. "No one had ever done something like this live before!"
A couple of minutes later, the jamming stopped and the band went back to the rhythm at the beginning. Jack sang.
"... spoonful, spoonful, spoonful...
Everyone was lying about the... Spoonful!"
The band made the ending. And the audience clapped their hands loudly again.
Eric went to take a sip to the cup of water on an amplifier. Then he went back to the microphone.
"We would like to do "Crossroads", thank you."
The audience applaused.
The music began. "Crossroads" was originally a slow blues song, but the band made it very uptempo.
"I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees..." Eric sang the song.
"...I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse baby, on the riverside..."
Eric then played a melodic 30 seconds solo.
"...Going down to Rosedale..." Eric sang the chorus again. Then came the second solo.
The 1 minute improvised solo was very tight, energetic with complex technique. All 3 members fitted together very well. It's progressive, going to the climax step by step. The design of the whole solo was superb.
"This is the definately one of the best solo Eric ever played." said Cherry. "It's excellent!"
"Yes I agree!" said Lime. "It sounds great!"
"... Can run you can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown..."
"... and I'm standing at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down."
After Eric sang, the band made an ending. And the audiences made a thunderous applause.
"Eric please." said Jack.
"Thank you." said Eric.
Then the Cream of Chicken went down the stage.
Eric saw Faust and the Saber Dolls coming up.
"Hey Eric, great band, great show! But let me tell ya, I'm not gonna let you steal the show." said Faust.
"Oh really? I'm shaking." said Eric.
Faust hit Eric's shoulder twice with his palm softly and went on, they were both smiling.
"Boys and Girls! Here comes the electricfying qaurtet which has the blues great Faust. The Titanic! Let's give them a big hand!" said the announcer.
--
Go to Chapter 7, "The Titanic".
A week later, in the morning.
"Cherry, I want more rice." said Lime.
"Ok..." Cherry put more rice in Lime's bowl.
"Today after school it will be the big gig held by all music clubs! I'm so excited!" said Bloodberry.
"Yes, I wonder what Faust will do with his new band." said Cherry.
"I want to see Ginger, Jack and Eric!" said Lime.
Ieyasu was reading the newspaper. He put away the newspapers, and looked at the girls.
"Girls, I want to tell you something. Today an old friend of mine and his son will come to visit us in the evening. He just moved back to this area and I haven't seen him for 20 years. He is a very good friend of mine. So you must come home on time tonight. I don't want to see one of you not showing up when they come. OK?"
"Ok dad!" said all 3 sisters.
--
The gig was about to start, Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry went into the hall and found the seats.
"It seems the gig was sold out." said Cherry.
A guy came sat next to Bloodberry. Bloodberry looked at him.
"Otaru? Why are you here? You are supposed to take part in the gig right?"
"Oh... sorry, I'm not Otaru." The Otaru looked-alike said. "My name is Akashi. I'm Otaru's cousin. Many people had confused me with Otaru. We look so alike that people think we are twins."
"I see. Nice to meet you Akashi. My name is Bloodberry." said Bloodberry.
"Nice to meet you, Bloodberry." said Akashi.
--
The show went on for more than an hour.
"I really like the band Rolling Rocks." said Bloodberry.
"I think it's ok." said Lime.
Then, a yellow haired skinny young man, in a cow boy outfit, holding an acoustic guitar, entered the stage. He sat in the middle of the stage.
"Hello everyone." said the young man, "I'm Hanagata. This song is called "Mother Nature's Son"."
"No! Not him again!" said Bloodberry, she then covered her ears with her hands.
"~~~ Born a poor young country boy ~~~"
The audience all covered their ears with their hands.
"Man! He sounds worse than Marison Manlyn!"
"Noise pollution!"
"Somebody kill that bitch!"
But Hanagata ignored them, he was enjoying.
Then, a million chairs were threw towards Hanagata.
"Aw...oh...Aw...oh...ah...it hurts...ah...oh..." The chairs hitted Hanagata.
Finally, it's a piano.
PPPPOOOOWWWW!!!
A while later, Hanagata was brought away on a scretcher.
"Oh he has stopped..." everyone was relieved.
"So he is stopped... ahem ok ladies and gentleman!" The announcer said. "I know you've been waiting for this moment for so long. Yes the rumor is true, Eric, Ginger and Jack are going to play together! Let's welcome - the Cream of Chicken!"
The spectators applaused loudly. And Eric, Ginger and Jack entered the stage. Behind them was a set of around 8ft tall 3-stack Marshall 100watts amplifiers, all set to full bass, full treble, full presence and full volume.
"Hey it's Eric!" said Lime.
"Thank you. Thank you very much." Eric thanked the crowd.
"This is a number written by Jack, called "Spoonful"." said Eric in front of the microphone.
The music began.
Jack sang.
"Could fill spoons full of diamonds,
Could fill spoons full of gold.
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Satisfy my soul..."
"...Could fill spoons full of coffee,
Could fill spoons full of tea.
Just a little spoon of your precious love
Is that enough for me?..."
"... That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful... spoonful yeah..."
After singing the whole lyrics, they started to have a long jam.
The Cream of Chicken was a great improvisation band. Ginger was doing his excellent drumming. Jack, was not only playing rhythm, he was playing creative melodies with his bass.
Eric kept producing different segments of guitar solo with his guitar. They were melodic with sophisicated technique.
The whole thing put together was something the audience never heard before, the sound they made was very intense in feel, liked a fire which was burning vigorously. They were pushing each other to higher grounds.
"Eric used many blues styles in his jamming." Cherry said. "But they make it more uptempo, with Eric's distorted guitar tone. It's like... a fusion of rock and blues."
"Really? Hmm... I don't know. But the sound Eric is making is very melodic." said Lime.
It's been a very long time. But they were still jamming. They were still full of new ideas in their jamming, and there was no sign that it was getting weaker.
"They've been jamming for more than 10 minutes!" said Akashi. "No one had ever done something like this live before!"
A couple of minutes later, the jamming stopped and the band went back to the rhythm at the beginning. Jack sang.
"... spoonful, spoonful, spoonful...
Everyone was lying about the... Spoonful!"
The band made the ending. And the audience clapped their hands loudly again.
Eric went to take a sip to the cup of water on an amplifier. Then he went back to the microphone.
"We would like to do "Crossroads", thank you."
The audience applaused.
The music began. "Crossroads" was originally a slow blues song, but the band made it very uptempo.
"I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees..." Eric sang the song.
"...I'm going down to Rosedale, take my rider by my side.
You can still barrelhouse baby, on the riverside..."
Eric then played a melodic 30 seconds solo.
"...Going down to Rosedale..." Eric sang the chorus again. Then came the second solo.
The 1 minute improvised solo was very tight, energetic with complex technique. All 3 members fitted together very well. It's progressive, going to the climax step by step. The design of the whole solo was superb.
"This is the definately one of the best solo Eric ever played." said Cherry. "It's excellent!"
"Yes I agree!" said Lime. "It sounds great!"
"... Can run you can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown..."
"... and I'm standing at the crossroads, believe I'm sinking down."
After Eric sang, the band made an ending. And the audiences made a thunderous applause.
"Eric please." said Jack.
"Thank you." said Eric.
Then the Cream of Chicken went down the stage.
Eric saw Faust and the Saber Dolls coming up.
"Hey Eric, great band, great show! But let me tell ya, I'm not gonna let you steal the show." said Faust.
"Oh really? I'm shaking." said Eric.
Faust hit Eric's shoulder twice with his palm softly and went on, they were both smiling.
"Boys and Girls! Here comes the electricfying qaurtet which has the blues great Faust. The Titanic! Let's give them a big hand!" said the announcer.
--
Go to Chapter 7, "The Titanic".