-Thanks to all my great reviewers! I have something to say: I was told that John Entwistle wasn't the only great bassist out there, and I'm aware of that. But he is widely regarded as the best bassist that ever was and could be, and his solo in My Generation was the first recorded bass solo, so if he hadn't done that then the other bass solos probably wouldn't exist. Also, The Who is my favorite band so I'm making this fic about John because he was in The Who (RIP John!). Anyways, here's the next chapter!-
Katie's weekend seemed to fly by. She worked on her solo most of Saturday, but on Sunday she had church and went out to lunch after that with her family. She couldn't stay up late that night because she had school the next day. But she finished the solo, somehow. When Katie played it she thought it sounded really good. She just hoped it wasn't one of those things like singing, where you think you sound good but then you actually suck.
The next day at school Katie sat at her usual spot in the lunchroom. Summer and Zack were really excited about hearing Katie's solo after school, but Freddy was trying to finish up the homework that he hadn't done which was due next period. Katie was excited about the solo too. Everyone in the band would get to hear it, except for the roadies, security, and the groupies. They wouldn't hear it until Friday.
School passed by surprisingly quickly. Except for the last minute. Katie watched the second hand take it's dear sweet time as it moved around the face of the clock, but finally it was three o clock and the bell rang. Katie tore down the hall and saw her mom's car already sitting in the parking lot. She hopped in and tapped her foot against the floor extremely quickly all the way to Dewey's apartment. Finally, they were there and Katie tried to calm herself down. It didn't work.
"Have you got the solo finished yet?" Dewey asked her when she opened the front door. Katie nodded and started tuning her bass. She was ready before most people were even there, and she waited impatiently. The band members trickled in slowly, and to Katie it felt like a millennium had passed by the time everyone had arrived. Dewey told everyone to shut up and began speaking.
"Guys, I got something really important to tell you. Well, two things. First, we're gonna be laying down the tracks for the album next week, so when everyone gets here I'll drive us over to the studio. Don't be late! We're gonna try and get all the overdubs done on Saturday, but if we don't finish then we'll go back to the studio on Sunday. My second announcement is that Katie has been working on a bass solo and she is going to play it for us now. So everybody, turn your attention to Katie!"
Katie was a little nervous now that everyone was looking at her, and she struggled for a moment to remember the notes. When she remembered, she looked down at her bass and concentrated on plucking the strings and making the sound flow together. She looked up, excited to see what everyone thought of her solo.
Dewey appeared to be at a loss for words. His mouth hung open and he walked backward a few steps and fell into a chair. Everyone else seemed to be feeling the same thing. Katie smiled and thought, they were blown away by my solo! "Uh, Katie..." Zack said. She looked at him expectantly, but he didn't say anything else. He looked like he was really struggling with what words he should say, so Dewey too over.
"Katie, I hate to burst your bubble, but that was...terrible. I'm sorry, I really am, and I don't wanna hurt your feelings, but...Here's the thing: we're laying down all the tracks next week, which means you have until next Friday to write a face melting solo. I know you can do it. Just stick it to the Man."
Katie was a little bit shocked, because she had truly believed that her solo rocked. She felt tears begin to form and she dropped her bass on the floor and took off running. Freddy's mouth hung down in an 'o' as he watched Katie race out of the apartment, and he wandered over to the window in time to see her running down the street. Then he saw Summer running after Katie, trying to catch her.
Summer ran as fast as she could. She was puffing and panting, but she was catching up. She came close enough and grabbed Katie's arm. Katie stopped running and turned around. She saw Summer and started sobbing. "I worked so hard on it," she said.
"It's okay," Summer soothed, "I'll help you with your new solo if you want. I can tell you what sounds good and what sounds bad. You're gonna have a bass solo on our first album, I guarantee it!"
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