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[A/N]: This story is written COMPLETELY in DOCUMENT FORM.

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Chapter Eight

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Madison Square

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TOP TEN REASONS WHY "THE BAND" WILL MAKE IT BIG
by Tracy Scanner

10.  There is the potential of a great amount of groupies.  I mean, look at them!  All I'd have to do is put up some flyers and girls would be flocking to see their shows.  Although, possibly, I'd leave Spot out of flyer pictures, because he's obviously unavailable.  But, they are ALL super-hot.

Except that they are all the resident bad-boys of their respective schools.  I guess, though, that everyone loves bad boys.  Except for good guys, because bad-boys make good guys look extremely wimpy and totally uncool.

And mothers.

9.  All of them are great musicians.  Even Jack, who is really only the singer.  They are already better than half of the talent out there, because they play their own instruments.

8.  In addition to the fact that they are all great musicians, they also compliment each other.  Like, they bleed together well and none of them try to take over one another while they're playing.  Well, actually, I don't know about Skittery, since he kind of just sat there banging on plates and books that he set up as a makeshift drum set.  I guess that didn't sound as good and didn't blend, especially when some of the plates broke and Race got really pissed at him.  But, you know, I'm sure he'd fit in great, too.  Skittery, I mean.

7.  They showed up at Racetrack's house roughly in the same uniform.  Loose-fitting jeans (but not the baggy kind where the crotch goes all the way to your knees and their boxers are showing; the rockstar kind), and tee-shirts with their favorite band names (The Clash, Led Zeppelin, etc.) (Well, Skittery was wearing an army camouflage shirt that read "Now you can't see me!" in bright white letters.  If I wasn't with Spot and Skitts wasn't totally stoned, I would totally have gone for him.  But, alas, my heart belongs to the bass player).  The band that changes clothes together, plays together?

Or, no.

6.  They are well on their way to getting a record deal because Mr. Higgins knows some music producers who know some managers and will do anything to keep Racetrack out of trouble.  Even going so far as to get him a record deal.  That is the kind of parental support every kid needs.

And plus, after playing a few songs they realized they needed a keyboardist (duh).  And right away the boys were all, "I know someone who could do it!" "Yeah, yeah.  Me too!"  They got right to it.  They are organized.  Which is more than I can say for other bands, who need agents and stuff to schedule a trip to the local McDonald's.

5.  Even though they have yet to come up with a band name, I'm sure they'll think of a great one, because they are all super creative.  And everyone knows that a good band name is what catches the ears and eyes of the potential audience.  Also, good band names will less likely be criticized by critics.

4.  The neighbors didn't even call the police on us when they were playing in the basement.  This is a good sign.  Racetrack says this is because they couldn't hear, but I know they heard, because people were banging on the front door when I went upstairs to get a lemonade.  They were begging for an encore, I'm sure of it.

3.  They are all already good friends, even though they've technically only met once.  I think Skittery was the only one who should have been nervous, but he was high, as usual.  Thus, the only thing he was nervous about was if Racetrack's parents would come down and eat his special brownies he made for us.  (I wouldn't let Spot eat any, as he is already on so many meds it's a wonder he hasn't keeled over and died.)  (Not, of course, that I want him to keel over and die.)

2.  They have a definite sound.  It's like classic-punk-new-wave-something-grunge-garage.  I can't place it, but that's a good thing, right?  It's original.  And it's not stupid original (like those bands who claim they have a different sound, but really are just copying The Rolling Stones and calling themselves The Stones Rolling, or something); it's good.

And, the number one reason why "The Band" will make it big:

1.  You can see it in their eyes and sense it around them; They were meant for it.

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End Chapter Eight

[A/N]:

REVIEW PLEASE!

This will probably be the last chapter of this fic out from me for a while, as I'm going to California (San Francisco) for three weeks for summer school (!!!) (Not about summer school, about San Francisco).  You can probably expect me back around August.  Tootles.

Also, there is a VOTE for the BAND NAME.  The following are the names I like and you may vote upon (obviously, the name with most votes win):
Upper Level Parking
Sugar Addiction
The Screaming Bees
Powdered Sugar Freaks
The Educators (Ha ha).

Shoutouts:

Cassies-Grandma:  Thanx for the review!  And names!  I'm leaving you with a quote:  "She turned me into a newt!"  Pause.  "I got better."

Bookey Elliot:  Your reviews are…hyper-active.  Haha.  That's a good thing.  YAY for no educators!  I turned it into a band name!  hehe.  Thanx for the review!

Strawberri Shake:  Ah, yes.  Racetrack rocks.  Pun intended, I suppose.  ::sigh::.  And I LOVE Spot's house.  Wouldn't you LOVE to live in an old church with a BELL TOWER?  I would.  Or an old fire station.  Or something old and cool.  Like a warehouse.  WOOHOO.  Alas, Spot and Race didn't get into a fight over Tracy, but mayhaps they will soon.  Thanx for the review!

Written Sparks:  Screaming Bees.  That is very cool.  It's the bee's knees, really.  Hehe.  Thanx for the review and I hope you like this chapter!

Padfootismyhero:  GRRR.  I got out of school like four days after you.  GRRR.  And yes, Denton is amusing, I think.  Especially in his funky bow-ties.  I had a teacher once who wore funky bow-ties.  He taught economics.  Go figure.  Thanx for the review!

Song Birdy:  Thanx for trying to give me band names.  Hehe.  I feel very accomplished, you know, since you said the way this is written was original.  Thank you very much!

Ccatt:  It's all good that it was really short.  Thanx for the review and I hope you liked this chapter!

uninvisible:  HAHA.  You're reviews are the FUNNIEST things in the world, in a good way.  FF.net is stupid and eats reviews or sometimes just half of them and stuff.  V. v. annoying.  I want Spot's house, too.  It's v. cool.  Like, crazy cool.  And, yes, there should be more Spot's in this world.  Really.  Well, then there'd have to be more psychiatrists in the world, too.  But oh, well.  Mutual amusifying…we should send that idea to Disney and see what they say about it.  Tee hee.  Thanx for the tip about Microsoft Encarta, v. helpful.  I'll have to remember it for next year.  And, please don't kill FF.net, as that would be a LOT of stories you are destroying.  Hehe.  Thanx for the review!

REVIEW PLEASE!