November 8, 1986
4:30 PM PST
Haven was sitting with the rest of the Brown family in the Hill Valley Amphitheatre, as Marty and The Pinheads were scheduled to perform that night.
'Hello, everyone,' Marty called out, cheerfully. 'I'm Marty McFly, and these are the members of The Pinheads. Zach Nelson is on the bass guitar, Joey Landvatter is on the keyboards, and Billy Winterson is on the drums. Are you boys and girls ready to rock?'
The audience had cheered, as the members of The Pinheads began to tune up their instruments..
'We're going to open up the show with our new song,' Marty continued. 'It's called No More War. This song is a call to all of the world politicians to put away our war machines - and to live in peace with one another.'
Haven was very familiar with that song. KKHV, which became a Rock Hits station by 2004, had played that song a lot. Marty had, by that point, become very vocal against the US-led war on Iraq - and his new song, Bombs, was a really big hit. Haven wished she could talk to Marty about this right now - but she knew that doing so could have serious repercussions on future events, and possibly disrupt the space-time continuum.
'Our next song is a power ballad,' Marty called out, as the cheering from the audience had died down. 'No doubt you've been hearing this song on KKHV for the past month or so. It's called Harmony. If we all could learn to live with harmony with one another, this world would be a much better place to live in.'
The audience then cheered loudly, as The Pinheads began to perform. Haven started tapping her foot to the beat. In 2004, that song had been regarded as one of The Top Ten Power Ballads of All Time. It was a very catchy tune about putting aside personal differences, and reaching out to touch one another.
From what Haven had recalled, Marty McFly had signed onto Atlantic records in September of 1990 - which was less than four years away. Soon afterward, he had released his first solo album - which simply brought him to national and international prominence. By the following year, he had formed his own record label, which was called Euphoria Records. By 2004, Marty McFly had released 13 records - five were recorded with The Pinheads, one was a duet with Verne Brown, and the other seven were solo records.
Even if the Browns hadn't been such close friends with Marty McFly, he most likely would have still remained being one of Haven's favourite recording artists. Marty was unarguably very talented on the guitar, and Haven had agreed with a lot of Marty's views in regards to world politics.
'Are you boys and girls ready for something heavy?' Marty called out, cheerfully. As the audience burst out into cheers, Marty continued, 'This song will also be on our upcoming album. It's called World Citizen.'
Haven really loved this song. World Citizen was somewhat controversial song denouncing nationalism and patriotism in favour of internationalism and cosmopolitanism. That song would become even more relevant by the time 2004 rolled around. Haven and all of her friends loved that song. The principal, Mr. Jeb Strickland, had vocally opposed the song, though - indicating that the song was shamelessly unpatriotic and 'un-American'. Haven knew that the Strickland were notorious for being uber-conservative, so she couldn't be surprised by that kind of attitude.
The next few songs that The Pinheads have performed had been much lighter in lyrical content, taking on a decidedly less political slant. Then the band had played a very beautiful ballad entitled Jennifer - which was, of course, dedicated to Marty's girlfriend and future wife. Haven knew that Jennifer was almost always moved to tears by that song.
Haven smiled, as she remember the song that Marty had written for her, around her 16th birthday - simply entitled Haven. Throughout the years, Marty had also written songs for Jules and Verne. Despite his fame, Marty had always put his friends and family first. He was never one to let fame get to his head.
Marty was also never one to succumb to the pressure of drugs. In fact, Marty never even smoked cigarettes. He had also been very vocal in discouraging drug use and cigarette smoking in teens. In fact, Marty McFly was even considered one of the Top Ten Role Models For Youth in 2004.
Haven felt that experience of seeing The Pinheads before their rise to global fame was somewhat surreal. After all, it's not everyday that one gets a chance to go back in time to see a major band, back when they were just considered a local/indie band.
'Are you enjoying the show, Haven?' Clara asked, softly.
'I certainly am,' Haven replied, cheerfully. 'Marty McFly is a very popular musician with our generation. He will be really famous by 2004.'
'Shhhhh,' Clara whispered, 'don't let him know that. You know what your father is always saying, about knowing too much of your own destiny and stuff.'
'Right,' Haven replied, smiling. 'I'm surprised you were able to make it, tonight.'
'Well, I was getting a little tired of being cooped up in the house,' Clara explained.
Haven just smiled. There were only four days left, until she was born.
'Now, this next song is a remake of an old classic by Chuck Berry,' Marty called out, 'called Johnny B Goode.' Then, as the audience cheered, The Pinheads had launched out into a rocking version of the classic '50s tune.
Haven smiled, as she remember Marty telling her about the time Marty had played that song back in 1955. Marty had gotten a little wild with the state stunts, shocking the audience into silence. Times have certainly been very different back in the 1950s.
'Now here is a song dedicated to my favourite actor, Michael J Fox,' called out Marty, as the audience erupted into cheers. 'It's called Foxy Boy. I understand that Michael doesn't want to hear it - but he really is a fox.'
Haven smiled, as The Pinheads started to play. It was no secret that Marty McFly and Michael J Fox did resemble each other a lot. By 2004, Marty had always made it a point to donate 10 percent of his income to Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. It always made Haven feel real sad, to think of her favourite actor suffering so much. She hoped and prayed that there would, one day, be a cure for Parkinson's disease.