CHAPTER 6: Can You Picture That?
"That was brilliant, Janice! Calling us The Electric Mayhem immediately gained his attention!" said Floyd as the five young musicians walked through the hallways of their school.
"Yeah, and thanks to Janice, we'll be able to raise money for that fundraiser," said Zoot. Janice was red.
"Well, I, like, just made it up. I didn't really know for sure if it was really gonna work, but I guess it did!" she replied.
The new band sat by their lockers, which were, ironically, all in the same cluster of lockers. When they sat down, Floyd took a pencil from his pocket and a piece of paper from his bag. Animal was the first to notice.
"What's…that?" he asked in his usual rough tone. Floyd glanced at him.
"Well, if we're performin'," he said.
"…which we are," stated Dr. Teeth.
"Shouldn't we be thinking up a song?" asked Floyd. Zoot looked at Floyd, confused.
"But you said so yourself that one time that you're a horrible songwriter," he said. Floyd glanced at him, then, he stared back at his paper.
"You've got a point," he said.
"What is a good song that doesn't sound too corny or too weird?" asked Janice.
Suddenly, Animal heard Gypsy's voice in his head.
At once, Animal whispered the title of the song that would perform in front of many people.
The day had finally arrived. The day of the concert…or actually basically, the night of the concert had arrived.
The young mayhem were in the auditorium backstage with their instruments.
Zoot grabbed his saxophone, Animal went and embraced his drum set, Floyd and Janice put their guitar straps, which held their guitars, around their necks, and Dr. Teeth found his piano.
Because they were still kids at the time and this was their first performance, they were all a little bit nervous, so they all figured that they should just have fun, and hopefully, their performance will be a success.
When they were finally ready, the lights went dim, applauses from the audience were heard and suddenly, the curtains of the auditorium stage went up, and big blast of music came from the stage.
Dr. Teeth: Ohhh yeah! Whooo!
Everybody's lover, everybody's brother, I wanna be your lifetime friend.
Crazy as a rocket, nothin' in my pocket, I keep it at the rainbow's end.
I never think of money, I think of milk 'n honey, grinnin' like a cheshire cat.
I focus on the pleasure, somethin' I can treasure, can you picture that?
Everybody: Can you picture that?
Then, Dr. Teeth looked at Floyd.
"HEY, FLOYD, TAKE A VERSE!!" he said to him. Floyd nodded.
Floyd Pepper: Let me take your picture, add it to the mixture, there it is I got you now!
Really nothin' to it, anyone can do it, it's easy and we all know how.
Now begins the changin', mental rearrangin', nothing's really where it's at.
Dr. Teeth: Now the Eiffel Tower's holdin' up a flower.
I gave it to a Texas cat!
The audience was at first surprised, but they eventually started to like the loud music.
Floyd Pepper and Janice: Fact is there's nothin out there you can't do.
Yeah, even Santa Claus believes in you.
Dr. Teeth: Beat down the walls, begin, believe, behold, begat!
Some of the audience started tapping their feet, for they really started to love the sound.
Floyd Pepper: Be a better drummer, be an up and comer. Can you picture that?
Animal really started to have fun and said his part with all of his might, and then started having more fun than before.
Animal: CAN YOU PICTURE THAT??!!
He started move his entire body and Janice was the first to notice.
"Oh, really," she said.
Floyd Pepper: All of us are winnin', pickin' and a-grinnin, Lordy, but I love to jam!
Janice: Jelly-belly gigglin', dancin' and a-wigglin', honey that's the way I am!
Dr. Teeth: Lost my heart in Texas, Northern lights affect us; I keep it underneath my hat. Aurora Borealis shinin' down on Dallas! Can you picture that?
Everybody: Can you picture that? Can you picture?
Dr. Teeth: You gotta see it in your mind!
Everybody: Can you picture?
Floyd Pepper: You know it's quick and easy to find!
Dr. Teeth: Can you picture?
Janice: You don't have to buy a frame.
Everybody: Can you picture? Can you picture that? Can you picture that?
Floyd: Use it if you need it.
Dr. Teeth: Don't forget to feed it!
All: Can you picture that?
In a few seconds, the music had finally come to stop.
The audience was awestruck! They loved it! They really did! They all jumped from the seats and applauded for the newly formed band. When the curtains closed the stage, the band felt like they seriously wanted to drop on the floor and fall asleep. They were so tired, they seriously wanted to be carried home instead of walking all the way to a car and ride home.
"That…was…so much fun!" panted Floyd, trying to catch his breath.
"You know, we…should…do this…for a living," panted Zoot taking a piece of cloth out and wiping his saxophone's mouth piece.
"Yeah, no kidding," Dr. Teeth said. The applause was still ringing in their ears.
"Hey, they loved, for sure!" said Janice.
"We should do that song more often!" she said.
Just the thought of the Electric Mayhem as little kids playing "Can You Picture That?" was something I had to do!
Next chapter is all about Animal!