The Chipmunk Tour Saga Closing Ceremony Special
Chapter 2:
"Alvin's Memory"
Featuring a deleted scene from Alvin and Brittany: Into the Mystic
William swallowed the bite of bell pepper and turned to Alvin. The interview began.
William: So, Alvin, what was your favorite song to perform on the tour and why?
Alvin: Well, I had so many songs I could possibly choose from. But, if I could only pick just one, I would choose "Come and Follow Me," which Brittany, Johnny [Five] and I wrote for Jason and Melinda's engagement. Kelsi's [Nielsen-Evans] arrangement for our first tour stop at Madison Square Garden was the most amazing live arrangement I have ever performed.
William: Now, of all the allies you worked with during the tour, who in your opinion was the most interesting?
Alvin: To answer your question, I'd have to recount a moment that occurred at my wedding to Brittany. As you'll remember, Iron Chef French the Second Hiroyuki Sakai catered the reception. As the party got underway, I actually got to talk to Sakai-san about his career as an Iron Chef and one particular theme ingredient that gave him a lot of trouble in his career...
Sakai walked up to the head table. "Alvin-san, Brittany-san, congratulations on your wedding," he said. "May you have many happy years together."
"Thank you for doing this, Sakai-san," Alvin said. "However, you didn't have to fly all the way from Japan just to do this," Brittany said.
"It was my pleasure," Sakai said. "So, please, Sakai-san, take a seat," Alvin said. "I see you had lobster on the menu. Didn't you have problems with that on the show?"
"Yeah," Sakai said as he sat down. "I may have been called 'Seafood Sakai' on the show, but when it came to lobsters, I was terrible. Put it this way-my record with lobster was 1 for 6."
"But," Simon said, "wasn't that one victory when it counted?" "Yes, Simon-san," Sakai said. "It was when I beat my friend, Chen-san (Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi-W.R.)in the King of Iron Chefs Tournament Final."
"Sakai-san, I hope you are not offended by my asking you this, but...is it true that you once thought quitting the show?" Eleanor said before taking a sip from her wine glass.
"I am not offended, Eleanor-san," Sakai said. "See, Chen-san and I became friends after I joined the show in late '93. We had a pact that if one of us quit the show, the other would follow. Well, in mid-1997, Chen-san's mother passed away. Chen-san was contemplating quitting the show, so per the terms of our pact, I did too. Finally, our other friends Michiba-san and Matsuo-san (Honorary Iron Chef Japanese I Rokusaburo Michiba and Iron Chef producer Toshihiko Matsuo-W.R.) convinced us to remain, saying that Mrs. Chen-san would not want both of us to quit on her behalf."
"Well, thank goodness for Michiba-san and Matsuo-san," Alvin said. "Indeed, Alvin-san," Sakai said. "Thank goodness for friends who care about you."
Inspector Jamal walked up to the head table. "Just wanted to give my respects to the new Mr. and Mrs. Seville," Jamal said, his hand extended. Alvin, then Brittany, shook it. "Thanks for coming, Inspector," Alvin said.
Jamal then saw Sakai. "Is this him?" he said. "Yes," Alvin said. Jamal then turned to Sakai. "Sakai-san, I am Henri Jamal," Jamal said in Japanese. "I've wanted to meet you for 20 years-since I saw the Japanese version of The Chipmunk Adventure."
"So nice to finally get to meet the real Henri Jamal," Sakai said, shaking Jamal's hand. The two men walked away from the head table.
Alvin: The next time we met Iron Chef Sakai was when Kylie Styles was to receive the Hero's Cross. But, I am sure that one of the other characters can talk about that.
William: Thanks, Alvin. So, who wants to be next?
The curtains at the far end of the "Iron Road" red carpet parted, revealing....
Who will be next?
Find out in the next chapter.....
::TBC::