Chapter 683: Club TRIC - Club Days
Monday, March 13th, Afternoon
Sitting off to the side, she watched the film. She didn't know why she was other than she was running the club for this private event. Also, she was here to make sure her sister wasn't done dirty. The hardcore fans of Brian Scott saw Gabi as the OTP, but no one factored in that Brian's first child he had with Trin. Trin was an apostate to these fans because she walked away from Brian.
Chase shook her head and pushed the thoughts out of her mind. It was weird to watch the section about that Halloween show; that was when she first began to truly fall for Huck. But that is not why they were here.
The screen changed to some of the old video footage that Chase had supplied to Felicia. This was when HPHA started playing a steady number of shows at Club TRIC. This was after they added Hewston to the band to give them a second guitarist.
"After the strong Halloween show, Peyton Scott knew something was there. As the manager and booker of Club TRIC, she signed them to regular dates playing Club TRIC. This gave them the much-needed live experience and a small source of income; for all practical purposes, High-Performance Heart Attack became the house band for Club TRIC," Felicia said as a voiceover.
The following person to appear on the screen was Chris Keller. He was sitting in one of the studios of Punk'd and Disorderly Studios. He steepled his fingers and tapped his fingers on his nose. "Playing live is very important for a band, especially a new and young band. It allows them to see what works and what doesn't. These nearly weekly shows that HPHA played at Club TRIC took that raw ability and talent and started to work off those rough edges," Chris said.
Next on screen was Mags, again. She now had her Stratocaster sitting across her lap. "I was the assistant manager of Club TRIC at the time and handled all the bar stuff. I would normally be behind the bar when we had bands in the club. In every show they played, you could see they were getting better. With those improvements, you could see their confidence grow," Mags said.
The screen started to fill with stills of that of Club TRIC. Chase watched the images flip through the stills. One of them was Angela wearing a Club TRIC tank top; it must have been one of the busy nights when Karen let Angela work up at Club TRIC. Those were fun nights, Chase reflected and smiled. Another image came on screen, and HPHA was in the background, but the person in the foreground made Chase smile. It was a much younger Chase, then known as Chase Adams; she was in her Club TRIC Uniform.
Haley appeared on the screen. "This time was when HPHA and Brian were seasoning themselves by becoming what amounted to being the house band for teen nights. They needed this, which helped them get out of the garage," Haley said.
Next on the screen was a video of a teen night at Club TRIC. Chase smiled as she saw herself walking through the club, delivering drinks. HPHA was on stage playing their heart out. Chase noted that Brian was wearing an oversized Carolina Panther jersey with the number 13 on it. Around Brian's head was a headband made out of a blue bandana.
"One thing about Brian has understood was the style and what it needed to be on stage," Mags said, "Being young, he looked for influences from older people, some of them were classic acts."
"What was your favorite?" Felicia asked from behind the camera.
"When he adapted Mike Muir," Mags said.
"Mike Muir? Who was that?" Felicia asked.
"The founder and lead singer of Suicidal Tendencies," Mags said.
"What look was that one?" Felicia asked.
"The oversized jersey with the number thirteen and the blue bandana around his head," Mags said.
"I always thought that was after Axel Rose," Felicia said.
"Axel even copied Cyco Mike," Mags said.
The screen changed to another video showing HPHA playing on the stage of TRIC. The still changed to showing the members of HPHA and their parents standing in the old RBR office. They help up their contract. Haley appeared on the screen. "High-Performance Heart Attack was the third act signed by RBR, and soon after, RBR released an EP of some of their better songs," Haley said.
The image of HPHA playing filled the screen.
"The EP Tree Hill's Loudest was a small success at their shows, selling out the first run. It was reported that most of the EPs were bought by young girls; many swooned over Brian's ever-growing confidence and stage presence," Felicia said in the voiceover.
The screen changed to some images of HPHA in the studio. The screen changed to Chris Keller again.
"Clothes Over Bros hired HPHA to play their New Year's Eve bash. There was a dust-up when HPHA was on stage. Brian seized the moment, and as the person was brought out, Brian got the band up and playing to distract the crowd," Chris said.
The scene changed to Brooke Davis. "Brian saved the event in front of many important people. It not even gave them exposure but also RBR," Brooke said.
Next up on the screen was Haley. "What surprised us was the request for HPHA's album, but all we had was the EP," Haley said.
"What did you do?" Felicia asked.
"We booked studio time and had them cut a full-length album," Haley said.
"That would be White Line Flat Line?" Felicia asked.
"Yes, that was their album," Haley said.
"It seemed an obvious name," Felicia said.
"The album was rushed, and we recorded it when we could since the band was still in high school," Haley said.
The screen changed back to Chris. "I don't think any one session for White Line Flat Line was the whole in the studio at the same time because of their schedules," Chris said.
Chase nodded; that was a crazy time because of what was happening at school. She could imagine the stress and strain on the band. It didn't help that Brian was becoming the face of the band and known for his singing.
"To Capitalize on the buzz that HPHA was generating and the fact Haley James-Scott wanted them to support her tour and back her up. When Summer came, this young band went on tour with Haley James-Scott and her Return of Tutor Girl tour," Felicia said in a voiceover.