JOE ROMAN & THE WHITE ANGELS AT THE SUPERBOWL

          The Philadelphia Eagles were the hottest team in the NFL, thanks to quarterback Danny Brown. Even the local Eagles fans grew to appreciate Danny's musical side.

          Danny produced & released a local CD for Philadelphia fans to enjoy. Some songs had Danny only playing his electric guitar, other songs Danny would also sing. One cut featured his White Angel buddies, Joe Roman & Bart Smith. On his local tv show in the sports bar, Danny had Joe & Bart guest playing in the house band. All three got to play their electric guitars.

          Danny also did a segment for the E/I series, Gridiron Goals. A series for teens about football players & the upcoming games. On that national tv series, Danny showed his musical talent. Now everyone in America knew that Danny's not only a football player, but also a musician.

          At the home of Benjamin Sanders, him & the band were watching the NFC Championship Game on The Beaver Network. The band members took turns hosting a football party (except Eric since he had a baby). When the game was going into commercial break, the famous theme song was heard & Eric quipped, "They stole that song from Sleigh Ride!"

The band watched The Dallas Cowboys playing against the Eagles @ Vetranarian's Stadium. In the 3rd Quarter, Dallas was ahead 21-17. The Eagles were on Dallas' 3 yard line facing 3rd & goal. They broke huddle & snapped the ball. Danny pulled a quarterback sneak by running the football himself to the goal line scoring a touchdown! Danny started spiking the ball, doing a little dance & then played air guitar for fans. One of the Cowboys was ticked off, he ran & tackled Danny down on the ground hurting him. The officials had flagged that play!

          "Music stinks, moron!" taunted the Cowboy, "You're nothing but a Peter Brady canary! No songbirds in the NFL!"

          Danny got up & wanted to beat the crap out of him, but didn't want to risk ejection from the game. The referee ejected the Cowboy for unsportsmanlike conduct & a penalty during the kickoff, after Philadelphia scored the extra point, leading 24-23.

          About an hour later, the band celebrated when Philadelphia beat Dallas 44-31 to go on to The Super Bowl. They watched as the team got the NFC trophy in front of the fans. Danny got to be interviewed as he held on to the trophy saying,

          "I like to thank the good Lord above for blessing me with two types of talent. My skills as a football quaretrback that lead this team to the Super Bowl through my athletic abilities, but we all work as a team. Thanks to the fans for supporting us. I also thank the fans understanding towards my musical talent as a guitarist/vocalist. You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. I hope you're watching White Angels, I'm taking you to the Super Bowl!"

          At that point, his buddies poured champagne all over him in celebration.

          About a couple of hours later, the band was watching the AFC Championship Game on QBC. The game featured the Cincinnati Bengals @ Seattle Seahawks. David was crying a little.

          "What's the matter?" asked Frank, "You bet on Cincinnati?"

          "No." he said, "This is QBC's next to last game before the Super Bowl. First QBC lost The Professional Bowling League, now the NFL."

          "You liked bowling?" asked Frank.

          "I was their song man." explained David, "I sang their jingle."

          Go back a few years ago as David Lubbock Brian was bowling's answer to Hank Williams Jr. David's in a bar playing his organ. Then he started playing in a funky beat singing,

"Lace up your bowling shoes & get ready to bowl,
The PBL players will deliver & roll.
Tournament's starting with the crowd cheers all,
Strikes, spares, splits, but not a gutter ball.
The bowlers are ready to compete on tv,
As the PBL finals starts on QBC!"



          Frank & the band groaned over that terrible tune.     "I only did the jingle because I was laid off 35410 a while due to a writer's strike." explained David, "If you can accept Danny Brown playing the guitar & football, than you can accept me as bowling's jingle dude."

          Anyhow, the Seattle Seahawks were on their way to the Super Bowl winning 39-21 over Cincinnati. The team wa presented with the AFC trophy in front of their fans also. When some of the players got interviewed, a linebacker named Charlie Wood (#51) came up to the podium. Charlie took the mike away from QBC's Rob Costus & yelled,

          "Your wings are going to be clipped, Eagles! You think you're full of (CUCKOO) with Danny Brown, the (CUCKOO) guitar-playing (CUCKOO) singing quarterback! Man, when we meet out on the field, I'm gonna sack Danny so hard, he won't be able to play his (CUCKOO) guitar & I'll wreck his (CUCKOO) singing voice! You're a Peter Brady canary, Danny! You either choose football or music, no room for both! You're mine!"

          Charlie then made a hand gesture that was covered for television viewers & stormed out handing the mike back to Rob.

          "I have the feeling I'm doing WWF Wrestling!" quipped Rob, "So, it'll be Seattle vs Philadelphia @ Jacksonville, Florida for QBC's swan song coverage of the Super Bowl."

          A few days later @ the Roman house, Scott came home upset because his friends made fun of him because he has a baby puppy who wears diapers.

          "Matty," said Scott coming to him, "You're getting to be a boy puppy. You need to lose the diaper."

          "Baby puppy likes diaper, even though I'm toilet trained." said Matty, "Makes me look cute."

          "Lose the diaper!" scolded Scott, then he started chasing Matty around the house. Matty tried to escape, but then Liz grabbed him asking if he wanted to play house. Scott grabbed Matty's diaper & took it off. Matty cried like a baby!

          "Liz, Scott, what's going on?" asked Lou coming out of the bedroom. Matty went over & started crying on Lou's shoulder. Lou examined Matty & found out that the baby puppy has a very bad rash!

          "Where did you get that rash?" asked Lou, "You usually have your daiper on."

          "Mom," groaned Scott, "Matty needs to grow up! He humiliates me in front of my friends wearing that diaper all the time."

          Lou decided that Matty needed to be treated for his rash. So they went to the vetranarian.

          At the vets, Matty was angry @ Scott while they waited for the doctor. When the vet saw them, Matty cried,

          "I have a very bad rash since I was born. I had to wear diapers. But Scott doesn't want me to wear diapers anymore."

          The vet examined Matty & then gave Lou some medical ointment to rub on Matty's rash daily for 10 days or until the rash is gone.

          When they came home, they found Joe upset when reading the paper.

          "I can't believe the Eagles are asking Danny to quit either football or music. Danny got ticked off about this as well."

          "Isn't there any good news?" asked Lou.

          "Yeah," said Joe, "Ray Walters got us a gig for the Saturday Super Bowl Party."

          A few days before the big game, the band arrived by plane from Philadelphia to land @ Jacksonville, Florida. Then they headed to the stadium for rehearsal, they met with a special events coordinator along with some Eagles executives.

          "So you're the band Danny Brown worships." said an executive, "We've instructed Danny to stay away from you until after the Super Bowl. Danny's a football quarterback, not a guitarist. We have to protect the NFL's, the Eagles football & Danny's image."

          Then they added, "You disobey us, we'll send all of you to jail."

    When going on the field, the band saw their instruments set up for practice. But Fred & the two drummers were upset.

          "Where's my marimba?"

     "Where's our tympanis?"

          The coordinator explained, "You guys will be doing one song on the telecast. We ask that we have less instruments. The marimba doesn't fit with pop music. Fred, you'll have to share the vibes with Ben."

          "Hey!" complained Eric, "That tympani happens to be our trademark! Girls screm over me & Cody when we show our magnificanet bods playing."

          "Tough!" he snapped, "The streak is over!" The band started rehearsing their number despite the changes made. Fred, Eric & Cody were bitter over those plans.

          The day before the Super Bowl arrived & both teams practiced. As Danny was about to change, he met up with a husky Eagles executive wearing shades.

          "What do you want?" asked Danny, "You want me to pawn my guitar?"

          "Mr. Brown." he said, "We thought it over. It would be a good gesture that you get to jam with The White Angels."

          "Why?" asked Danny.

          "Mr. Brown, please accept our apologies for making you give up music. You're a real role model. Keep your football uniform on & get ready to jam."

          Danny went into the locker room & as he did, the executive took off his shades & it was Charlie Wood in disguise!

          "I'm killing three birds with one stone; The White Angels, The Philadelphia Eagles & Danny Brown!"

          That Saturday evening, the Super Bowl party was telecast featuring various performers. As The White Angels were about to perform (they wore football uniforms for that gig), they saw somebody drive a police motorcycle on the field. The person got off, weny up stage & took off his helmet."

          "Danny Brown!" said Frank, "You'll get us into trouble!"

          "Chill!" he said strapping Bart's guitar, "The Eagles execs did a total u-turn & told me I can play."

          The band played their number while singing in unison. Fans were upset when they saw Fred & Ben sharing the vibes, also having no tympani on stage. Danny played a cool guitar solo, but fans booed him. Security arrived & made them stop the music. The Eagles executives fined Danny $25,000 for violating curfew, then arrested him & the band sending them off to jail.

          Back @ the Romans, Scott was laying on his bed feeling sad for what he did to Matty. Then someone came up to him licking his face.

          "I thought you were mad @ me for taking your diaper." said Scott.

          "My very bad rash is gone," explained Matty, "I don't have to wear diapers anymore. But am I still your baby puppy?"

          Scott hugged Matty as his question was answered.

    "You're my friend, a boy dog." said Scott, "Next year, you'll be a teenager & two dog years, you'll be like Uncle Brian drinking martinis. You don't have to be a baby to impress me, you gotta grow."

          "I don't like martinis, I'll stick to orange sodas." said Matty.

          Then he & Matty went downstairs to the kitchen to have a snack. Scott had a pocket pizza while Matty had dog treats & they both drank orange soda. Matty lapped his soda from a giant martini glass.

          In jail, we find Danny & the band stewing as David's playing his harmonica. Danny told the band that he met an Eagles executive who told him he could play. But it turned out to be a trick, none of the executives were husky.

          Super Bowl Sunday @ Jacksonville, fans were waiting to see Philadephia play Seattle while QBC had their scrapbook of NFL memories. Roger Webber (#2) was Philadelphia's back-up quarterback.

          During the 2nd quarter, Charlie Wood taunted the Eagles trashing Danny Brown. In one play, the Eagles were @ their own 5 yard line. Roger Wsnapped the ball & as he was about to throw it from the goal line, Charlie sacked him to score a safety for Seattle. As Roger got up, Charlie said,

          "Too bad Danny Canary can't be here to see this after I framed him & his musical sissies sending them to jail!"

          Roger started beating the crap out of him & the other Eagles heard his confession. The referees had to step in, break up the fight & then Roger explained what happened. Charlie denied everything until a husky security guard spotted him & told the refs he witnessed the meeting & had pictures.

          The referee made this announcement. "Unsportsmanlike conduct, #51, defense, blackmailing. He is ejected from the game. Safety counts!"

          The Eagles executives got word what just happened & went quickly downtown to jail to bail Danny & the band out.

          When the warden released them, Danny was surprised that it's the executives. They informed them that they were innocent & free to go. They lifted the fine for Danny as well.

          "We got to rush you over to the stadium. Seattle's leading 11-7."

          "Not so fast," said Danny, "I'll play in the Super Bowl on this condition. Quit dissin my music! You want me to play, accept the fact I also play the guitar & sing."

          "It's a deal." groaned the executives.

          They rushed over to the stadium by police escort. Danny & Joe got to drive police motorcycles with policemen hanging on.

          It's the 3rd quarter that Danny entered the game. The fans were glad to see Danny back on the field. The Eagles were finally playing their best scoring touchdowns & field goals while the band watched from a private box booth Danny had for them.

          Then after the 4th quarter, Philadelphia won over Seattle 28-22. Fans in Philadelphia were celebrating their Super Bowl win as they were presented with the trophy, t-shirts & caps. Rob Costus was all teary-eyed because it was QBC's last Super Bowl & that QBC replaced football with horse racing.

          The nest day @ New York City, Danny Brown made an appearance on the morning news show, America's Wake Up Call. Danny talked about his Super Bowl performance & win, then mentioned about his music career he'll focus on off season.

          They let Danny have two musical spots. The first had Danny solo playing his electric guitar & singing solo. The second had him jamming with his friends, The White Angels. And this time, Fred played his marimba while Eric played the tympani!


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