"Hello. Yeah, uh huh. Cool! Sure, Lou will freak! OK, I'll
sign. Bye!"
Joe got off the phone & told Lou,
"Our hour long music show's on @ 7:00 pm Saturdays. We're
guaranteed 10 shows & we'll each get paid $7,000 an episode. We do
8
songs, I sing 3, 5 instrumentals. For the first 7 shows, each band
member's profiled in a bio segment!"
"Let's celebrate in the bedroom, I want to have a baby." said Lou.
"Later." he said, "I gotta sign a contract with Channel 44." as he
left, Lou sighed.
That Saturday night, the Romans invited Velma over to watch The
White Angels on tv.
"Shouldn't you be @ work?" asked Lou.
"We taped it last night!" explained Joe as he brought out
refreshments & chips. Lou snuggled next to Joe when she saw him play
a
guitar solo or singing. Then when Ben played a vibes solo, Velma went
crazy!
Coincidentally, @ The Park Place Hotel's penthouse suite, The
Ricky
Prince Band vacationed a week to prepare for a concert. They were
flipping channels when they came along Channel 44 & heard their
music.
"Leave it!" ordered Ricky Prince.
The band played a rock number as Joe Roman played a guitar solo.
Ricky & Ralph Bitando (his songwriting partner/guitarist) couldn't
believe that Joe looked like them.
"Great, triplets!" groaned Ralph, "What next?"
They had to ask as Frank played a trumpet solo. Their trumpet
player, Frankie, looked exactly alike!
"Cool trumpet sound." said Frankie, "Wish I could solo?"
"No!" Ricky firmly said, "You're a horn section player blowing
backing riffs. Don't think about switching places or I'll fire you!"
"Then we wouldn't have a storyline." said Frankie.
Back @ the apartment, Velma was thrilled when Ben played a
vibraphone solo alone. After that, they showed Ben's bio as Ben
narrates;
"I'm Ben Sanders, The White Angels' vibes dude! In high school, I
played football & jazz band. I wanted to play drums, but the band
director had me play the vibes. I felt bored playing chord
progressions, so I wrote my own solos. The band director wasn't
pleased
& punished me by writing my own song. He was amazed of the song I
wrote
& told me I had potential. When the music program was cut, the band
director gave me the vibes. I still write my own soloes & arrangements
for The White Angels. My secret desire, singing. Give Joe some
competition."
"He's a hunk!" sighed Velma, "Velma Sanders, has a nice ring!
Wedding ring, that is!" then she begged Joe for a date. When the show
ended, Lou was proud of her husband.
"Lou," said Joe, "Tomorrow, we're dining @ The Park Place Hotel.
We'll rent a room as well."
The next afternoon, Frankie left the hotel going to Super Music
store to get his trumpet worked on. At the store, he discovered that
Frank was getting his valves fixed on his trumpet. He followed him to a
private studio playing a different trumpet. Then Frankie played & when
he saw him, they freaked!
"Man, we look alike!" they said looking @ each other, then yelled,
"SEQUEL!"
"I'm Frank Brandis, The White Angels' Leader."
"Frankie Smith, Ricky Prince's horn slave." shook hands, "Let's do
like that NBC-TV movie & switch places. I'll also pay you $10,000!"
So they gave each other details as they switched places.
Across the hotel, a blue van was parked as Ricky's former agent,
Bernie & girl Nora, spied.
"As soon as we see Ricky Prince, we'll kidnap him!" said Bernie,
"He caused the record company to fall when he signed for another
label.
Now we'll get even!"
"There he is!" said Nora looking through binoculars, "Ricky's
taking a fan to dinner!"
But it turned out it was Joe & Lou.
30 minutes later, Joe & Lou were enjoying a fine romantic dinner
together until the waiter came & said,
"Pardon me, I've been informed that your car lights are on."
Joe excused himself as he left for the parking garage.
At the hotel parking garage, Joe checked his convertible as he did
remember the lights. But then a couple of thugs approached & beat him
up & knocked him out. Then the van pulled up as they loaded him in &
had him kidnapped! Bernie had the last laugh saying,
"I told you not to screw me, Ricky Prince!" as they drove off.
But they didn't notice that Frank was hiding behind a column &
couldn't believe Ricky Prince was kidnapped!
Back @ the hotel restaurant, Lou was waiting until she saw Ralph
(not Joe).
"Honey, you ready?"
"For what?" he asked as Lou paid the check.
Back @ the penthouse suite, Frank entered as he rushed to find
someone.
"Where have you been?" asked Ricky, "We got rehearsal?"
"Aw man." Frank said, "I just came from the parking garage & saw
some thugs kidnap Ricky Prince."
"Have you been drinking again, Frankie?" asked Ricky.
Then Elaine, Ricky's new intelligent manager, used her logic
saying,
"Obviously, the kidnappers got the wrong guy. They either got Joe
Roman from that tv show, or my fiance, Ralph Bitando! We gotta
rescue
Ralph or Joe!"
"Later!" said Ricky as they left for rehearsal. That left Elaine
to investigate on her own. She went to get some ice when she saw
Ralph
& Lou entering the honeymoon suite.
At an apartment in an old neighborhood, we find Joe Roman tied to
a
chair & his mouth taped.
"You ruined me, Ricky Prince!" yelled Bernie, "That double of yours
cost me my job @ the record company. I'm a laughingstock of the
industry! Now I got a new contract for you to sign for my new record
label. No more songwriting or playing the guitar. I'll make you into
another Milli Vanilli!"
Now Joe knew better not to deceive & put Ricky's life in jeopardy.
So he played along with the charade. Then Nora entered wearing a
sexy
nightgown.
"Bernie," she purred, "Let me sleep with Ricky!"
"Later."
Back @ the hotel, Elaine stood outside the honeymoon suite,
overhearing a shower going. Then she heard Lou call room service
ordering champagne. So she went down to the kitchen & disguised
herself
as a bus-boy. She took the champagne up to the honeymoon suite.
She
found Ralph in a robe, out of the shower.
"Elaine!" gasped Ralph.
"You know my husband?" asked Lou in a gown in bed.
"He's my fiance!" she explained.
"Having an affair!" screamed Lou as she took a bucket of ice &
threw it @ Ralph! "My dad's right, I shouldn't have married a
musician!" as she cried in bed.
"Ralph, I forgive you." she said as Lou was shocked, "I won't slap
you or cause a Melrose scene. Why don't you sing for Lou."
Ralph sang a song, but doesn't have a strong voice like Joe or
Ricky has.
"You're telling the truth." cried Lou, "Forgive me."
"You're Lou Roman?" asked Elaine as she nodded, "You're
husband's
been kidnapped! Ricky's horn player, Frankie, witnissed the whole
incident @ the parking garage."
"The waiter got a phony message." she said, "The car lights weren't
on!"
Ralph said, "They kidnapped the wrong person. They don't have
Ricky Prince, they got Joe Roman!"
"We gotta save my husband." she eclaimed as they went up to the
penthouse suite.
Meanwhile @ rehearsal, Ricky & the band were jammin'. Frank
stepped on a couple of bars throwing off the arrangement.
"Can't you read music?" asked Ricky.
"Sorry." he said. Then they jammed again as Ricky played a guitar
solo. When he finished, Frank played a trumpet solo. That ticked
Ricky
off! Ricky got off his guitar, went to Frank & punched him!
"You switched places!" he yelled, "If you don't tell me where
Frankie is, I'll turn you into a real White Angel, with wings!"
Frank got up & told Ricky,
"You're a self-centered rock star! Except for your twin, Ralph,
you treat your other band members like dirt. Frankie's a talented
musician. I treat my band members with respect! You wanna fire your
friend, go to Channel 44."
Ricky dragged Frank into the limo headed to the tv station.
Back @ the apartment, Bernie removed Joe from the chair & into
the
bed with Nora. He was still tied & taped.
"Nora, while I go get us some Chinese food, frame Ricky Prince
with
a paternity suit!"
"With pleasure!" she drooled. As he left, he told his thugs not to
let anyone in or out.
Nora started making moves on Joe. But as the situation got worse,
Joe managed to untie his hands. Then he punched Nora out cold! Then
he
removed the tape off his mouth & placed it on Nora. Then he taped
her
body to the bed. Joe got up, then tore the contract up, escape out the
window & ran down a fire escape. Joe ran for his life until he reached
a donut shop when he saw a police motorcycle parked. Joe's friend,
Jamal, came out when he tried to start the motorcycle.
"Off the bike!"
"Jamal, this is an emergency!" he said, "I just escaped afetr being
kidnapped! But they think I'm Ricky Prince! Go to 221 Elm, #304,
you'll find the girl tied in bed. She seduced me!"
Jamal handed his keys & helmet to Joe, "I'll fine you $400 later.
Go before they spot you! I'll take care of the girl."
Joe drove Jamal's police motorcycle to escape!
Meanwhile @ a Channel 44 studio, Frankie rehearsed with The
White
Angels without a guitarist. Frankie played a trumpet solo when Ricky
entered the studio.
"Take 5 guys, I wanna talk to Frank, private!" as the band left.
Then he undid his shirt to show his tattoo & gruffed,
"You're fired Frankie! This story line should've been shorter!
Your double's waiting in the limo!" as he put his shirt back on.
When Ricky & Frankie left Channel 44, Bernie saw them as he was
driving, thinking he's Ralph Bitando. Bernie got out of the van &
pulled a gun @ Ricky as Frankie hid in the limo.
"Get in the van!" he said, "I got the Prince of rock & roll
captive, now I'll have Ralph Bitando as well."
When Ricky got in the van, the station manager witnissed the whole
incident.
Bernie was driving back until he saw Joe Roman driving a police
motorcycle.
"Lousy Nora!" he yelled, "Ricky's escaped!"
A few blocks ahead, we find Elaine driving a car with Lou & Ralph
on board. When they stopped for a traffic signal, they saw a blue van
chasing a police motorcycle.
"That's them!" shouted Lou, "My husband always drives a
motorcycle
in Larry's fanfics! Let's go!"
The cahse was on as Elaine, Bernie & Joe chased each other all
around Philadelphia causing a commotion. Police cars chased the 3
vehicles. Then it ended when Bernie's tire popped & crashed @ a fire
hydramt! The police took everbody down to the station.
The captain was really confused when he saw Ricky, Ralph & Joe,
so
he made them wear nametags.
"What a jackpot!" he exclaimed, "What happened?"
Joe testified, "Bernie & Nora kidnapped me @ the hotel garage.
Except they made a mistake, they got Joe Roman!"
"Then who did I get in my van?" asked Bernie as Ricky raised his
hand & he yelled "AAARGH!"
Then Jamal entered with the thugs & Nora arrested.
"That's the girl who seduced me!" said Joe.
The cops took Bernie, Nora & the thugs to jail for assault & false
kidnapping. But the Captain wasn't done.
"Stealing a police motorcycle's 30 days or a $400 fine."
"I'll pay the fine since Joe saved my life." said Ricky.
Outside the station, the staion manager of Channel 44 arrived with
the contract in his hand.
"I don't want violence to happen on my station or on station
property! I'm tearing up the White Angels contract & cancelling the
series. You're..."
As he was about to tear up the contract, he saw all three together
& couldn't belive it!
"I'll work this out." said Ricky.
The night came when fans went to Ricky Prince's concert. The
warm-up band was The White Angels as Channel 44 telecast the White
Angels' portion of the concert. Lou, Ricky & Ralph cheered Joe's
guitar
solos & vocals while Velma drooled over Ben's vibes solos. Near the
end, Frank said,
"Before Ricky Prince comes out, everyone in life has a double.
Mine can be found in Ricky Prince's horn section. Meet my double,
Frankie Smith!"
Frankie came out with his own white trumpet (how he spene some
of
his $10,000) & shook hands with Frank. The band played a fast jazz
number. Frank played the first trumpet solo, then Joe, who was
between
the two lookalikes, played a guitar solo & Ricky was impressed when
Frankie played the second trumpet solo!
At Intermission, Elaine told Frank,
"Looks like your band rocks. After your tv show's done, I wanna
sign your band to a record deal. Ricky Prince wants you on his label."
Ricky caught up to Frankie & told him,
"Cool solo!"
"I thought I was fired." said Frankie.
"You're back on my team." pleaded Ricky, "Next album, I'll let you
do two trumpet soloes." Ricky shook Frankie's hand & was forgiven.
"On one condition." said Frankie.
At the Ricky Prince concert, Ricky sang "Reason #99". Then he
played a guitar solo & went over to his horn section, telling Frankie to
play. Frankie played a trumpet solo. When he finished, Ricky said,
"Frankie Smith on trumpet!"
Velma got her date with Benjamin. But where were Joe & Lou?
Joe & Lou were back home in their bedroom. Joe was in his robe
as
he asked Lou,
"Are you ready to have a baby?"
he took a cassette tape out & played it on the stereo. Joe took
off his robe & got into bed with Lou as they heard smooth, silky
electric guitar music.
"You did that?" she asked.
Joe nodded, "Make out music." Then they covered their faces over
&
that's as far as I'll go in this story.
HOLD IT! How about a bio on Frank Brandis & Joe Roman?
FRANK'S BIO:
(Frank plays trumpet) I'm Frank Brandis,
trumpeter
& leader of The White Angels. When I was 12 years
old, I wanted a game system. Instead, my dad got
me a trumpet. I played in school & jazz bands. I
met Joe Roman when he played guitar in his garage.
We quickly became friends. After high school, I
played in a couple of horn sections in pop bands.
Then I was lead trumpet in a deck band aboard the
SS Rosita. I met Joe on the boat & the magic
happened again. Then moved to Philadelphia &
formed The White Angels.
JOE'S BIO:
(Joe playing guitar) I'm Joe Roman; lead vocals &
guitarist for The White Angels. I self taught myself
playing guitar when I was 12 & got my first electric
guitar when I was 14. I like playing jazz cause I
really gets my fingers going, also like to rock &
play disco on my wah-wah pedal. I gave up music for
a motorcycle, then became a mechanic. I got back
into music playing as Super Cool Joe in The Biker
Dudes band.