walk with jimmy

Chapter 122 Magic Showdown

The event, which Abel suggested the band to attend, was a charity performance.The organizer happened to be an acquaintance of the band, the blues guitarist Lawrence who met Lance on the first national joint tour and befriended Lance.

The purpose of his holding this event is to promote research on brain tumors.

At that time, there was an elderly musician in the circle who was suffering from this disease, but due to the high cost of treatment, the family was overwhelmed.

But in the music world at that time, there was still a very old tradition.

This tradition originated from the wandering entertainers who traveled around in the early days.Those artists who were born at the bottom of the class, but their art was not yet recognized by the public, were always wandering around, sleeping on the streets, generally poor, and even died with naked clothes. After all, art cannot be eaten.

Therefore, the atmosphere of mutual help and mutual assistance has gradually formed among colleagues.Even if everyone competes with each other, dislikes each other, and can't understand each other when they are alive, but if the other party is seriously ill and is about to die, almost everyone will lend a helping hand and take the initiative to raise funds together to pay for the funeral expenses. Ability will also help educate future generations.

This atmosphere of helping each other is especially common among the older generation of musicians.

Therefore, when Lawrence learned that his colleague was sick but suffered from high medical bills, he immediately found a few friends to perform and wanted to raise funds for him.

But what I didn't expect was that there were many peers who responded.

So, after thinking about it, he simply expanded the scale, put on a small charity performance, and donated all the extra money to promote medical research on this.

Therefore, it is not only the planet band and the adventure band that come to participate.

Stewart's Dancing Sculpture Band, as well as the Clowns, the Beach Boys and many other bands came to participate.

After hearing the news, James was finally relieved.

Now he doesn't want to be alone with that Doyle anymore, and he doesn't want to have any friendship interaction anymore.Therefore, group activities are the best, pretend on the surface, and then pose for a few photos, and the matter will pass.

But at the same time, Lance didn't think so.

He doesn't have to compete with other bands now, but he doesn't want to lose to that adventure group band at all.

Still the old saying.

The people who help the Planetary Band the most every time are not relatives, friends, fans, or those bigwigs waving money, but—enemies, or opponents.

Band life is very different from ordinary work.

For ordinary work, commute to and from work on time, never arrive late or leave early, carefully handle all the work assigned to you properly, as long as you don’t make too many mistakes, you can get a basic passing grade, and these, There is still a certain model and fixed evaluation criteria; but the band is different, they will also rehearse seriously before the performance, but on some days when there is no performance, no work at hand, and a high degree of freedom, it is all based on self-consciousness.

The tour had drained the band's energy, and the vacation back home had left everyone overly relaxed.

A lack of purpose and drive is something that happens to everyone from time to time.

Fortunately, the rise of the adventure group gave everyone another motivation to struggle.

Although what James and Theo did before was all nonsense, but after a toss, the band has the motivation to move forward again.

Abel was glad to see them like this.

But deep down in his heart, he still sincerely hopes that everyone's energy can be used to release singles, albums and performances, but don't make any strange gossip.

To this end, he had a one-on-one conversation with James.

But the content of the conversation was the same, it was something like 'be quiet, don't make trouble, don't do this, don't do that' or something.

James agreed very readily: "Okay!"

Then, when Abel was finally relieved, he would ask, pretending to be cute: "Then what else can I do? Stand on the stage and be a priest?"

The manager was so angry that he couldn't speak, and his inner world was wandering back and forth between the two options of "smacking him" and "kissing him" every day.

In the end, he could only choose to leave angrily.

But in fact, Abel always forgets the truth that 'like attracts like' and 'a slap doesn't make a sound'.

Without the other three members of the Planetary Band directly or indirectly provoking troubles, or even assisting them, what James can do alone is often limited.

So, when James didn't intend to do anything, Lance quietly stood up and tried to stir up trouble.

The dark-haired guitarist held a grudge for "Doyle handed James a note and entered the hotel room together."

But he has always been unable to do anything about James, so the persimmon is looking for a soft pinch, and he only wants to trouble the other party (Doyle: ???).

But this person has a very sullen and awkward personality. When he wants to ask his teammates for help, he never says bluntly: "Dude, I am very upset because of XX people or XX things. You all come to help me, and I will die." that grandson. '

He will usually obliquely disentangle himself, put it another way, or find another excuse, and try to elevate a personal grievance to the level of collective honor and disgrace, so that all speeches will become fair and selfless Heart.

Therefore, after receiving Abel's notice, he will participate in a charity party with the adventure group band and compete on the same stage...

After the rehearsal ended that day, he asked casually, "Theo, the kid named Doyle from the adventure group is your rival in love who pried into your corner?"

Theo had just gone crazy with James' company a few days ago, and his mood improved a little. Unexpectedly, he was poked in the heart by his own guitarist, and he couldn't help showing a gloomy look for a while.

But he naively thought that Lance was unintentional, so he agreed without anger: "Well, yes, that's him."

Lance pretended not to see his ugly face at this moment.

He lowered his head and lit a cigarette, took a puff and asked, "Then what are you going to do? You haven't met before, and my buddy can't help you. But since you have already met this time, this matter can't be settled like this."

Sure enough, Theo was a little ready to be picked on again.

But I just got involved with James in the newspaper before, and just after the training, I naturally became interested again, and I couldn't help but say: "Isn't it! But Abel said that this time we want to establish diplomatic relations peacefully. If diplomatic relations are established peacefully, I will... hey, forget it."

"No, it can't be done like that."

Lance bit his cigarette and seemed to feel sorry for his brother: "It doesn't matter if we don't meet, but if we do meet, we still show weakness, and that will embarrass our entire band."

Before waiting for Theo to say anything...

James, who was listening next to him, immediately took the bait, and said with righteous indignation: "Lance is right! You can't admit it."

Drummer Baldwin has seen it all.

He knew that Lance used Theo as a gunman again, but he couldn't say this directly, because it would destroy the unity of the band.

But I lowered my head and thought about it, and felt that healthy competition with the adventure group was conducive to the development of the band.

So, he also stated: "Success, you can't admit cowardice."

At this time, Theo felt the "sincere friendship" of the brothers, and was so moved that he almost cried: "Lance, hey, Lance, buddy, I misunderstood you at the beginning! You are not cold-blooded at all, you and James are both me. Good brother!"

'Not at all cold-blooded' Lance nodded without guilt: "Just remember my kindness from now on, what's the matter? Do you have any ideas?"

Theo immediately began to think hard.

So, he asked, "Then how many brothers are going to beat Doyle together?"

Lance glanced at him speechlessly: "What are you thinking? We are in music, not gangsters. Don't always be so violent."

Then, he said: "I wrote a new song, better than that shit elf. This time, let's put down the adventure group openly. But the problem is, it may take a lot of time to fully rehearse the result, Everyone has to work overtime these days..."

Theo immediately assured: "I have no problem working overtime!"

Immediately afterwards, without Lance's words, Theo took the initiative to beg James and Baldwin to work overtime together.

James naturally agreed, "Okay."

Baldwin looked lovingly at the bass player who was pushed out by Lance to be the gunman, and sighed: "No problem."

No holidays.

Everyone lived in the rehearsal room and practiced day and night.

But other than a head-to-head confrontation...

Lance also did something wicked.

On the day of the charity show, he got a voodoo wizard to do it backstage (to scare people).

It must be explained here that the group of adventurers has a well-known problem, that is, this group of people is particularly superstitious.

Theo was able to escape successfully pretending to be a ghost. On the one hand, he ran fast;

This kind of superstition is mainly due to the fact that they always play magic things in music creation. Naturally, they always read some myths and legends and ghost stories in daily life, and often deal with some religious elements, which leads to the whole band being full of superstition. A mysterious aura that is different from normal people.

In a way, it is very attractive to bring this kind of mysterious aura to the stage of performance.

Especially when they try to create a sense of distortion and psychedelic through music, it can drive the audience to sink together with it.

But at the same time, in real life, they will pay special attention to these ghosts and ghosts.

So, when Lance found some kind of wizard and began to practice in the background...

The other bands didn't feel much, and the entire band of the adventure group felt bad.

The magic stick who claimed to be a Voodoo wizard walked around the backstage without saying a word, but stopped at the door of the dressing room of the adventure group for about 20 seconds.

The lead singer Doyle's hairs stood on end, looking at him in horror.

But the voodoo wizard left without saying anything.

Doyle hurriedly closed the locker room door.

Together with his teammates, he sprinkled salt all over the locker room, and also carried the cross and the portrait of God on his body.

At this time, the drummer of the adventure group tried to push the large mirror for changing clothes to the door.

Everyone looked at him inexplicably.

The lead singer Doyle asked in surprise: "What are you doing?"

The drummer said solemnly: "A Santeria mage taught me a spell before. After I finish reciting, the mirror can help us bounce back the curse."