walk with jimmy
Chapter 98 Differences between Britain and America
Before coming to the United States, everyone was full of yearning and expectation for this.
But when they really came to the United States, they began to miss Britain again.
"Did you hear what that Yankee said just now? He said waste paper basket."
Lance said in a very confused voice: "I don't understand, the trash can should be a simple bin. What is a Wastepaperbasket? A trash can for throwing waste paper? So, is there a special classification for trash cans in the United States? Divided into... waste paper, plastic bags, and mineral water bottles?"
"Never mind the shit bin, let's figure out how to get rid of <she's 16 years old> first."
James said frantically, "How the hell do you want me to sing?"
"How to sing what?"
Lance didn't know about it yet, so he asked inexplicably, "What's wrong with this song?"
詹姆斯拿起一张白纸给他看:“这是刚才比尔给我的总结,美国这边的法律规定和我们英国不同。他们的法定成年不全是16岁。当然也有一部分州的法律是16岁,可根据统计,还有1个州定得是14岁,2个州定了15岁,6个州定了17岁,10个州定了18岁……”
"Wow——!"
Lance sighed, not knowing what to say.
But James is already on the verge of madness: "So, if we don't want to be troubled by some underage protection organization, at place A, I have to sing 'she is 17 years old'; at place B, I have to change it to 'she is 15 years old. Years old', what the hell! Can I just change all of them to 'she's this year'? One size fits all, the most trouble-free."
"No, the soul of the song itself has changed." Lance refused without thinking.
"Okay, after the guitar has a name, now, your song has a soul. But every time I change places, I have to change the name of the hell, do you know how troublesome it is?" James yelled and protested.
"How troublesome can it be? Just change your mouth."
"It's just a change of name? It's so fucking easy for you to say it! Why don't you call Lance today and Slan tomorrow?"
"Don't talk about it, it's not difficult to change the lyrics, right?"
"You you on the line!"
"If I can go, do you think there will be you?"
"Get out, shut up if you can't!"
"I said, children! The official performance will be next Wednesday, can you calm down and stop arguing?" The bassist Theo said helplessly.
"Actually, I am more worried about the stage design than the problem of such a lyric."
Baldwin said worriedly: "That Matt seemed to say he was going to get something new yesterday, but do you remember the pink bus he used to pick us up that day?"
James and Lance were silent at the same time.
They both looked at each other, seeing the same disgust in each other's eyes.
"That's right, I made a lot of designs for your performance, of course, including the image..." Matt, the person in charge of the American RHD Music Company, said to everyone with a smile on his face.
Then, he took out something like a sketchbook, and distributed the pre-printed pages to everyone in the room.In addition to the four members of the Planet band, tour managers Bill and Davis also participated in the discussion.
"Look, this is Jimmy's look. Green eyes are both beautiful and evil. So, how about a bad wizard look? For Lance, I remember your profile says Capricornus, and you wear a goat-like devil horn How? Sure handsome and cool; Theo, punk kid? Holes and sequins are perfect for you; Baldwin, do you like lions? We can make you a mighty fuzzy headgear..."
"Excuse me, are you fucking joking? We are singing on stage, not playing clowns in the circus." James said dissatisfied.
"It's a bit imaginative, Jimmy. Modeling is also part of the stage performance. Your performance model is too simple. Adding a variety of elements into it can attract the audience more, isn't it good?"
Matt patiently persuaded them without getting angry: "Please believe me, RHD Music Company sent me here to help you do as the Romans do. We can be invincible only if we work together. After all, this is the United States, and the national conditions of the United Kingdom are different. "
James suddenly looked at others hesitantly.
Bill, the tour manager, agreed: "He has a point."
But Lance said: "Planet's music doesn't need these gimmicks, music is music."
The black-haired guitarist who has always been very social, always seems to be very serious and uncompromising when it comes to music: "I don't reject styling, and I don't reject any stage special effects and props, but in the final analysis, those are some A trick is a sign of weakness in a band that lacks self-confidence and wants to use something else to attract the audience. Believe me, Matt. On stage, it will always be the music that will really make the difference.”
These words were too straightforward, especially the contemptuous tone when he said "some little tricks", which made Matt a little embarrassed.
"Uh, it should be okay to try..."
James hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "But don't make it too exaggerated?"
Lance also realized that what he just said was a bit too harsh.
He hastily changed his words: "If you have to do something, you can do it, but you can't take away the host's role."
Only then did Matt's expression soften a little, and he continued to discuss stage arrangements with them as if nothing had happened.
The person in charge sent by the American music company, no matter what his taste was, was indeed doing his best to promote the performance of the Planetary Band.
At that time, the major video stores had fully put the new album of the Planetary Band [Take You Elope], and, as long as the bars and clubs could be contacted, they were all given a free record.
In addition, as he himself said, from the moment the band stepped off the plane, the publicity began immediately.
On the pink bus that picked up the airport, the spray-painted [Planet Flying] is exactly the theme he planned for this performance.
So, to fit the theme.
Matt also told everyone: "When you come out, you're going to fall from the sky on the stage. That kind of...Jimmy singing, Lance playing the guitar, Theo playing the bass, falling from the sky on the stage."
Baldwin couldn't help asking: "What about me?"
Matt replied awkwardly: "You waited for them to fall from the sky on the stage."
Baldwin: ...
Matt hastily added: "They can carry the guitar, bass and microphone by themselves, but the drum kit..."
Baldwin: "I get it, I'll just wait on stage with my drums."
After placating the poor drummer...
Matt continued to explain his idea, probably to use the wire to hang them on the stage, then there will be lights and smoke, in short, to create a mysterious feeling...
Sounds like fun.
Unlike Lance's slight disgust, James was eager to try it, as excited as a curious child who was about to line up at the amusement park to play the jumping machine.
Before the official stage, everyone rehearsed diligently for several rounds.Moreover, during the rehearsal with makeup, they repeatedly tested the whole process of falling from the sky to the stage.
Lance felt bad.
Although he did not play a wrong note, when he was not exerting any force in mid-air, he did not dare to move other parts of his body except for his fingers to pluck the strings. He always felt very uncomfortable. Fortunately, it was only an opening for a few minutes;
Theo was also not used to it.
But they only need to play a prelude of "She is 16 years old" in the air, and the bass doesn't take much space in the prelude of this song, so he just needs to calmly think about pretending, and he doesn't have to think too much like Lance Something about playing.
Unlike the two of them, James actually likes this feeling of being suspended.
He stretched his arms and yelled, "Cool ahhh, I'm fucking flying! Do it again, do it again!"
Because he looks so happy...
Everyone was very worried that he was so busy playing on the day of the official performance that he forgot to sing instead.
But there was no time for more rehearsals.
Soon came the day of the official performance.
On this day, Davis took the staff outside to check all the equipment and sound repeatedly, trying to ensure that there would be no accidents on the stage;
Bill is like a full-time nanny, watching the four members of the band backstage in case they are unavailable.
"Bill, Bill, can you come here?"
Lance yelled as he let the stylist continue to do his hair.
"Of course, what's the matter?"
Bill hurried over to ask.
James, who was putting on makeup, also looked over curiously.
Lance began to babble with annoyance on his face: "Well, this problem... I don't know what's going on. But look at this, I clearly said that I want a order of French fries, but why did you give me a bag of French fries? Chips? French fries are the thick ones for dipping in gravy, salt, and cheese. Potato chips are small fried slices. These two are completely different things. And this, I want candy! Candy! Why give I have a big box of Snickers? How can a Snickers be candy? Isn’t it a chocolate bar?”
He stopped here and looked over.
Bill hurriedly put on a serious look to show that he was listening carefully and that he attached great importance to this matter.
Lance continued to complain bitchly: "Why are you doing this to me? Do I seem to be easy to handle? I really don't want to cause trouble for anyone, and I don't want to make myself seem picky, but I'm sitting here, enough I endured it for almost four and 10 minutes, it was too troublesome! I just want to go on stage without distraction, and I don’t want to go on stage, thinking about it... I want French fries, give me potato chips, I want candy, give me Snickers, fuck!"
"I can explain, Lance."
Bill said in as calm a tone as possible: "Did you tell the staff that you wanted Chips and Candy?"
"Yeah, Chips and Candy, what's up?"
"In the United States, Chips are potato chips; if you want to eat French fries, you have to say fries; and, Candy refers to candy in our UK, but in the United States, chocolate is also Candy."
"Ah! What the hell! This is a fucking nightmare! How can chocolate be Candy!!"
Lance broke down instantly and smashed the potato chips and Snickers bars, throwing them everywhere: "Fuck America, Americans are all idiots!"
"Calm down, calm down, Lance."
Bill tried to appease him: "You're right, you're right. It's all my fault, I didn't check it out, but we have to perform later, don't we? Don't let these affect your performance .”
"I don't let anything affect my performance."
Lance said angrily, "But this goddamn place, I'm going to be on the fucking stage, and I can't even eat a fries!"
"What a big deal!"
At this time, James, who had finished his makeup, stood up and said, "Anyway, potato chips and French fries are made of potatoes, and chocolate and candy are sweet, so deal with it. Lance, you are overly nervous. Come on, take a deep breath , take it easy and you'll be fine."
The blond lead singer was leisurely criticizing his own guitarist, while unscrewing a bottle of fruit juice...
But after taking a sip, he spit it out!
Bill was so frightened that he almost jumped up: "God, what's wrong with you? Please don't have an accident!"
"Fuck, liar! What the fuck sold me wasn't cider, it was apple juice!" James shouted, staring at the bottle angrily.
Bill was instantly powerless.
He explained bitterly: "...you must have bought Cider, which is non-alcoholic apple juice in the United States."
"This bloody place, I'm going to be on the fucking stage, I can't even drink cider!"
James was completely mad: "Fuck the United States, Americans are all idiots! Even if you don't have alcohol, you deserve to be called Cider!!"
"What a big deal!"
Lance immediately returned it with a smile: "It's all made of apples, deal with it and drink it. Jimmy, you're just too nervous. Come on, take a deep breath, and you'll be fine after a while."
But when they really came to the United States, they began to miss Britain again.
"Did you hear what that Yankee said just now? He said waste paper basket."
Lance said in a very confused voice: "I don't understand, the trash can should be a simple bin. What is a Wastepaperbasket? A trash can for throwing waste paper? So, is there a special classification for trash cans in the United States? Divided into... waste paper, plastic bags, and mineral water bottles?"
"Never mind the shit bin, let's figure out how to get rid of <she's 16 years old> first."
James said frantically, "How the hell do you want me to sing?"
"How to sing what?"
Lance didn't know about it yet, so he asked inexplicably, "What's wrong with this song?"
詹姆斯拿起一张白纸给他看:“这是刚才比尔给我的总结,美国这边的法律规定和我们英国不同。他们的法定成年不全是16岁。当然也有一部分州的法律是16岁,可根据统计,还有1个州定得是14岁,2个州定了15岁,6个州定了17岁,10个州定了18岁……”
"Wow——!"
Lance sighed, not knowing what to say.
But James is already on the verge of madness: "So, if we don't want to be troubled by some underage protection organization, at place A, I have to sing 'she is 17 years old'; at place B, I have to change it to 'she is 15 years old. Years old', what the hell! Can I just change all of them to 'she's this year'? One size fits all, the most trouble-free."
"No, the soul of the song itself has changed." Lance refused without thinking.
"Okay, after the guitar has a name, now, your song has a soul. But every time I change places, I have to change the name of the hell, do you know how troublesome it is?" James yelled and protested.
"How troublesome can it be? Just change your mouth."
"It's just a change of name? It's so fucking easy for you to say it! Why don't you call Lance today and Slan tomorrow?"
"Don't talk about it, it's not difficult to change the lyrics, right?"
"You you on the line!"
"If I can go, do you think there will be you?"
"Get out, shut up if you can't!"
"I said, children! The official performance will be next Wednesday, can you calm down and stop arguing?" The bassist Theo said helplessly.
"Actually, I am more worried about the stage design than the problem of such a lyric."
Baldwin said worriedly: "That Matt seemed to say he was going to get something new yesterday, but do you remember the pink bus he used to pick us up that day?"
James and Lance were silent at the same time.
They both looked at each other, seeing the same disgust in each other's eyes.
"That's right, I made a lot of designs for your performance, of course, including the image..." Matt, the person in charge of the American RHD Music Company, said to everyone with a smile on his face.
Then, he took out something like a sketchbook, and distributed the pre-printed pages to everyone in the room.In addition to the four members of the Planet band, tour managers Bill and Davis also participated in the discussion.
"Look, this is Jimmy's look. Green eyes are both beautiful and evil. So, how about a bad wizard look? For Lance, I remember your profile says Capricornus, and you wear a goat-like devil horn How? Sure handsome and cool; Theo, punk kid? Holes and sequins are perfect for you; Baldwin, do you like lions? We can make you a mighty fuzzy headgear..."
"Excuse me, are you fucking joking? We are singing on stage, not playing clowns in the circus." James said dissatisfied.
"It's a bit imaginative, Jimmy. Modeling is also part of the stage performance. Your performance model is too simple. Adding a variety of elements into it can attract the audience more, isn't it good?"
Matt patiently persuaded them without getting angry: "Please believe me, RHD Music Company sent me here to help you do as the Romans do. We can be invincible only if we work together. After all, this is the United States, and the national conditions of the United Kingdom are different. "
James suddenly looked at others hesitantly.
Bill, the tour manager, agreed: "He has a point."
But Lance said: "Planet's music doesn't need these gimmicks, music is music."
The black-haired guitarist who has always been very social, always seems to be very serious and uncompromising when it comes to music: "I don't reject styling, and I don't reject any stage special effects and props, but in the final analysis, those are some A trick is a sign of weakness in a band that lacks self-confidence and wants to use something else to attract the audience. Believe me, Matt. On stage, it will always be the music that will really make the difference.”
These words were too straightforward, especially the contemptuous tone when he said "some little tricks", which made Matt a little embarrassed.
"Uh, it should be okay to try..."
James hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "But don't make it too exaggerated?"
Lance also realized that what he just said was a bit too harsh.
He hastily changed his words: "If you have to do something, you can do it, but you can't take away the host's role."
Only then did Matt's expression soften a little, and he continued to discuss stage arrangements with them as if nothing had happened.
The person in charge sent by the American music company, no matter what his taste was, was indeed doing his best to promote the performance of the Planetary Band.
At that time, the major video stores had fully put the new album of the Planetary Band [Take You Elope], and, as long as the bars and clubs could be contacted, they were all given a free record.
In addition, as he himself said, from the moment the band stepped off the plane, the publicity began immediately.
On the pink bus that picked up the airport, the spray-painted [Planet Flying] is exactly the theme he planned for this performance.
So, to fit the theme.
Matt also told everyone: "When you come out, you're going to fall from the sky on the stage. That kind of...Jimmy singing, Lance playing the guitar, Theo playing the bass, falling from the sky on the stage."
Baldwin couldn't help asking: "What about me?"
Matt replied awkwardly: "You waited for them to fall from the sky on the stage."
Baldwin: ...
Matt hastily added: "They can carry the guitar, bass and microphone by themselves, but the drum kit..."
Baldwin: "I get it, I'll just wait on stage with my drums."
After placating the poor drummer...
Matt continued to explain his idea, probably to use the wire to hang them on the stage, then there will be lights and smoke, in short, to create a mysterious feeling...
Sounds like fun.
Unlike Lance's slight disgust, James was eager to try it, as excited as a curious child who was about to line up at the amusement park to play the jumping machine.
Before the official stage, everyone rehearsed diligently for several rounds.Moreover, during the rehearsal with makeup, they repeatedly tested the whole process of falling from the sky to the stage.
Lance felt bad.
Although he did not play a wrong note, when he was not exerting any force in mid-air, he did not dare to move other parts of his body except for his fingers to pluck the strings. He always felt very uncomfortable. Fortunately, it was only an opening for a few minutes;
Theo was also not used to it.
But they only need to play a prelude of "She is 16 years old" in the air, and the bass doesn't take much space in the prelude of this song, so he just needs to calmly think about pretending, and he doesn't have to think too much like Lance Something about playing.
Unlike the two of them, James actually likes this feeling of being suspended.
He stretched his arms and yelled, "Cool ahhh, I'm fucking flying! Do it again, do it again!"
Because he looks so happy...
Everyone was very worried that he was so busy playing on the day of the official performance that he forgot to sing instead.
But there was no time for more rehearsals.
Soon came the day of the official performance.
On this day, Davis took the staff outside to check all the equipment and sound repeatedly, trying to ensure that there would be no accidents on the stage;
Bill is like a full-time nanny, watching the four members of the band backstage in case they are unavailable.
"Bill, Bill, can you come here?"
Lance yelled as he let the stylist continue to do his hair.
"Of course, what's the matter?"
Bill hurried over to ask.
James, who was putting on makeup, also looked over curiously.
Lance began to babble with annoyance on his face: "Well, this problem... I don't know what's going on. But look at this, I clearly said that I want a order of French fries, but why did you give me a bag of French fries? Chips? French fries are the thick ones for dipping in gravy, salt, and cheese. Potato chips are small fried slices. These two are completely different things. And this, I want candy! Candy! Why give I have a big box of Snickers? How can a Snickers be candy? Isn’t it a chocolate bar?”
He stopped here and looked over.
Bill hurriedly put on a serious look to show that he was listening carefully and that he attached great importance to this matter.
Lance continued to complain bitchly: "Why are you doing this to me? Do I seem to be easy to handle? I really don't want to cause trouble for anyone, and I don't want to make myself seem picky, but I'm sitting here, enough I endured it for almost four and 10 minutes, it was too troublesome! I just want to go on stage without distraction, and I don’t want to go on stage, thinking about it... I want French fries, give me potato chips, I want candy, give me Snickers, fuck!"
"I can explain, Lance."
Bill said in as calm a tone as possible: "Did you tell the staff that you wanted Chips and Candy?"
"Yeah, Chips and Candy, what's up?"
"In the United States, Chips are potato chips; if you want to eat French fries, you have to say fries; and, Candy refers to candy in our UK, but in the United States, chocolate is also Candy."
"Ah! What the hell! This is a fucking nightmare! How can chocolate be Candy!!"
Lance broke down instantly and smashed the potato chips and Snickers bars, throwing them everywhere: "Fuck America, Americans are all idiots!"
"Calm down, calm down, Lance."
Bill tried to appease him: "You're right, you're right. It's all my fault, I didn't check it out, but we have to perform later, don't we? Don't let these affect your performance .”
"I don't let anything affect my performance."
Lance said angrily, "But this goddamn place, I'm going to be on the fucking stage, and I can't even eat a fries!"
"What a big deal!"
At this time, James, who had finished his makeup, stood up and said, "Anyway, potato chips and French fries are made of potatoes, and chocolate and candy are sweet, so deal with it. Lance, you are overly nervous. Come on, take a deep breath , take it easy and you'll be fine."
The blond lead singer was leisurely criticizing his own guitarist, while unscrewing a bottle of fruit juice...
But after taking a sip, he spit it out!
Bill was so frightened that he almost jumped up: "God, what's wrong with you? Please don't have an accident!"
"Fuck, liar! What the fuck sold me wasn't cider, it was apple juice!" James shouted, staring at the bottle angrily.
Bill was instantly powerless.
He explained bitterly: "...you must have bought Cider, which is non-alcoholic apple juice in the United States."
"This bloody place, I'm going to be on the fucking stage, I can't even drink cider!"
James was completely mad: "Fuck the United States, Americans are all idiots! Even if you don't have alcohol, you deserve to be called Cider!!"
"What a big deal!"
Lance immediately returned it with a smile: "It's all made of apples, deal with it and drink it. Jimmy, you're just too nervous. Come on, take a deep breath, and you'll be fine after a while."
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