POLY HIGH SCHOOL DANCE

EXT. EVENING. POLY HIGH SCHOOL GYM

The van pulls up next to a similar woodie at the side of the gymnasium. Kids are milling about, heading to the dance inside.

INT. HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM.

Decorated with banner, streamers, etc. Kids are dancing stiffly to some tame rock’n’roll twist music (several years out of date) as Treadway & Company carry in their gear.

INT. STAGE

Rod Piazza and the Mystics are setting up. Rick goes over and greets Rod

RICK:
Hey Rod, this is Steve Whiting, our new bass player.

Steve and Rod shake hands

ROD:
(to Steve)
Cool man! I’m Rod!

STEVE:
Yeah, man! Rock ‘n’ Roll!!

Rod is obviously impressed, figuring they must be getting serious with this new ‘older’ guy in the band.

ROD:
(to Rick)
So you still going out as Treadway & Company?

RICK:
(unhappily)
Yeah, I guess so!

ROD:
You’re not playing surf music any more. You gotta get yourself a cooler name, Rick!

STEVE:
(reading the Mystics’ bass drum)
The Mystics. Now that’s a cool name!

INT. BAND ON STAGE

The Mystics are on stage playing “MYSTIC EYES”. Rod looks good and plays a mean harmonica. We also see Bob Sandell on the guitar

INT. RICK & BAND WATCHING

Most of the crowd are disinterested but Treadway & Company are all up close to the stage digging the music.

STEVE:
These guys are pretty good!

GREG:
Yeah, cool guys too. But we’re better!

LEFT TO RIGHT

INT. RICK & BAND ON STAGE

SFX CUE: She Got Me II by The Misunderstood

The scene is much like before: the crowd are mostly disinterested but now the Mystics are watching closely.

INT. ROD & MYSTICS WATCHING

BOB:
These guys are pretty good. Check the original song, Rod!

ROD:
Yeah, but we’re better!
(pause) )
And they gotta do something about that name!

On stage Treadway & Company are enjoying performing for their friends in the Mystics and the few other people who are into it.

CUT

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