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AlyEuphoriaEvents:That’s exactly what you said when I called you.Don’t make me quote you to yourself.
MustLoveMusic:Okay, maybe I said I might end up there.It was figurative.I’m working on a less drastic alternative.It’d be very complicated if I ended up at their place.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Still, I could send your check to your parents’ place then.You can pick it up on your next shame-filled visit.
MustLoveMusic:That’s ...practical.Not a bad idea, Aly-e.Thanks.I’ll email the info in a bit.So—what about a gig?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:There are a few weddings still holding out for Love & Vinyl.If they don’t fix their issues by next week, I’ll be holding auditions.If you’re actually interested.I’d prefer a full band, though.
MustLoveMusic:The guys you had yesterday were decent.I could work with them.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Ha.Ha.“Work with them,” you say.As if you’re gracing them with your presence.Please.They’ve played more weddings than you’ve played in your entire life.
MustLoveMusic:Sure, they have the record in weddings but ...don’t forget I delivered last night.Didn’t I?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:You did.Against all odds.
MustLoveMusic:Send me their numbers.I’ll rehearse.We’ll call ourselves Vinyl 2.0.~Reboot the dream.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Absolutely not.You need a better name.That one sounds like a tech start-up.
MustLoveMusic:You don’t trust me to name a band?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Should I?
MustLoveMusic:I named the last band I was in.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Your garage band doesn’t count.
MustLoveMusic:So what, you want me to come up with a name like Dead Moth Parade?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:That’s already taken.They broke up a few years ago.Too much drama, not enough lyrics.
MustLoveMusic:They did, huh?You knew them?You liked them?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:It was the ‘90s.We all made questionable decisions.
MustLoveMusic:You say that like you’re defending a secret CD collection.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Grunge was strong.I liked them as much as I liked Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, and Soundgarden.Some songs, but not all their music.
MustLoveMusic:A woman of taste, I see.Anything else you listen to these days—or is it just wedding playlists and bridal entrance edits?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Excuse you.That’s a bold question for someone who didn’t know much about music before he was hired, but pretended well during our phone conversation.
MustLoveMusic:Touché.But I’m curious.Beyond Hall & Oates ...what do you like?
AlyEuphoriaEvents:Why do you keep bringing up Hall & Oates?
MustLoveMusic:Because it wasn’t on the playlist.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:There’s always a request for H&O at a wedding.I needed to know if you could improvise if someone shouted “Maneater” after four gin and tonics.
MustLoveMusic:I can improvise.More than you think.
AlyEuphoriaEvents:You did well, I agreed, remember?
MustLoveMusic:Name one band you like more than just a few songs.
