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jenn
she already has that itch .if she didnt then she wouldnt keep bringing it up .how will it affect their relationship only time will tell .she will be at collage partys boys girls alcohol drugs lots of choices. most are not healthy for a long term relationship .the first time teri calls and jenns at a party or otherwise busy will say a lot of whats going to happen with their future .same issues for teri they have a lot of growing up to do in a very difficult situation .the music business is a pressure cooker and its just starting the other girls are used to it so jenn and teri have a lot of catching up to do
College
Dear Lisa,
It’s great that you responded so quickly! I like what you’ve said. But college should be starting in the fall and I was hoping to keep this a summer story. Although the Chicago stop introduces Jenn’s sister and maybe she and Jenn might go out together… Party before Teri arrives…
I also like your pressure cooker analogy and it’s a valid point.
Thank you for such great suggestions!
Very interesting
End of the chapter there! Left a lot hanging in the air. I’m glad Jenn will have a life of her own. She’s too smart to be only a full time groupie.
Oh, and more concerts! And there is no way that you could ever write anything that “sucked!”
Left Hanging
Dear Avid,
Thank you for writing, and I admit I have a 'a hanging problem.'
I hesitate to tie up everything. Maybe it's my fear of death or something deeper driving that obsession. But I enjoy ending chapters with a hook to keep your attention and drag you back. No one eats one potato chip.
I agree that Jenn needs to be more than a groupie. Hopefully, college will be a good fit for her.
Thanks for helping,
Leslie
Great Chapter
You have opened so many new avenues in this chapter and it's great. No way you should be winding down. Teri's gender/sexuality continues to be interesting when it's played out in real life as it was here. Tiffany's sobriety is not necessarily a settled issue and that can be further explored. The rock opera alone is worthy of another book as it evolves. The descriptions of the concerts never gets old. Keep going!
winding down!
Dear Annie,
Thank you for your enthusiastic response. The rock opera idea surprised me, too. I don't know if that is practical for a story that only covers a summer first tour. As an alternative, I wonder what Warner would think about a mini-album release. It might be too dark or weird (an often-used phrase). Maybe they can try a three-song story, a movement of a bigger thing?
I'm glad you still enjoy the concerts. The behind-the-scenes details can still be unique since each show is different.
I don't want to beat up Tiffany too much. She's doing so well. But a slip can be celebrated, too. She needs a good reason.
And Teri, (sigh). Who knows?
Hmmmm a Rock opera
An interesting idea & the songs are hidden with in other albums like they could be bonus tracks or something. So going forward some of the smaller venues (like Music fests and such), we can kind of skip those with just a quick blurb about it. Teri's sexuality & gender are the main part of the story, as well as the music writing. Would like to hear more of how the conga song turns out.
Love Samantha Renée Heart.
Bonus Tracks...
...would defeat the purpose. The intended surprise for the audience would be discovering after a few albums are out that some of the songs can be put together into a rock opera format.
There might be a real challenge, I think, in making a distinction between something like that and "jukebox musicals" like ABBA's "Mamma Mia" or Leiber-Stoller's "Smokey Joe's Cafe" (and about half a dozen others) that impose a thin plot around songs that weren't intended to go together.
Eric
musicals v whatever
Dear Eric,
I would have to research all of the genres.
I harken back to a classical symphony and its movements. Maybe the Cats could devise a movement that represents a bigger picture.
In a way, I'm not keen of the commercial aspect but simply a unified theme. I'm a big fan of Dark Side of the Moon
thank you
Dear Samantha,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. When I read yours, it reinforces what I've been thinking, too