Wonderful part, Terry.

Can't wait to see the aftermath of that concert.

Don't have time for full FDK; just to let you know, you double pasted to the post.

Interesting that the highest insult she could publically dish was to publically praise them in such a way that they were merely the backup band. They have aspirations as more than just studio singers, but Christie--who lacks their talent--wants to steal their spot. Women can be so subtle in their attacks.


Elisabeth
PS You pasted that part in more than once

Hey, y'all, I'm different! Some people accidentally post the same thing twice. I pasted the text of the chapter twice in the same post! Ha! I bet nobody else is that dumb!

I finally did something really original!

Woody - thanks for the comments. I look forward to reading your enhanced feedback.

Elisabeth - it isn't just women who can be subtle. Men can be just as cutting. If Christie had been "one of the group" and dedicated to the success of the show for the entire time the band had been there, that little performance probably wouldn't have infuriated everyone. But she wasn't, so it did. Musicians can be overly sensitive about credit, too. Lennon and McCartney had some serious arguments over arrangements and writing credits, but they did okay for themselves.

Thanks for the feedback, y'all! Hope you enjoyed the link, too.

Oooh! Picking a fight with both Lane girls and the rest of the Mountaintops?! This girl is *way* out of her league!

And, conveniently enough, Lois now knows who the money man is as well. Christie gave it away.

Enjoying the story, Terry. Keep it coming.

BTW, when you do something like double pasting, it doesn't mean you're dumb. It just means you're an absentminded creative genius.

Thanks, HG. I think you're brilliant. That's my alibi from now on. And thanks for reading.

Ramona knows the money guy by sight, not Lois, but you can be sure that the rest of the group will know soon enough. And yeah, Christie's in more trouble than she knows. is coming.

Yeah, Terry, it is creative genius. I almost started reading the second copy thinking it might be some kind of flashback or parallel.

I'm guessing she requested Lucy because she thought her playing would support her "number" better. Oh, I would hate to be Christie now. What good does getting the attention of a money man do if he's dead the next day? Johnny would do it, too. Hope the money man still saw the talent of the Mountaintops as a unit.

That reminds me. When you started indicating that she was singing to somebody in particular and that it wasn't Johnny, I started thinking Lex in a takeoff from IGACOY. That would have been very intriuging.

Loved the Lucy background, and oh boy, what's happening on the stage? Is Cristie trying to skip out on Johnny by hooking up with the big new fish in the lily pond?

Is it wrong to really enjoy reading the cattiness between the band and Christie?

Michael