Hey boys and girls, just carrying on the bandâs stories, there are other celebs out there apart from SMG but that isnât to say sheâs out of our narratorâs life just yetâŚ
You all know the score on parodies etcâŚ
The band had noticed a little bit of a change in me, they figured I was a bit down about something but were never sure about what exactly, but Suzie our drummer knew all to well I was hung over on Sunnydaleâs slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Since she left that morning to return to the states I have heard nothing from her, I watched the show religiously but get little satisfaction. When I was that close to her why settle for second best?
But I knew the chances of anything happening between us two was remote, she was due to marry and live happily ever after but what about me? Well I hadnât figured out just yet. Our top priority was clear, we wanted our first UK number one, we cracked the states and we loved it but our original goal was to rid the charts of crap from all the manufactured shit out there, that was the reason I started. What kept us off the top spot last time? Fucking Ronan Keating. Bastard.
So we arranged for a tour of the UKâs biggest cities to promote our new single, the one that featured Sarah in the video. That was over five weeks ago. The record company were pissed off we hadnât promoted in the more lucrative U.S market but I told them to fuck off. The press had a field day with that one.
We did live gigs in Birmingham, Southampton, Cardiff, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bristol (home town for me and Jon), London (three times) and Bournemouth (Richâs home town). Three weeks of intense playing and for our efforts we claimed our first UK number one now we needed a break.
Now Iâm sure some of you have heard of a little known singer by the name of Christina Aguilera, yes that Aguilera, she famous for two things, being a bitch and being a little slut. Sorry any fans of hers but my dealings with her have always left a bad impression with the group and me. I first met her at a Paris party when I started The Others, I was still awe struck by the array of stars Iâve met in my short showbiz life, even if we were strongly against them you canât help but be amazed that someone like Sting is standing shoulder to shoulder to you like it was an everyday thing or in this case bumping into Christina (literally) and getting her to call me a âClumsy prickâ. Celebrity or not I wasnât too happy but then everything was a little intimidating for me so I walked away.
A week into our break we were all called into a very plush London hotel, the record company had a plan of some kind and had arranged a meet and greet with someone, we didnât know who at the time but there we were in the lobby that was probably bigger than a fucking church and made to wait half an hour. A mother and her seventeen-year-old son actually recognised us but apart from that the high-class clientele darting to and fro made out us as the scruffy looking musicians with no dress sense. All of us sported jeans and old t-shirts, Suzie had a bag over her shoulder and some shopping bags, and one of her purchases was a digital camera as well as some shoes. Some number one rock stars we looked! But hey when your comfortable why change?
After half an hour of waiting some flash suited bigwig from our record company appeared and asked us to follow him. He was lucky the boys and me had spent the time trying to persuade Suzie to skip the meeting and go for a drink instead and we almost did.
We were escorted to the penthouse suite no less and found it empty of life save for another one of our record suits, some flashy guy who Iâve never seen before so he wasnât one of ours. We were greeted and seated around some very comfortable couches and seats separated by a large glass coffee table when out the blue Christina Aguilera walked in from the bedroom, she wore a real tight pair of beige trousers and a animal patterned loose top, it was almost see through, enough to see her black bra underneath. If nothing else about Ms. Aguilera she had a figure most women would die for and most men would kill for and she knew that.
Old pumpkin head, as we called her, smiled and greeted us personally shaking our hands and saying âHi, call me Christina,â We all smiled back trying not to make it look like we didnât want too, âI donât know each of your names but Iâm sure Iâll learn it soon enough, if were going to work with each other it will help eh?â
All five of us shot a glance at our two grinning suits overseeing this meeting, they quickly got the hint as one of them stepped forward to answer our shocked expression, âNothing is sorted guys but thatâs what this meeting is for right?â he glanced at the other men, they nodded, âRight were popping out for a bite, Christina has agreed to look after you for a while.â Our suits moved to leave while the flashy one said goodbye to Christina quietly, then they all left, we were still in shock when Christina spoke.
âDrink?â
âWhisky.â I said quickly.
âItâs only just gone one oâclock.â Christina said surprised.
âMake it a whisky and coke then.â I replied seriously.