INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY.
The PRODUCER is bustling outside the studio, getting everything ready for the show. A mountainous man sits in the broadcast booth, with a vague smirk on his face.
PRODUCER: …and so you’re all set?
DONALD PENN: [punches talkback button] Absolutely.
PRODUCER: Fantastic. The commercial break is wrapping up, so we’ll be live in five…four…[silently counts off the remainder and points with his index finger]
DONALD PENN: [crosses arms, leans back in chair]
PRODUCER: [gestures frantically]
DONALD PENN: [clamps mouth shut, shakes head]
PRODUCER: [punches a button with practiced ease, speaks into talkback microphone] Hi folks, welcome to Request Line. We’re experiencing some technical difficulties, so please let Tom Petty keep you company while we get them sorted out. We’ll be back in a minute with our NFL guest host.
PRODUCER: What the heck, Donald? You got stage fright?
DONALD PENN: Stage fright? Hell no. I’m holding out.
PRODUCER: Holding out?
DONALD PENN: That’s right, holding out.
PRODUCER: Holding out for what?
DONALD PENN: For more money, to start with.
PRODUCER: I…um…[thinking fast]…okay, how’s this? We’ll pay you 50% more than you were originally going to receive.
DONALD PENN: I want some incentives, too.
PRODUCER: Okay…how about if you get over seventy-five requests we’ll make it seventy-five percent.
DONALD PENN: One percent for each request over seventy-five. So if I get 100 requests, I get 100%.
PRODUCER: So…double the amount of money we originally going to pay you to appear on this show?
DONALD PENN: That’s right.
PRODUCER: Wow, and I thought Russell Okung was a tough negotiator. All right, all right, you’ve got all the leverage here. It’s a deal.
DONALD PENN: And I want some coffee.
PRODUCER: [raises eyebrows] Can’t do it.
DONALD PENN: Song’s about to end, man.
PRODUCER: Shit, shit…all right. One cup of coffee.
DONALD PENN: Two.
PRODUCER: Goddamnit, you’re KILLING me here. All right, all right! Two cups.
DONALD PENN: [smoothly breaks in as “The Waiting” is coming to a close] Hey there, folks. I’m Donald Penn, left tackle of the Oakland Raiders, founding member of the Silver and Blackwatch, primary signatory of the Carr Insurance, here with another edition of Request Line. Today’s theme is “Holding Out” – let’s have some request for songs about waiting, wanting something better, that kind of shit. I’ll get us started with a song that came out just a year after I was born: “I’ll Wait” from Van Halen’s classic album 1984. Give me a call – I promise I won’t make you sit on hold – and I’ll get your requests spinning.
PRODUCER: [slips into studio holding a cup of coffee and a document, which Penn promptly signs]
DONALD PENN: I never asked my agent – how was I originally getting for doing this?
PRODUCER: You know, I’m not sure what the exact number is. After the show let’s give your agent a call and find out.
[…] to compartmentalize, Richie Incognito’s impeccably high standards for the conduct of others, Donald Penn’s superhuman patience, Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater’s sense of camaraderie, Fred Smoot’s ability to cut […]
One last entry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ3w3TIYo7I
Just remembered this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDn_kn_576E
This one’s not here already? For shame!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AMFMf9cN64U
The Hives – A Little More for Little You
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kHR4HsqEZlI
Very poignant lyrics from a band often pegged as “smart-stupid”
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/hives/alittlemoreforlittleyou.html
Moderate this.
/breaks out Oslo Agreement figurines
Best. Request Line. Ever.
/may steal Okung agent joke
This one’s perfect: Calle 13 – El aguante
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LUk73pUe9i4
Saw these fine folks last Saturday.
It was every bit as fun as you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXQhYLaQ3jw
Excuse me while I win this thread……
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4zfEkKs2ZM
You know…..I mean, if I knew how to post a link.
You did fine – you have to refresh to get the videos to show up.
CTRL-F’d both pages and didn’t see Led Zeppelin : Fool In The Rain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp-LBD_q0sQ
The camera actually caught a glimpse of the demon inside Jerrah.
Jordin Sparks: Worth the wait:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GerpU9L1-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnXSzgNe4xE
JESUS!!! I’ve even command-F’d and I’ve put in TWO repeats. I feel shame.
Let’s sneak this onto ZZ Top’s tab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXQhYLaQ3jw
DammiT!
Oh come on, I deleted that playlist from last summer! All right, musicals double-shot it is… for now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn3NuZ1nfqg
(You knew this was going to be the second)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReTP6x_sDiM
I swear that when I went through the thread none of my repeats were showing.
/#teamstickingtostory
//seriously, though
Not a fan of The Stones [dodges airborne canes] but this tune is “cute”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKLVmBOOqVU
related/not related-you be the judge/jury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A61hGdI0m3Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb_LyiuC-FE
It’s about time for some Foreigner, isn’t it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX8tV5JkbM8
The War on Drugs is good for something…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-oHBkikDBg
HIPPO POSTED rive velsion. No smire.
But yet again…spirit animal
ELO talks about holding on and throws in a French lesson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkekqVPIc2M
[scrolls down]
Goddammit!
The movie Waiting is a pure show of how a restaurant is run.
I think this song fits, and Eva Cassidy had the voice of an angel, or whatever’s better than that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWvPOJOYqGA
I HEARD YOU NEEDED MOAR YACHT ROCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn-enjcgV1o
Here’s another song to chill while chilling and waiting to wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UofYl3dataU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip-vRmUxfBA
And your chicks for free?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeICC5SFpP0
I think I might have a problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iybAyDFrhhI
DOUBLE SHOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfEnWvVJEzc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XcKBmdfpWs
Ok, better Styx:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6IrWVOzMgM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtGjJVcrKQU
Spam inspired a prog rock rabbit hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkekqVPIc2M
YACHT ROCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-gYh6mLfL8
SOS, are you also spending the summer listening to the Yacht Rock channel on SiriusXM?
I don’t have Sirius, but if I did, the answer would be HELL YES.
/fires up Seals & Crofts
Morrissey has no chill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpILIIo9ek
YUUUGE Smiths fan. Mostly because of Johnny Marr as Morrissey is a complete douchebag.
Can’t argue with that.
ah will FIGHT YEWWWWWWW!!!!
HEY BARTENDER KEEP THAT TAB OPEN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnv0JnyOaTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-MHECOqrwM
Lots of waiting here, in lyrics and musical anticipation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ngwmf4Sz84
Can’t believe I didn’t post this earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ChToIvLRM
Excellent choice!!!