Request Line: Hoop Dreams

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY

Once again, all the lights are off in the studio, and it’s completely silent.  The studio lights come on to reveal DJ 3000′ in sleep mode.

In the hallway that leads to the studio a series of frantic footsteps can be heard. 

— [DOOR FLIES OPEN] —

HUNTER RENFROW: I’m here, I’m…[noticing that DJ 3000′ is still in sleep mode]…here? Am I finally early?

Suddenly, the video console on the front of DJ 3000′ changes to show…

HUNTER RENFROW: What the heck is going on?

The screen goes hazy, then changes again to show…

And then…

HUNTER RENFROW: [under his breath] I’d better call somebody.

HUNTER RENFROW pulls a cellphone from out of his backpack.

— [FACETIME CALL FLIES OPEN] —

DARKEST TIMELINE ZACK MORRIS: Hey there, what’s up, kiddo?

HUNTER RENFROW: Hi Mr. Morris.  Sorry to bother you, but something strange is happening with the DJ 3000′ unit.  It won’t come out of sleep mode and is just displaying footage from old video games.

DTZM: What’s the date? Oh right, it’s March again.  Yeah, that’s normal.  He’s got it written into his contract – and his code – that he gets to take the first week of March Madness games off. The video game footage is just a screen saver, like arcade games used to play while waiting for someone to put quarters in.

HUNTER RENFROW: Oh.  So…um, what am I supposed to do?

DTZM: Same thing as us!  Put the games on as background, grab a script and get readin’.  I’ve got a submission that has something to do with a space colony where the ambient temperature is so low that superconductor technology is ubiquitous, are you interested?

HUNTER RENFROW: [attempts to conceal his excitement but is almost literally vibrating with anticipation] Yes please, Mr. Morris.

DTZM: Great, I’ll email you a pdf.

HUNTER RENFROW: But what about Request Line?

DTZM: We treat this one like a bye week.  Folks are welcome to request songs if they like, but mostly we’ll just chat about the NCAA games.

HUNTER RENFROW: Oh.  Okay.  Should the song requests be about any particular topic?

DTZM: [shrugs] Sure.  Let’s do…dreams.  We’ve only sort of done that once before.  Why don’t you get us started with a little Weezer?

Today’s sort-of theme is “Dreams”.  But don’t let that distract you from the basketball! Please post and request links as “https://www.youtube.com/watch?cL04k&da663r and they should embed in the comments after you refresh.  Last week’s puzzle clue of “Wild Version” left our listeners stumped until SonOfSpam swooped in late with the solution of “Wild Honey Pie” by the Beatles. Now let’s watch these kids try to fulfill their dreams and achieve that one shining moment.