The Singing Extravaganza

Chapter 1

Once upon a time, a young boy stood alone singing a song to himself.

In your mind, did you ever be really close to me

I can tell the way you smile

If I feel that I could be certain then

I would say the things I want to say tonight

But then the cops passed by just as the boy's father and his team of burglars burst out of the bank.

"Ryan! You were supposed to be keeping a lookout!" said the father.

"Sorry, dad" said the boy.

Meanwhile, a blonde woman fed her children breakfast and also sang to herself.

Did you ever feel like a plastic bag

Drifting through the wind wanting to start again

Did you ever feel, feel so paper thin...

Her husband cut her off saying "Eliza, have you seen my car keys?"

Eliza found the keys and handed them to her husband.

"Gerard, would you please tell them what a good singer I am?" she said.

"Oh, yeah. You're great, honey" said Gerard walking out the door.

At the same time, a duo of rockers were rocking at a club.

The girl kept butting into the lead vocals while the boy fought for it.

"Oh my god! I thought you guys said you were musicians" said the bartender.

Later...

"Angie, babe, I'm the lead singer. Would you stick to the backing vocals?" said the boy.

"I'm sorry. I get carried away" said the girl.

"I know, right? It just ruins my songs, you know" said the boy.

Meanwhile, two touring actors in a stagecoach were singing too. 

In these hard times, you gotta put up with anything

In these hard times, you mustn't pick or choose

The famous playing company has left us up the creek you see

What wouldn't we give for a cup of tea in these hard times?

"Dudley. You sing like a dream. I'd like to see you on a stage" said Newton.

"Newton, we've been through this" said Dudley.

"So you get stage fright. If you didn't, we'd be superstars by now" said Newton. 

At the same time, a grown man was playing the saxophone in a train station. 

Another man dropped a penny into his sax case.

"A penny? How dare you! I studied hard, you know!" the sax player snapped.

He forced the other man to empty his pockets and he found a money clip.

"A-ha! I knew it! Y'all saw it here! This guy lied!" the sax player shouted.

"I forgot I had that" said the other man.

"Well, next time, pick on someone your own size, mister!" said the sax player.