In Drummer Heaven

Redheaded Freak

"So your band Kristallnacht has gotten pretty big over the past couple of months." The radio host says. "It's not bad for a new band."

"We're not necessarily a new band." Dani answers.

"Yeah, I mean Jade, Rose, and I have been together for eight years this summer." I explain. "D just joined up with us a few months before we got signed."

"Your album will be released in just shy of a month, correct?" The host asks.

"Yeah, something like that. Right, Darc?" Dani asks me and I nod.

"Yeah, like the twentieth of January." I rack my brain.

"What kind of criticism has your band faced?" He asks and Dani laughs.

"There's people who think that Rose is a ditz and there's some who think Jade is the living dead." I explain.

"There's also people that think Darcy is fake." My bassist laughs and I smile.

"I don't know how that one got started." I admit and she laughs.

"Maybe it's the red hair." She pitches and I move my hair.

"Look at my eyebrows, D. I'm a natural redhead. My hair colour is more natural than your boyfriend's." I remind her and she laughs.

"That is true." Dani laughs.

"You two also have boyfriends in this industry. Dani you're dating CC Deville of Poison and you Darcy are dating Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe." The host says.

"Sounds about right." I say and Dani laughs.

"We have some questions that were submitted by some listeners and I'd like to ask you them."

"Have at 'er." Dani laughs.

"The first comes in from a Brenda in Pasadena. She asks: 'I have cousins in Europe who are huge fans of yours. If the opportunity presents itself would your band tour Europe?'. What's your comments on that?"

"Hi Brenda from Pasadena." I laugh.

"Of course we would. We love touring and we love meeting our fans." Dani says.

"Dude, would we even be allowed in Germany with our name?" I ask with a laugh and she starts laughing her ass off.

"Our next question is from Sandy in San Jose. She asks--well I guess it's not really a question. 'I don't know why your boyfriends are wasting their time on you. They could do so much better'." The host asks and I laugh a bit.

"I think she's crushing on your boyfriend, D." I laugh.

"I think she's crushing on your boyfriend, Darc." Dani laughs.

"Our next question reads: 'it's about time that somehow explains to Darcy Killinbeck and Dani Bradley that talent isn't sexually transmitted'."

At this point Dani and I start laughing out fucking asses off. For starters people don't know what the difference between questions and comments are. Second, I love how people think we care what they think. Third, I love how they think Tommy is a better drummer than me (I'm his girlfriend and I'm allowed to say that. Anyone else says that they're a better drummer than Tommy is fucking dreaming!).

"How do you feel about stuff like that?" The radio host asks.

"At the end of it all, love us or hate us, we're still going to make music. We're not going to change who we are. Rose, Jade, Dani, and I can't be anything other than ourselves. I mean we've tried and it didn't work all that well." I explain.

"There's also a large part of all of our combined egos where we really don't care what other people think of us." Dani adds and I laugh.

"Well, there's that too." I agree. "We're still going to be a fake redheaded freak that's Tommy Lee's girlfriend, an undead looking broad, a ditz that is the smartest person I know, and CC Deville's girlfriend. We refuse to change who we are to please everyone else around us. We're not built like that."

"Thank you again for coming back onto the show after your first national tour. Darcy Killinbeck to my right and Dani Bradley to my left. The drummer and bassist from the hottest new band in the continental United States today, Kristallnacht!"

We walk out of the radio station place and into the office part of the building. We start to walk down the hall. I'm hoping that Tommy remember what time I was done at and is down there to pick me up.

"You're going to Alabama this Friday aren't you?" I ask and she smiles.

"Yeah, the twentieth to the fourth." Dani says happily.

"I still think he's going to ask you to marry him." I admit as we get to the elevator. "I'll still bet you a hundred bucks."

"You know, I'll take that bet because he isn't going to pop the question. If anything he's gonna run as fast as he can back to Brooklyn because of my father." She laughs.

"So a hundred bucks?" I ask and she nods.

"A hundred bucks. I'm gonna use your money to buy more hooker heels." Dani laughs and I roll my eyes.

"I'm gonna use your money to get drunk off my ass." I laugh and she smiles.

"I'm not that surprised you're pretty close to being an alcoholic." She jokes and I nod.

"Yeah I'm aware." I agree.

"Do you need a ride home?" Dani wonders.

"Uh maybe. Tommy said he'd pick me up but I'm not sure if he remembered or if he's still in the studio." I explain.

"Okay." She says as the elevator doors open.

We walk out into the lobby and there stands Tommy. He stands against the wall with his hands jammed into his pockets and looking at his feet. Dani smiles her goodbye and walks towards the exit. I walk over to Tommy and he looks up from his shoes.

"Hey, babe." He grins and grabs my hand. "How'd the interview go?"

"Good. There's a lot of little teenagers that are like in love with you and kinda want me dead." I explain with a laugh.

"I heard that." Tommy laughs. "I'd take you over a million little teenagers."

"I'd hope so." I laugh. "You'd get arrested for screwing around with sixteen year olds."

"Oh right." He jokes. "I forgot about that."

We walk out into the parking lot and Tommy stops suddenly making me run into him. I slam into his back and he laughs.

"You're an asshole." I say and he laughs.

"As long as I'm your asshole then I don't care." Tommy says and kisses my lips quickly.

Yeah, there's millions of little teenagers that want to be with him but he's with me. Eat your heart out teenagers.