A Savage Day
By - Lisa Jacobson -
chicacherrycol@hotmail.com
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   All this happened before Savage Garden became famous.

   One fine day, Darren and Daniel were standing on a mountain, trying to get inspiration for their first album.
   Dazs head was rather empty, but suddenly he got an idea.
   - Hey Danny boy, wanna bathe in the sea?
Dan stood quiet for a while, thinking.
   - Nah. I reckon its too cold.
   - Yeah, youre probably right. Lets go grab something to eat.
So they stopped at a nearby hamburger bar. A young girl politely asked for their orders, without a second look at the two gorgeous guys standing before her.
   - Ill have a vegetarian burger, with the fries on the side and a cherry on top, said Darren. He had somewhat strange habits regarding food. The girl stared at him, wondering what shed ever done to deserve getting involved with such loonies.
   - Umm...okay.., she said finally, turning to Daniel and asking him the same question, hoping hed be a bit more normal than the other.
   - Just a hot dog, thanks.
   - Sure. So, you guys want anything to drink with that? Chic-a-cherry cola perhaps?
   - No, Pepsi will do, they said in chorus.
   - Right, your orders will be ready in a few minutes, she said and as quickly as possible disappeared into the kitchen.
Waiting for their meals, Darren and Daniel talked about silly things.
   - Hey, I really like your shirt, Dan said, is it magenta?
   - Actually its violet. Its velvet.
   - Oh.
   - So, what are your feelings about Jesus Christ? Daz said, about to take a bite of his burger. Ill bet he was cool.
   - Yeah, Dan answered. Wonder what hed look like in an Armani suit or something by Gaultier.
Darren laughed.
   - That would be really, umm...interesting.
Suddenly Dan spotted a remarkable thing.
   - Hey, is that weird or what! He said, pointing his finger towards the lake. A deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat!
   - That is really odd! Id die to find out what hes doing!
   - I reckon its just some sailor thats been on the sea way too long.
They had almost finished their meals when Darren suddenly said:
   - Dan, I want you...He was speaking with his mouth full, so Daniel wasnt sure if hed heard right. He froze.
   - Excuse me?!?! What the hell did you just say???
Darren swallowed and burst into hysterical laughter.
   - You didnt let me finish! I was saying: I want you to know that you can have the rest of my fries. Im full, I had a rather steady breakfast. God, you shouldve seen the look on your face! Daz was laughing so hard that tears started to roll down his cheeks.
Dan was finally breathing again.
   - Gee, what if your tears suddenly turned into pearls, then wed be rich and wouldnt have to walk around all day trying to come up with song lyrics. We could buy our own record company and have people doing that for us.
   - Yeah, but how fun would that be? Sure, Id fly to the moon and back to get a record deal, but I want us to be real, not one of those bands that mimes and dances like some kind of puppets. Id rather say a thousand words a day than mime a single word.
   - I guess youre right, as always.
Darren looked up in the sky and let out a sigh.
   - Do you ever wonder if theres other kinds of civilization in the universe? Like, little green men and stuff?
   - You know what? I think youve been watching the X-Files way too much. Why dont you just stick to Seinfeld, that show doesnt mess with your brain.
   - Yeah, yeah, whatever.
They started to walk down the street. When passing a music store, Daz saw a poster of one of the popular bands at the time. He got a dreamy look in his blue eyes and stopped right in the middle of the street.
   - Dan, I promise you that well be on a poster like that one day.
   - Just dont go making all these promises you know you cannot keep, Daniel said, but couldnt help but smiling at the thought of it.
   - First well have to come up with lyrics to the songs youve been working on. This day has been worthless. But dont you worry, well get our lucky break one of these days. Ill send a signal that were hanging all our hopes on the stars, Darren said. He put his hands in his pockets and they continued wandering along the streets of Brisbane.
   And the rest is history.

A Savage Day - The Sequel
Pt. 2
Pt. 3


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