THIS WEEK'S WIBBLING RIVALRY SPIN-OFF IS "DRUMMER RIVALRY." THE SCENARIO:OASIS ARE ON A NEW U.S. TOUR. THEY ARRIVE AT THE CORESTATES CENTER FOR THEIR PHILLY CONCERT, BUT GUESS WHO HAS STOWED AWAY IN THEIR PLANE, X-DRUMMER TONY MCARROLL. IT LOOKS LIKE HE WANTS TO BE PART OF OASIS' TAKE-OVER OF THE U.S. MUSIC SCENE. -BUT OASIS ONLY NEED ONE DRUMMER...HOW FAR WILL TONY GO TO GET ALAN OUT OF THE BAND SO HE CAN BE BACK IN THE SPOT-LIGHT?! LET'S SEE... LADIES & GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU... DRUMMER RIVALRY -PART 1 [BACK STAGE AT THE CORESTATES CENTER] [ALAN WALKS INTO HIS DRESSING ROOM & SEES TONY SITTING IN HIS CHAIR.] WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU LITTLE TINKER? TONY: YOU THINK IT'S RIGHT TO STEAL A GUY'S JOB, & IT ISN'T. ALAN: I DO NOT. TONY: THAT WAS YOU'RE QUOTE YOU PRICK. "IT'S SOOOOOOO RIGHT TO STEAL A GUY'S JOB, IT'S SOOOOOOOO RIGHT!" ALAN: I DIDN'T STEAL YOUR JOB, YOU GOT FIRED. TONY: OH, I DID NOT. YOU JUST THINK IT'S RIGHT TO STEAL PEOPLE'S JOBS & IT'S NOT. ALAN: WHAT HAPPENED, RIGHT, WAS THAT I WAS IN THE STUDIO RIGHT, & NOEL HEARD ME PLAYING, & HE SAID, "WHO'S THAT DRUMMER IN THAT STUDIO..." & IT WAS ME, LUCKILY. & I GOT A PHONE CALL THE NEXT NIGHT SAYING, "YOU WANNA BE IN MY BAND?" NOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY RIGHT, IS THAT WHEN A SITUATION LIKE THAT ARISES YOU WANT ME TO TURN IT DOWN?! TONY: NOT AT ALL. I'M JUST SAYING THAT WHEN IT INVOLVES PUTTING OTHER PEOPLE OUT OF A JOB, IT'S NOT RIGHT. ALAN: BUT YOU SUCKED. NOEL'S FIRING YOU WASN'T JUST ABOUT BENEFITING ME OR RUINING YOU, IT WAS ABOUT THE FANS, IT WAS FOR THE GOOD OF OASIS. TONY: SO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY RIGHT, IS THAT I CAN'T PLAY DRUMS. ALAN: YES. NOW SHUT-UP WITH YOUR NONSENSE & GET OUTTA HERE. TONY: LOOK, IF YOU THINK WHAT I'M SAYING IS NONSENSE THEN I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS NONSENSE. ALAN: THE THING IS, YOU'RE NOT THE DRUMMER OF OASIS. TONY: ARE YOU? ALAN: YES, I AM! TONY: WELL TONIGHT I'M GONNA PLAY DRUMS, & I'M GONNA BE INTO IT. ALAN: THERE ARE 13,000 FANS OUT THERE WAITING TO HEAR GOOD MUSIC, SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA PLAY TONIGHT. TONY: YOU ACT LIKE YOU NEVER MAKE MISTAKES WHEN YOU PLAY. ALAN: I DO, SOMETIMES, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS, I DON'T GET CAUGHT. TONY: WHY'D YOU HAVE TO TAKE MY JOB, WHY DON'T YOU GO BE THE DRUMMER FOR SOME OTHER BAND?!!? ALAN: BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA, IF I DID, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WOULD STOP ME. TONY: MAN, IF YOU DON'T LET ME GO OUT THERE & PLAY TONIGHT YOU'RE GONNA BE SORRY! ALAN: CALM DOWN, YOU'VE HAD TOO MANY G&Ts TONY: THAT'S IT MAN, I'VE HAD ENOUGH. [PULLS OUT A KNIFE]. To be continued... -Will Tony do away with Alan, or will Alan escape this mad ex-drummer & remain part of the biggest band in the world? There's only one way to find out, come back next week ...same oasis time...same oasis homepage. DRUMMER_RIVALRY PART 2 ALAN: WHY MUST YOU BURN ABOUT DOING MAD LITTLE THINGS TO ME? TONY: THE BEATLES 1ST DRUMMER USED TO BURN ABOUT DOING MAD LITTLE THINGS TO RINGO. ALAN: WELL, YOU AREN'T THE BEATLES 1ST DRUMMER. TONY:NO, BUT I'M OASIS' 1ST DRUMMER & I SHOULD'VE NEVER LOST MY JOB. [TAKES A STEP NEAR ALAN] ALAN: WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT KNIFE? TONY:SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE DONE A LONG TIME AGO. [BEGINS WALKING TOWARDS ALAN...,BUT THEN SURPRISINGLY PASSES ALAN BY & GOES TO THE DESSERT TRAY IN THE CORNER OF THE DRESSING ROOM. HE USES THE KNIFE TO SLICE HIMSELF A PIECE OF CAKE.] ALAN: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TONY: I'M HAVING THE CAKE. IT'S NOT HURTING ANYONE. THE BEATLES 1ST DRUMMER USED TO STEAL RINGO'S CAKE FROM HIS DRESSING ROOM. ALAN: WELL, DO YOU KNOW THE BEATLES' 1ST DRUMMER? TONY: YES. ALAN: YOU WANNA BE THE BEATLES 1ST DRUMMER, ADMIT IT. TONY: I WANNA BE THE DRUMMER FOR OASIS. ALAN: WELL, YOU'RE NOT & THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. YOU'RE GETTING HUNG UP ABOUT A SITUAION THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED. [There is a very long pause, neither guy knows what to say.] TONY: DON'T THESE WIBBLING RIVALRY SPIN-OFFS HAVE SOME SORT OF REACURRING THEMES? ALAN:[pause] YEAH, I'M SUPPOSED TO ASK YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY REACCURING DREAMS. TONY: OKAY, ASK ME. ALAN:DO YOU HAVE ANY REACCURING DREAMS? TONY: YEAH, JUST THE ONE. ALAN: WHAT IS IT? TONY: YOU'LL GET FIRED...[MENACINGLY] & I'LL TAKE OVER. Just in-case you want to check-out previous "WIBBLING RIVALRY" spin-offs here's