Chapter    1

I looked out from behind the velvety black curtain."In just a few minutes this place'll be packed with people." I thought to
myself. Life sure has changed since that fateful day back in '93. I've gotta stop thinkin' about the past and focus on the
present, we have a concert to put on."Hey Frack, where'd you put my goggles?" I yell 

"Ha, I'll never tell  you."He answers in return 

"I wonder if the masked goggle theif can handle this."I say leaping onto Nick, giving him a noogie he'll remember for
awhile. 

"Alright,Alright, they're on the drums."He says rubbing his head. 

"Oh great, you're gonna make me go out there and get 'em."I say groaning. Nick nodded exstaticly. I took a deep breath
before emerging out from behind the curtain. About 200 fans had already entered the center. The minute the saw me screams
erupted from almost all of them. I casually waved to them, grabbed my goggles, and walked off the stage. 

" Why did you go out there?!" my fellow band mate, Kevin said. 

"Somebody put my goggles on the drumset." I said looking at Nick who was laughing himself to tears.


"Guys, we have 5 minutes before Aaron goes on." Denise(AJ's mom) said.We gathered into a circle
Me,AJ,Howie,Nick,Kevin,AJ,Aaron,Denise, Donna,Johnny,Lou,and the band. A short prayer was saidd and Aaron went
on stage to sing,"Crazy Little Party Girl" and "Crush on You". 

"How ya doin' Milwaukee." Howie shouted as we walked on stage. About 10,000 or so girls screamed in response. The
band struck up the first song, As Long As You Love Me. 

"Although lonleyness has always been a friend of mine..."Nick began.We finshed the concert and each took a quick shower,
before meeting the girls with backstage passes. 

"Great concert as usual guys."Johnny said. 

"Thanks" We replied and walked out to meet the girls. I wish I could say that all three of them were
hideous,ugly,swamp-beasts,But I can't. She was blonde,with the most peircing blue eyes I'd ever seen.She was short,about
5'2" or 5'3". She wasn't fat,but she wasn't skinny,and called herself Rachel Morris. The other two girls were more intested
in Nick and Howie, and getting autogaphs, and pictures. I made sure to get her phone number.