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By Dean Edwards

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a comic about four characters that get to know eachother through the interest of music

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By Dean Edwards

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The story

One day Rick goes to visit his dear mother in the hospital who has cancer. This visit would be like none other for Rick as he happens to meet a very special person named Marse she is a childrens entertainer who had been working in the same hospital that Rick was visting his mother in. As Rick is leaving the hospital he hears this beautiful voice, its is Marse singning to the children in the hospital canteen. Rick goes into the canteen and watches the last part of her song, he asks if he can speak with her after she is happy to talk Rick compliments Marse’s voice. Rick explains he is a jazz musician and has travelled the world playing jazz, He invites Marse to an open mic session at the club where he plays. Marse is quite reluctant at first but warms to the idea after some convincing from Rick, She turns up to the open mic night and Rick welcomes her onto the stage. Marse sings very passionately and Rick is impressed, He says to Marse after her performance that he would like to perform a duet with her soon. The club hosts the night where Rick and Marse perform there duet its a success the audience love the music and the singing, One guy in particular from the audience approaches Rick and Marse and compliments them on the show, he introduces himself as Lennard. Lennard has been a long time fan of rick, and he liked the soulful singing of Marse combined with rick jazz rhythems. A couple of weeks after the performance Lennard reccieves a package from Rick with a note attached saying “to my greatest fan Lennard” the package is one of Rick’s guitars. Lennard is overwhelmed by the gift, The delivery man says how lucky Lennard is get a “AF-20 dreadnought acoustic guitar” signed by a jazz great. Lennard replies “yes i know im extreamly lucky” he asks Leo if he is a music enthusiast to which he says “yes i love music i dj part time in a hospital”. Lennard calls Rick to thank him for the gift and Ricks tells him that at the end of the year he is putting on a show with him and Marse and two other music acts, Rick tells Lennard he would like him to be one of the acts. He is delighted and accepts and begins to learn the guitar preparing for the show. Marse then tells Rick she knows of a dj that works in the hospital, Leo becomes the fourth member of the show.

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Character guide

Name: Rick

Age: 54

hometown: Brixton, south London

occupation: Jazz musician

travelled to America, Germany, France, spain, China, senagal, south africa and various other countries playing jazz music.

Favourite artists: Nina symone, BB King, Muddy waters, Myles davis, Louis Armstrong.

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Character guide

Name: Marse

Age:23

Hometown:Preston park, Brighton

Occupation: children’s entertainer

Enjoys singing and dancing, loves her job and passionate strong person.

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Character guide

Name: Lennard

Age: 32

Hometown: Devon

Occupation: school teacher

Teachs English, Art, P.e

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Character guide

St. peters f.m

hospital radio

Name: Leo

Age: 25

Hometown: Wood green, north London

Occupation: St. peters hospital dj, delivery man for speedy bike couriers (SBC)

passionate about music and enjoys extreame sports from skate boarding to surfing.

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I HOPE MUM

IS FEELING BETTER TODAY

HELLO MUM, HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY, HAVE YOU EATEN LUNCH YET?

HELLO SON, IM FEELING ALITTLE BIT BETTER TODAY, THANKS FOR COMING TO SEE ME, NO I HAVE NOT EATEN YET, HAVE NOT REALLY FELT HUNGARY THIS MORNING.

THATS GOOD MUM, YOU SHOULD REALLY EAT SOMETHING TO KEEP YOUR STRENGH UP, I GOT YOU SOME FLOWERS .

WHOS IS THAT SINGING? THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL

VOICE

ITS COMING

FROM THE CANTEEN

WOW, WHAT A VOICE

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I HAVE

TO TRY AND TALK TO HER AFTER

THANK YOU, MY NAMES MARSE, ARE YOU A MUSICAN RICK?

HI MY NAMES RICK, YOU HAVE A LOVELY VOICE YOUNG LADY, YES

HELLO IS THAT RICK?, HI YES IM OK THANK YOU I JUST CALLED YOU TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS OPEN MIC NIGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AT THE HOSPITAL?. OK I NEVER PERFORMED IN FRONT OF A BIG AUDIENCE ON STAGE BEFORE. OK I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, ALRIGHT THEN RICK

ILL DO IT.

HELLO MARSE YES THIS IS RICK SPEAKING, HOW ARE YOU?, GOOD YES THE OPEN MIC NIGHT I THINK YOU WOULD BE PERFECT FOR IT, AND IT WOULD YOU BE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FROM YOUR WORK AT THE HOSPITAL. ITS A LITTLE NERVE RACKING AT FIRST BUT YOU WILL GET USED TO ITVERY QUICKLY AS YOUR CONFIDENCE WILL GROW AS YOU ARE SINGING YOUR SONG. GREAT MARSE IT WILL BE FUN.

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THIS IS SO SCARY, I HOPE I SING GOOD

THE ENTRANCE TO CLUB CULTURE, THE CLUB WHERE RICK PLAYS. MARSE ARRIVES ON TIME TO BE APART OF THE OPEN MIC NIGHT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE OPEN MIC NIGHT HERE AT CLUB CULTURE. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR FIRST ACT MARSE

HELLO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MARSE AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON STAGE, I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY SONG.

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THE SHOW WENT GREAT WELL DONE MARSE, HOW DO YOU FEEL AFTER YOUR SONG? ARE YOU MORE CONFIDENT NOW?

YES IT WAS FUN, I FEEL GREAT THE AUDIENCE REACTED REALLY GOOOD TO MY SONG, YEAH I FEEL MUCH MORE CONFIDENT NOW, I COULD DO THAT

AGAIN.

HOW OFTEN ARE THERE OPEN MIC NIGHTS RICK?

WE HAVE THEM ONCE A MONTH, GREAT TO SEE NEW TALENT AND OVERALL THE NIGHT HAS A GREAT ATOMOSPHERE.

THANK YOU, GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT. THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME.

HELLO GREAT SHOW RICK, I REALLY ENJOYED IT, AND MARSE I HAVE NEVER HEARD SUCH A NICE VOICE IN A LONG TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MEANS ALOT

DUET PERFORMANCE BY RICK AND NEW ARTIST MARSE AT CLUB CULTURE THIS FRIDAY THE 23TH JUNE. THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY AFTER THE SHOW TO SPEAK TO BOTH RICK AND MARSE.

AWWWWWW, HUH HUH

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IT WOULD

BE NICE IF WORK WENT QUICK TODAY

THATS IT CLASS THE MORE LAYERS OF TONES YOU GIVE THE PAINTING, THE MORE DIMENSIONS YOU GIVE

CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP

SETTLE DOWN CLASS ONLY 10 MINUTES LEFT.

ITS 3.00PM THE END OF LENNARD’S DAY AT SCHOOL, HE PACKS HIS CASE AND HEADS HOME.

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CAN’T WANT FOR TONIGHT ITS GOING TO BE

EXCELLENT

THIS EVENING ON NEWS AT 6.00 A MAN HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF..........

BACK AT CLUB CULTURE FOR ANOTHER WONDERFUL NIGHT OF MUSIC.

WOW THERE QUITE A FEW LOVELY LADIES IN

HERE, GREAT!

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HELLO LENNARD, IM SO GLAD YOU MADE IT, YOU WILL CERTAINLY ENJOY IT.

HELLO RICK IM READY TO SING, I WILL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD IN THE DUET.

HI MARSE, GOOD JUST REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN. THERES NO LEADS MY DEAR WE WILL SIMPLY JUST VIBE OFF EACHOTHER..

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HELLO MARSE, ITS RICK I WAS CALLING TO SAY WELL DONE YOU PERFORMED VERY GOOD THAT NIGHT. I AM PUTTING ON A SHOW AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO BE APART OF IT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED GET BACK TO ME. IT WOULD BE ANOTHER GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO PERFORM AND GREAT EXPOSURE.

BYE, RICK

Marse77 waterfield roadLondon, SW14

I WASN’T EXPECTATING ANY MAIL TODAY, I WONDER WHO ITS FROM. I HAVE PAID ALL MY BILLS ON TIME THIS MONTH.

HEY RICK, THANKS FOR THE OFFER I WOULD BE HONORED TO BE APART OF YOUR SHOW, YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR ME, IM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE GIVEN

ME.

HI MARSE, YOUR WELCOME YOU HAVE AN AMAZING VOICE,IM GLAD YOU ARE ON BOARD WITH THE SHOW SO THANK YOU.

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WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT 2,000 PEOPLE. ITS QUITE A BIG AUDIENCE. NO IM AM LOOKING AROUND FOR TWO OTHER MUSIC ACTS TO ACCOMPANY US ON THE STAGE..

SO HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE AT THE SHOW ROUGHLY? AND IS IT JUST GOING TO BE ME AND YOU AGAIN?

I HATE THIS

JOB, I COULD BE ON THE TURN TABLES RIGHT

NOW

ENGLISH DEPARTMENTROOMS 112-117

HELLO PACKAGE FOR MR JONES, SIGN HERE PLEASE SIR

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HERE YOU ARE, ITS A NICE GUITAR, OH AND ITS SIGNED ASWELL.

HIYA RICK, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE GUITAR ITS REALLY NICE, IM GOING TO START TO LEARN TO PLAY IT MAYBE YOU COULD GIVE ME A FEW LESSONS SOME TIME.

HELLO LENNARD, YOUR WELCOME GLAD YOU LIKE IT, GREAT YEAH DEFINATELY I’D BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU SOME LESSONS.

HELLO AGAIN LEO, ANOTHER PACKAGE FOR ME? DO YOU LIKE MUSIC? GREAT IM ASKING BECAUSE A FRIEND OF MINE IS PUTTING ON A SHOW AND LOOKING FOR MUSIC ACTS

HELLO LENNARD YES ANOTHER PACKAGE FOR YOU, YES I LOVE MUSIC IM A PART TIME DJ AT ST. PETERS HOSPITAL. OK COOL IM MEAN I ONLY DO IT PART TIME BUT VERY

PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSIC

SO LENNARD TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS SHOW. SOUNDS INTERESTING, I HAVEN’T PLAYED ON A BIG SCALE BUT WOULD LOVE TO BE APART OF THIS SHOW

YES ITS A BIG SHOW AT THE END OF THE YEAR PUT ON BY MY FRIEND RICK WHO IS A JAZZ MUSICIAN. ITS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

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THATS GREAT LEO I THINK RICK WOULD LIKE IT, PLUS IT WILL ADD A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SOUND TO WHAT HE ALREADY HAS.

HELLO RICK, ITS LENNARD I FOUND ANOTHER MUSIC ACT FOR YOU HE’S A DJ CALLED LEO HE’S VERY GOOD I JUST LISTENED TO HIM PLAY SOME MUSIC. I KNOW YOU WAS LOOKING FOR A MUSICIAN BUT I THINK HE’D BE

GREAT FOR YOUR SHOW.

LENNARD BEGINS LEARNING HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR, HE USES THE GUITAR THAT RICK SENT TO HIM AT WORK.

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HELLO RICK, LENNARD AGAIN HOW ARE YOU?, JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THAT OFFER TO GIVE ME A FEW GUITAR LESSONS WAS OPEN?. IF YOUR BUSY I WILL UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALOT GOING ON AT THE MOMENT.

HEY LENNARD YES IM FINE THANK YOU, OH OF COURSE IM ALWAYS HAPPY TO PASS ON SOME MUSICAL KNOWLEGDE, YES YOU ARE RIGHT I AM BUSY BUT I CAN MAKE TIME TO GIVE

YOU SOME LESSONS.

THATS IT LENNARD, YOU ARE DOING WELL. TRY AND SPREAD YOUR FINGERS MORE ARCROSS THE STRINGS.

THE MUSIC LESSONS, RICK TEACHS LENNARD THE GUITAR

WELL DONE

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SO GOOD PEOPLE WE HAVE OURSELVES A SHOW. WE GOT A GOOD AMOUNT OF VARIETY AND SHOULD BE

ALRIGHT READY 1,2,3 .......

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IVE GOT TO TAKE

ALL THIS STUFF BY MYSELF, GREAT

THIS CHAPTER OF THE STORY ENDS WITH A EXCITING PERFORMANCE FROM THE CHARACTERS. THEY ARE ALL NOW FRIENDS, AND ALL WORKING TOGETHER FOR BIGGER AND BETTER PROJECTS. THERE PATHS HAVE JOINED TOGETHER, MARSE HAS GROWN CONFIDENT WITH HERE SINGING AND PERFORMING, LENNARD CONTINUES TO STRIVE USING THE GUITAR, HE HAS FURTHER AMBITIONS TO LEARN MORE INSTRUMENTS LIKE HIS MENTOR RICK. LEO HAS MADE A GREAT EDITON TO THE GROUP WITH HIS DJ SKILLS. FINALLY RICK HAS PROVIDED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE OTHER CHARACTERS, AND IN TURN THEY HAVE GIVEN HIM A SECOND MUSICAL JOURNEY THAT WILL GROW WITH THEM.