Sunday, March 27, 2011

'Gram of the Week (3/7/11 - 3/13/11)

Ashley is the lead singer of a punk rock group . The group sings locally on Long Island at various venues. Matt's in the group, too. I'm not sure what he does, but I think he might play drums. Most of the band is pretty local, but Ashley shleps all the way in from Brooklyn for the gigs and the practices.

Anyway, he really ticked Ashley off last week after a rehearsal at a music studio in Deer Park. He had a little bit too much to drink and Ashley was going to take him out and treat him to dinner. He kinda blew her off at the last minute and.......incurred her wrath.

Matt was wrong and he knew it. He wanted to apologize, but just didn't know how he was going to do it and really seal the deal so he could be sure she'd forgive him. Enter Preppygrams.

"Could you sing an apology?", he asked.

"I can do whatever you want.", I replied. "What do you want for a costume? Gorilla in a heart, chicken, punk rock singer, Goodfella/Godfather?"

"How about a nun?", he asked

"A nun?...... OK...... but why?"

"Because the name of our band is called 'The Nones' "

Well THAT'S convenient! So I trucked over to the studio after band rehearsal, caught Ashley as she was leaving, and sang Matt's apology as Sister Bernstein from Our Lady of Perpetual Motion !

One of the things I love about this job is the reaction of the recipient to being told they're about to be sung to and them trying to process that while looking at a person dressed as a ____________ (fill in the blank!). I focus on their eyes; it's fascinating.

So here's Ashley, understanding that Matt is apologizing to her via a guy dressed as a nun, who is singing to her detailed information that is all about her. Priceless!

Yeah, she forgave him.





---Kerry
Preppygrams



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