The Watch – Part 156:

‘Oh my God, that was absolutely amazing,’ Amy said once the second band had finished and we were sitting in some drink shack drinking a cup of strong coffee to keep us going through to the end.

‘I’ve got so many pictures on my camera,’ Tom said, flicking through each picture one by one, ‘I think I’m going to need another memory card.’

‘Why, how many have you taken?’ I asked.

‘Too many,’ he said cryptically. ‘I’m going to have to sit down tonight and sort through these. You don’t mind if I keep this camera for a while, do you?’ he asked.

‘No, you can keep it,’ I said.

‘Seriously.’

‘Why, what did you think was going to happen?’

‘Well, I thought since it came out of the watch, that you would have to put it back at some point,’ he assumed.

‘I can do that if I, or you, want, but three cameras aren’t going to make the Universe disappear,’ I said jokingly, ‘you can keep it for as long as you want. Or for how long it takes before you wear it out, that is,’ I said.

‘I’ll keep you posted on the second one,’ he smiled.

Amy was buzzing with excitement, and even more so now she’s had some strong coffee. ‘Unto Apocalypse were incredible. Their songs were out of the world, their skills with those instruments were awesome… I think I need a lie down.’ Amy was trying not to remain still for more than a minute. She was dancing and screaming and whistling more than all of us combined. Tom had his hands up in the air the entire time, singing along, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was dancing along with everyone else. There was a moment during the choir interlude during the song, “The Curse of the Warped Knife”, where we all starting swaying to and fro. It was one of those moments when you can forget everything around you and just have a good time. I never realised just how much I was missing out until now. And now I get to do it all over again for the second half.

‘So, you enjoying yourself yet?’ Tom said.

‘What do you mean, ‘yet’?’ I questioned.

‘So, should I take that as a yes, or…?’ Tom

‘Of course I am,’ I said.

‘Good.’ I shook my head as if to question why he was questioning that. I guess he isn’t used to my change yet, which I can believe. I’m still getting used to it myself, so I can’t really blame Tom for wanting to know whether I am OK or not.

‘So,’ Amy started, ‘want to get a couple of T-shirts, or something; a pen, maybe, a mug, I think I saw a towel, but I could have been mistaken.’ I could see it in her eyes that she had another agenda hidden between her words, but I couldn’t figure out what.

‘Sure,’ I said. ‘As soon as I’ve finished here, I’ll come with you. Tom, you wanna come?’

‘I think I’m going to wait until the end to grab the merchandise that I want,’ Tom said.

‘But they could have sold out of everything you want by the time you get there,’ I countered.

‘True, but they’ll be less people there,’ he shrugged.

‘That’s unlike you,’ I said.

‘Just go and have fun,’ Tom said, waving away my statement. There was something going on.

Once finished, Amy and I left Tom at the drink shack who was walking over to get himself another cup and headed towards the merchandise stand, which was located… Actually, I didn’t know where the stand was. Now that I think about it, I didn’t even see a merchandise stand when I entered. Maybe because there were so many people, it was hard to see anything except the stage. I didn’t see the drink shack until Tom led me to it. If there isn’t a merchandise stand here, I believe I’ve figured out Amy’s plan.

We navigated our way through the sea of people, turning this way and that until we eventually came to a stop by a massive stand selling an array of items with logos of the bands that have played and will be playing here, and some with all of the logos on.

‘You look disappointed?’ Amy said.

‘Well, I didn’t think there would actually be a merchandise stand here,’ I said.

‘Oh,’ Amy said, confused before the penny dropped and her eyes widened, ‘Oh!’ ‘Well, I’m glad that it was me who led the way to an actual merchandise stand and not you. I’m glad that you thought there wasn’t,’ she smiled.

‘I’m more amazed at myself more than glad,’ I said.

‘That, too,’ Amy said casually before having a good look through all the merchandise. We surfed through it all, picking up what we like and purchasing it. I ended up with an entire bag full of pretty much everything, save from the woman’s T-shirt and the slap band.

‘Ready?’ Amy asked once I had received my £0.40p in change from the man behind the stall. I stuffed the money into my pocket.

‘Ready,’ and we made our way back to the drinks shack where we would meet up with Tom and then go back to the stage where the second half would begin. I guess I never did see anything else in Amy’s eyes earlier.

‘This way,’ Amy said, pointing towards the drinks shack. I had somehow ended up in the wrong direction. There were so many people here, it was really easy to get lost, even when you are with someone who knows where they are going.

‘Ready?’ Tom said, jumping up, buzzing slightly.  ‘I wonder when the next half is going to begin, I’m all ready to get my dance on.’

‘How many have you had?’ I said, noticing about seven empty cups of coffee on the table. Amy and I only had one cup each.

‘I think the question here is, why were you gone for so long, but since I already know the answer to that, I’ll lead the way, shall I?’ and he burst out of the tent, nearly tripping over one of the tent poles.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)

Mum's Monday: Wild Wild West

When I started watching this film I took it too seriously so it lost some of its comedic element for me.

This film is actually a clever blend of the past, present and futuristic technology, it brings to life the air craft that Leonardo da Vinci drew diagrams of and uses steam power of the day to create modern inspired vehicles, these being a motorbike and a battle tank. 

Captain James West (Will Smith) AKA Jim West is a ‘work alone’ kind. He is gun happy and doesn’t miss an opportunity to show it. Throughout, he becomes more accepting to working with other people and we see an insight to the real Jim West and we see him mellow and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done, including wearing a dress. This shows a dramatic change in the character, but if the end goal is to get revenge for something that happened to your family then other people are willing to help and do what it takes to avenge those they care about; then you have to change as this film shows well.

U.S. Marshal Artemus Gordon (Kevin Kline) is a master inventor extraordinaire. He hates guns and if he can invent something to replace a gun, then he will. Initially, he doesn’t want to work with Jim (and the feeling is mutual), but after learning the reason why Jim is on this particular mission, he is quick to be willing to help. This character is creative and placid, making his way through life as quietly as possible, doing his job of looking after the president Ulysses S. Grant, who is also played by Kevin Kline. But when he needs to he really steps up his game for Jim and Jim does what is necessary to help Artemus. The camera work is beneficial to make sure you don’t lose track of what’s going on, and you really wouldn’t know one actor was playing two characters.

General ‘Bloodbath’ McGrath (Ted Levine), is on the side of the enemy, Dr Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh) until the enemy turned against him, and so, with nothing to lose he changes sides and helps Jim – or he would have if he hadn’t died from the gunshot wound he received from Arliss. This goes to show in life that we may never know who is a true friend or turn out to be the enemy when we meet people.

It turns out Jim is chasing the wrong person and McGrath wasn’t the brains behind the 360-degree gun-fire tank. It was Arliss. This character has been injured in such a way that only the top half of his body exists from the waist. This character even has a party to celebrate that he is still alive, despite his injury. The special effects with the wheel chair is very realistic and it looks like the actor is just half a person and the script around him kidnapping Rita Escobar (Salma Hayek) is very clever and tells us all we need to know. With a bit of trickery and a well-placed chain at the end we see Jim get his revenge.

Rita Escobar is the typical damsel in distress for this film, but she is not your usual distressed damsel and with a little lie and cunning she wins over Jim and Artemus, only to find herself back with Arliss. This character knows how to turn on the sweet innocent damsel when she chooses to, but she also has an ulterior motive as we see at the end. This is played out very well and the script cleverly works for the character. 

The comedic element interweaved in the with the characters and the storyline really makes this film work, just don’t take it too seriously as I did; you won’t see the cleverness of it all. I now see this film deserves a good credit, which it does.

Jerry’s Journal: His Biggest Adventure Yet

We took Jerry to Castle Park in Colchester for the first time. We were a little worried that he would be nervous and freeze up, but instead he enjoyed every minute of it. He practically took me and my mum for a walk instead of the other way round, and during so, he watched a waterfall, saw a few pigeons, and two swans.

The Watch – Part 155:

When Onto Apocalypse had finished with their set, the second band, Dominant Lord, came on and took their places. They then sung these three songs:

Growing their power, becoming equals

Verse One:
Does what it wants, never giving us a chance to escape and prove ourselves
In the mist, dark figures move and twist 
I believe my destiny is something big; can you help me in the right direction

Music

Chorus:
Give it to people who need it; growing their power, becoming equals
No escape
I have the fire I have the force

Music.

Choir starts to chant

Verse Two (With backing vocals):
Create louder noise
As the war machine keeps turning 
Being under its control, unable to think for myself, losing my soul for its gain
'Cause you're under the blade, ohh

Music

Choir finishes chanting

Music including guitar solo

Chorus X2:
Give it to people who need it; growing their power, becoming equals
No escape
I have the fire I have the force

Music

 ***

Leave me along, (Procrastination); it’s infectious

Verse One:
Use it to think clearer
Power
Oh lord yeah! 

Music

Chorus:
Let him who hath understanding recon the value of the future 
Is there a reason for why I am here?
Sacrifice is all I can do to move forward

Music

Verse Two:
Not achieving what I told myself to do
You’re growing stronger
Messages from the past, giving me directions to where I should have gone
The evil face of forethought that twists my mind and brings me to despair 

Chorus:
Let him who hath understanding recon the value of the future
Is there a reason for why I am here?
Sacrifice is all I can do to move forward

Music

Guitar solo

Guitars fade away; drum solo

Music resumes

Verse Three:

Not achieving what I told myself to do
Understanding you is my destiny
Messages from the past, giving me directions to where I should have gone
For it is a worry we all have

Music

Verse Four (same as verse 2 but sung by choir):

Not achieving what I told myself to do
You’re growing stronger
Messages from the past, giving me directions to where I should have gone
The evil face of forethought that twists my mind and brings me to despair

Music

Chorus (with choir):
Let him who hath understanding recon the value of the future
Is there a reason for why I am here?
Sacrifice is all I can do to move forward

Music

***

The Curse of the Warped Knife

Choir starts chanting

Orchestral music starts

Music starts

Verse one:

Supernaturally possessed, under the spell of the blade

Join the queue, feel the time tick away

The crowd is waiting

Choir stops chanting

Orchestral music stops

Chorus:

Find a way out before it consumes me forever
Blinded by me, it can't see a thing
Never giving up without a fight
Now here it comes that glistening light

Music stops for a beat; orchestral music resumes

Choir resumes chanting

Music resumes

Verse two:

Touch the silver, see the sights

Discover their meanings, uncover the truths

How many more before you?

Can you stop it before anybody else?

Choir stops chanting

Orchestral music stops

Chorus:

Find a way out before it consumes me forever
Blinded by me, it can't see a thing
Never giving up without a fight
Now here it comes that glistening light

Music

Choir resumes chanting

Orchestral music resumes

Guitar solo

Chorus (sung with choir):

Find a way out before it consumes me forever
Blinded by me, it can't see a thing
Never giving up without a fight
Now here it comes that glistening light

Music stops

Choir starts fading out

Orchestral music till end

TO BE CONTINUED…

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)

Video of the Week: Marvel’s Guide to the Multiverse (by The Imaginary Axis)

There’s not really much I can say about this, just that this channel doesn’t get the attention it deserves. If you enjoy comic books, games, among other things, then this will certainly engage you and keep you hooked. I did talk about another of his videos, “The Joker’s BIG Secret”, but a month after that he released the first of a two-part video explaining everything about DC, and the second explaining everything about MARVEL.

In both videos he talks about different theories regarding how the multiverse works, and beyond – the rules, if you will, and what beings can and do break them. Both DC’s and MARVEL’s lore is so extensive, it is difficult to piece together the facts, but Tyler has done just that and put both of their lore into two videos.

With so many comic books flying out of each company, following several different characters over the years, it was incredibly hard to pick up a comic book, because you would be in the middle of some huge storyline, or it would reference something that everyone else understood but you, because they had read the previous few issues. I knew there was an incredible amount of lore from each company, but I didn’t know there was as much as presented in both videos.

I picked this video out over the two because of what Tyler explains near the end. He makes the discovery that MARVEL and DC share a similar theory that is the string theory, but makes an even more mind blowing revelation, when he explains to us that, their multiverse doesn’t just sit within the confines of MARVEL and DC, but instead encapsulate essentially everything fiction.

Those two videos ignite the imagination, and gets you thinking just what can be achieved once you’ve applied the theories explained in the two videos to basically everything. Every movie separated by being in their own universe. That’s why, in some true stories there are certain facts that don’t add up. That’s because they do in their world, because the film is based upon… I think I’m going a bit too far, but you get the point… maybe.

My other point is, Tyler from The Imaginary Axes does an exceptional job teaching us about science and putting forward his theories based upon the evidence he’s collected from certain sources. I do highly recommend checking this channel out.

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)

1,000 Words: The Owl Tree

In Colchester’s Castle Park, near the pond and beside the river that runs alongside, there’s a single tree if you look closely, resembles an owl. At first, I couldn’t quite make out any features, but after they were pointed out to me, the owl instantly came into focus. Now that I’ve seen the owl, it’s hard not to. Can you?

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Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)

Film of the Week: iBoy

Based on the book of the same name, iBoy, a Netflix original, follows a teenage boy, Tom (Bill Milner) who, after an encounter with a gang whilst visiting his friend, Lucy (Maisie Williams), gets shot in the head when holding his phone and fragments gets lodged in his brain. When he wakes up 10 days later, he discovers that he has powers. He can connect to the internet, hack into anyone’s phones and even blow them up, and he uses these powers to get revenge on those who hurt him and Lucy.

With the film being of average length, at 1hr 30mins, it doesn’t take long before Tom gets his powers and learns how to use them, gradually getting more and more powerful as the more he realises what he can do with all the technology he has around him. Being an origin story, of a character we don’t know, it had to include a lot in a short amount of time, and when he woke up after receiving his powers, he was quick to adjust, quick to learn - it did feel a little rushed, but it then slowed back down during the second half. It does follow the classic superhero story, with the vigilante on route to stopping the bad guys gets distracted from the promises he makes during the day, but when that moment came, it was short, brief, and to the point, instead of any unnecessary information.

When I first heard about this film and read the synopsis, I was intrigued, because it’s a different type of superhero, one that hasn’t been seen before, and to have the character as a school pupil in the middle of tests presents that level of difficulty, and I did enjoy watching it.

There was nothing fictional about the world the characters were living in. It was all portrayed accurately, and having someone with superpowers in amongst that does make him look out of place, as if he had walked into the wrong movie, and because we don’t know these characters as well as we do in those huge blockbuster superhero movies, that sense that he’s out of place felt realistic.

Admittedly, it did get a little formulaic by the end, with Lucy being captured and Tom being bribed to do the main antagonist’s bidding, but I was more interested in how he was going to get out of a tough situation with his powers that we’ve never seen before.

Bill’s performance was sensational. He’s required to look at nothing for a good portion of the film, and look as if he’s reading something, hacking into something, and he does it effortlessly. I especially enjoyed his performance when he and Ellman are having a conversation, and we see him looking slightly off centre. We know he’s up to something, but we don’t know what. Tom’s character development, whilst was quick, was played well all thanks to Bill Milner’s excellent acting. 

Maisie William's performance was also excellent. Her character goes through a lot, and Maisie had to go through many emotions, sometimes in one scene, and she handled it brilliantly. 

The special effects department brought this film to life, and therefore needs more credit. Instead of a load of in-your-face graphics, all of the imagery was simple, understandable, and minimalistic, allowing us the audience to see the actors act without constantly being distracted by so much going on at once.

With iBoy being an original superhero, new characters, new world, I can sense that this would also work as a TV program. Each week, he uses his new found skills to stop these criminals in their tracks, with an overarching enemy throughout. Either that, or a sequel, because it would be nice to see Lucy and Tom’s relationship grow now that Lucy has discovered iBoy’s secret identity.

Overall, I enjoyed this movie, the real world continued spinning as Tom did his best to eliminate one gang from the streets in an attempt to get revenge on his friend. It's not the best superhero movie, but it does stand up by itself and shows what it is capable of achieving.

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)

The Watch – Part 154:

The band, Onto Apocalypse sung these three songs:

What is my purpose?

Verse One:
People confusing Os and 0s
Peace, peace sells, peace, peace sells
People talk louder
They're playing a game that draws you closer

Music

Chorus:
What is my purpose
Got to fight the horror of this mental load
Having everything I've worked for crumble in front of me
Figure in black which points at me

Music

Verse Two:
I think I need a rest
Why is this happening to me?
Where your city used to be

Music

Chorus X2:
What is my purpose
Got to fight the horror of this mental load
Having everything I've worked for crumble in front of me
Figure in black which points at me

***

You don't understand

Verse One:
Now I have you with me under my power
I haven't got time for this
Changing the rules without you knowing

Follow me now and you will not regret

Music

Chorus:
You don't understand
In the night the fires are burning bright
Who are you
I will run through you

Music

Verse Two:
People leaving me behind
Then they lead you out into the final slaughter
Thinking they know everything
And this exercise

Follow me now and you will not regret

Music

Chorus:
You don't understand
In the night the fires are burning bright
Who are you
I will run through you

***

Teaching me everything I need to deal with today

Verse One:
Rocky mountains
Hear the signs and know they're speaking to you, (to you)
None
Are you willing to be had

Music

Chorus:
Teaching me everything I need to deal with today
Still the man, but you see, I'm a they (they)
Me

(Me)
With desire to be part of the miracles you see in every hour

Music

Verse Two:
Colourful, fresh, a start of a new beginning
Never before and never since
Freedom
Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well

Music

Chorus:
Teaching me everything I need to deal with today
Still the man, but you see, I'm a they (they)
Me

(Me)
With desire to be part of the miracles you see in every hour

Music

Answering all the wrong questions
Time will tell on their powerful minds 

Music

Teaching me everything I need to deal with today

***

TO BE CONTINUED…

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)

Mum's Monday: Niagara (1953)

When you think up a film where you would like a honeymoon couple, Polly (Jean Peters) and Ray Cutler (Casey Adams AKA Max Showalter) to get involved or interact with someone else’s life, you need a setting, and where better than the honeymoon capital of the world, Niagara Falls? The scenery is spectacular and you can use the many ready-made attractions there as film sets.  Many have changed or disappeared over the years, but the falls remain as scenic as ever.

Without the scenery, it would just be a normal film with Rose Loomis (Marilyn Monroe) and George Loomis (Joseph Cotten) on holiday, having problems, with Rose having an affair and intending to leave George. You wouldn’t have a film without the scenery. Both the film and Niagara Falls complement each other. If you didn’t have the falls, the film would just be a normal honeymoon film, but without the film the falls would just be the falls, albeit, beautiful.

Polly and Ray are enjoying their honeymoon and all that Niagara Falls has to offer, but quickly, due to Polly’s caring nature get caught up in Rose and George’s problems. Ray spots Rose with her affair and Polly helps George with an injury he has sustained. This film shows that just because you are on your honeymoon, if you are a caring person then you will stay true to yourself and help where you can.

As quickly as the couples are drawn together the film splits them again. Rose leads her life and the love triangle ends in tragedy, and Polly and Ray meet another couple they know from Ray’s work and go off for the day for it only to end in the boat being stolen and going over the falls. The story lines inter-weave, run parallel, collide and separate throughout the film, showing very different lives along the way.

Although this is a dramatic ending and makes use of the falls, there was no mention of suicidal intentions so we don’t know if the boat was taken knowing it will drift in the wrong direction or deliberately taken towards the falls. Whichever it was, I felt sorry for the innocent party.

If you are planning a honeymoon you couldn’t go far wrong with Niagara Falls. It is an amazing place and hopefully you will have a less dramatic one. I hope it lives up to expectations. The scenery certainly will.

Jerry’s Journal: Enjoying Playing Outside

Note: The timestamps on the pictures are wrong. We found that out after we extracted them from the camera onto the computer.

On Friday afternoon, dad needed to service the bike, and Jerry wanted to follow him outside. So he brought Jerry outside where he enjoyed watching dad work and sniffing around the area.

When our neighbour brought their dog out for a walk, Jerry and Whisper got along instantly.

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Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)

The Watch – Part 153:

As we neared the park, the wall of people grew thicker and thicker until we came to a complete standstill. We waited for the officials to let in only a few people at a time to make sure everyone pays for their ticket or present a pre-paid ticket or card that they purchased online to the people sitting in the booths. Once they’ve done that, from the looks of it, it was a standard security check where they search through your bag, which isn’t too bad because I don’t have much in mine. In fact, I only have two things: My money and my phone. Do I need anything else? I don’t think I’ve forgotten anything important.

Even though the volume of people was extremely high, the security officials were very efficient with their checking; we were soon at the front of the crowd. A security guard in charge of the gate opened it to allow the next lot through. We, along with many others walked forward and presented our money or ticket and once we were in possession with our own ticket, we moved forward where we then had to present out bags. They searched through it gently so not to disturb the contents inside, but making sure they get a decent look. When all three of our bags were accepted, we were then allowed into the main concert. It hadn’t started yet as there were a few officials on stage setting up the drum kit, amps, speakers and microphones. Because we were among the first people to enter, we managed to get a decent spot near the stage.

As we neared the stage, we were able to see exactly what the officials were doing: Plugging in many, many wires, making sure that all the stands were standing strong and all the chair behind the drum kit wouldn’t fall apart during the drummer’s performance. It was then that I felt excited. A strong sense of thrill built up inside me, which I couldn’t be happier about. Usually, I would be engulfed in nerves and probably would have had to leave to get some space, but this time I didn’t feel a thing. I had a massive smile on my face.

‘You look like you’re looking forward to it,’ Amy pointed out.

‘What can I say,’ I said, ‘I’m not going to let this get the better of me.’

‘Glad to hear it,’ Tom said, patting me on the shoulder signifying accomplishment.

We came to a stop about five rows back from the stage and waited for the concert to begin. The noise was deafening as everyone was talking at once, discussing everyday things, what they did last night, what they will do after this concert, which is mainly consisting of uploading all the pictures to Facebook.

That’s when I realised I had forgotten my camera.

‘I forgot my camera,’ I said.

‘Do you need it?’ Amy asked, suggesting that we’re here just to enjoy the concert, not be stuck behind a screen, waiting for the perfect angle.

‘Probably not,’ I shrugged. ‘I just thought that I might want to take a picture or two, for sentimental reasons, you know.’

‘Well, when you put it like that,’ Amy said, ‘yeah, maybe you should have brought your camera. Can your watch do anything to help?’ she asked.

‘I’ll check.’

‘Are you sure you want to do that?’ Tom asked, ‘you don’t want to draw attention to yourself.’

‘We’re having this conversation without being overheard,’ I pointed out, ‘with so many people here, talking about their business, I doubt that they’ve noticed us.’

‘What are you going to do anyway?’ Tom asked, his eyes focused on the watch as if it was going to do something there and then.

‘I forgot my camera so I’m going to give myself one,’ I said.

‘You can do that?’ Tom said, his eyes widening.

‘Yeah,’ I said as if it was obvious.

‘Awesome. How many can you spawn?’

‘As many as you want,’ I said. I wonder how many I would have to spawn to use up enough energy equivalent to a dwarf star? I can imagine it being quite a lot, probably smashing through a thousand. Spawning three cameras won’t even make a dent in the Universe’s energy, so I’ve got nothing to worry about. I searched through my watch, going through menu after menu until I finally found what I want. The camera section.

‘What camera do you want?’ I asked.

‘How do you mean?’ Amy asked.

‘I’ve got them all here,’ I said casually.

‘What, all of them?’ Tom asked, looking at the screen. The moment his eyes came into contact with the massive array of cameras to choose from, he whistled with surprise. ‘That’s a lot of cameras,’ he said.

‘I know, right,’ I said. ‘What one do you want?’

‘I don’t know what the differences between one camera and the next is,’ Amy said.

‘That one it is, then,’ I said, picking the one that looked advanced. The moment I selected the picture, it appeared around my neck, complete with strap. As predicted, no one noticed. I repeated the action two more times until I had three of the same cameras around my neck. I took two off and handed one each to Amy and Tom, who took them gratefully, putting them around their necks. Tom started fiddling about with his, looking at the settings and how it works.

‘According to this,’ he said, ‘I can take fifty-thousand photos.’

‘Really?’ I said. I should have found that out before I selected it, but I found it to be a better mystery if I don’t.

‘I doubt we’re going to take that many,’ Amy said.

‘I agree with that,’ I said.

‘At least that means we don’t have to worry about whether or not we’re nearing the limit,’ Tom stated. ‘I wonder how long the battery lasts,’ he said, returning to surfing through his camera. After a couple of minutes or so, he piped up by saying, ‘about ten months,’ he said as if that didn’t make any sense at all.

‘Not long enough,’ I said sarcastically.

‘Indeed,’ Amy said going along with the joke.

The officials who were setting up the stage left. Does that mean everything was ready? Is the concert about to start?

The two screens either side of the stage turned on, revealing the name of the first band that was about to play: Onto Apocalypse, a heavy metal band.

The members of Onto Apocalypse walked on stage, waving their hands in the air, getting the audience pumped for their material. Did I say the noise was deafening when everyone was talking normally? Yeah, I would like to rephrase that as being quiet when compared to when the crowd went ecstatic, cheering and whistling and clapping and jumping up and down. They moved around the stage to make sure that they have greeted everyone and then they took up their places on the stage by picking up their guitars, drumsticks, and making sure they microphone is situated properly on the stand.

They then began to play and sing three songs:

TO BE CONTINUED…

Thanks for reading

Antony Hudson

(TonyHadNouns)