back side of the room, then back to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down over Times Square in silence. I continued to wait.
“What if—” he spun around “—what if we made this a series? We could pitch it to other bands as a way to cultivate some of the content we share, but it would give us a unique insider view. We could even call it something like ‘Inside Access.’ ”
I winced. “Or ‘Fly on the Wall’?”
He nodded. “Yeah. I like that.”
It was definitely something I would have loved to read myself. “What fan doesn’t want to hang out and watch a band do its thing?”
“Any specific bands you’d like me to reach out to?”
I could have rattled off dozens. “Pretty much anyone. I don’t think I could tire of that experience.”
“Awesome.” He went back to the chair behind his desk, and I sensed our meeting had come to an end.
I stood and thanked him, then went back to do the less glamorous part of my job, scheduling tweets and setting up FB content. I started to daydream about sitting in with Walking Disaster and meeting all the other guys in the band.
Talking Disaster Forum
Topic: Other Bands - Theater of the Absurd - Media - In The Rehearsal Hall - Page 1
DeadFan wrote:
Some lucky fan. Can you even imagine?
The Rock Paper: In The Rehearsal Hall - Theater of the Absurd
WD40 wrote:
What’s Noah playing? Is it a Gibson?
MusicArt wrote:
Micah’s so subdued. It’s kind of weird to see him standing in one place like that except when he’s solo.
RobinHood wrote:
Who’s Layla Beckett?
CaliforniaDreamin wrote:
Could just be someone who works for the magazine they sent over to fabricate some fan buzz.
CakeOrDeath wrote:
I bet you’re right. The whole thing did feel a bit forced. Like she’d wikipediaed some random info about the band. Libra? How is that relevant?
Jayhawk wrote:
Oh my god. This is amazing video! New music! I’m going to hang out over on the TotA fan forum tonight and hope that there are more videos.
LowRider wrote:
Y’all know that’s probably just one of the girlfriends, right? Did you notice the picture from the tour bus? Doesn’t one of their girlfriends ride along sometimes?
Jayhawk wrote:
@LowRider - who cares?
Sailor8 wrote:
Micah’s girlfriend usually takes credit for her photography. Rumor has it Noah’s broken up with his girlfriend (hoping it’s true!) and Shane doesn’t have one. Rick’s married. His wife never travels with them. Looks to me like someone just got lucky. (And why is it never me?)
Chapter Twenty-One
With a pillow plumped behind me, I sat in Shane’s bed and read through the reaction to the blog I’d posted. Over on the TotA forum, the posters were having a field day discussing the new song and debating which cover they preferred. It was fun to wallow a bit in their thrill of seeing it all secondhand. I was already starting to forget the first-hand awe of sitting right there.
My phone erupted in the FaceTime ringtone, and I rolled over to grab it and accept the call.
“Hola, Cuddle Rock.” I attempted a seductive grin, but it was awkward to do so at a device.
Shane appeared on my screen. I guessed he must be in a hotel in yet another college town. Their schedule up until Friday was basketball arenas and small theaters. Friday, they’d arrive in Boston for a major festival.
“Layla, I’ve got a question for you.” There was a bit of scruff covering his chin. I’d never stopped to investigate if he tended to go unshaven during a tour. I smiled to myself as I considered all the fun things I had yet to learn about him.
“Uh, huh?” I grinned anticipating some flirty banter.
“When’s my birthday?”
My breath caught. “Oh, shit. Was it today?” He’d told me he was thirty-one when we talked about it, and I never did go look up his statistics. “I didn’t know.”
“No.” The muscle in his cheek twitched. “Do you even know what sign I am?”
I hadn’t figured out where he was going with this, so I attempted a stab. “Uh, Taurus?”
He snorted. “Close, but no.”
“I don’t know. When’s your birthday?”
“April 6. I’m an Aries.”
“Okay. I don’t follow astrology. Is that supposed to mean something?”
“ ‘Micah Sinclair is as hot as you think he is. He’s also incredibly generous and as easy-going as you’d expect a Libra to be, but it was impressive to watch his leadership skills in action.’ ” He was reading my own blog back to me.
“Yeah?”
“You don’t know my birthday, but you know Micah’s sign? Do you