They all gathered up their various belongings, and
headed towards the door
at the back of the bar. It
opened into a small, but
tastefully decorated
office/storage room.
"Boys, I'd like to introduce you to Mr. James Whitmore. He's an agent from
MegaMetal records."
Introductions were made all around as everyone found a chair or box to
sit on.
"Boys, you are sitting on a gold mine with your music. And after seeing
your show tonight...all I can say is WOW! I see from the local listings
thatyou are the number one act in the St. Louis area. But I think you can
be number one world-wide. With your talent, and those theatrics, you can
sell out arenas all over the
globe! So how about it,
Sign with me and I will make
you all superstars!
"Well..." replied Joe "It's kind of a shock. Can we have some time to talk
it over?"
"No problem. Tell you what, let me give you a copy of the contract I had
drawn up, and you all look it over, and let me know. If you see anything
you want changed added, just let me know. Call me tomorrow evenin at my
hotel, and we'll set up a meeting if you are
interested."
James gave Joe a thick manilla envelope, saying "There are 3 copies of
the contract in here. Heres a card with the hotel's number and my room
number. I have some business to attend to now, so I will talk to you tomorrow.
Nice meeting you all."
Hands were shook all around, and they followed James out into the noise
of the bar. Joe saw James leaving a few minutes later with a blonde on
each arm. He smiled as he realized what Mr. Whitmore's 'business' entailed.