Request Line: A Greening to Remember (Part 4)

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY

TRENT GREEN sits in front of a microphone, glancing around the room with some trepidation, taking in his surroundings. He reaches up, feeling a set of headphones covering his ears. He glances up to see the PRODUCER tapping on the glass of the studio window.

PRODUCER: [through headphones] Okay, we’ve got our first caller on line 1. I’m putting him through.

CALLER: Hi Trent!

TRENT: [neutral, but friendly enough] Hi.

A brief pause.

CALLER: Am I on the air?

TRENT: [notices the PRODUCER frantically nodding] You sure are!

CALLER: So I was hoping you could play a song for me.

TRENT: Well, I’m not in the business of saying no…

CALLER: But I’m a little confused about the theme.  I gotta be honest, the intro was kind of cryptic.

TRENT: Mmm, let’s say abstract.  But hey, let’s try this.  How about you explain what your take is on the theme? There’s no wrong answer.

CALLER: Uh, sure.  So you were talking about writing things down, and remembering things, and mentioned Proust, so I took it to mean that this week’s theme is songs about memory and the passage of time.

TRENT: Hey, that’s great!  I like it, I really do.  So what can I play for you this fine Sunday morning?

CALLER: Tuesday afternoon.

TRENT: From Days of Future Past? Sure, you bet, Moody Blues are a great band…

CALLER: No, I mean it’s actually Tuesday afternoon.  Right now.

TRENT: Ha ha, sure, sure.  Of course it is.  I’m so used to doing the games for CBS it’s kind of automatic.  You didn’t call to talk about football, did you?

CALLER: Uh, no, not really.  Was just hoping to hear a song.

TRENT: [sees that he is getting a double thumbs up from the PRODUCER]  Well, looks like the segment producer says it’s okay, so let’s do it.  What can I play for you?

CALLER: Let’s go with a little “Younger Us” by the Japandroids?

TRENT: Can do.  Let there be rock.