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Scene 1 [Cheers] Patrick: What's the problem? Man: Audio glitch -- I can't patch Eli’s mic into the sound system. Patrick: Well, just fix it. Man: What do you think I'm trying to do here? Audience: Eli! Eli! Eli! Patrick: My father is standing onstage in front of thousands of Eli's fans. Two minutes from now, everybody's going to know that this whole thing is a ruse. [Cheers and applause] Anna: Hi. I know you're all super anxious to see the fabulous Eli Love, but, uh, you'll have to wait a tad longer because I'm not through with him yet. [Cheers] Scene 2 |
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Man: Got it -- mic's on, people. Anna: It's now or never. Noah: Here goes nothing. Anna: Huh. Noah: [As Eli] All right, Port Charles. Are you ready for this? [Cheers and applause] [Eli sings as Noah lip synchs] Rap put the bullet into Rock N Roll's Head Radio used her and left her for dead Black roses bloomed from where she bled Come on, come on is there anybody out there Crime scene's closed there's a body on the floor Fifty million kids knocking on the door Everyone's horny, no one can score They need rock n roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll There's a riot in heaven and the dead are placing bets Angels shooting pool and smoking cigarettes Big man's angry, as angry as he gets God wants rock n roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Who smacked her and trapped her, and kicked her in the head Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll I turn on my radio and all I hear is this..... (crickets) Rock and Roll's sleeping in the black abyss All she needs is a long wet kiss All Hail Rock Who smacked her and trapped her and kicked her in the head Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Who Killed Rock N Roll Link to performance:
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Scene 5 Patrick: So, I mean, how does it feel? Noah: Wow, man, it's, like, so much higher than alcohol ever made me feel. I take back every criticism I ever said about Eli Love and his music. Patrick: Wow. It's probably going to take a while to come down still. Noah: No, but, see, I -- I don't want to come down. I -- I'm going to call Eli and -- and say if he ever needs me to stand in, I'm there. [Noah laughs] Robin: Thank you for everything that you said out here tonight. Anna: No, I meant it, every word. You make me so proud. Robin: It goes both ways. I mean, it's because of you that Noah had the courage to come out here and save this benefit tonight. Anna: So you're not mad at me for anything? Robin: No! No, I'm not mad at you. Anna: You sure? Robin: Of course not. Anna: Well, I don't know. I mean, you kind of seemed like you've been pretty tense recently. Robin: Oh. Yeah, I kind of freaked out for a few days. I mean, I thought it was because of you and Noah getting together, but I think it was just the whole pregnancy thing. Anna: What "pregnancy thing"? Robin: Pregnancy scare! Pregnancy scare -- false alarm. Sorry, I should've said at. Anna: Oh. Whoa. Robin: Yes. That was, um, Patrick’s reaction exactly. Anna: No, no, no, I -- I don't want it to seem like I was relieved at all, but -- you know, I'm -- I feel like I've hardly got the mother thing down, I don't know about the grandmother thing. You know what I'm saying? Robin: Yeah. I mean, I -- I was relieved, too. You know, just bad timing all the way around, but, um, I have to be honest. It kind of got me thinking that I might want a baby. Scene 6 [Helicopter flies] |
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According to US While the sound guy tries to fix the sound problem Patrick is freaking out. Anna runs on stage to stall and plants a kiss on Noah.
{Good stall tactic! And Eli's amused shock at that was cute too!} |
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Well, the day finally arrives to see Rick/Noah/Eli perform "Who Killed Rock and Roll" on GH! It's still a weird, mixed feeling knowing that Rick actually did one of his new rocking songs on the soap…but I have to admit, I was excited to see how it would turn out. Of course, I know Rick never disappoints when he performs live. He's always energetic and amazing, rocking out and getting the crowd into it. He's a master performer and one of the most skillful guitarists of our time. Maybe those who watched (who didn't know how great Rick is live) will finally see for themselves. But I still think a real Rick Springfield show would seal the deal, full set list and all! ) My worry was that GH wouldn't pull it off `right,' and that somehow it would make Rick look `dumb.' (I still don't get how Noah could play guitar THAT well in only a few weeks…but hey, it's a story, and one I've decided to just go with. I have to look over odd things like that for enjoyments sake!) But much to my surprise, they kept the song pretty much intact, only cutting out a few places in the chorus and leaving in all of the verses, which I'm especially happy about. If I didn't already know the song, I probably wouldn't even miss what they cut, although you can kind of tell where it's been pieced together. (Maybe only because I was listening for it?) I kind of figured they'd have to do that though, since the scenes are on a time frame. Again, thank God they didn't butcher up the song! I do love his new song…and think it says a lot about the place that the music industry and radio are in today. The sound problem with Eli's mic is still going on from the day before. Anna rushes out on stage to try and salvage the situation until the sound comes back. She tells the crowd, "You'll have to wait a tad longer, because…I'm not through with him yet." She plants a "long wet kiss" on him. I like how Noah is left looking like maybe that kiss wasn't quite long enough for him! And man, did she have a grip on his face or what?! She even wipes at his lips a bit, as if she smeared him with lipstick! Anna goes into a great speech about AIDS and what the fundraising means to her, as she has a daughter who lives with HIV every day. I thought this was touching and appropriate with Robin having the disease. Anna speaks about it with tears in her eyes and Noah stands quietly, listening to her pour out her heart. When she's finished, Noah embraces her. Suddenly, the sound guy informs them that the sound is back up. Anna looks at Noah and says, "It's now or never." Noah takes her hair in his hands, rubbing her head a bit and says, "Here goes nothing." Anna quickly exit's the stage and Noah looks nervously into the crowd and in his best Eli accent says, "Alright Port Charles. Are you ready for this?!" Eli cues them up from the side and we hear the `ting ting' of Rodger's symbols, starting up the song---"Rap put the bullet into rock and roll's head. Radio used her and left her for dead." The band looks great, Rick looks awesome & all is good. HEY, the doc is rocking Port Charles! LOL! There were a few parts here and there that were obviously for the sake of the soap---like when Noah is singing and jamming and he looks over to the side of the stage and smiles at the gang as if to say, "How am I doing?" I liked his facial expressions there, and I also thought it was kind of neat seeing Patrick, Robin and Anna rocking out & dancing along to his song. It really ended up being pretty cool, I thought. There are many points in the performance (well, ok…the whole thing basically! :-P) where I just don't see Noah pretending to be a rock star named Eli Love. I only see Rick…the rock star…being a rock star on the soap---and then the `guy who looks like him' on the side "singing" while Noah is supposed to be lip-synching! All of those moves---the looks, the guitar mannerisms (that windmill move he does so often!), the way he's standing with his legs bent out---legs going to the music, the bouncing up and down to the beat, the jumps, the smiles…all of it is pure Rick Springfield in action! As the song ended, I was literally shouting at my TV, "Smash the guitar Rick. Smash it!" LOL! But no go. Oh well! So Noah doesn't have the same angst towards the guitar that Rick or Eli might have. That's okay…the performance ROCKED out! Now…as the audience, we are supposed to assume that Noah and Eli did a whole concert, and not just one song. If not, that was one very expensive benefit show…a one-song concert. Haha! My absolute favorite clip of all is at the very end after they show Robin and Anna clapping. The camera goes over to Noah who looks back at the gang and smiles the sweetest (almost sneaky though at first!) smile! Just precious I thought. Again…that was not Noah smiling like that. That was *our man* Rick, all the way! And how strange was THAT, seeing Rick's real band on the soap?? Wow. We look around and see Rodger, Derek, Matt, & George. Trippy! I'm loving Derek's new haircut. I think it's nice-looking on him. And Georgie even got a few little smoke-hazed guitar spotlights for himself in there. :-P Noah runs off the stage with a Rick Springfield "Whooo!" and grabs Anna for a hug and kiss. Eli, Patrick and Robin praise Noah for pulling it off and tell him how impressed they are. Eli is quite grateful and tells Noah that if he ever needs anything, to just `shout out.' |
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I really liked Noah's laugh and smiles when Patrick gets him alone and
asks him how it felt. Noah says it made him feel higher than alcohol ever
made him feel. He even takes back all the bad things he said about Eli
Love and his music. Noah tells Patrick he doesn't want to `come down'
after the performance. He says he will be telling Eli that if he ever
needs help again, he'll be there. Patrick is left looking like he's not
too sure about that. Anna and Robin chat a bit, and Anna learns for the first time that Robin had a pregnancy scare. I thought it was cute when she sort of freaked out about it, then told Robin that she `barely has the mother thing down, let alone the grandmother thing.' Patrick is at Rodger's drums and overhears the conversation. I'm glad they had a chance to talk one on one some more, seeing as how it may be awhile before they are together again. The ending of this one was sad and bittersweet. I thought it was somewhat appropriate when I think of the schedule of the actors, but for the story itself, it was quite depressing to see Noah and Anna part at such a time. I was hoping to see some more of these two, and possibly for their romance to continue on further. (But thankfully, from what I've read in recent spoilers…that just might happen for Finola and Rick fans this fall! Whoo hoo!) When the helicopter came in, the timing seemed a bit too convenient for reality sake. (It's not reality though, it's GH!) It came at just the right moment, when it was all `said and done.' In real life, they would've shown up before the show started, or about half-way through. Despite a few details here and there, I have to hand it to the writers this time. At least they had some decent closure for the foursome. That much I was happy about. I thought it was cute how Noah thought the chopper was landing for him, to take him & whoever into the city to party the night away. LOL! Anna informs them it's her helicopter, and that she has a job to go to. Anna and Noah share yet another kiss (wow, Noah is really getting some action the past few days!) When they pull away, Noah tells her, "We don't say goodbye in the music business." (They both keep wiping at their mouths. More lipstick?! Hmmm…I wanted to tell Anna not to be wiping off his kisses! Was she crazy?! ) Anna asks, "What do we say?" Noah shrugs, "I don't know yet. I'll tell ya next time," and touches her face lovingly. SWEET, but sad. She smiles and tells him, "You be good." (Awww…does he really have to?! ) Patrick and Noah chat about how Noah learned a lot in those few short weeks `walking in Eli Love's shoes.' The two end in a hug. But I just wonder how hard it's going to be for Noah, after so many weeks of excitement and attention (not to mention, I think he was becoming attached to Anna, and that he could sense some romance on the verge of developing). I wonder how he's going to take going back to GH and doing nothing but regular stuff, doctor type things, with no real social life on the side. The man needs time to have fun, just like the rest of us! LOL! I only hope it doesn't lead him back into drinking once again. Robin and Patrick should be happy now. Their parents relationship has come to an end, as Anna had to leave off on a spy mission. But I think the docs had almost gotten used to the idea of their parents being together, and now it has to end. Booo! I'm waiting for fall on GH. I say---Bring it ON. And what about some love triangles? There are more great stories to be had from some of these characters, and maybe even mixing in a few others along the way. - Kelley Pearson |
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