004 - Fourth Article - Voice

[presspasskey]

Hey, does anyone know if one of the bars around here has an 80s karaoke night?

[There's a slight pause as she considers.]Or for any of you bar owners and managers out there on the Network, are you willing to institute one? Seriously, if there isn't one in the city, you all are so deprived

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[southernreaper]

[He looks smug.]

Naw, need to go earlier. Lynyrd Skynyrd at least.

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[presspasskey]

Pfft. Not bad, I'll give you that--but nothing beats Whitesnake. Not ever.

[Beat.]

You okay?

[southernreaper]

Now Miss Lane, are ya tryin' t'say m'heritage is lesser than Whitesnake? Now that ain't nice.

[He actually looks relaxed, calm and more sure of himself than he did in jail.]

Yes'm, I'm right fine.

[presspasskey]

The truth hurts sometimes, kid. No band will ever be their equal.

Good.

[She nods slightly, and will leave it at that--even if she's still concerned.]

[southernreaper]

Ouch, that hurts Miss Lane. Next ya gonna tell me that Sweet Home Alabama ain't the epitome of Southern Rock.

[presspasskey]

Hey, I serve the truth. Just my job.

Nah, I think I'll agree with you about that one. Point remains that it's Southern Rock, and pre-80's.

[southernreaper]

Well, didn't nothin' good come outta the 80's Miss Lane. I mean, Madonna and Michael Jackson.

[presspasskey]

Hey hey, don't go sullying the name of 80's rock'n'roll with 80's pop, okay?

[southernreaper]

M'point stands. Didn't nothin' good come outta the 80's.

[presspasskey]

Oh please, that's like saying nothing good came out of the 60's because of Kennedy's assassination or out of the 70's because of Watergate.

[southernreaper]

Well, alrigh' George Strait was in the 80s, but, an' I say this with all due respect Miss Lane, Steven Tyler's pants. Cain't tell me that was somethin' good that came outta the 80s.

[presspasskey]

Didn't say it was. I'll be the first to say that fashion in the eighties was an unmitigated disaster.

The point was the rock, not the horrific dress sense.

[southernreaper]

Alrigh' then... Winger. Go on defend it. 'Cause, even I'll admit Warrant weren't too bad, but Winger? No. Ya cain't convince me o' it.

[presspasskey]

Warrant was barely 80's, though they have some okay stuff.

I don't really see what's wrong with Winger. Then again, you listen to country music, so I can't blame you if your ears have bled out by now.

[southernreaper]

Are ya, again Miss Lane, disparagin' my heritage? That just ain't worthy o' a lady, ya know.

[presspasskey]

I have very rarely been accused of ladylike behavior.