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New page: == Overview == '''Zippy Email #28: band''' Zippy has fond memories of his old band and tries to get it going again. == Transcript == '''ZIPPY:''' ''{to the tune of "Tritsch Tratsch Polka...

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== Overview ==
'''Zippy Email #28: band'''

Zippy has fond memories of his old band and tries to get it going again.

== Transcript ==
'''ZIPPY:''' ''{to the tune of "Tritsch Tratsch Polka"}'' Email! Email! Send me a good email! Email! Email! And not some crappy spam!

<blockquote class="zippy3">
<div>subject: Band name?</div>
Dear Zippo,<br />
Have you ever been in a band?<br />
I seem to recall a certain "ZIP HAWK AND THE PADS", and you look a awful lot like one of their members<br />
Love,<br />
SURPRISE SURPRISE A GIRL</blockquote>

''{Zippy reads the whole email as one sentence, losing its rhythm near the end.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{typing}'' You're asking if I've ever been in a band? Of course I have! In fact, it's called- oh, wait. You know about it already. ''{clears screen}'' But to those of you who didn't go to college at Anytown U, I ''was'' in a band. We called ourselves "Zip Hawk and the Pads". I have no idea why we called ourselves that, much less why we decided to use "the Pads". What a dumb name. But we were pretty popular around the campus. ''{speaking}'' Now I don't know about you, but I think it's time- it's time- it's time for a rippling flashback!

''{Flashback: the campus of Anytown U. Zippy and his band are playing, and hundreds of students are cheering.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{v.o.}'' Ah, those were the days. It's like just yesterday that I was belting out another jam about how tortured I was inside. Hooray for grunge!

''{End flashback.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{typing}'' ''Man'', man. Those were good times. Dare I say... ''grood'' times? Yeah, it feels like it's been forever... hey! Idea time! ''{speaking}'' I should get the band back together! That would be all kinds of awesome!

''{Zippy leaves his room.}''

''{Cut: Zippy's backyard. Zippy, Monroe (a green duck in a fur hat), Kooky, and Aruseus are there.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' Hey, guys! How's it going with you?

'''ARUSEUS:''' ... I didn't even go to college with you!

'''ZIPPY:''' Yeah, I know. You're only here because ''{mocking}'' ''Leonard'' ''{normal}'' decided not to show up. He's too busy with his... ladies.

'''MONROE:''' Well, why don't ''we'' have ladies? I mean, I'm the guitarist! I ''deserve'' ladies!

'''ZIPPY:''' Oh, we'll get ladies. We'll get ladies all the time.

'''KOOKY:''' ... So, are we going to, you know, ''play'' any music?

'''ZIPPY:''' I guess. Count us off, Aruman!

'''ARUSEUS:''' One! Two! Three! Hit it!

''{The four start to play--which results in a cacophony of noise.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' Hold- hold on, you guys!

''{The noise stops.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' Alright, we've hit a snag. It looks like none of us have remembered how to play our instruments.

'''MONROE:''' Well, we can learn, right?

'''ZIPPY:''' Yeah, maybe... but can we learn before the ''{falsetto}'' BATTLE OF THE BA-A-A-ANDS!

'''KOOKY:''' Wait, what?

'''ARUSEUS:''' Battle of the Bands?

'''ZIPPY:''' Yeah, I signed us guys up preemptively. It's tomorrow.

'''MONROE:''' ... Dangit! This is why we broke up the band!

'''ZIPPY:''' Really? I just thought it was because the grunge movement was over-

'''KOOKY:''' Because you're too impulsive!

'''ZIPPY:''' That may be, but... we're awesome. We can learn if we set our sights on it!

'''ARUSEUS:''' Zippy's right! If we put our minds on it, we can definitely win!

'''KOOKY:''' ... I don't really want to trust you. You did, after all, go back in time and try to kill Zip over here-

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{angrily}'' We don't talk about those emails!

''{Pause.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ... Count us off, Aruman!

''{Cut: the Battle of the Bands. Zippy and the others are backstage.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' Alright, my bromides! We're up next!

'''KOOKY:''' ... Did you call me a liquid non-metal?

'''ZIPPY:''' Stop- stop being smart.

'''MONROE:''' I think we're ready... I think.

'''ARUSEUS:''' Yeah! Let's do this!

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Coming up next, it's... Zip Hawk and the Pads!

''{The crowd starts cheering.}''

'''ARUSEUS:''' The ''Pads''?!

'''ZIPPY:''' Don't ask me.

''{The curtain rises and Zippy walks up to the front of the stage.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{yelling}'' Are you ready to rock?

''{The crowd cheers in response.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{yelling louder}'' I said are you ready... to rock?!

''{The crowd cheers even louder.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{yelling in falsetto}'' ARE YOU READY TO RO-

'''RANDOM BRIT:''' ''{offscreen}'' Get on with it!

'''ZIPPY:''' Alright, alright.

'''ARUSEUS:''' One! Two! Three! ROCK IT!

''{The band plays and, yet again, it makes a cacophony of sound. The crowd starts cheering.}''

'''ARUSEUS:''' Wow! They like us!

'''KOOKY:''' But... how?

'''ZIPPY:''' I think I can explain that...

''{The camera pans up to show a banner reading "Battle of the Bands - Indie Rock Version!".}''

''{Cut: Zippy's Bedroom. Zippy walks in and sits down at his computer.}''

'''ZIPPY:''' ''{typing}'' Well, a girl, that was my band. We didn't win the battle, though. We were beat by some guy with a triangle and a sheep with a contrabassoon. Oh, well. ''{speaking}'' That's it. Go home.

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