Una banda de otro planeta
Mientras llegaba el momento de hacer su propia banda, los muchachos alquilaban sus instrumentos para ganar algo de dinero y hasta “mataban tigritos” con otras bandas, para publicitar su talento y hacer contacto con otros músicos.
Fue de esta forma que conocieron a Tez, un joven con una voz impresionante y una personalidad arrolladora. El único defecto de Tez era la novia que tenía, a la que sus amigos apodaban "La Yoko Ono criolla". Como la viuda de John Lennon, a la novia de Tez le sobraba ego y se había convertido en la sombra del joven cantante:
_Si quieren contratar a Tez, deben hablar conmigo. Yo soy la encargada de su carrera musical, decía "La Yoko Ono criolla", quien realmente se llamaba Yubiletxy Andreína.
_La jeva no quiere que siga en el grupo, amigos. Dice que no tenemos futuro, que el dinero está en otra parte. –Gary y Harry quedaron petrificados: ya habían hecho contrato para una presentación en un centro nocturno.
_ ¿Pero tú qué quieres, qué piensas, Tez? –preguntó Gary.
_Yo quiero seguir. Me parece que podemos hacer grandes cosas y desde hace rato no me siento tan bien haciendo música. Estoy realmente en mi hábitat –expresó Tez- Pero no quiero hacer enojar a la jeva. Ella es la que controla todo.
_Ok. Entonces hagamos algo. Que ella no se entere que sigues con nosotros. Hagamos las dos presentaciones de este fin de semana y dependiendo de los resultados, tú decides si te vas o te quedas con nosotros –dio como solución Harry.
_Pero se va a enterar por la publicidad, los carteles –asomó Tez.
_No. Porque podemos disfrazarnos. Como nos llamamos "Los extraterrestres", podemos ir vestidos como alienígenas. –expresó y a todos les gustó la idea.
_¿Quiénes son, por qué no muestran el rostro? –preguntaban los locutores en las entrevistas y los muchachos jugaban con la idea de que el verdadero rostro era aquel y que lo más importante era la música.
Esta técnica publicitaria les funcionó y las entradas para los dos conciertos se agotaron. Todos querían saber qué de nuevo traían aquellos músicos que no solo se hacían llamar “Los extraterrestres”, sino que también se vestían como aliens.
Y la banda no defraudó. Tez, con su espíritu y su voz, arrasó suspiros y aplausos. Gary y Harry se lucieron en los instrumentos y por fin sintieron que se había hecho realidad el sueño de los dos. Ah, y “La Yoko Ono criolla” pasó a la historia: Tez se dio cuenta que era una novia muy tóxica y terminó con aquella relación.
HASTA UNA PRÓXIMA OPORTUNIDAD, AMIGOS
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Harry and Gary had known each other since they were kids and had often dreamed of having a rock band. The only thing was that they didn't know a soloist who really had all the qualities they wanted. When they found a vocalist with a good voice, he was self-serving and opportunistic; and when they met noble people, then they were not so good singers and very undisciplined.
While the time came to make their own band, the boys rented their instruments to earn some money and even “killed tigritos” with other bands, to advertise their talent and make contact with other musicians.
It was in this way that they met Tez, a young man with an impressive voice and an overwhelming personality. Tez's only flaw was the girlfriend he had, whom his friends nicknamed the Creole Yoko Ono. Like John Lennon's widow, Tez's girlfriend had an ego to spare and had become the young singer's shadow:
_If they want to sign Tez, they should talk to me. I am the one in charge of his musical career, said the Creole Yoko Ono, whose real name was Yubiletxy Andreína.
Harry and Gary had approached Tez with the idea of forming a band, they had even confessed that they could be called “The Aliens”, because the idea was to make alternative, fusion, different music. Tez had been delighted with the idea and had even accepted the proposal and they had rehearsed a couple of times, but one day Tez arrived sad and informed:
_La jeva no quiere que siga en el grupo, amigo. She says we have no future, that the money is elsewhere. -Gary and Harry were petrified: they had already made a contract for a presentation in a nightclub.
But what do you want, what do you think, Tez? -asked Gary.
I want to go on. I think we can do great things and I haven't felt so good doing music for a long time. I'm really in my habitat,” said Tez, ”But I don't want to piss off the girl. She's the one who controls everything.
Ok. Then let's do something. Don't let her know you're still with us. Let's do the two presentations this weekend and depending on the results, you decide if you leave or stay with us,” Harry said as a solution.
But he's going to find out from the publicity, the posters,” said Tez.
No. Because we can disguise ourselves. Since we're called The Aliens, we can dress up as aliens. -He said and everyone liked the idea.And so it was. The boys posed in their Martian costumes to make the posters that would promote the two presentations. Also, dressed in the same way, they went on local TV and radio to advertise the events.
Who are they, why don't they show their faces? -asked the announcers in the interviews and the boys played with the idea that the real face was that one and that the most important thing was the music.
This advertising technique worked for them and the tickets for the two concerts were sold out. Everyone wanted to know what was new from those musicians who not only called themselves “The Extraterrestrials”, but also dressed like aliens.
And the band did not disappoint. Tez, with his spirit and voice, swept away sighs and applause. Gary and Harry excelled on the instruments and finally felt that their dream had come true. Oh, and “The Creole Yoko Ono” went down in history: Tez realized that she was a very toxic girlfriend and ended that relationship.