LOG, September 14

12:00 AM- Online. Type Barry's birthday song and have a silent prayer thanking God that you were the first to post.

12:03 AM- Hit refresh repeatedly. Where are those comments??

12:05 AM- In Cowsill Chat. Type happy birthday to Barry till it fills up the whole screen.

12:06 AM- Leave Cowsill Chat (My work here is done)

12:10 AM- Hit refresh again.

12:12 AM- Get hopeless. Hop into bed.

12:14 AM- Wonder if anybody's read it now......

12:17 AM- Sign on again. (goshdarnit!)

12:20 AM- Feel immense satisfaction at the *(Read 2 Times)* not next to Barry's birthday song.

12:21 AM- Remember that you read it twice. Fall into depression.

12:23 AM- Insomnia.

12:24 AM- Call KLUV and demand that they play "Indian Lake".

4:49 AM- Finger on record button. Ears ready.

9:18 AM- Any minute now.

2:03 AM- They'll play it. They're just backlogged. Next. Really.

3:18 PM- Really.

3:19 PM- Dumb deejay.

3:20 PM- Get dressed in a rage, grab framed Barry picture and get into car.

3:25 PM- On highway. Headbang and air-warwhoop to "Indian Lake" CD on the way.

3:32 PM- Arrive at KLUV recording station.

3:28 PM- Knock on station door. Disregard ON AIR sign and begin yellling after three knocks. Hear feet shuffling and murmurs. Put on meanest face possible. Try to look intimidating.

3:41 PM- Door opens. Mean look; push way past *BIG* BURLY MAN in yellow and open door to console.

3:43 PM- Begin rummaging through playlist archive to find BEST OF cd.

3:50 PM- Still looking.

3:59 PM- EUREEKA!!!!

4:00 PM- Shove CD in PERSONABLE (?) DEEJAY's face.

"Play." (mean look)

PERSONABLE (?) DEEJAY:
no response.

"PLAY". (grunt. Meaner look. Intimidating. Scary. Clench fist in PERSONABLE (?) DEEJAY's face)

PERSONABLE (?) DEEJAY:
no response.

"PLAY!!!!!" (scream like a maniac, charge to the wall and point finger at emergency fire ax; then at PERSONABLE (?) DEEJAY'S face, then at the 18-story window)

PERSONABLE (?) DEEJAY:
disinterested look. (Takes CD, lays it on console and signals to *BIG* BURLY MAN)

"MUST BE DEDICATION." (write Barry's name, who it's from and that it's
Barry's birthday...)

(The note)

""Indian Lake" by the Cowsills. For Barry on his birthday from HairHead. Thank you. PS This note will self-destruct and blow up the whole city if you don't play it, so do it. Thank you. Love, a Hairhead "

{enter *BIG* BURLY MAN}

*BIG* BURLY MAN:
grab by the arm. Twist around backwards and drag till in presence of a witness.

{exuent. big time.}

4:13 PM- Escorted from KLUV premises.

4:17 PM- Walking down street to car with 500 KLUV bumper stickers and court order to stay at least three hundred yards from KLUV offices at all times.

4:19 PM- On highway. Headbang to "Indian Lake" and air-warwhoops.

4:29 PM- Finger on record button.

5:51 PM- Anytime now.

9:22 PM- Really. The next song.

11:59 PM- dumb deejay.

12:01 AM- Make plans for tomorrow.. Try to remember where the pickax is.....