The Palentine wrote:After a couple of weeks absence, where he was busy filling in for Sen Sulla, and acting as the City Editor for the newspaper he worked for(while the Editor was on vacation), Mr.Simeon re-enters the bar. Looking around he sees the crowd is somewhat dead, so he decides to do something about it. Philo orders a Sunset Saspirilla and walks over to the piano. He thanks the waitress when she brings his drink, and after taking a sip he sits down. Placing his drink on top of the piano, he does a few rudimentary scales to flex his fingers and warm up. When he is satisfied that he is ready he turns his head to the bar patrons and says,
"Heres one of my favorite classics from Billy Joel. Forgive me for making it fit to the Festering Snakepit. I hope you enjoy it."
"It's nine o'clock on a saturday
Regular crowd shuffles in
There's Dicey Reilly sittin' next to me
Makin' love to her tonic and gin
She says: "Son can you play me a memory?"
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger girl's clothes
La-la-la de-de da
La-la de-de da da-da
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
Now Jimmy at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says Philo I believe this is killing me
As a smile ran away from his face
Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place
Oh, la-la-la de-de da
La-la de-de da da-da
And Violet is practicing politics
As the ambassadors slowly get stoned
Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone...
Sing us the song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright
It's a pretty good crowd for a saturday
And Neville gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say man what are you doin' here?
Oh, la-la-la de-de da
La-la de-de da da-da
Sing us the song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright"
The Untecnan ambassador walks in with a large bag on his back. He approaches the bar."Neville, I'll have my usual. Philo, you mind helping a bit?"
He pulls out a guitar and begins playing an acoustic version of "Dream On.""Every time when I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
And it went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way?
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
Yeah, I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life's in books, written pages
Live and learn from fools and from sages
You know it's true, oh
All the things come back to you
Sing with me, sing for a year
Sing for the laughter, and sing the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, and sing for the tear
Sing it with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on
Dream until the dream come true
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on
Dream until your dream come true
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on, ah
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, and sing for the tear
Sing it with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away"