1988, chapter 15
That night someone was throwing another party, so the 6 of them (Billie Joe, Maria, Mike, Paige, Al and Tre) decided to go. At the party the booze was a-flowing, the drugs were a-plenty and the music a-going. The party went until 3 AM 'cause the pigs [a.k.a., police] showed up.
"Move along kids, otherwise I'll arrest ya's," one of them shouted, twirling around his nightstick.
"This blows and Tre went off with some chick, he's probably gonna get arrested again," sighed Maria getting into Mike's car, squished between Mike and Billie Joe, Mike was driving and Mike's girlfriend Paige sat in the passenger's seat.
"Well I'm not tired," granted Mike, sticking his keys into the ignition.
"Me neither," smiled Paige.
"Wanna go back to my house and get stoned then?" laughed Billie Joe.
"Yeah."
"Yes."
"Yah."
"Sounds like a plan," came from the four sitting around him.
"Seriously? 'Cause I was kinda joking." The rest nodded.
"We weren't."
The five of them sat around in a circle in Billie Joe's living room passing around a joint. This went on for hours but breaking of course and drinking until 9 AM when they all were sitting on the sofa all squashed together and watching Sesame Street.
"Today is brought to you by the letter G and the number 7," blared from the TV set, the five sat there kinda hypnotized from being so high.
"Wow the letter G, I haven't seen this one," Al slurred while still drinking a Budweiser. The episode continued with the five of them still watching.
"Bert I've had such a Green Day today, I wore green and so is everyone else," the five of them cracked up laughing
"A Green Day? That's what we've had!" laughed Billie Joe.
"I know," laughed Mike, Paige started to calm down from her giggling fit.
"Weren't you guys thinking of another name?"
"Yeah," giggled Billie Joe.
"Well maybe you could call your band Green Day, its got kinda a ring to it."
"That's cool," giggled Mike
"What? That's stupid!" and Al stopped laughing. "That means were potheads or something!"
"Dude, we are," chuckled Billie Joe.
"Yeah it's better than Sweet Children, 'cause I'm not a kid anymore."
"I know we're not kids anymore. I'm older than all of you guys anyway!" snapped Al.
"Well I like it," Billie Joe said sternly and stopped laughing.
"Same, it is catchy, and two against one, we win."
"Whatever," Al said picking up his jacket and he walked out the front.
"It is a cool name guys," smiled Maria.
"Yeah, thanks Paige, but what went up Al's ass and died?" shouted Mike, hopefully loud enough for Al to hear.
"Have you noticed lately he hasn't been that committed to the band either?" Billie Joe said while scratching his head.
"Yeah I have," Maria said, standing up. "I better go 'cause it's like 10 now, mom's probably lost it by now, I like the name though - Green Day...fits you guys so well," and she walked to the door.
"You're not leaving with out this are you?" called Billie Joe to her.
"Without what?" and Billie Joe walked over to her and kissed her cheek.
"Without that."
"Thanks...bye Mike, Paige and BJ," and she closed the door.
"Move along kids, otherwise I'll arrest ya's," one of them shouted, twirling around his nightstick.
"This blows and Tre went off with some chick, he's probably gonna get arrested again," sighed Maria getting into Mike's car, squished between Mike and Billie Joe, Mike was driving and Mike's girlfriend Paige sat in the passenger's seat.
"Well I'm not tired," granted Mike, sticking his keys into the ignition.
"Me neither," smiled Paige.
"Wanna go back to my house and get stoned then?" laughed Billie Joe.
"Yeah."
"Yes."
"Yah."
"Sounds like a plan," came from the four sitting around him.
"Seriously? 'Cause I was kinda joking." The rest nodded.
"We weren't."
The five of them sat around in a circle in Billie Joe's living room passing around a joint. This went on for hours but breaking of course and drinking until 9 AM when they all were sitting on the sofa all squashed together and watching Sesame Street.
"Today is brought to you by the letter G and the number 7," blared from the TV set, the five sat there kinda hypnotized from being so high.
"Wow the letter G, I haven't seen this one," Al slurred while still drinking a Budweiser. The episode continued with the five of them still watching.
"Bert I've had such a Green Day today, I wore green and so is everyone else," the five of them cracked up laughing
"A Green Day? That's what we've had!" laughed Billie Joe.
"I know," laughed Mike, Paige started to calm down from her giggling fit.
"Weren't you guys thinking of another name?"
"Yeah," giggled Billie Joe.
"Well maybe you could call your band Green Day, its got kinda a ring to it."
"That's cool," giggled Mike
"What? That's stupid!" and Al stopped laughing. "That means were potheads or something!"
"Dude, we are," chuckled Billie Joe.
"Yeah it's better than Sweet Children, 'cause I'm not a kid anymore."
"I know we're not kids anymore. I'm older than all of you guys anyway!" snapped Al.
"Well I like it," Billie Joe said sternly and stopped laughing.
"Same, it is catchy, and two against one, we win."
"Whatever," Al said picking up his jacket and he walked out the front.
"It is a cool name guys," smiled Maria.
"Yeah, thanks Paige, but what went up Al's ass and died?" shouted Mike, hopefully loud enough for Al to hear.
"Have you noticed lately he hasn't been that committed to the band either?" Billie Joe said while scratching his head.
"Yeah I have," Maria said, standing up. "I better go 'cause it's like 10 now, mom's probably lost it by now, I like the name though - Green Day...fits you guys so well," and she walked to the door.
"You're not leaving with out this are you?" called Billie Joe to her.
"Without what?" and Billie Joe walked over to her and kissed her cheek.
"Without that."
"Thanks...bye Mike, Paige and BJ," and she closed the door.
