1988, chapter 18
The night came quickly, well what can I say Billie Joe had a big day. He hadn't seen Mike at all that day but he was a little preoccupied to notice or care. So at 6 PM Billie Joe and Maria decided to head off after Ollie practically stuffed birthday cake into their mouths and insisted Billie Joe have two slices. They headed down to Gilman Street in as Billie Joe called "the loser mobile" in other words his car which at Christmas Ollie had given to him
"she could of at least painted it" he groaned about his car for what must if been the one millionth time
"How many times do we have to go through this BJ? She didn't, so get over it and do it yourself if your that pissed off about it" Maria sighed
"Why are you in bitch mode?"
"cause you go on about it like every single day!" she snapped
"Hey? Be nice its my birthday" he smirked "where here"
"looks like it"
"this is my sanctuary"
"I thought the bedroom was your sanctuary?" Maria asked quirking an eyebrow
"what can I say I'm a man of many layers" he laughed
"whatever you say Armstrong, whatever you say... ". As soon as Billie Joe walked in to Gilman with his arm around 'his woman' most of the people in there came up to him wishing him a happy birthday and offering to buy him a drink later, which he happily accepted to all. Through out the night listening to local ska bands and just garage punk bands which Billie Joe joking was saying "I was there once" making all the tagalong's around him laugh. This made Maria feel weird and finally had to use the "I have to go to the bathroom" excuse (even though no body in their right mind would ever use the bathroom in Gilman) to get herself out of the midst of all the young people surrounded themselves around the 'next big things' birthday boy. Maria wondered off to get herself her own drink instead of one of Billie Joe's cronies offering to buy her one as someone grabbed her waist and pulled her into a hug
"what the fuck? - TRE!" she screamed almost louder then the band playing a really bad cover of 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' by The Ramones.
"what's cookin' good lookin'" he laughed and picked Maria up spinning her around in a circle
"its BJ's birthday" she smiled
"oh cool...wish him a good one for me cause he looks a little busy right now"
"yeah... "
"Want me to get ya a drink babe?"
"from you?"
"who else?" and Tre jokingly looked around "well I cant see anyone else"
"ha ha very funny, its just all those hanger on's kept offering me drinks...that's weird for me"
"You're complaining about free drinks? Sign me up for Billie Joe's girlfriend if that's in the job description"
"such a comedian tonight"
"aren't I always?", and Maria rolled her eyes "come with me to the back we have real drinks there" and he danced his eyebrow up and down
"Okay". Maria looked over her shoulder at her boyfriend telling all the starry eyed girls and poser guys about what she could make out to be about his '1000 Hours' recording session, Tre grabbed her wrist and wriggled his way threw the crowd to the back room. Where as soon as they walked in Maria saw Mike drinking a Heineken alone
"hey Maria"
"hey Mikey, whatya doing?"
"well you know Larry's rules about drinking and the crowd was a little scary"
"ah not used to the fame yet, Dirnt?" smirked Tre getting his own Heineken from the cooler, Mike laughed
"I guess I'm not"
"comes with the territory I'm afraid" smiled Tre and patting the sitting Mike on the back
"I remember my first EP... 'ol memories" he sighed, making Maria and Mike laugh "hey babe want your drink or not?"
"beer me Tre" she managed to say between giggles, and Tre dung his hand back into the cooler getting another one out and handing over to her. "did ya get BJ anything Mike?"
"yeah...I'll give it to him tomorrow, as I said before the crowd is to thick right now"
"hmmm... .so what is it?"
"I got him a voucher thing at that record place in Berkeley, you can never have too many tapes!" and he swung back another gulp "what did you get him Maria?"
"oh its private" she blushed
"you fucked him?" asked Mike resulting in Tre spraying out his beer
"oh it went down the uhh wrong way" Tre blushed
"wouldn't you like to know Mike?"
"well I did ask"
"well I made him a chain with a pick on it as a pendant thing ... . I haven't given it to him yet"
"Cool, so what makes that private? Oh you made it right.." Nodded Mike and he took another mouthful. Tre excused himself and left the back room making his way once again threw the crowd and he saw Billie Joe still getting a lot of attention, Tre sighed and walked up to him
"happy birthday Bill"
"hey Tre, thanks" and Billie Joe went back to whatever he was saying. Tre walked away and found an empty stool which he sat up on -- glaring at the dark brown cap wearing singer across the club. 'why did she fuck him?' he thought, sure she knew she wasn't a virgin but it felt weird for him to even think about, to him Maria was an angel, a very attractive, funny angel he wouldn't mind fucking himself. Tre mentally kicked himself for his last thought - she's Billie Joe's, so don't even have those thoughts about her, she's still your best friend...practically family, but yet she's got a nice rack... ' but he couldn't help it
"hey my drummer buddy!" sang out Mike coming up to Tre "you're a really funny guy Tre - really funny"
"Hey Mike...have you ever wanted something you could never have?"
"You mean a girl? Oh yeah sure I think everyone's had that problem" Mike slurred pushing a 15 year old off a stool
"Hey! That was mine"
"Well, its not now" and Mike sat down next to his short friend "who is she? Or he whatever... " and he took another gulp
"no it's a she... "
"Well?"
"Umm... I don't wanna say who... "
"ohh! You like Maria huh?"
"WHAT?" Tre snapped
"hehe... Tre likes Maria" Mike started to sing and clap as Tre quickly lent across the table and covered up Mikes mouth with his hand
"you fucking better not tell ANYONE" Tre hissed
"I wont"
"especially fucking attention whore over there" and Tre pointed to Billie Joe now being joined by Maria again
"Why would I tell Two Dollar Bill?"
"I don't know -- cause your friends?"
"Well, its Maria you want right? Well, I wont tell especially Bill cause he would probably like flog ya if he knew that" and Mike took another sip "fuck its empty ... excuse me Tre I need another refreshment" and Mike left licking his lips and leaving Tre once again all by himself.
"she could of at least painted it" he groaned about his car for what must if been the one millionth time
"How many times do we have to go through this BJ? She didn't, so get over it and do it yourself if your that pissed off about it" Maria sighed
"Why are you in bitch mode?"
"cause you go on about it like every single day!" she snapped
"Hey? Be nice its my birthday" he smirked "where here"
"looks like it"
"this is my sanctuary"
"I thought the bedroom was your sanctuary?" Maria asked quirking an eyebrow
"what can I say I'm a man of many layers" he laughed
"whatever you say Armstrong, whatever you say... ". As soon as Billie Joe walked in to Gilman with his arm around 'his woman' most of the people in there came up to him wishing him a happy birthday and offering to buy him a drink later, which he happily accepted to all. Through out the night listening to local ska bands and just garage punk bands which Billie Joe joking was saying "I was there once" making all the tagalong's around him laugh. This made Maria feel weird and finally had to use the "I have to go to the bathroom" excuse (even though no body in their right mind would ever use the bathroom in Gilman) to get herself out of the midst of all the young people surrounded themselves around the 'next big things' birthday boy. Maria wondered off to get herself her own drink instead of one of Billie Joe's cronies offering to buy her one as someone grabbed her waist and pulled her into a hug
"what the fuck? - TRE!" she screamed almost louder then the band playing a really bad cover of 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' by The Ramones.
"what's cookin' good lookin'" he laughed and picked Maria up spinning her around in a circle
"its BJ's birthday" she smiled
"oh cool...wish him a good one for me cause he looks a little busy right now"
"yeah... "
"Want me to get ya a drink babe?"
"from you?"
"who else?" and Tre jokingly looked around "well I cant see anyone else"
"ha ha very funny, its just all those hanger on's kept offering me drinks...that's weird for me"
"You're complaining about free drinks? Sign me up for Billie Joe's girlfriend if that's in the job description"
"such a comedian tonight"
"aren't I always?", and Maria rolled her eyes "come with me to the back we have real drinks there" and he danced his eyebrow up and down
"Okay". Maria looked over her shoulder at her boyfriend telling all the starry eyed girls and poser guys about what she could make out to be about his '1000 Hours' recording session, Tre grabbed her wrist and wriggled his way threw the crowd to the back room. Where as soon as they walked in Maria saw Mike drinking a Heineken alone
"hey Maria"
"hey Mikey, whatya doing?"
"well you know Larry's rules about drinking and the crowd was a little scary"
"ah not used to the fame yet, Dirnt?" smirked Tre getting his own Heineken from the cooler, Mike laughed
"I guess I'm not"
"comes with the territory I'm afraid" smiled Tre and patting the sitting Mike on the back
"I remember my first EP... 'ol memories" he sighed, making Maria and Mike laugh "hey babe want your drink or not?"
"beer me Tre" she managed to say between giggles, and Tre dung his hand back into the cooler getting another one out and handing over to her. "did ya get BJ anything Mike?"
"yeah...I'll give it to him tomorrow, as I said before the crowd is to thick right now"
"hmmm... .so what is it?"
"I got him a voucher thing at that record place in Berkeley, you can never have too many tapes!" and he swung back another gulp "what did you get him Maria?"
"oh its private" she blushed
"you fucked him?" asked Mike resulting in Tre spraying out his beer
"oh it went down the uhh wrong way" Tre blushed
"wouldn't you like to know Mike?"
"well I did ask"
"well I made him a chain with a pick on it as a pendant thing ... . I haven't given it to him yet"
"Cool, so what makes that private? Oh you made it right.." Nodded Mike and he took another mouthful. Tre excused himself and left the back room making his way once again threw the crowd and he saw Billie Joe still getting a lot of attention, Tre sighed and walked up to him
"happy birthday Bill"
"hey Tre, thanks" and Billie Joe went back to whatever he was saying. Tre walked away and found an empty stool which he sat up on -- glaring at the dark brown cap wearing singer across the club. 'why did she fuck him?' he thought, sure she knew she wasn't a virgin but it felt weird for him to even think about, to him Maria was an angel, a very attractive, funny angel he wouldn't mind fucking himself. Tre mentally kicked himself for his last thought - she's Billie Joe's, so don't even have those thoughts about her, she's still your best friend...practically family, but yet she's got a nice rack... ' but he couldn't help it
"hey my drummer buddy!" sang out Mike coming up to Tre "you're a really funny guy Tre - really funny"
"Hey Mike...have you ever wanted something you could never have?"
"You mean a girl? Oh yeah sure I think everyone's had that problem" Mike slurred pushing a 15 year old off a stool
"Hey! That was mine"
"Well, its not now" and Mike sat down next to his short friend "who is she? Or he whatever... " and he took another gulp
"no it's a she... "
"Well?"
"Umm... I don't wanna say who... "
"ohh! You like Maria huh?"
"WHAT?" Tre snapped
"hehe... Tre likes Maria" Mike started to sing and clap as Tre quickly lent across the table and covered up Mikes mouth with his hand
"you fucking better not tell ANYONE" Tre hissed
"I wont"
"especially fucking attention whore over there" and Tre pointed to Billie Joe now being joined by Maria again
"Why would I tell Two Dollar Bill?"
"I don't know -- cause your friends?"
"Well, its Maria you want right? Well, I wont tell especially Bill cause he would probably like flog ya if he knew that" and Mike took another sip "fuck its empty ... excuse me Tre I need another refreshment" and Mike left licking his lips and leaving Tre once again all by himself.
