And I Never Will.., chapter 3
INT: Hattie’s house, getting ready for the Billboard music awards. Friday: 7.00pm
Hattie: ‘You look fine’
Alice: ‘I look horrid’
Connie: ‘You look gorgeous…I bet you’ll be the one that gets some honey tonight’
Alice: ‘My ass’
Hattie: ‘Yeah your ass does look lovely’
THEY ALL LAUGH AND BEGIN WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS.
CHECK THEMSELVES IN THE MIRROR WHERE YOU SEE HATTIE IN A SHORT BLACK CORSET DRESS, CONNIE IN A FULL-LENGTH SHAPED BLUE VELVET DRESS AND ALICE IN A RED KNEE HIGH DRESS WITH SPAGETTI STRAPS.
THEY ALL LEAVE THE HOUSE GET IN THE LIMO AND DRIVE OFF.
INT: Billie Joe’s house, getting ready. 7.00pm
Mike: ‘What do you think?’
HE TURNS TO THE GUYS AND POSES.
Tre: ‘Nice…good enough to pull’
Billie Joe: ‘Is that all you can think about?’
TRE AND MIKE LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER.
Tre and Mike: ‘Yeah’
Billie Joe: ‘I don’t like this suit it makes me look fat’.
Tre: ‘Yes it does but that’s a good thing’
Billie Joe: ‘Thanks a lot’
Mike: ‘You’re married you don’t want to give the wrong impression’
Billie Joe: ‘So just coz I’m married I can’t be sexy’
Tre: ‘Pretty much’
BILLIE JOE PUNCHES TRE IN THE ARM. THEY ALL WALK DOWN THE STAIRS AND CHECK THEMSELVES OVER.
TRE IS WEARING A CLASSIC BLACK SUIT WITH WHITE TIE AND A BOWLER HAT; MIKE IS WEARING A VINTAGE ARMANI SUIT WITH DIAMOND CUFFLINKS AND BILLIE JOE IS WEARING A MODERN BLACK SUIT BY GUCCI.
BILLIE JOE WALKS OVER TO ADRIENNE.
Adrienne: ‘Have fun…don’t get into trouble like last time’
Billie Joe: ‘Like I would…I don’t know about those two though’
THEY BOTH LAUGH AND GIVE EACHOTHER A SHORT KISS.
THE GUYS WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, INTO THE LIMO AND DRIVE OFF.
INT: Red carpet at the Billboard music awards. 7.30pm
Interviewer: ‘So after two number one singles you finally released your album and it’s gone straight to number one…really the album is incredible…how does it feel?’
Hattie: ‘Hard to believe…we did not expect it at all’.
Connie: ‘We’re very grateful and hope the album has a lasting effect’
Alice: ‘Best Christmas present we could have asked for’.
THEY ALL LAUGH AND MOVE ALONG THE PRESS LINE AND POSE FOR PICTURES.
Interviewer: ‘So you’ve just been knocked off the top spot on the album charts by ‘One flew over’ with their album ‘Highly Evolved’ how do you feel?’
Billie Joe: ‘Well we haven’t heard the album but we’ve met the girls and their lovely’
Mike: ‘We wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to knock us off the top spot’
Tre: ‘Yeah we’re very happy for them’.
THEY ALL CARRY DOWN THE PRESS LINE AND POSE FOR PICTURES.
INT: Lobby of the Hilton Hotel, 8.30pm.
THE GIRLS COLLAPSE ON A NEARBY SOFA.
Connie: ‘Jesus that was tiring’
Hattie: ‘Tell me about it’
Alice: ‘Oh well its part of the job’
Connie: ‘Do we have time for a drink?’
Alice: ‘We can drink in there’
Connie: ‘Yeah but only in small amounts’
Hattie: ‘Really…that sucks’
USHER APPROACHES THEM.
Usher: ‘I’d like to congratulate you on your album reaching number one’
Connie: ‘Thank you’
Hattie: ‘Have you listened to the album?’
Usher: ‘Yes I have… I liked it a lot’
Alice: ‘Really…can’t really picture that’
Usher: ‘Yeah…well I do like it’
Connie: ‘Do you know when the actual show starts?’
Usher: ‘I don’t actually know’
BRITNEY SPEARS WALKS UP BEHIND USHER.
Connie: ‘Hey Brit do you know when the show starts?’
Britney: ‘In a couple of minutes I believe’
Hattie: ‘Thanks’
Alice: ‘I hear your performing’
Britney: ‘Yeah’
Connie: ‘How come?’
Britney: ‘Well they needed someone else to perform and they asked me and since I’m going away for a while I thought it would be a nice goodbye present for the fans’.
Hattie: ‘How cute’
Connie: ‘Cool, well good luck’
Britney: ‘Thanks’
THEY ALL DECIDE TO GO IN EARLY AND GRAB THEIR SEATS.
INT: Bar of the Hilton Hotel. 8.30pm
Billie Joe: ‘I wonder’
Mike: ‘You wonder what?’
Billie Joe: ‘Where the girls are?’
Tre: ‘Probably inside at their table’
Billie Joe: ‘Actually we should go find our seats as well…the show will be starting soon’
Mike: ‘But I haven’t finished my drink’
Billie Joe: ‘Bring it with you’
THE GUYS GET UP AND WALK INTO THE THEATRE AND ARE SHOWN TO THEIR SEATS.
THE SHOW STARTS.
Ryan Seacrest: ‘Welcome, ladies and gents to the Billboard Music Awards 2006…’
Billie Joe: ‘Ok, I’m already bored’
Mike: ‘These award shows are all the same’
Tre: ‘Can’t we sneak out and go gamble’
Billie Joe: ‘No… we’re nominated and we might win’
Mike: ‘I suppose’
Connie: ‘I am so bored’
Alice: ‘I would have more fun staring at paint drying’
Hattie: ‘Well, we can’t leave we might win’
Alice: ‘Doubt it’
Connie: ‘God I hope we do otherwise this would have been a waste of time’
Alice: ‘Didn’t you say the guys were here?’
Connie: ‘They said they would be’
THEY ALL BEGIN LOOKING AROUND TRYING TO SPOT THEM BUT DON’T SUCCEED.
Connie: ‘I bet there on the balcony’
Alice: ‘Probably’
Hattie: ‘Pain in the Asses’
Billie Joe: ‘I wonder where the girls are sitting?’
Mike: ‘I’ve already looked there not on the balcony’
Tre: ‘Wo…who are you looking for?’
Mike: ‘What!’
Tre: ‘You so can not get her out of your head’
Mike: ‘Who?’
Billie Joe: ‘Oh don’t give us that Mike you could barely keep your eyes off her on the telly last night when we watched the special on them’.
Mike: ‘Really, well Mr. Armstrong I also saw that you kept staring at Alice’
Billie Joe: ‘What… Don’t be ridiculous’
Tre: ‘I’ll back Mike up on that you were staring’
Billie Joe: ‘I was doing no such thing’
Mike: ‘Then why are you going red?’
Billie Joe: ‘Uh…Ummm…oh fuck off’
Tre: ‘Well, I don’t blame you… she is pretty’
Amy Lee: ‘And the winner for best new artist/group is…’
Adam Levine: ‘…One Flew Over’
THE CROWD GOES WILD AND SCREAMS MANY CELEBRITIES INCLUDING GREEN DAY STAND UP AND START CLAPPING.
YOU SEE THE GIRLS REACTIONS; THEY’RE ALL INCOMPLETE SHOCK.
Alice: ‘Holy Shit’
Connie: ‘Fucking Hell’
Hattie: ‘What?’
THEY ALL BEGIN TO GET UP AND WALK TOWARDS THE STAGE.
THEY GET UP ON STAGE. HATTIE TAKES THE AWARD, ALICE AND CONNIE STAND AT THE PODEOM.
Alice: ‘Well…I would first like to say… holy shit’
CROWD LAUGHS
Connie: ‘We did not expect this at all this is incredible…first a number one album and now this…’
Alice: ‘You’re spoiling us’
Connie: ‘Do you want us to get big heads?’
CROWD LAUGHS AGAIN
Alice: ‘We’d like to thank our fans and our families and friends…’
Connie: ‘…and Mark Hampshire, Ruth, Clare Stephens, Ellie Perry and Ted thank you all for believing in us and sticking with us’
HATTIE PUSHES THEM ASIDE.
Hattie: ‘We’d also like to thank all the little people’.
CROWD LAUGHS AGAIN.
THEY ALL WALK OFF STAGE STILL IN SHOCK.
Connie: ‘Oh my god’
Hattie: ‘Wo…they really like us’
Alice: ‘Hehe…god I really want a drink’
Connie: ‘Me too’
THE GIRLS LISTEN OUT FOR THE NOMINEES OF THE NEXT AWARD.
Heidi Klum: ‘Maroon 5…Linkin Park…Blink 182…Evanescence and Green Day’
Jim Carrey: ‘…And the winner is…Green Day’
THE GIRLS BEGIN TO CHEER ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE CROWD.
Mike: ‘Oh great another award’
Billie Joe: ‘Mike!’
THEY ALL WALK ON STAGE. MIKE TAKING THE AWARD, TRE STAYING BACK AND BILLIE JOE STANDING AT THE PODEOM.
Billie Joe: ‘Wow thanks so much for this…this really proves that your not fed up with us…’
CROWD LAUGHS
Billie Joe: ‘…We’d like to thank our fans we wouldn’t be here without you, friends… our families for sticking with us and well to those people who don’t like us you can shuff this up your ass…’
CROWD LAUGHS
Billie Joe: ‘…Thanks again’
THEY WALK OFF STAGE WHERE THEY SEE THE GIRLS SMILING AND CLAPPING.
Alice: ‘Well done’
Connie: ‘We’re so proud of you’
Hattie: ‘Woohoo’
Mike: ‘Well… we’re proud of you too’
MIKE POINTS TO THEIR AWARD.
Alice: ‘Thanks’
Hattie: ‘It’s so shiny’
THEY ALL LAUGH.
Hattie: ‘You look fine’
Alice: ‘I look horrid’
Connie: ‘You look gorgeous…I bet you’ll be the one that gets some honey tonight’
Alice: ‘My ass’
Hattie: ‘Yeah your ass does look lovely’
THEY ALL LAUGH AND BEGIN WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS.
CHECK THEMSELVES IN THE MIRROR WHERE YOU SEE HATTIE IN A SHORT BLACK CORSET DRESS, CONNIE IN A FULL-LENGTH SHAPED BLUE VELVET DRESS AND ALICE IN A RED KNEE HIGH DRESS WITH SPAGETTI STRAPS.
THEY ALL LEAVE THE HOUSE GET IN THE LIMO AND DRIVE OFF.
INT: Billie Joe’s house, getting ready. 7.00pm
Mike: ‘What do you think?’
HE TURNS TO THE GUYS AND POSES.
Tre: ‘Nice…good enough to pull’
Billie Joe: ‘Is that all you can think about?’
TRE AND MIKE LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER.
Tre and Mike: ‘Yeah’
Billie Joe: ‘I don’t like this suit it makes me look fat’.
Tre: ‘Yes it does but that’s a good thing’
Billie Joe: ‘Thanks a lot’
Mike: ‘You’re married you don’t want to give the wrong impression’
Billie Joe: ‘So just coz I’m married I can’t be sexy’
Tre: ‘Pretty much’
BILLIE JOE PUNCHES TRE IN THE ARM. THEY ALL WALK DOWN THE STAIRS AND CHECK THEMSELVES OVER.
TRE IS WEARING A CLASSIC BLACK SUIT WITH WHITE TIE AND A BOWLER HAT; MIKE IS WEARING A VINTAGE ARMANI SUIT WITH DIAMOND CUFFLINKS AND BILLIE JOE IS WEARING A MODERN BLACK SUIT BY GUCCI.
BILLIE JOE WALKS OVER TO ADRIENNE.
Adrienne: ‘Have fun…don’t get into trouble like last time’
Billie Joe: ‘Like I would…I don’t know about those two though’
THEY BOTH LAUGH AND GIVE EACHOTHER A SHORT KISS.
THE GUYS WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, INTO THE LIMO AND DRIVE OFF.
INT: Red carpet at the Billboard music awards. 7.30pm
Interviewer: ‘So after two number one singles you finally released your album and it’s gone straight to number one…really the album is incredible…how does it feel?’
Hattie: ‘Hard to believe…we did not expect it at all’.
Connie: ‘We’re very grateful and hope the album has a lasting effect’
Alice: ‘Best Christmas present we could have asked for’.
THEY ALL LAUGH AND MOVE ALONG THE PRESS LINE AND POSE FOR PICTURES.
Interviewer: ‘So you’ve just been knocked off the top spot on the album charts by ‘One flew over’ with their album ‘Highly Evolved’ how do you feel?’
Billie Joe: ‘Well we haven’t heard the album but we’ve met the girls and their lovely’
Mike: ‘We wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to knock us off the top spot’
Tre: ‘Yeah we’re very happy for them’.
THEY ALL CARRY DOWN THE PRESS LINE AND POSE FOR PICTURES.
INT: Lobby of the Hilton Hotel, 8.30pm.
THE GIRLS COLLAPSE ON A NEARBY SOFA.
Connie: ‘Jesus that was tiring’
Hattie: ‘Tell me about it’
Alice: ‘Oh well its part of the job’
Connie: ‘Do we have time for a drink?’
Alice: ‘We can drink in there’
Connie: ‘Yeah but only in small amounts’
Hattie: ‘Really…that sucks’
USHER APPROACHES THEM.
Usher: ‘I’d like to congratulate you on your album reaching number one’
Connie: ‘Thank you’
Hattie: ‘Have you listened to the album?’
Usher: ‘Yes I have… I liked it a lot’
Alice: ‘Really…can’t really picture that’
Usher: ‘Yeah…well I do like it’
Connie: ‘Do you know when the actual show starts?’
Usher: ‘I don’t actually know’
BRITNEY SPEARS WALKS UP BEHIND USHER.
Connie: ‘Hey Brit do you know when the show starts?’
Britney: ‘In a couple of minutes I believe’
Hattie: ‘Thanks’
Alice: ‘I hear your performing’
Britney: ‘Yeah’
Connie: ‘How come?’
Britney: ‘Well they needed someone else to perform and they asked me and since I’m going away for a while I thought it would be a nice goodbye present for the fans’.
Hattie: ‘How cute’
Connie: ‘Cool, well good luck’
Britney: ‘Thanks’
THEY ALL DECIDE TO GO IN EARLY AND GRAB THEIR SEATS.
INT: Bar of the Hilton Hotel. 8.30pm
Billie Joe: ‘I wonder’
Mike: ‘You wonder what?’
Billie Joe: ‘Where the girls are?’
Tre: ‘Probably inside at their table’
Billie Joe: ‘Actually we should go find our seats as well…the show will be starting soon’
Mike: ‘But I haven’t finished my drink’
Billie Joe: ‘Bring it with you’
THE GUYS GET UP AND WALK INTO THE THEATRE AND ARE SHOWN TO THEIR SEATS.
THE SHOW STARTS.
Ryan Seacrest: ‘Welcome, ladies and gents to the Billboard Music Awards 2006…’
Billie Joe: ‘Ok, I’m already bored’
Mike: ‘These award shows are all the same’
Tre: ‘Can’t we sneak out and go gamble’
Billie Joe: ‘No… we’re nominated and we might win’
Mike: ‘I suppose’
Connie: ‘I am so bored’
Alice: ‘I would have more fun staring at paint drying’
Hattie: ‘Well, we can’t leave we might win’
Alice: ‘Doubt it’
Connie: ‘God I hope we do otherwise this would have been a waste of time’
Alice: ‘Didn’t you say the guys were here?’
Connie: ‘They said they would be’
THEY ALL BEGIN LOOKING AROUND TRYING TO SPOT THEM BUT DON’T SUCCEED.
Connie: ‘I bet there on the balcony’
Alice: ‘Probably’
Hattie: ‘Pain in the Asses’
Billie Joe: ‘I wonder where the girls are sitting?’
Mike: ‘I’ve already looked there not on the balcony’
Tre: ‘Wo…who are you looking for?’
Mike: ‘What!’
Tre: ‘You so can not get her out of your head’
Mike: ‘Who?’
Billie Joe: ‘Oh don’t give us that Mike you could barely keep your eyes off her on the telly last night when we watched the special on them’.
Mike: ‘Really, well Mr. Armstrong I also saw that you kept staring at Alice’
Billie Joe: ‘What… Don’t be ridiculous’
Tre: ‘I’ll back Mike up on that you were staring’
Billie Joe: ‘I was doing no such thing’
Mike: ‘Then why are you going red?’
Billie Joe: ‘Uh…Ummm…oh fuck off’
Tre: ‘Well, I don’t blame you… she is pretty’
Amy Lee: ‘And the winner for best new artist/group is…’
Adam Levine: ‘…One Flew Over’
THE CROWD GOES WILD AND SCREAMS MANY CELEBRITIES INCLUDING GREEN DAY STAND UP AND START CLAPPING.
YOU SEE THE GIRLS REACTIONS; THEY’RE ALL INCOMPLETE SHOCK.
Alice: ‘Holy Shit’
Connie: ‘Fucking Hell’
Hattie: ‘What?’
THEY ALL BEGIN TO GET UP AND WALK TOWARDS THE STAGE.
THEY GET UP ON STAGE. HATTIE TAKES THE AWARD, ALICE AND CONNIE STAND AT THE PODEOM.
Alice: ‘Well…I would first like to say… holy shit’
CROWD LAUGHS
Connie: ‘We did not expect this at all this is incredible…first a number one album and now this…’
Alice: ‘You’re spoiling us’
Connie: ‘Do you want us to get big heads?’
CROWD LAUGHS AGAIN
Alice: ‘We’d like to thank our fans and our families and friends…’
Connie: ‘…and Mark Hampshire, Ruth, Clare Stephens, Ellie Perry and Ted thank you all for believing in us and sticking with us’
HATTIE PUSHES THEM ASIDE.
Hattie: ‘We’d also like to thank all the little people’.
CROWD LAUGHS AGAIN.
THEY ALL WALK OFF STAGE STILL IN SHOCK.
Connie: ‘Oh my god’
Hattie: ‘Wo…they really like us’
Alice: ‘Hehe…god I really want a drink’
Connie: ‘Me too’
THE GIRLS LISTEN OUT FOR THE NOMINEES OF THE NEXT AWARD.
Heidi Klum: ‘Maroon 5…Linkin Park…Blink 182…Evanescence and Green Day’
Jim Carrey: ‘…And the winner is…Green Day’
THE GIRLS BEGIN TO CHEER ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE CROWD.
Mike: ‘Oh great another award’
Billie Joe: ‘Mike!’
THEY ALL WALK ON STAGE. MIKE TAKING THE AWARD, TRE STAYING BACK AND BILLIE JOE STANDING AT THE PODEOM.
Billie Joe: ‘Wow thanks so much for this…this really proves that your not fed up with us…’
CROWD LAUGHS
Billie Joe: ‘…We’d like to thank our fans we wouldn’t be here without you, friends… our families for sticking with us and well to those people who don’t like us you can shuff this up your ass…’
CROWD LAUGHS
Billie Joe: ‘…Thanks again’
THEY WALK OFF STAGE WHERE THEY SEE THE GIRLS SMILING AND CLAPPING.
Alice: ‘Well done’
Connie: ‘We’re so proud of you’
Hattie: ‘Woohoo’
Mike: ‘Well… we’re proud of you too’
MIKE POINTS TO THEIR AWARD.
Alice: ‘Thanks’
Hattie: ‘It’s so shiny’
THEY ALL LAUGH.