Life's a Pitch - Rock the Rock by J C Williams

Author:J C Williams [Williams, J C & Williams, J C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

A ustin paced around the guest entertainment centre the next day at Life’s a Pitch, his thinking cap on, tapping a pen against his chin as he brainstormed various ideas. “What about…” he said, ready to suggest an additional idea, but stopping short, dismissing the notion before it was fully formed in his head.

“No idea is a bad idea!” Ben prompted, applying a fried egg to his latest camper’s egg, sausage & cheese breakfast bap. “There you go,” Ben said, handing the item over with a smile. “And you’ll find napkins and condiments and such on the worktop behind you.”

The camper, a red-haired chap with a ruddy complexion who was dressed for a day hiking through the wilds, paused. “I liked the first suggestion, actually,” he said, having clearly been listening in to Ben and Austin’s high-powered executive breakfast meeting.

Enthused, Austin approached the attentive camper. “Which one?” he asked. “Music Isle or Camp Rock?”

The camper considered both options, weighing up the merits of each. “Uhm, no. It was another one, I think?”

Austin checked his clipboard, which contained all of his previous notes, along with a doodle of his vision board. “Rock the Rock?” he asked, flicking his eyes up for a moment.

“Yeah, that’s the one,” the earwigging camper confirmed, now applying a generous application of wonderful HP Sauce to complement his lovely breakfast bap. “After all,” he added, qualifying his thought process, “you’re on a rock in the middle of the Irish Sea, and you’re going to rock the audience. So it works on multiple levels.”

Austin was thrilled to receive such a glowing endorsement of his clever wordplay.

“You’re correct. It does work on multiple levels,” Austin pointed out, glancing over to Ben for final approval. “So, should we proceed on that basis?”

Ben played the words “Rock the Rock” back to himself in his head several times. “I do like it, but…”

“But?” Austin asked.

“If the headline act is a country and western singer, are we really rocking the audience, so to speak?” Ben put forth. “You know, because it’s country, rather than rock.”

The camper, who was by now enjoying his first bite, held a finger aloft as a placeholder until he could finish and speak freely again. “Ah, but you’ve plenty of other acts performing throughout the day, right? I imagine you could probably get away with the name, as not all of them are country, are they? Or are they?” he said, once chewing and swallowing had been successfully completed. “Anyway, what do I know?” he added rhetorically.

“Eminently logical, my good man, and I very much like the way you think,” Austin replied, pleased to have someone so squarely in his corner. Then, he held his arm aloft, sweeping his hand dramatically through the air. “Rock the Rock,” he said, sounding like one of those fellows who does voiceover work for movie trailers. “Coming to the Isle of Man, June fifteenth…”

Both Ben and the camper appeared suitably impressed.

“You know, I may actually book another flight here from bonnie Scotland

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