Season 2, Episode 16
SOUND OF SAXOPHONE, INTERRUPTED BY:
SOUND OF KNOCKING
SOUND OF DOOR OPENING
MIRANDA
Oh hello, Mr. Smoke?
SMOKE
No.
MIRANDA
Oh. Do I have the wrong name?
SMOKE
Yes.
MIRANDA
Oh, I'm sorry. What is the correct name?
SMOKE
(interrupting)
There's no "mister".
MIRANDA
(laugh) Ah I see. Well Smoke, my name is Miranda Jones and I
SMOKE
The painter?
MIRANDA
Yes.
SMOKE
Cool.
MIRANDA
Cool?
CORNELIUS
Your stuff.
MIRANDA
Well thank you. I hear your stuff is-- hot.
SMOKE
Yeah.
MIRANDA
(laughs) Well, that's why I wanted to talk to you.
SMOKE
Too hot for you?
MIRANDA
Oh no! Just the right temperature, actually, if you'll consider performing in the first annual Milford-Haven Talent Night.
SMOKE
Cool.
MIRANDA
That's it? You mean you'll play?
SMOKE
Hot.
MIRANDA
Alright! Now there's one other thing I have to tell you about the show-- it's duets only. Uh, can you find someone you want to sing with?
As you might begin to notice from the title of the last show, and this one, we’re getting ready for our next Music Episode. Since the Doobie Brothers made their radio drama debut in Episode 7 of Milford-Haven, I decided every episode with a “7″ would bring us back on stage, or back stage, to hear some great music. With so many gifted colleagues in my artist-circle, it was easy to find candidates, then craft episodes around them.
“Duets” would be the theme for the upcoming Milford-Haven Talent Night, so in this episode, Miranda Jones is rounding up musicians, singers, and performers willing and able to perform a duet. One colleague I invited was musician, singer and songwriter Cornelius Bumpus.
I’d co-written a song with Cornelius earlier—a great experience. He wrote the music and I wrote the lyrics to “Nothing to Stop Me,” which we recorded for one of my albums, and it was a duet. In Milford-Haven, he sang the duet with Lynn Chester, a beautiful singer and one of the cast regulars. I also invited him to play “himself” in the radio show. Taking advantage of his laconic way of speaking, I created dialogue that also showed off his deadpan, hilarious humor.
Cornelius—who did not accept any nicknames—played with the Doobies for more than 20 years, and went on to play with Steely Dan for several years. He played with a long list of musical colleagues, was an excellent song writer, and recorded his own solo albums. A generous and spiritually minded man, he was also a devoted husband and father. And I’ll always be grateful we got to be friends. Though he passed in 2004, his music will always be here to enjoy. You can read more about him here http://www.corneliusbumpus.com/
Of course, there are several other storylines in this episode: Zack Calvin, partially recovered from the bends following a serious underwater accident, but psychologically unstable; Samantha and Jack haggling over environmental compliance; Rune pressuring Cynthia about her career, and more; a mysterious note from “Notes” to Susan. We might say the entire episode has “duets” of the soap opera kind.
While you wait for next week’s music episode where you’ll actually get to hear some fabulous duets from professional singers and musicians, here’s some great music to enjoy from Cornelius:
Cornelius Bumpus – instrumental cover of Steely Dan’s “Chain Lightnihg”
Cornelius Bumpus – singing lead with the Doobies on “Take Me In Your Arms”
So now . . join us for Season 2 by downloading the episode
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