Jeri!
Lindsey,it's been too long!
It's Lin-Z now. Same pronunciation,different spelling. I'm a VJ for Music TV.
A video jockey?
Exactly. I host my own show,"Music Morning with Lin-Z Pearce".
I've seen you on billboards.
I hope you don't go around telling people I'm your favorite cousin!
Who,me? I'm more modest than that,Lin-Z! Why'd you come down to Fairfield,anyway?
To meet Danny and Rebecca,of course! Kimber promised me I'd be Danny's future godmother. Her friend Emily is Rebecca’s.
Yes,she and Emily Novak are good friends,and she’s a good influence.
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Stripping off her clothes,Shana Elmsford sank into her bath with a grimace that faded as her shoulder pain left her. Sewing was a harder task than most people believed it to be,and it could be pure hell on the shoulders and fingers if you weren't careful. Shana wanted to be a fashion designer someday. To that end she'd taken all the shop classes Norwalk High had on offer,and by the time she graduated in June 1981 she could confidently say she knew a fair bit about the subject. She moved from the shop classes she’d taken in high school to the larger playing field that was Fairfield University,where she put her business skills to good use getting a BBA like Jerrica was getting at NYU.
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At the same time that Jerrica and Jacqui were having their little talk,Kimber was lying on her bed,reading a Sweet Dreams teen romance novel as evening wore on. Danny and Rebecca were in their cribs sleeping,Kimber having given them some warm milk earlier. She'd lulled them to sleep by reading them The Hobbit,it being one of her favorite books when she was little.
The novel she was reading tonight was A Song for Us,about a girl named Anna whose crush Rick was in a band. Anna herself happened to be musically talented and the book's cover model strongly resembled Roxy which was rather a nice touch. For all I know,she's a fictional version of her!,Kimber thought as she flipped the pages.
Kimber let the fan in the corner blow air around her as she relaxed. She was completely naked,which was the way she usually slept.
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At Norman,Oklahoma,the news was so.......meh. Who cared that the first Mars crew had returned safely to Earth? There'd be others to come. Roxy ordered pancakes,Jacqui French toast,both of them coffee.
"I'm really glad I could do this,Mrs Benton. Like,I really needed to unwind!"
"Please,Roxy,for the hundredth time,you can call me Jackie. I'm your second mother,aren't I?"
Roxy goggled a little bit.
"You know Emmett and I adopted you when you were just two."
"Of course I do. Jerrica told me when we were in junior high. But why me and not some other girl?"
"Your father,Francis Pellegrini,was an old college friend of Emmett's,and he was there when Francis and your mother were married. Aja and Shana we adopted because they were local girls,and Raya we adopted from her family in the Kingdom of Haiti,but we already had a connection to you personally." Jacqui's eyes were moist,and when she looked at Roxy she could see tears in the corners of her eyes.
"Thanks,Jackie,thanks so much. I....I love you."
"Me too", Jacqui said as she stood over the table and hugged Roxy. "I want you to know that I think you and Aja and Shana and Raya,you four are as much Benton as Jeri and Kimber are. No matter whether by blood or adoption,family is family."
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1986-12-09 14:19:52
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS PLAN '87 TOUR
They're at it again,folks! Jem and the Holograms are planning a big tour in 1987,says entertainment columnist Lindsey "Lin-Z" Pearce,28. The tour will span America and Canada.
"The Holograms (my favorite band) have a big year ahead of them! Their "Open My Heart" tour,set to begin in early April,coincides with the planned release of their second album, "Truly Outrageous".
We can also expect a little surprise something-something this spring - what it is,I'm not saying! But watch this space,all you Jematics!"
The tour will cover 17 cities and should last about seven weeks. The band consists of lead singer Jerrica "Jem" Benton (24),vocalist and keytarist Kimber Benton (20),bassist Aja Leith (21),rhythm guitarist Shana Elmsford (23),vocalist Carmen "Raya" Alonzo (22),and drummer Roxanne Pellegrini (23).
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The wedding will be at St Martin's Church in Fairfield,which I believe is the traditional church of the Benton family,going back more than a century. Her mother Jacqui is today's matron of honor,then her bridesmaids are her sister Jerrica,Aja Leith,Shana Elmsford,Carmen Alonzo,Roxanne Pellegrini,and Mary Phillips of the Misfits.
What about her twin children,Danny and Rebecca?
According to Jerrica they will be the ring bearer and flower girl. Rather appropriate roles for them,given that it's their mom who's getting married today.
Her arm looped through Rio's,Kimber started down the aisle. Danny and Rebecca bore the rings and flowers. Stormer was not far behind,then Jerrica,Jacqui,Aja,Shana,Raya,and Roxy.
Kimber and Sean were now coming back up the aisle,Sean holding Rebecca’s hand and Kimber holding Danny's. When they had reached the head Jacqui tossed the bouquet - it landed in Shana's hands! Shana was getting all weepy,Roxy was holding her and laughing like a maniac,and it was all so much that Jerrica needed a break so she headed over to a bench. An old woman Jerrica thought she should remember sat down next to her.
"What a beautiful wedding that was,dear. That girl,Kimber - I can tell she's in love!"
"She's my younger sister", Jerrica replied. "Do I know you?"
"I'm Mrs Riddell,I used to live down the street from your family. My daughter Claire used to babysit you two."
Jerrica vaguely remembered Claire Riddell,a bottle blonde with a big smile and a bigger heart. "What happened to her?"
"She lives in Palm Beach now - she owns a restaurant with her husband Freddy."
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