DIANE D The Musical Drama - Volume 1 - Part 2
It is several weeks later, 2:00 Saturday afternoon. The lobby is packed full of excited people! There are large posters on the wall with pictures of Nicolas, Mickey, Diane D, Charlotte, Nancy, Lonna, Kelly, Miranda, Bernice, Michael, the Diaz-Davidson Band members, Mike, Mitch, the other Youth Show performers, The Rangos, The Alpha Tap-Dancers, the Diaz-Davidson Choir and large signs in the lobby that reads :THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON ORGANIZATION PRESENTS ‘Nicolas AND MICKEY DIAZ-DAVIDSON, DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES, MICHAEL AND THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON BAND, THE DIAZ-DAVIDSONS YOUTH PERFORMERS, THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON CHOIR AND MANY OTHERS! The people in the lobby are all excited as they read the posters and the signs! A teenage girl reads the signs. She excitingly turns to other teenagers and says, “The Diaz-Davidson Organization is gonna be performing here tonight!” She and the other teenage girls start to scream and cheer! She then says, “Boy I can’t wait to see Diane D and The Dianettes!”
“Me too!” a second teenage girl says.
“Didn’t Diane D’s parents and grandparents ban her from performing anywhere for a while again?” a teenage boy asks.
“I think they did at first,” the first teenage girl says. “But her parents and grandparents got wind that a lot of fans want to see Diane D, so I think they kind of caved in to that.”
“Really? So they’re going to let Diane D perform again?”
“I think so, I’m not too sure.”
“The Diaz-Davidson Youth Performers are gonna be here too!” a third teenage girl says. “That means Mike and Mitch will be here!”
“Aaaaaahhhh!” the teenage girls scream and cheer!
“Are you sure Mike and Mitch are gonna perform tonight?” the teenage boy asks.
“I sure hope so! I can’t wait to see them!”
“Me too!” a fourth teenage girl says. “They are so fine!”
“Oooooh they are hot!” a fifth teenage girl says. “I mean they are hot hot hot hot hot!”
“They are hunks!” a sixth teenage girl says.
“Aaaaaahhhh!!” the teenage girls scream and cheer again!
A few male arena workers are in the arena hallway looking through the door windows at the crowd in the lobby. “Wow look at all those people!” one of the arena workers says.
“I see,” says a second arena worker. The arena workers continue to look through the door windows at the crowd in the lobby. They turn their heads around and see Mary walking slowly in the distance with a cup of coffee in her hand. “Hey Miss Mary!” the second worker shouts. Mary turns and looks at the worker as he asks, “How’re you feeling now?!”
“Still tired,” Mary says. “But I‘m hanging in there.”
“That’s good!”
“There are a lot of people out in the lobby right now waiting to see your organization’s show!” a third arena worker says. “The fans are out here already and it‘s only two o‘clock! What time is your organization’s concert is suppose to start tonight?!”
“Eight o‘clock!” Mary says.
“Eight o‘clock?!”
“Yes eight o‘clock tonight!”
“Well the fans are already out here!”
“Yes I saw them earlier!”
“You did?!”
“Yeah!” Mary starts to walk away.
“Okay, see you later!”
Mary waves to the fellows and continues to walk away as the arena workers turn their heads back around and continue to look through the door windows at the crowd in the lobby.
It is 7:00 Saturday evening. There is heavy traffic in the street going towards the arena.
There are around several hundred excited fans waiting outside the arena, waiting to get inside. They are holding up signs high in the air that read: ‘NICOLAS AND MICKEY’ ‘DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES’ ‘MICHAEL AND THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON BAND’ ‘MIKE AND MITCH’ ‘THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON YOUTH PERFORMERS’ ‘THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON CHOIR’. Several pre-teen and teenage girls are wearing T-shirts that read: DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES. Other pre-teen and teenage girls are wearing T-shirts that read: MIKE AND MITCH. Suddenly a few limousines pull up to the arena. The crowd sees the limousines. They becomes excited and anxious as they look at the limousines! “Is that the Diaz-Davidson Organization in those limousines?!” a man in the crowd asks.
“I don’t know!” a woman in the crowd says. “I heard Diane D’s parents and grandparents are already inside the arena.”
“They are?”
“Yeah. My brother is a security guard in the arena. He told me on the phone that Diane D’s parents and grandparents were inside the arena since this afternoon.”
“Oh yeah? Well where’re Diane D and her brothers at? Where’s her husband at? Where’re the Dianettes at? Are they inside the limousines?”
“I don’t know.”
“Is Diane D in any of those limos?” another man in the crowd asks.
“We don’t know. I don’t think Diane D’s family ride in limos!”
“They don’t ride limos?” a third man in the crowd asks.
“That’s what they said on one of their interviews.”
“What! Then who are inside the limos then?!” The man turns towards the limousines and shouts, “Hey Diane D, are you in there?!”
“Where’re the Dianettes!” a fourth man shouts.
“Hey Nicolas and Mickey!” a woman in the crowd shouts.
“Are they in those limousines?” a second woman in the crowd asks.
“I sure hope so!” Suddenly a few more limousines show up at the arena.
“Hey!” a fifth man in the crowd shouts. “That’s probably Mike and Mitch inside those limos!”
“Really?!” a teenage girl in the crowd shouts. The crowd becomes more anxious.
“Hey Mike and Mitch!” a man’s voice shouts.
“Mike and Mitch!” a girl’s voice shouts. The crowd becomes more anxious as they continue to watch the limousines pulling up.
It is now 8:00pm. The arena is packed full of excited people! There are a lot of people holding large banners and large signs high in the air. Some of the banners and signs read: NICOLAS AND MICKEY DIAZ-DAVIDSON with very large bold letters printed on them while other banners and signs read: DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES with very large bold letters. Some banners and signs read: MICHAEL AND THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON BAND while other banners and signs read: MIKE AND MITCH. Jason, his grandpa, grandmother and several other family members are in the arena audience near the stage. They too are holding a banner that read: DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES.
Diane D’s family, relatives, The Diaz-Davidson Band, The Diaz-Davidson Youth Show and The Diaz-Davidson Choir are all backstage. Barry approaches Nicolas and Mickey. Mary and Margarita are standing with the choir members, trying to fix the choir members’ robes a little as the choir members stand on three lines, one in front of the other. Three plus-size black female choir members on the other end of the line talk and burst out laughing amongst each other. Mary angrily looks at them. She points her finger to them and shouts, “Hey hey hey! It’s no time to laugh now!” The three women and everyone else look at Mary as Mary shouts, “You three goofed up and messed up on stage the last time, bursting out with that darn laugh! We’re not going to have anymore of that! It’s time to get serious and start performing right!” The three women look at Mary then look away from Mary and hold their heads down as Mary gives them a cold stare.
“No ser demasiado duro con ellas Mary,” Margarita says.
Mary turns to Margarita and says, “No Mama, Voy a ser duro con ellas! Voy a ser duras a nadie que goofs y no hacer nuestra organizacion ir correcta!” Mary turns as she and Margarita continue to fix the robe of the other choir members as the choir members all remain quiet.
Nicolas turns to Barry and says, “I guess Mom let Deidre, Francis and Adrianne have it, huh?”
“Yeah, she sure did,” Barry says. “And here she comes now. Are you guys ready to start your performance?”
“Yeah Dad, we’re ready,” Mickey say
s.
Mary, Margarita, Tomas and Marilyn approach Barry, Nicolas and Mickey. “Como van las cosas aqui?” Mary asks.
“Todo esta bien Mama,” Mickey says.
Alex approaches Mary, Margarita, Barry, Tomas and Marilyn and says, “Um Margarita, Tomas? The announcer wants to know if Mike and Mitch are gonna perform tonight. He wants to know whether or not to call or announce their names out to the audience later.”
“No,” Margarita says. “Tell the announcer that Mike and Mitch are not going to perform tonight.”
“They aren’t? Why not?”
“Because they’re banned!”
“They’re banned? Wait a minute, I thought Diane is the one who is banned for a while.”
“Not anymore. Mike and Mitch are the ones who are banned now. They are on punishment!”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because they cursed their own great-grandfather out the other day,” Tomas says.
“What! They cursed their own great-grandfather out?”
“Yeah!”
“Well how did that happened? What did they say to him?”
“Well when Mike and Mitch’s parents, Devin and Maria and both of their parents and Maria’s grandfather from Puerto Rico came by the house to visit them and check on them,” Margarita says, “Maria’s grandfather yelled at Mike and Mitch and told them to stop getting into so much trouble. Then Mike and Mitch got angry at him and told him to go ….., I don‘t even want to say the rest of the words they used!”
“Yeah!” Barry says. “When I heard what they said to their great-grandfather, I grabbed a wooden paddle, took both Mike and Mitch upstairs and whacked the crap out of both of their behinds!”
“You did?” Alex asks.
“That‘s right,” Nicolas says. “Mickey and I heard the whacking in the next room.”
“Y’all did?”
“Yeah. It was loud.”
“It sure was,” Mickey says. “Then Mom, Grandma, Devin and Maria and their parents came in the room to stop Dad.”
“They did?” Alex asks.
“Yeah. They all felt sorry for Mike and Mitch because they said the whacking sounded too loud and hard.”
“That’s right!” Barry says. “I made sure I whacked them hard, they needed it! I’m not gonna let them get away with saying that to their great-grandfather! Then they tried to claim they never said that statement to him!”
“They tried to say they never said that to him?” Alex asks.
“Yeah! It would have been their great-grandfather’s word against theirs, but Mike and Mitch couldn‘t lie this time around because we all heard them with our own ears, that’s why I had to whack the hell out of them and from the way I whacked them, I don’t think Mike and Mitch will be able to break dance or play any sports for a looong time.” Everybody laughs a little.
“So where are Mike and Mitch at now?”
“Upstairs in the office sulking, angry because we won‘t let them perform tonight,” Tomas says.
“The rest of our family and some of their family and relatives are upstairs with them, watching them, keeping an eye on them,” Margarita says. “So tell the announcer that Mike and Mitch are not performing tonight and don’t even bother to call out or announce their names. We’re gonna have their cousins from Puerto Rico perform in their spot.”
“Their cousins from Puerto Rico?” Alex asks.
“Yes. Mike and Mitch’s older cousins and some of Mike and Mitch’s other relatives from Puerto Rico are here in town visiting them too. A lot of their relatives came here last week.”
“They did?”
“Yeah.”
“So their older cousins are going to perform instead?”
“Yes they are.”
“Tonight?”
“Yes tonight. Their cousins Chico, Jose and Roberto. They’re dancers. They’re the ones who taught Mike and Mitch some dance moves and used to practice and rehearse with them. They’re going to perform tonight instead of Mike and Mitch. When Mike and Mitch cursed at their great-grandfather, we decided to punish them by canceling their performance then I quickly called their cousins to see if their cousins were interested in performing. They jumped at it and said yes they would love to perform, so they’re going to perform tonight.”
“My God, how do Mike and Mitch feel about that? I bet they hate their cousins right now and probably called their cousins every name in the book, didn’t they?”
“No Mike and Mitch love their cousins, they don’t care if their cousins perform, it’s just that they want to perform also and we‘re not letting them. We told Mike and Mitch that they should have thought about all this before they cursed at their great-grandfather. So tell the announcer that Chico, Jose and Roberto are going to perform tonight instead of Mike and Mitch. Tell him to announce Chico‘s, Jose’s and Roberto’s names when the time comes.”
“Okay.” Alex turns and leaves the room.
Mary starts to fix Mickey’s tie. She finishes fixing Mickey’s tie and goes to fix Nicolas’ tie and says, “Antes de llegar al escenario, tengo que conseguir el aceite de bano y frotelo sobre tus caras.”
“Ah olvidar el aceite de bano Mom,” Nicolas says. “El show va a empezar en cualquier minuto ahora.”
“Esta bien.” Mary turns around to Barry, Margarita and Tomas and says, “I’m gonna keep an eye on the girls? We don’t need Diane disappearing and being missing again.”
“Isn’t she in the make-up chair?” Barry asks.
“I sure hope she’s still in it. That’s why I have to hurry and get back to the other room.”
“I’ll come with you Mary,” Margarita says.
“Let’s all go check on Diane,” Barry says. Mary, Margarita, Barry, Tomas and everyone else turn and walk towards the doorway and walk out the room.
In another room backstage, Diane D is leaning back in a make-up chair with a cloth wrapped around her neck and body with her face towards the ceiling squinting her eyes and face as a slim black female make-up artist stands over her working on her face.
Mary, Margarita, Barry, Tomas and everyone else enter the room. Mary, Margarita, Barry and Tomas walk towards Diane D and the make-up artist. “How’s the make-up coming along?” Margarita asks.
“Were you able to hide most of her scratches and bruises?” Mary asks.
The make-up artist turns to Mary and Margarita and says, “I did the best I could. She didn‘t really have much scars or bruises left. She only had a couple of scars here and there.”
“Well we still just want to make sure those couple of scars don’t show.”
“I understand.” The make up artist turns back to Diane D and continues to work on Diane D’s face as Mary, Margarita, Barry and Tomas approach Diane D.
“Diane?” Barry says. “We’re here hon.”
Mary and Margarita stand on both sides of Diane D’s head. They gently hold and rub the top of Diane D’s head as they look at her face. “Diane,” Mary says. “Esta usted bien?”
“Estoy bien Mama,” Diane D says as her eyes remain closed.
“Esta seguro de que puede realizar Diane?” Margarita asks.
“Por supuesto Abuela.”
“Tomemos un vistazo a su cara Diane,” Tomas says. Tomas turns to the make-up artist and says, “Excuse us for a minute.”
“Sure,” the make-up artist says then steps out of the way.
Tomas, Mary, Margarita and Barry step closer to Diane D‘s face. Diane D continues to lay back on the chair with her eyes closed as her parents and grandparents inspect her face. Tomas then says, “Okay baby. Cuelgue en alli mientras el estilista trata de cubrir las cicatrices.”
“Okay Grandpa,” Diane D says.
Margarita turns to the make-up artist and says, “Okay, you can continue to cover up her scars.”
“Okay,” the make-up artist says. Margarita, Mary, Barry and Tomas move to the side as
the make-up artist steps back to Diane D’s face and continues to cover up the scars on Diane D’s face as Margarita, Mary, Barry and Tomas look on.
It is 45 minutes later. Inside the arena, a white male announcer comes out on the stage. He goes to the microphone and shouts, “Ladies and gentlemen The Diaz-Davidson Organization is here!” The people become very excited and start to cheer! “Their first performance is ready to come out! It is a Breakdance crew from Puerto Rico!” The crowd starts to scream and cheer. “Ladies and gentlemen, please give a hand for Chico, Jose and Roberto’s Break Dance Crew!” The crowd starts to scream and cheer as music starts to play. Ten Puerto Rican guys in their late teens come out on the stage. The Puerto Rican guys start doing a Break Dance. Chico, Jose, Roberto and their dance crew Break Dance for a while.
Five minutes later, Chico, Jose, Roberto and their dance crew finish their break dance. The crowd screams and cheer. Chico, Jose, Roberto and their dance crew bow to the audience. Then announcer comes back out on stage and shouts, “Let’s give it up for Chico, Jose, Roberto and their Dance Crew!” The crowd screams and cheer again. The announcer shouts again, “Okay Ladies and gentlemen, we have another wonderful Diaz-Davidson act about to come out. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear it for Nicolas and Mickey Diaz-Davidson!” The crowd becomes very excited and starts to cheer. Nicolas and Mickey come out on stage with their guitars and wave to the crowd. They sit on two stools. They smile to the crowd. Nicolas then speaks into the microphone and says, “Good evening everyone!”
“Hello Nicolas and Mickey!” the crowd shouts.
“My brother Mickey and I have great tunes for you.” Nicolas turns to Mickey and says, “Ready to show them Mick?”
“Yeah I’m ready to show them Nick,” Mickey says. He turns to the crowd and shouts, “Are you folks ready to hear it?!”
“Yeah!” the crowd shouts.
“Then let’s do this!” Mickey shouts as the crowd screams and cheers. The crowd hold signs high in the air that says ‘Nicolas and Mickey Diaz-Davidson’. Nicolas and Mickey start to play the guitar and sing some tunes.
Five minutes later, Nicolas and Mickey finish their act. The crowd cheers. Nicolas and Mickey turn and leave the stage. The announcer comes on stage and shouts, “Alright ladies and gentlemen, give it up one more time for the Diaz-Davidson brothers, Nicolas and Mickey Diaz-Davidson!” The crowd cheers again. The announcer then shouts, “Okay, the next performance is about to come out!” The crowd starts to cheer more! The announcer then shouts, “Ladies and gentlemen! The Diaz-Davidson Organization presents, Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl the Williams Dancers!” The crowd screams and cheers as Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl come out on stage. Music starts to play as Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl do a dance routine.
Back stage, Diane D stands in front of a dressing room mirror with a long white cape around her shoulders, chest and back as she looks in the mirror fixing her clothes underneath the cape with her long, silky, wavy, black hair hanging all around the cape. Another black female stylist comes right behind Diane D with a comb and combs Diane D’s hair as Diane D continues to look in the mirror fixing her clothes. The stylist puts a large barrette around the back of Diane D’s head, bringing the top of Diane D’s hair together while the bottom of Diane D’s hair below her ears remains loose around her shoulders back and chest. Mary and Margarita approach Diane D as Margarita says, “Esta casi listo Diane? Because you and the girls are next.”
“I’m almost ready Grandma,” Diane D says.
“Good.” Margarita looks at the stylist and says, “Have her ready in five minutes.”
“Okay Miss Margarita,” the stylist says.
Margarita looks back at Diane D and says, “We’ll be back to check on your clothes Diane.”
“Okay Grandma,” Diane D says.
Margarita and Mary turn and walk away as the stylist continues to work on Diane D‘s hair while Diane D continues to look in the mirror fixing her clothes..
A few minutes later, Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl finish their dance routine. The crowd cheers. Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl turn and leave the stage. The announcer comes on stage and shouts, “Alright ladies and gentlemen, give it up one more time for Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl the Williams Dancers!” The crowd cheers again. The announcer then shouts, “Okay, the next performance is about to come out!” The crowd starts to cheer more! The announcer then shouts, “Ladies and gentlemen! The Diaz-Davidson Organization presents, Diane D and The Dianettes!” The crowd screams and cheers again. Music starts to play! The Dianettes appear out on stage from behind the curtain, one by one. They start to spread out across the stage as Diane D follows out on stage behind The Dianettes, holding a microphone in her hand. The crowd jumps and screams! Diane D holds the microphone to her mouth as her deep hoarse baritone voice shouts to the crowd and says, “Hey everybody!” The crowd jumps and scream more! Diane D goes in front of The Dianettes limping a little as The Dianettes spread out across the stage. Diane D shouts to the crowd, “Okay everybody, let’s get it on, let’s get it on!” The crowd continues to scream as Diane D walks across the stage slightly limping, looking all around the arena. The Dianettes stand across the stage looking on as Diane D walks across the stage shouting, “Wow! I see everybody’s partying tonight, how y’all doing?!” The crowd screams and cheers again!
“Hey Diane D!” voices in the crowd shout. “Welcome back!”
“Thanks guys!” Diane D shouts. “How is everybody doing, is everyone alright?! Come on let’s live it up everybody, let’s live it up! We’re gonna get rolling again tonight, aren’t we?” The crowd screams as Diane D stops, faces them and shouts, “Aren’t we?” The crowd jumps and cheers as they hold and wave the signs and banners high in the air that read ‘DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES’,‘THE SUPER SEVEN’, 'THE DYNAMIC DIANE' and 'THE DYNAMIC DIANETTES' 'THE REAL FLY GIRLS BECAUSE THEY REALLY FLY! Diane D walks towards the crowd to her right. She throws her arm up, points her finger to them and shouts, “Is everybody in the house over here feeling alright?!”
“Yeah!” the crowd screams and cheer.
“Diane D!” voices in the crowd shout.
Diane D turns around and walks towards the crowd to her left. She throws her arm up, points her finger to them and shouts, “How about everybody over there, y’all feeling alright?!”
“Yeah!” the crowd screams and cheer!
“We love you Diane D!” voices in the crowd shout.
Diane D turns around and walks towards the center of the stage. She throws her arm up, points her finger to the back of the crowd and shouts, “How about the people in the back, y’all feeling good?!”
“Yeah!” the back of the crowd screams and cheer!
“You’re beautiful Diane D!” voices in the crowd shout.
Diane D points her finger to the crowd near the front and shouts, “And how about everybody over here, y’all feeling good tonight?!”
“Yeah!” the crowd screams and cheer! Diane D sees Jason with his family near the front of the stage. Jason and his family show Diane D the banner that reads ‘DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES’. Diane D smiles and nods her head to them. She looks around the arena again and sees a baseball team on the upper level. She points her arm and finger towards them and shouts, “Hey! I see we have a baseball team in the house tonight, huh!”
The baseball team cheers as they wave their arms and fists in the air and shout, “Woo woo....woo woo!”
Diane D cheers as she waves her arm and fist in the air back to the baseball team and shouts, “Woo woo....woo woo!” Diane D turns and walks across the stage again, looking all around the arena shouting, “Wow, I am glad to see all of you! You know guys, I am in a great mood tonight, you know why?”
“No!” the crowd shouts. “Why?!”
“Because I’m here with you guys, that’s why!” The crowd jumps and cheers as Diane D shouts, “That’s
right the ban was lifted off me!” Diane D turns and walks across the stage as she holds her head up and shouts, “Oh Yeeeaaaaah!”
“Hey Diane D!” voices from the crowd in the front shout. The people in the front hold a bunch of flowers out to Diane D.
Diane D looks at the flowers. She walks towards the front of the stage to the front of the crowd. The crowd hands Diane D around ten bouquets of flowers that read DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES. Diane D says into the mic, “Wow flowers. Thanks a lot!” Diane D hands the flowers to a few organization staff members. The organization staff members take the flowers for Diane D and put them aside.
The crowd on the left side of Diane D reach their arms and hands out to Diane D and try to grab a hold of her. Some of the people in the crowd turn to each other and ask, “She speaks Spanish, right?”
“Yeah,” a white woman in the crowd tells them. “She’s Dominican.”
“Yeah we know,” a man in the crowd says. The crowd turns back to Diane D and shout, “Hey Diane D! Diane D! Como estas?”
“Como estas Diane D?!” the rest of the crowd shouts. “Como estas?!”
An older Hispanic woman in the crowd shouts, “Hi Diane D! Como estas?!”
“Como estas Diane D?!” a teenage boy in the crowd shouts.
“Estoy bien, gracias,” Diane D says.
The crowd excitingly laughs as another older Hispanic female shouts, “Te ves maravillosa Diane D!”
“Si,” a third Hispanic woman shouts. “Eres hermosa Diane D!”
“Gracias,” Diane D says.
“Me quieren lucir bellas como tu!”
“Ya eres hermosa senora.”
“Aah Gracias Diane D!”
“Usted es bienvenido.”
An older white woman in the crowd shouts, “Hey Diane D! How are you?!”
“I’m okay.”
“Oh that’s good! I just want to tell you that my 14-year old granddaughter is here and she wants to meet you!”
“Your granddaughter?”
“Yeah! Her name is Kim!”
“Kim?”
“Yeah!”
Diane D sees a blonde teenage girl standing right next to the older woman. She smiles to the girl and says, “Hi Kim. How are you?”
The girl becomes very shy as she starts to blush and hide her face behind her grandmother.
“Oh don’t be shy Kim! Don’t be shy!” Kim continues to remain shy as she blushes behind her grandmother.
An older black woman in the crowd takes a hold of Diane D’s left arm and hand causing Diane D’s upper body to bend towards her. Diane D looks down at the woman as the woman smiles to her and says, “Wow you all look real great Diane D!”
“Gee thanks!” Diane D says.
“You’re welcome! Y’all don’t even have to sing for us Diane D, y’all can just model for us right here on this stage!” The woman starts to laugh. Diane D gently places her palm under the woman’s cheek. She gently removes her palm off the woman’s cheek as the woman lets go of her arm and hand. Diane D stands up straight again. She walks across the front of the stage again.
Another older black woman in the crowd takes a hold of Diane D’s left arm and hand causing Diane D’s upper body to bend towards her. Diane D looks down at the woman as the woman smiles to her and says, “You all do look great Diane D!”
“Thanks!” Diane D says.
“No problem! Now y’all can give me some beauty tips!” The woman laughs. Diane D gently squeezes the bottom of the woman’s cheek then places her palm there. She gently removes her palm from the woman’s cheek as the woman lets go of her arm and hand. Diane D stands up straight again. She walks across the front of the stage again.
Around three teenage girls and three teenage boys grab a hold of Diane D’s left arm and hand causing Diane D’s upper body to bend towards them. Diane D looks down at the teenagers as the teenagers say, “Hi Diane D!”
“Hi,” Diane D says. Diane D looks back up at the crowd and tries to stand up straight again, but the teenagers do not let go of her arm and hand. They hug and hold on to Diane D‘s arm and hand, causing Diane D’s upper body to remain bent towards them. Diane D looks down at the teenagers and tells them, “I have to perform.”
“Sorry Diane D,” the teenagers say. They let go of Diane D’s arm and hand as Diane D gently squeezes some of their fingers. “Sorry Diane D!”
“It’s okay,” Diane D says as she stands up straight again. She then backs up on the stage and stops. Diane D then shouts to the entire crowd, “Okay everybody! Are you guys ready to rock again?!”
“Yeah Diane D!” the crowd shouts.
“Good! You know everybody, you all might have noticed that I’m sort of limping a teeny bit, because you might have heard that I got injured a while back!”
“Yeah we heard Diane D!” the crowd shouts.
“My feet and toes got injured!”
“Aaaah.”
“How it got injured, don’t ask because I have no recolation of it! I have been going through therapy though to get some strength and movement back into my feet and toes! So far, I got some strength back into my feet and toes!”
“Woohoo!” the crowd cheers.
Diane D then lifts her left leg and holds her left foot out to the crowd. She starts to wiggle her left foot and says, “See? I got some strength back in my left foot!” The crowd cheers again as Diane D wiggles her left foot. Diane D brings her left foot back down and starts to lift her right leg. She holds her right foot out to the crowd. She starts to wiggle her right foot and says, “See? I got some strength back in my right foot too!” The crowd cheers. Diane D brings her right foot back down and says, “I got strength back in both of my feet!” Diane D starts to twist both her feet on the floor very rapidly and says, “I think I can get down like one of my favorite heroes and legends of all time, the Godfather Of Soul himself, Mr. James Brown!” The crowd screams and cheers as Diane D suddenly bends her knees as she continues to twist her feet rapidly. Music starts to play to Diane D’s moves. Suddenly she slides a little across the stage on both feet. The Dianettes suddenly start to twist their feet rapidly on the floor also as the crowd continues to cheer. Diane D then shouts to the Dianettes, “Come on girls! Let’s get down like James Brown!” Suddenly, Diane D slides further across the stage on one foot as the Dianettes slide further up the stage on both feet doing the slide moves of James Brown. The crowd screams and cheers as Diane D and the Dianettes twist their feet rapidly and slide across the stage around each other. Diane D bends her knees again and shouts, “Wooh!” as she and the Dianettes slide across the stage on one foot! The crowd scream and cheer more. Diane D and the Dianettes continue to do the slide moves of James Brown.
A few minutes later, Diane D and the Dianettes finish their James Brown slide performance. The crowd continues to scream and cheer. The Dianettes spread across the stage again as Diane D shouts to the crowd, “See everybody! My therapy worked!” The crowd cheers as Diane D shouts, “If you’re hurt and injured, always seek therapy because obviously, it worked for me!” The crowd cheers again as Diane D shouts, “Ladies and gentlemen, the Dianettes and I are gonna sing a classic original R&B song that some of you might remember, some of you might not! The song is by a classic R&B group called ‘The Main Ingredient‘. And the song is called ‘Just Around The Bend!” The crowd starts to cheer! “You remember that, huh?!” Diane D shouts. “Ready for another performance everybody?!”
“Yeah!” the crowd shouts.
“Okay, here we go!” Diane D quickly turns around towards The Dianettes and shouts, “Hit it girls!” Music starts to play. The Dianettes start to dance as Diane D turns back around towards the entire crowd and starts to sing, slowly swaying her body back and forth to the left, then to the right, pointing her hand up and down, then sways her shoulders back and forth. The crowd begins to jump and cheer as Diane D sings and sways her shoulders wi
th The Dianettes dancing several feet behind her. Several little girls in the front row smile as they admire Diane D and The Dianettes, watching Diane D and The Dianettes perform. Diane D looks out towards the entire arena and holds her hand out towards them as she sings and dance to them with The Dianettes continuing to dance several feet behind her! The crowd continues to jump and scream as they hold and wave the signs and banners high in the air that read ‘DIANE D AND THE DIANETTES, THE SUPER SEVEN’, 'THE DYNAMIC DIANE and 'THE DYNAMIC DIANETTES'! Diane D starts to back up as she continues to sing to the crowd. She backs up all the way towards the right end of The Dianettes, standing to their right in the front and waves her left arm in the air with the microphone in her right hand! She points her finger in the air twice as she sings to the arena, then smacking her hips a couple of times! The crowd screams and shouts even more as Diane D and The Dianettes continue to sing and dance!
Five minutes later, Diane D and The Dianettes finish their dance routine. The crowd screams and applause very loudly. Diane D then goes right between The Dianettes, having three Dianettes on each side of her. They all take each other by the hand and take a bow. They lean back up.
A little white girl near the front of the stage holds something out towards Diane D.
The Dianettes see the little girl. They turn to Diane D and inform her as they point to the little girl. Diane D sees the little girl. She lets go of the Dianettes hands and walks towards the front of the stage with the microphone in her hand as the Dianettes stay behind.
The crowd near the stage all have their arms and hands out towards Diane D, trying to shake and hold Diane D’s hands as Diane D approaches the little girl and stops. “Hi Diane D!” the little girl says. “You and The Dianettes are great!”
“Thank you!” Diane D says into the microphone.
“You’re welcome! Here Diane D!” The little girl holds the thing out to Diane D.
Diane D takes the thing and looks at it. “What’s this?” she says into the microphone.
“It’s my old dance tutu! I want to give it to you!”
“You want to give me your old dance tutu?”
“Yeah.”
Diane D puzzled looks at the dance tutu. She then says, “You know I don’t think this dance tutu is going to fit me.” Diane D holds the dance tutu up to her waist and looks down at it. She then looks back up and smiles at the rest of the crowd. The crowd smiles and laughs.
“No I want you to donate the dance tutu to charity for somebody who might need it!”
“You want me to donate this?”
“Yeah.”
“Okay, I‘ll do that, thanks. What’s your name?”
“Emily.”
“Emily?”
“Yeah.”
“Well thank you for donating this tutu Emily.”
“You’re welcome.”
Diane D looks up at the crowd. She speaks into the microphone and shouts, “Hey everybody! Our charity organization just received a wonderful gift from this little girl name Emily! She’s donating her old dance tutu!” Diane D shows the crowd the tutu. She shouts, “Let’s hear it for her!” The crowd starts to scream and cheer! Diane D smiles at the little girl. The little girl hands Diane D a small bag to put the tutu in. Diane D takes the bag and puts the tutu in the bag. She hands the bag to a couple of organization staff members. The organization staff members go to the side of the stage and put the tutu and bag to the side of the stage where the flowers are. Diane D waves by to the little girl then backs up and looks towards the back of the arena. She throws her arm up and waves to the crowd as the entire crowd cheers!
Diane D goes right back between The Dianettes, having three Dianettes on each side of her again. They all take each other by the hand again. They step back towards the back of the stage. They smile and wave to the crowd. The Dianettes then look at Diane D as the curtain closes in front of them and they all disappear out of sight.
The crowd continues to cheer! The announcer comes on stage. He speaks into the microphone and shouts, “Alright ladies and gentlemen, let’s give it up one more time for Diane D and The Dianettes!” The crowd cheers again. The announcer speaks back into the microphone and says, “Okay, the next performance is about to come out! Ladies and gentlemen, the Diaz-Davidson Organization presents Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band!” Music starts to play as the crowd scream and cheer! Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band appear out on stage from behind the curtain.
Five minutes later, Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band finish their performance. The announcer comes on stage. He speaks into the microphone and shouts, “Alright ladies and gentlemen, let’s give it up one more time for Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band!” The crowd cheers again. The announcer then says, “Okay, the next performance is coming out!” Ladies and gentlemen the Diaz-Davidson Organization presents The Diaz-Davidson Choir! Music starts to play. The crowd starts to cheer and scream! The Diaz-Davidson Choir appear out on stage from behind the curtain. They start to sing and perform.
It is now an hour and a half later. All of the Diaz-Davidson performances are finished. The stage curtain opens up. All the Diaz-Davidson performers and all of Diane D’s family members appear from behind the curtain with the Youth Show Performers sitting on chairs. The crowd starts to cheer! Margarita comes forward with the microphone in her hand.
Margarita speaks into the microphone and says to the audience, “Okay everybody! The Diaz-Davidson Organization would like to thank each and everyone of you for coming here tonight! We really appreciate it! You all know my granddaughter Diane D!” Margarita holds her arm and hand out towards Diane D as the crowd jumps and screams. She looks towards Diane D and says, “Diane, come up here baby.”
Diane D walks towards Margarita, waving to the crowd as the crowd screams and cheers.
Diane D approaches Margarita. She and Margarita give each other a loving kiss on the cheeks as Margarita hands Diane D the microphone. Diane D takes the microphone and remains next to Margarita as she turns and faces the audience. Margarita puts her arm around Diane D as Diane D shouts into the microphone and says, “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce some people to you for those of you who might not know who they are! Let’s give it up for my wonderful grandparents my Grandma and my Grandpa, Margarita and Tomas Diaz-Davidson, the owners, producers and directors of this organization which was originally started by each of their parents!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Margarita and smiles at her. The crowd screams and cheers as Margarita waves to them. Diane D then points her arm and hand towards Tomas and smiles at him. The crowd screams and cheers as Tomas waves to them
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And let’s give it up for my wonderful parents, my mom and dad, Mary and Barry Brown, also the owners, producers and directors of this organization!” Diane D turns her head and points her arm and hand towards Mary and Barry smiling at them. The crowd screams and cheers as Mary and Barry wave to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And let’s give it up for my mom‘s brother, my Uncle Tonio, also the owner producer and director of this organization, let‘s hear it for him!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Tonio as she smiles at him. The crowd screams and cheers as Tonio waves to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And let’s give it up for my mom‘s sister, my Auntie Marilyn, also the owner, producer and director of this organization, let‘s hear it for her!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Marilyn smiling at her. The crowd screams and cheers as Marilyn waves to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And you all know my dear brothers, let’s hear it for Nicolas and Mickey Diaz-Davidson!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Nicolas and Mickey smiling at them. The crowd screams and cheers as Nicola
s and Mickey wave to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And you all know my marvelous husband Michael, the head of The Diaz-Davidson Band, let‘s hear it for him!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Michael and smiles at him. The crowd screams and cheers as Michael waves to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And let’s hear it for my lovely girls, Miranda, Kelly, Lonna, Nancy, Charlotte and Bernice, otherwise known as The Dianettes! Let‘s give it up to them!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Miranda, Kelly, Lonna, Nancy, Charlotte and Bernice as she smiles at them. The crowd screams and cheers as Miranda, Kelly, Lonna, Nancy, Charlotte and Bernice wave to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And let’s give it up for the Diaz-Davidson Band!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards the Diaz-Davidson band members smiling at them. The crowd screams and cheers as the Diaz-Davidson band members wave to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And coming all the way from Puerto Rico, the fantastic Chico, Jose, Roberto and their break dance crew, let‘s hear it for them!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Chico, Jose, Roberto and their dance crew and smiles towards them. The crowd screams and cheers as Chico, Jose, Roberto and their dance crew wave to them.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She shouts into the microphone and says, “And our wonderful Diaz-Davidson Youth Show performers, let‘s hear it for them!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards the Youth Show Performers and smiles towards the Youth Show Performers as the Youth Show Performers remain on the chairs. The crowd screams and cheers as The Youth Show Performers wave to them. A lot of people in the crowd are holding up large signs and posters reading: ‘MIKE AND MITCH’. Other people in the crowd are holding up large signs and posters reading: ‘THE DIAZ-DAVIDSON YOUTH SHOW PERFORMERS’. Diane D looks at the Youth Show Performers and gestures for them to stand up. The Youth Show Performers look at Diane D. They then stand up as the crowd cheers more.
Diane D looks back at the crowd. She then shouts into the microphone and says, “And let’s hear it for the great Diaz-Davidson Choir!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards the choir members and smiles towards them. The crowd screams and cheers as the choir members wave to them. Deidre, Francis and Adrianne, the three female choir members who Mary scolded at backstage earlier appear sad and do not wave to the crowd.
Diane D turns her head back to the crowd. She then shouts into the microphone and says, “And let’s hear it for Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl the Williams Dancers!” Diane D points her arm and hand towards Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl and smiles towards them. The crowd screams and cheers as Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl wave to them.
Diane D turns her head back to the crowd. She notices Jonathan standing near the front of the crowd without Candis as he claps and cheers with the rest of the crowd. Diane D looks at Jonathan.
Jonathan looks at Diane D. He secretly gestures for Diane D to call him.
Diane D secretly stares at Jonathan. She then looks at the rest of the crowd. She speaks back into the microphone shouts, “We thank you all for coming here! We hope to see you again! We want you all to have a good night, and have a safe trip home!” The entire crowd cheers! Margarita continues to hug Diane D.
The entire crowd at the front of the audience reach their arms and hands out over the stage towards Diane D and shout, “Diane D! Yo Diane D!”
Diane D sees the crowd at the front of the audience calling her and trying to reach out to her. She steps away from Margarita and walks up to the crowd at the front of the audience with the microphone in her hand.
Diane D approaches the edge of the stage. The crowd at the front of the audience tries to shake and hold Diane D’s hand as they shout, “Diane D! Diane D!” Diane D bends a little and shakes the people’s hands as they scream and cheer. “Over here Diane D!” other members of the crowd shout. “Over here!” Diane D goes across the edge of the stage shaking the other crowd member’s hands. More people in the crowd shout, “Over here Diane D!” as they reach their arms and hands out to her. “Over here!” Diane D continues to go across the edge of the stage shaking people’s hands. She then steps back and waves her arm and hand to the entire crowd as the crowd cheers and continue to reach out to her.
Margarita holds her arm and hand out towards Diane D and calls Diane D to come back to her. Diane D turns her head towards Margarita. She steps back towards Margarita. She reaches Margarita as she and Margarita hug each other then turn and walk back towards the rest of the organization performers as the crowd continues to cheer.
Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl start to cry on Mary’s and Margarita’s shoulders again. Mary and Margarita try to comfort them. Diane D, Nicolas and Michael approach Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl. Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl turn towards Diane D and start to cry on Diane D’s shoulders. Diane D, Mary and Margarita try to comfort Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl. Diane D and Margarita walk Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl to the front of the stage. They have Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl wave to the crowd. Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl nervously wave to the crowd. Diane D secretly looks at Jonathan.
Jonathan looks back at Diane D and secretly blows kisses at her.
Diane D looks at Jonathan then back at the crowd. The crowd screams and cheer. Diane D and Margarita walk Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl to the back of the stage. Nicolas looks in the crowd and notices Jonathan clapping and cheering for them. He turns to Diane D and informs her. Diane D smiles at Jonathan. She looks back at the crowd as the crowd continues to cheer! Simone, Suzette, Verna and Cheryl start to cry on Mary’s and Margarita’s shoulders again. Mary and Margarita try to comfort them as the crowd continues to cheer.
Chapter 45
Diane D’s Family Gets Ready To Leave Hotel