Chapter 2 - Cory Takes Lessons

At Cory & Topanga's apartment, Topanga is cleaning house listening to
the Kevin Quartet band on the CD player. Of course, she daydreams
picturing Kevin playing the vibes. Cory comes out from the shower.

CORY: Do you have to listen to that?
TOPANGA: You're so cool Kevin!
CORY: Wake up! I'm not Kevin.

Topanga snaps out of her daydream.

TOPANGA: Cory Matthews, it wouldn't hurt to like other types of
music other than rock! All you ever listen to is Bruce Springsteen,
Bryan Adams, The Dave Matthews Band, Jamie Walters,...
CORY: Don't put down Jamie Walters! For someone from 90210, he can
rock! I'm not into jazz since your boyfriend played.
TOPANGA: Are you whacked? Kevin's Quartet is a nice combo. I'd
like to see you behind & playing a vibraphone.
CORY: No way!

Then Cory thinks about the idea & tells Topanga that he's going to
the gym to work out.

Over @ the gym, Cory enters the pool wearing loud super-sized
trunks. As he's lap swimming, joining him is Kevin sporting green &
white striped Speedos. When Cory saw him, he thinks...

CORY: Does he have to show-off?

Kevin's a better lap swimmer than Cory. After a couple of laps,
Kevin heads over to the hot tub to relax. Cory follows him.

CORY: Can I join you?
KEVIN: It's cool, but I prefer girls with me in the tub.

Cory gets in the hot tub & sits across Kevin.

CORY: Kevin, I want vibes lessons.
KEVIN: Want to impress your girl huh? I could give you a 3 days a
week for 6 weeks crash course for about $150.
CORY: Would you teach me to play any type of music on the vibes?
KEVIN: Yeah, that would be cool.
CORY: Have you had any percussion students that I would know?

Just then, Eric enters the pool sporting blue Speedos! He goes over
to some bikini babes.

ERIC: Check this body out! Anyone want to date a male model?

The girls giggle over him & don't take him seriously. So Eric jumps
into the pool to lap swim.

KEVIN: See that moron?
CORY: That's my brother Eric!
KEVIN: No wonder you act so strange.
CORY: What about him?
KEVIN: I taught him to play tympani in a month. He calls himself
Ron Stoppable whenever he plays & he even wrote a stupid song for
vocal/tympani called "Good Looking Guy".
CORY: That's Eric. I can't believe you taught Eric.
KEVIN: Come by my loft, I'll give you my card. Also, provide your
own mallets. They cost around $20-$45.

They get out of the hot tub & after changing clothes in the locker
room, Kevin gives Cory a business card to where his loft's located

At Jupiter Music, Cory looks for some vibes mallets. He sees some
red mallets & asks the clerk...

CORY: How much are those?
CLERK: $40.
CORY: $40? Why $40?
CLERK: Sir, these are endorsed by Stefon Harris, the coolest vibist
in the new milleninum.
CORY: Do you have anything cheaper?
CLERK: The cheapest goes for $25, but if you look in the used sticks
over there, you might find some vibe mallets.

Cory goes into the bin & amongst the sticks are some green vibe
mallets made by Yamaha for only $5. Cory also buys some new blue
mallets for $25.

Over @ the electric guitars, Jack's messing on a black semi-hollow
bodied, playing soloes & riffs. Then he finds that Mike's watching
him.

MIKE: Nice guitar. That would fit you perfectly!
JACK: Thanks. Don't these cost around $1,000 & up?
MIKE: This is an Epiphone, goes around $400. But it's on sale for
$250. You thinking about buying it?
JACK: I'll need an amp. You work here?
MIKE: No, bit I give guitar lessons. Why don't you let me teach you.
JACK: That would be cool.

So Jack agrees to get guitar lessons from Mike.

Cory heads over to the nice side of Philadelphia where there are some
loft apartments. He finds the address to where Kevin lives, goes up
the elevator to the 4th floor over to #404. He rings the doorbell &
Kevin answers wearing a robe.

KEVIN: It's you Cory, come on in. I gotta change clothes.
CORY: Cool, I'm here to take vibes lessons.

Cory enters his loft & as Kevin changes, Cory couldn't believe that
his living room is more like a music store. He saw a set of vibes, a
marimba, chimes & a pair of white tympanis. Cory picks up some
mallets & messes on the tympani playing a jungle beat. Kevin enters
in t-shirt & blue jeans & watches Cory play.

KEVIN: Nice George of the Jungle beat, put a finish!

Cory finishes with a drumroll.

CORY: Sorry, I was just messing around.
KEVIN: It's cool. You play great just like Eric!
CORY: Please don't say that. How could you afford all these
instruments?
KEVIN: Model work, let me show you.

Kevin pops in a vcr tape & turns on the tv. He shows Cory that he
did 4 commercials for Gap every season. In the spring, he's wearing
a blue ringer t-shirt with blue jeans playing the vibes & singing a
cool song.

KEVIN: That's how I met Mike, the guitarist.

The summer commercial featured him in a loud tropical shirt & green
Speedos playing the marimba on the beach surrounded by girls.

CORY: Don't you think you're overdoing it with the Speedos?
KEVIN: Got the idea from an old MTV music video. Cool way to get
the babes, you should try it sometime.
CORY: Did you brainwash Eric into doing that?
KEVIN: No, he wore that during one of his tympani lessons.
CORY: Figures.

The fall commercial had him sport some more stylish jeans while he
played tympani in the pit marching band.

The winter commercial had him wear a stylish jacket as he's playing
the chimes during the Christmas season.

CORY: You're known as Percussion Boy!
KEVIN: That's right. I saved up my money to buy those instruments &
give lessons. Now I also have my band as well. You ready for vibes
lessons? Hope you brought your mallets.
CORY: (digs from his backpack & gets them out) Yeah!

So Cory starts taking vibes lessons from Kevin.

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