what about brian?
ok, so i’m hooked on a new TV show…i hate to admit it cause the last thing i want to do is watch more TV but in my defense i got tricked into it. a few weeks ago i unsuspectingly set my VCR to tape Grey’s Anatomy while i went out with some friends that were in town. we hit El Cholo, which is an authentic Mexican restaurant in LA that has been around since 1927 and is known for its margaritas and for apparently inventing the nacho. i’m not so sure about the nacho thing but the 4 margaritas i had were pretty damn good.
when i got home in my very happy state, i thought i’d polish off the evening with an hour of Dr McDreamy et al, so i rewound the tape and sunk into my pillow. to my dismay, ABC had decided to debut the pilot of a new show called “What About Brian?” in the popular Grey’s Anatomy time slot. i was pretty pissed (in more ways than one) but it was just as well since the alcohol had started to lull me to sleep.
three days later i was stuffing envelopes for a mailing and needed something to turn on in the background to make the task less monotonous. i weighed my choices: People’s Court, General Hospital, or What About Brian? (i don’t have cable, i’m still taping with a VCR instead of Tivo…are you noticing a pattern here? i’m really *not* that into TV). i ended up going with the ‘devil you don’t know’ and gave Brian a chance.
What About Brian? i’ll tell you what about Brian. he’s adorable, sexy, sensitive, with big brown eyes and i have a huge schoolgirl crush on him! i even wrote a song about him and his predicament. see, he’s completely in love with his best friend Adam’s girlfriend-turned-fiance Marjorie. (i know, there’s already one song along those lines by The Cars “my best friend’s girl…friend”) Brian kept it all to himself despite the fact that Adam is kind of a frat-boy-putz whose redeeming qualities are that he’s somewhat cute and has a slammin’ house in the Hollywood Hills, but Marjorie deserves way better. one night while Adam is away, and Brian and Marjorie have to break into Brian’s apartment to get some things while his crazy ex who is holding the apartment hostage is out walking the dog, the two end up in a closet together hiding from crazy ex-girl which leads to a really hot kiss. the twist is that it was Marjorie that kissed Brian and it turns out she has feelings for him too. but they can’t do anything about it because she’s spoken for. poor guy. i’ve been there, so i wrote him a song. here are the lyrics:
i played it safe
but here we are anyway
you take my hand
and a tremble gives you away
at least i know i’m not alone today
your honesty
made this harder than it had to be
i can’t pretend
now that i know how you feel
cause it’s never felt this real
since you opened the door
to somethin, to somethin
whad’ya do that for
i was better, i was better off
now you leave me wantin’ more
but i can’t have, no i can’t have you
so whad’ya do that for, whad’ya do that for
all this time
i’ve been waiting on the sideline
for a secret sign
that our stars will someday align
but i don’t think you’ll ever be mine
you opened the door
to somethin, to somethin
whad’ya do that for
i was better, i was better off
now you leave me wantin’ more
but i can’t have, no i can’t have you
so whad’ya do that for, whad’ya do that for
i still wait for you
i still wait for you
cause you opened the door
to somethin, to somethin
whad’ya do that for
i was better, i was better off
now you leave me wantin’ more
but i can’t have, no i can’t have you
so whad’ya do that for, whad’ya do that for
that’s it. gotta run, i have a date with Brian in a few minutes…
kyler 