GOV'T MULE

          INT. MATT'S APARTMENT-DAY

          MATT is at his computer writing a crappy, ill-thought-out
          sketch. BECKY is on the couch, reading a book.

                              MATT
                    Holy shit!!!

                              BECKY
                    What? What is it?

                              MATT
                    I just got an email from Beacon
                    Theater.  Gov't Mule is going to be
                    there on New Year's Eve!  Should I
                    get tickets?

                              BECKY
                    What's Gov't Mule?

                              MATT
                    What's Gov't Mule?! It's a band,
                    obviously!

                              BECKY
                    Are they any good?

                              MATT
                    Well, I've never listened to them,
                    but I've heard their name since
                    high school and their playing NEW
                    YEAR'S EVE at the BEACON THEATER,
                    so how bad can they be?

                              BECKY
                    Okay. Why not? Let's do it.

          MATT and BECKY each jump five feet into the air and high
          five.

          CUT TO:

          INT. BEACON THEATER- NIGHT

          MATT picks up the tickets from the box office and hands one
          to Becky.  They enter the large, crowded auditorium.

                              MATT
                    I have a good feeling about this.

          The lights dim.  Loud rock music plays. The crowd cheers as
          a mule slowly wanders onto the stage, wearing a sash that
          reads "GOV'T MULE."  A roadie throws bits of grass onto the
          stage, which the mule grazes on.  The crowd goes wild.

                              MATT
                    Well... this is kind of cool, huh?

                              BECKY
                    You owe me $25.

                              MATT
                    NOOOOOOO!!!

          MATT becomes so upset that he punches a hole in the floor of
          the Beacon Theater auditorium.

                              BECKY
                    Come on, let's get out of here
                    before anyone notices that you've
                    punched a hole in the floor of the
                    Beacon Theater auditorium.

                              MATT
                    Wait, I kinda want to see what the
                    Mule does next.

          Matt and Becky continue to watch The Government Mule graze.

          END.