Him: "Hey, I have a really cool opportunity for you."

Me: "Oh yeah...What's up?"

Him: "I've been working on this independent music project down in Boston and we're shooting videos of a bunch of musicians for a new channel on Time Warner Cable. We're doing videos and interviews and it's all about real musicians and..."

Me: "Wow, that's great."

Him: "Yeah...This is probably the biggest thing I've worked on."

Me: "Sounds like it, yeah."

Him: "So, they need a couple of background vocalists to stand in during the shoot, and I thought you might be interested. You'd be lip synching along with the songs. It will only take two hours and they'll pay you 100 bucks on the spot."

Me: "Really?"

Him: "Yeah! But you have to be here by 8:30 on Tuesday. So you can either come down on Monday night and crash at the hotel, or leave mad early on Tuesday."

Me: "Ok...I have a lot going on with work and everything...I just gave my 2 week notice last week."

Him: "That's awesome, congratulations!"

Me: "Thanks. So...I'm going to try to work something out. It sounds like a lot of fun. Who's the artist?"

Him: "His name is Vance Gilbert, he's been up and coming in New England so it would be a great opportunity. These are really cool folks working on this project."

Me: "Wow...Ok. So, how am I supposed to learn these two songs by Tuesday?"

Him: "I'll send them to you on Monday night."

Me: "So...I'll listen to them on the drive down or something?"

Him: "Yeah, can you handle that?"

Me: "Absolutely."