Live by Request by Rob Payne

On paper, Jay Thompson is a 26-year-old bartender going nowhere. But his burning desire is to be a working musician, or failing that, a working songwriter. Together in pursuit of the dream is his band, Archangel: Tyler, the headstrong composer of the experimental rock opera Space Oddity #2; Jan, the sassy bass player and object of Jay's affection; and Noel, the Gap-wearing, scissor-kicking guitar player, who spends his days laboring in the corporate world. But things aren't going too well. First of all, no one can agree on a name for the band. Archangel just doesn't cut it and Pure Energy is likely to attract herbalists and ravers. Trailer- Now there's a name for a real band. Secondly, they're getting fed up with their only gig a Sunday night show in an empty pub, where they've just blown their only chance at fame. To make matters worse, Jay's family is falling apart and he's left to look after his horny but lonely 15-year-old brother while his self-absorbed parents pursue their own li