Part One (633 KB) - Whoa is (Not)

Bill had found out that the six strings on the guitar were pitched in E, A, D, G, B and the second octave
E respectively. They figured that this information would probably come in handy some time, though they
didn’t quite know how.
“Okay,” Bill said. “The next string’s supposed to be ‘A’…”
Ted grabbed a sandwich off a plate on a nearby table and took a bite. Bill plucked the string. A
perfectly-pitched ‘A’ sounded out. He frowned slightly.
“That does not sound good,” Ted agreed.
“I agree, Ted. I have never heard our guitars sound like that before.”
Bill fiddled with the tuning key, then tried again. A rather flat note came out.
Ted shrugged. “It’s getting closer.”
Bill twisted the key further, then plucked the string again. A very flat note came out, noticeable even to
the two tone-deaf teens. They winced.
Bill sighed and put down the guitar. “Let’s face it, dude. We’re never going to be become a band.”
Ted nodded sadly. “Yeah. We don’t even have a good band name.”
“We don’t even have a bad band name either,” Bill added.
They gazed miserably into space.
“What about… untrained male equines” Ted suggested suddenly. 6
“Shut up, Ted.”
Bill got himself a sandwich and munched on it.
Ted sighed and chucked the last bit of his sandwich into his mouth.
**
15 th December 1985, Sunday
Hill Valley, California
Marty entered the garage and turned on the computer as usual, then logged onto the Internet. Checking
his e-mail to see if Doc had replied – he had – he found one other message sitting in his inbox. It was a
mass e-mail notice that had been sent out to everyone on the Hill Valley Online website:
From - hvps@hillvalley-online.com
To - everyone@hillvalley-online.com
Subject: SAVE THE CLOCKTOWER!
As all of you should know by now, the Clocktower which overlooks the Hill Valley
Courthouse Square is an invaluable piece of our cultural history.
49 years ago, however, on the night of November 12, 1955, this masterpiece of a building
that had kept perfect time until then was struck by a bolt of lightning at precisely 10:04 p.m.,
during one of the greatest lightning storms ever to occur in our town.
As a result, the clock stopped, and the building is now in grave danger of being pulled down.
We at the Hill Valley Preservation Society hope to raise enough money to help persuade the
government to leave the Clocktower alone, thus preserving an important piece of our history.
YOU can play a part too! Donate today and save the Clocktower!
Thank you.
6 Name by my brother.