Location: Mojo Music (PERGOBELLUM)
Arrival code: MOJO
Fill in the blanks and then enter those words alphabetically below.
My parents thought my interest in music would ____ away, that it was just a passing ____. I ____ them to let me play guitar, but my comments fell on ____ ears. One night I sat on the ____ of my ____ and cried into my pillow. I felt trapped like a lion in a ____. I decided that I'd rather be ____ than stay at home any longer. I called for a ____ and stuffed a clean shirt and a pair of ____ blue jeans into a ____. I felt a little ____ about not saying goodbye. The driver wore a Hawaiian shirt and had one of those ____ seat covers. When he smiled at me the laugh lines on his ____ made him look older than his true ____. My stomach told me that I needed to strap on the old ____, so I asked him to drop me anyplace I could get an ____ white omelet and a cup of ____. He pulled up to an alliterative diner called "Katheleen's Country ____." Naturally, the entree of the day was corned ____ and ____. I paid the fare and went inside.
Show hints at [0] [15] [25] [35] minutes
15: HINT is predicting this important note - scale down the alphabet!
25: HINT thinks that you'll soon be sure that each set of blanks is filled by a word whose letters are all between A and G (just like the musical notes).
35: HINT is positive that you'll recognize the song that is played on the bottom two lines, even if you're tone deaf. To make it easier to read, you could break it into six sections of seven notes each.
My parents thought my interest in music would fade away, that it was just a passing fad. I begged them to let me play guitar, but my comments fell on deaf ears. One night I sat on the edge of my bed and cried into my pillow. I felt trapped like a lion in a cage. I decided that I'd rather be dead than stay at home any longer. I called for a cab and stuffed a clean shirt and a pair of faded blue jeans into a bag. I felt a little bad about not saying goodbye. The driver wore a Hawaiian shirt and had one of those beaded seat covers. When he smiled at me the laugh lines on his face made him look older than his true age. My stomach told me that I needed to strap on the old feedbag, so I asked him to drop me anyplace I could get an egg white omelet and a cup of decaf. He pulled up to an alliterative diner called "Katheleen's Country Cafe." Naturally, the entree of the day was corned beef and cabbage. I paid the fare and went inside.
If you hum these notes, you should hear "Twinkle, Twinkle." The shaded areas correspond to two words from the song: DIAMOND STAR.
