Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind! Read Online Free Page B
Author: Dan Gutman
or something. That stuff happens all the time. But Miss Daisy told us he was fine and that we shouldnât worry so much.
A few days later, after we finished pledging the allegiance, Principal Klutz made an announcement over the loudspeaker.
âTeachers, please turn on the TV sets in your rooms,â he said.
We all gasped.
âBut itâs still TV Turnoff Month!â just about everybody in the whole school yelled.
âForget about that!â Mr. Klutz said. âTurn on your TVs! There is a very special tape I need everyone to see.â
Whatever Mr. Klutz wanted us to see must have been really important. Even before TV Turnoff Month, we were hardlyever allowed to watch TV during school. Miss Daisy went to the front of the class and turned on the TV.
It had been so long since Iâd seen TV that I almost forgot what it looked like. But it didnât take me long to figure out what was on the screen.
It was this dumb show called American Idol, where people get up and sing dumb songs and these dumb judges tell them how bad they sing. People vote for them, and one by one the singers have to leave until there is a winner. Why the heck did Principal Klutz want us to watch that ?
Some announcer guy said, âOur next contestant is a music teacher at the EllaMentry Schoolââ
And out walked Mr. Hynde!
I just about fell out of my seat. Everybody in the class gasped.
We couldnât believe it! It was the most amazing thing that ever happened in the history of the world! You should havebeen there. Our own Mr. Hynde was on TV!
âHeâs been working on his own rap CD,â I told everybody.
âThis is gonna be cool,â said Ryan.
Mr. Hynde stepped up to the microphone. He looked a little nervous. Music started playing and Mr. Hynde started singing.
ââThe sun will come out tomorrowâ¦.ââ
I wouldnât believe it! Mr. Hynde wasnât singing one of his rap songs. He was singing that dumb bet-your-bottom-dollar song! Tears were rolling down his cheeks while he sang.
ââTomorrowâ¦tomorrowâ¦ââ
After he finished the song, we all cheered. Even me, and I hate that dumb song. I thought the judges were going to say how terrible Mr. Hynde was, because they pretty much hate everybody. But they didnât. They said he was really good. And when it was announced that Mr. Hynde was going to advance to the next round, we all went crazy.
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And the Winner Isâ¦
Finally TV Turnoff Month ended and life went back to normal. I watched Mr. Hynde every night on that American Idol show. One night he sang a rap song. The next night he came out with a guitar and a crazy costume and sang a rock ânâ roll song. He could really play guitar! Thenight after that he sang a country song about his dog dying.
We all kept thinking Mr. Hynde was going to get voted off the show, but he didnât. The other singers were horrible, and the judges said really mean things to them. One by one, they were sent home.
Mr. Hyndeâs picture was in the newspaper. Everybody at school was talking about him.
We missed music class two weeks in a row because Mr. Hynde was working on the TV show. But we didnât mind. Wewere so proud of him.
Finally there were just two singers left. Mr. Hynde was one of them. The other one was this lady with a big nose. One of them was going to be the winner.
It all came down to Saturday night. Mr. Hynde sang a song, and then the lady with the big nose sang a song.
And guess what?
Well, Iâm not even going to tell you because I donât want to. So nah-nah-nah boo-boo on you.
Okay, okay, that was mean. Iâll tell you.
Mr. Hynde won! He really won! It was the greatest thing that ever happened in the history of the world!
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One Last Song
On Monday morning everybody came to school excited. We got even more excited when Miss Daisy told us to line up for music class.
âYippee!â everybody
A few days later, after we finished pledging the allegiance, Principal Klutz made an announcement over the loudspeaker.
âTeachers, please turn on the TV sets in your rooms,â he said.
We all gasped.
âBut itâs still TV Turnoff Month!â just about everybody in the whole school yelled.
âForget about that!â Mr. Klutz said. âTurn on your TVs! There is a very special tape I need everyone to see.â
Whatever Mr. Klutz wanted us to see must have been really important. Even before TV Turnoff Month, we were hardlyever allowed to watch TV during school. Miss Daisy went to the front of the class and turned on the TV.
It had been so long since Iâd seen TV that I almost forgot what it looked like. But it didnât take me long to figure out what was on the screen.
It was this dumb show called American Idol, where people get up and sing dumb songs and these dumb judges tell them how bad they sing. People vote for them, and one by one the singers have to leave until there is a winner. Why the heck did Principal Klutz want us to watch that ?
Some announcer guy said, âOur next contestant is a music teacher at the EllaMentry Schoolââ
And out walked Mr. Hynde!
I just about fell out of my seat. Everybody in the class gasped.
We couldnât believe it! It was the most amazing thing that ever happened in the history of the world! You should havebeen there. Our own Mr. Hynde was on TV!
âHeâs been working on his own rap CD,â I told everybody.
âThis is gonna be cool,â said Ryan.
Mr. Hynde stepped up to the microphone. He looked a little nervous. Music started playing and Mr. Hynde started singing.
ââThe sun will come out tomorrowâ¦.ââ
I wouldnât believe it! Mr. Hynde wasnât singing one of his rap songs. He was singing that dumb bet-your-bottom-dollar song! Tears were rolling down his cheeks while he sang.
ââTomorrowâ¦tomorrowâ¦ââ
After he finished the song, we all cheered. Even me, and I hate that dumb song. I thought the judges were going to say how terrible Mr. Hynde was, because they pretty much hate everybody. But they didnât. They said he was really good. And when it was announced that Mr. Hynde was going to advance to the next round, we all went crazy.
10
And the Winner Isâ¦
Finally TV Turnoff Month ended and life went back to normal. I watched Mr. Hynde every night on that American Idol show. One night he sang a rap song. The next night he came out with a guitar and a crazy costume and sang a rock ânâ roll song. He could really play guitar! Thenight after that he sang a country song about his dog dying.
We all kept thinking Mr. Hynde was going to get voted off the show, but he didnât. The other singers were horrible, and the judges said really mean things to them. One by one, they were sent home.
Mr. Hyndeâs picture was in the newspaper. Everybody at school was talking about him.
We missed music class two weeks in a row because Mr. Hynde was working on the TV show. But we didnât mind. Wewere so proud of him.
Finally there were just two singers left. Mr. Hynde was one of them. The other one was this lady with a big nose. One of them was going to be the winner.
It all came down to Saturday night. Mr. Hynde sang a song, and then the lady with the big nose sang a song.
And guess what?
Well, Iâm not even going to tell you because I donât want to. So nah-nah-nah boo-boo on you.
Okay, okay, that was mean. Iâll tell you.
Mr. Hynde won! He really won! It was the greatest thing that ever happened in the history of the world!
11
One Last Song
On Monday morning everybody came to school excited. We got even more excited when Miss Daisy told us to line up for music class.
âYippee!â everybody
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