{"id":523,"date":"2013-04-30T15:29:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T21:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/?page_id=523"},"modified":"2022-01-25T10:33:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T17:33:21","slug":"summerland-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/summerland-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"SUMMERLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Treatment<\/h1>\n<p>Young couple falls in love, escape drugs &amp; small town life in Oregon but find the same <em>sinfluences<\/em> in California, which eventually crash the relationship. When love of family conquers, they finally reach a compassionate understanding that the place where we &#8220;live&#8221; is created in the perceptions of our hearts.<\/p>\n<h2>Cast of Characters<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>(Lemmy) Nehalem \u2013 26\/36yo Native American Barista, BA Journalism<\/li>\n<li>Hess \u2013 23yo Black Bartender at Satyricon<\/li>\n<li>Katherine (Electra) \u2013 24\/34yo Record Store clerk, BA Classical Music<\/li>\n<li>Joshua \u2013 24yo Guitarist of Wicked Melinda, Nehalem\u2019s band mate &amp; drug buddy<\/li>\n<li>Si \u2013 47yo Caf\u00e9 owner, Nehalem\u2019s boss<\/li>\n<li>Amanda \u2013 9yo daughter of older Nehalem &amp; Katherine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Locations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Salem, OR<\/li>\n<li>Portland, OR<\/li>\n<li>Santa Monica, CA<\/li>\n<li>Summerland, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Official Everclear Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everclearonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-719\" src=\"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/220px-Everclear-Sparkle.jpg\" alt=\"Everclear-Sparkle &amp; Fade\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/220px-Everclear-Sparkle.jpg 220w, http:\/\/michaeledwardbrowning.com\/meb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/220px-Everclear-Sparkle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Musical Timeline<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Summerland&#8221; uniquely utilizes the complete Everclear album, <a title=\"Sparkle_and_Fade\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sparkle_and_Fade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sparkle And Fade<\/a>, as the movie&#8217;s soundtrack. A reorganization of the tracks was required to suit the story&#8217;s narrative.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Act One &#8211; Oregon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Electra Made Me Blind \u2013 Credits, life is hard montage, work<\/p>\n<p>Heartspark Dollarsign \u2013 Party scene in Salem, secondary characters, gossip: he said, she said<\/p>\n<p>My Sexual Life \u2013 Katherine meets Nehalem at the party, they\u2019ve seen\/heard of each other, slut stories, Nehalem from N. Salem. Pine Street Theater. <em>Can you make me come?<\/em> Simple life, big dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Chemical Smile \u2013Nehalem introduces Katherine to smack, she talks God smack nonsense<\/p>\n<p>Heroin Girl \u2013 Salem Glamorizes drug life, Nehalem &amp; Katherine learn about each other, his past Slashback<\/p>\n<p>Queen Of The Air \u2013 Nehalem &amp; Katherine learn about each other, her childhood, Aunt Virginia\u2019s suicide, grim life\/weather, rough memories in OR., talk about leaving, giving up his fanzine.<\/p>\n<p>The Twistinside \u2013 <em>Ready for the real world<\/em>, decision time, grow up, act responsibly, sick of coasting<\/p>\n<p>Summerland \u2013 Nehalem &amp; Katherine talk in the car leaving behind Salem, forget about it<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Act Two &#8211; California<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Her Brand New Skin \u2013 Katherine attends NA, Nehalem can\u2019t keep up, resentment sets in<\/p>\n<p>You Make Me Feel Like A Whore \u2013 Nehalem struggles with sobriety, life becomes a rut<\/p>\n<p>Pale Green Stars \u2013 Amanda 10, Nehalem &amp; Katherine fighting, <em>Daddy\u2019s going away<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nehalem \u2013 Nehalem confronts Katherine, who wants a divorce, <em>I know you\u2019re leaving me<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Strawberry \u2013 Nehalem uses again on visit to Portland, meets an old drug buddy, Nehalem in recovery in LA<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Act Three &#8211; Summerland<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Santa Monica \u2013 Nehalem calls from rehab, wants to rekindle with Katherine, returns<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Outline<\/h2>\n<h3>Act One<\/h3>\n<p>Salemtowne &#8211; Nehalem &amp; Katherine get together, go on tour with Everclear. Find their dream location in CA, decide to move.<\/p>\n<h3>Act Two<\/h3>\n<p>Santa Monica \u2013 10 years later, he\u2019s got drinking problems, she\u2019s got God &amp; affairs. They\u2019re unhappily in the &#8220;same place&#8221; they\u2019d left. Bigger city, same problems.<\/p>\n<h3>Act Three<\/h3>\n<p>Summerland \u2013 Triumph over drugs, adultery &amp; divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment Young couple falls in love, escape drugs &amp; small town life in Oregon but find the same sinfluences in California, which eventually crash the relationship. When love of family conquers, they finally reach a compassionate understanding that the place where we &#8220;live&#8221; is created in the perceptions of our hearts. 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