Spinal Tap π (title)
After the movie's ending scene of the Tap rockin' the crowd (prior to credit role bits), they were unable to book another gig for several years. As the monies dried up, each had to find new and gainful employment.
David St. Hubbins goal of being a "Dreamer" pushed him into the service industry. He had always dreamed of the perfect waffle, so "Waffle House" seemed like his best path to bring one of his many dreams to life. He started as a dishwasher and worked his way up to a busser after only 7 years on the job. His relentless pestering of management and executives at the company to implement his dream of the "Metal Waffle" (a waffle shaped like a flying V guitar, with the syrup poured on to look like strings, blueberries as vol/tone knobs and pads of butter for the pickups) were thwarted and prevented his advancement in the company beyond his elevated bus boy status.
Nigel Tuffnel was able to finally pursue his passion to work in a chapeau shop. He excelled at repelling customers with his complete idiocy, but the shop was not able to afford or find another employee, so they tolerated his service. He had agreed to work on commission as he was convinced that his sales prowess would provide for him untold riches, but they never seemed to materialize. He continued to believe in his abilities right up to the point of being let go by the chapeau shop after which he moved into his mothers basement and became an avid gamer.
Derek Smalls was able to take a sophisticated approach to the world of sex and started his own "Sex Farm"! Unfortunately, his techniques and ideas were illegal in most states, so he had to locate is farm in Saskatchewan Alaska. After not being "noticed" by the authorities for the first 12 years of the farms operation (during which he had a total of 3 visitors), he was tried and convicted of sextortion when he attempted to blackmail his one wealthy client. The videos and images of the farm were destroyed as the authorities deemed it's sick and twisted visualizations to be "better left unsolved"!
When Derek Smalls is released from prison, he calls Nigel and David to talk about getting the band back together (I know, very Blues Brothers). After only a few weeks, they are back together practicing (in Nigel's mom's basement) and eventually get a gig playing behind the local Waffle House! As Artie Fufkin is eating at that very waffle house, he hears the band playing in the background and after finding them playing next to the dumpster, he offers them a national tour as a headline act. As much as they doubt the offer to be genuine, they have nothing to loose and decide to go for it. Of course, it turns out Artie had been grifting them, and it was actually a "behind the scenes" documentary that he was producing covering the worst bands of all time. They were secretly filmed throughout their lackluster performances on the tour, and they could not understand why the fans were only filling 10% of the seats on the tour yet the tour continued. The 9am show times at many venues should have been a clue, but Artie had convinced them that mornings were the new rock hour of the Millenials, so they went with it. Besides, each was making significanly more than they had in their previous positions.
Of course, drummers continue to die and during this tour, Congress is investigating the band because of the drummer death anomaly associated with this musical entity.
The reality TV series following their tour culminates with the truth being revealed to them, to which they celebrate their newfound fame and all retire comfortably on the laurels of their mediocrity.
