22- Sensation (reprise)

Tommy: You'll feel me coming, A new vibration. From afar you'll see me. I'm a sensation... I'm a sensation! Soon you'll see me. Can't you feel me? I'm coming... Reporters: (rushing in to surround Tommy) Sensation... Sensation. Tommy: Send your troubles dancing; you know the answer. I'm coming...Reporters... I'm coming Sensation...Sensation! Reporters: Sensation... Sensation! Slide: 1961 ( The Walkers enter and are surrounded by reporters.) Mrs Walker (spoken) It's true, our son doesn't come round anymore. We never get to see him. I do worry sometimes, you know, that we're the only ones who really understand and all:but we're grateful, of course- grateful for his transformation. Mr. Walker: Which is a better word for it. We don't like the use of the word "miracle" one bit. He simply got well. That's the extent of it. And his mother and I never gave up the faith through all the years. Not once. Mrs Walker: We just hope he's happy. It seems he's become all the rage today, doesn't it? (Reporters rush in to surround Tommy's machine. The local lads appear in security uniforms. A uniformed Kevin seems to be in charge.) The Reporters: Sensation...Sensation! Sensation...Sensation! Slide:1962 (Tommy pivots; pulls back the plunger and fires) Cousin Kevin: (being interviewed; his image appears in video monitors above the stage.) Those of us who've known my cousin a long time, his friends from before like, we're providing the necessary protection. So as far as family relations are concerned, all I'm saying is he's been very good to me. Very good. And I for one am glad I can be of some assistance. I believed in him from the beginning, right from the very start. I know what it was like. I was there. All: Sensation...Sensation! Sensation...Sensation! Slide:1963 All: Sensation...Sensation! Sensation...Sensation! Ahhh, Sensation... Sensation! (A television studio appears and Tommy sits with the talk show hostess. Their images appear on video screens) Tommy (to interviewer) I won't answer that. I want to be very clear with you. I won't answer any questions about my personal life. So leave off. (The Walkers fade quietly into the background and go off) As for people's interest...I got a lot out of playing...learned a lot from it, you know. It's all I had, really. And my dreams. It's like ...people want me to pass that on in some way. So that's what I'm trying to do. Pass it on.