Many of us can recall how midway through the third season, Steve Sanders generously offered to be David Silver's music manager, despite the fact that David's music was as painful to one's ears as a shrieking infant who somehow got hold of a megaphone.
Steve was doing this because David was frustrated with his musical prospects, and couldn't get a gig to save his crappy career. Steve did this because he was a great friend, and didn't have the heart to tell David that his music was embarrassing to listen to.
At the summer country club where Brandon and Andrea worked, a band was scheduled to play for a concert, but in order to get David's awful techno-rap the audience it didn't deserve, he paid the band that was scheduled to perform (out of his own pocket, nonetheless) simply to not show up. After the need arose for a new performer, Steve offered to showcase's the talent of David Silver. What a guy!
Further into the ascent of David's musical career, he unknowingly needed Steve's help more than ever. Steve represented David in front of a major record label (by using his extensive show-biz connections), and was thanked for it quite graciously; David fired Steve as his manager at the request of the record company's executive.
David shortly afterward got what he deserved; the recording engineer wrote him a dud single, completely different from what David was comfortable with. David wrote and performed the song, and played it in front of the record company CEO. The CEO hated it, and dropped David for being such a shitty musician.
Steve eventually forgave David, proving his worth not only as a representative, but as a good friend. How many people can say they helped a friend for free to become a sellout, got fired by that friend, and then allowed them to crawl back like the prodigal friend they proved themselves to be?
Not many, but definitely Steve Sanders.
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