Wow. In my mind I was really expecting something to go wrong with opening night. I was dreading forgetting some lines, freezing up, having stage fright – something. I kept thinking back to last night’s dress rehearsal where I sang the stars verse instead of the corn verse by mistake and wondering if I would make a similar mistake all the while hoping I would have the foresight to fix it. I needn’t have worried. The only nervousness was the 30 seconds behind the curtain before my first appearance and the first verse of ‘Any dream will do’. I remember being on stage and singing that first verse too softly and thinking to myself, OK Steve, belt it out. So I did. And from that point I was OK and the show went quite smoothly. In fact, I almost wished I hadn’t told Aline not to come out to the first show because now I’m afraid what if it’s the best one?
Bedtime Reading
Those Darned Squirrels
Old Man Fookwire is a grump who only likes to paint pictures of birds that visit his backyard. The problem is, they fly south every winter, leaving him sad and lonely. So he decides to get them to stay by putting up beautiful birdfeeders filled with seeds and berries. Unfortunately, the squirrels like the treats, too, and make a daring raid on the feeders. The conflict escalates-until the birds depart (as usual), and the squirrels come up with a plan that charms the old grump.
My take: How can you not like a book where you get to say Googlie Mooglie, raise your fist and yell “Those darned squirrels”?