We are in the middle of May, and life is good. After weeks of practice, and some really long sessions over the past week, the College Community Theater production of Once Upon a Mattress is now open for public performance. Thursday was the Pay-What-You-Can night, really the final dress rehearsal, and we had a full, enthusiastic house. Last night was Opening Night, and the audience, although appreciative, was about half the size. But they got a good show! Based on prior experience, the house will be almost full tonight, and depending on word of mouth full or sold out the rest of the run which ends with a matinee on Sunday, May 24th. As always, it is a privilege and a pleasure to play my trombone in a musical.
Before last night's performance, most of the band members met at New York Ritchie's for pizza. Boy, was that good!
The title of this post refers to all the tomatos and peppers I have in pots around the back of the deck. One large plant already has blosooms - but I bought it that way. Then there are the leaves that broke off when I was planting and have now rooted in a glass of water, so I need to get them into the ground today. I even started a tray of seeds in an effort to get some heirloom and other different varieties going. I even built two "gallows" to hang the old upside-down tomato pots from! I'll try to get some pictures to post after things have grown a bit.
Friday was an interesting day for the Pendleton Lions Club and me. The state Lions convention is is town this weekend. Phil Nathan is a London stock broker and a Past International [Lions] Director (PID) from England. I had the pleasure of escorting him and PID Dennis Tichner of Milwaukee, Oregon, to the 1290 KUMA Radio station for an appearance on their Coffee Hour program. We had a great time, and I must say that Phil Nathan is a great person. That he owns a special Jubilee Edition of a British Racing Green V-12 Jaguar simply endeared him all the more to me!
At the Convention's noon luncheon, the Pendleton Lions Club, with Phil Nathan and me, had the pleasure of presenting a special award to KUMA manager Randy McKone and JD Harsin for their contribution of air time for the Lions Radio Auction for approximately the past 48 years.
Today nothing happens until Mattress tonight. maybe I can squeeze in a nap this afternoon.
Karen is about to have her second child, so my thoughts often turn toward Peter, Solomon and her.
Later...
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