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Post to the Host Send your own post to the host. Sally I almost sort of remember that meeting—it was in a little courtyard in front of the old mansion that's part of Marymoor, and it had been a harrowing show because a stagehand fell off a ladder and fractured his skull and an ambulance came to take him away, which severely dented the evening. But the audience bounced back, amazingly. A horrible accident in their midst and then the EMTs were right there and people were shocked but we all sang a song about angels together and people's good spirits returned. (Last time in Seattle, at the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery, an old man died during the show, a beloved old newspaper cartoonist. He had been ill but was feeling up to seeing the show and came and then he collapsed. It was dark and he slumped down on the grass and emergency people came and took him away without any of us being aware of it.) I am so glad that your daughter has bounced back and hope she is entering her teenhood full of spirit which means, of course, that she will dump our show in favor of something that is truer to her rhythms, which is just fine. If we can't amuse the young, at least we can give them something solid to kick. But if you come to the show in August, please come around afterward and say hello. |
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You DO amuse the young, many of them, my boys included. They grew up listening in our weekend travels. Thank God you were there, so my Californian boys (and my Californian wife) could better understand how we tick, we from Minnesota. When you read Evan's sonnet on air, it was a peak experience for all of us. Amusement, but so much more. Thank you. BW
Posted by Ben Watson | July 4, 2008 8:17 AM