Showtime!

From yesterday's paper in my hometown:

"I'm so thrilled to have so many cast members return," said...Theatre Director Jen Whoopdeedoo. "We have a lot of new talent on board as well and I'm looking forward to a teriffic show."

Whoopdeedoo returns as director and Kevin Nochinatall is music director for the production.

As long-time readers will probably guess, Jen is my good buddy of Jen 'n' James fame. What you don't know, though, is that I went to school with Kevin Nochinatall. His clothes were unfortunate, to say the least, and he had a monster, spit-spraying lisp. He jerked his hands like a very sick conductor whenever he heard classical music, and he belonged to some obscure, no-jewelry-wearing, holy-rolling, foot-washing religion.

"Ask him if he's gonna play football," someone dared me on Kevin's first day at our school. I asked him.

"No," he said, horrified, "I have brittle bonessssss."

And that pretty much set the tone for his high school career.

Speaking of theatre, this guy is funny and associated with the most kick-ass acting troupe in town. You should read.