Snow White

Well the Panto is over now, always mixed emotions when a show is over, three months hard work - learning lines, learning songs and for me the hard part is learning dances. I seem to have a mental block whereby I just cannot remember which way to move my feet in time to music.

Still a good time was had by all, the kids in the show enjoyed themselves and that always reflects in the responses from the Audience.

I managed a wonderful Gaff at one point during the Friday night performance - quite unwittingly I refered to "Snow White" as "Cinderella" - It raised a good laugh and I made plenty of it, a good friend later e-mailed me saying "We came to see Cinderella but that Snow White kept stealing all here scenes"

I know I'm getting a bit long in the tooth now, but there is something endearing about Panto, and I still think it is a wonderful medium for introducing youngsters to theatre.

Panto

I've been missing a few posts again, sorry to my regular readers, I have been rehearsing and preparing to appear in the local Pantomime. If you are not English true born (or perhaps Welsh) and you don't know what a pantomime is - tough. Try Google!

Anyway I am playing dame in 'Snow white and the seven dwarfs' so I have had to shave off my beloved beard - tonight was the dress rehearsal and it went quite well! That is worrying me a little as usually a good dres reh. means a bloody awful show! Maybe this time things will be different. I have put a photo of the beard half on - or is that half off? just to give a small amount of amusement to my friends. The last time I shaved I found a young man beneath. this time I have found my father. now that is worrying!

Senior Citizen Health Plan

So you're a senior citizen and the government says no health care or pension for you, what do you do?

Our plan gives anyone 65 years or older a gun and 4 bullets.

You are allowed to shoot 2 MP’s and 2 Senior Government Officials.

Of Course, this means you will be sent to prison where you will get 3 meals a day, a roof over your head

and all the health care you need!

New teeth, no problem. Need glasses, great. New hip, knees, kidney, lungs, heart?

All covered.

And who will be paying for all of this?

The same government that just told you that you are too old for health care.

Plus, because you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income taxes anymore.

IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?!