Wild Card/Sunday — 3/29/09

Merry Hucksters; I’m simply going to play a Wild Card for you today — and save OrangeTV’s column and the print Huckleberries for discussion Monday. For those who can’t wait for those two columns or others by Nils Rosdahl, Betsy Russell & Michelle Boss, you can look for the Handle Extra in your home subscription of the SR or pick it up on news stands. It’s worth a couple of quarters. Meanwhile, I’m enjoying a four-day visit from Amy Dearest, who joined Mrs. O and I last night to watch the Spokane Civic Theatre’s production of “Godspell” in the Studio Theater, with Coeur d’Alene’s Robby French playing the lead. A good time was had by us three. At one point, I became part of the props when actress Emily Baynes sat in my lap while singing, “Turn Back, O Man.” Earlier, I was a prop for Robby during a pantomime part of the play. I was tempted to take a bow with the rest of the cast at the end. You can use this Wild Card to tell us if you’ve ever appeared on stage for a play. Or simply to start your own thread …