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[Jane]

Like DR Ginny, I am up to my ears in tossing old papers and such. After my friend and neighbor Zen died the family arrived immediately and began sorting through tons of all sorts. They did a great job, but didn’t have time to get through it all. They gave me four boxes of photos, much of it Hollywood memorabilia. I’d been going through all that, but there was also a storage locker in the carport with many more boxes. About a month ago I told the manager it was slow going. She said something like, “I don’t need the locker right away. Take another couple months.” Then last Monday she notified me that she told the gardener to clear it out on Tuesday. What??!! I negotiated another 2 weeks, but I’ve learned she can’t be trusted. She has a lousy memory and fails to write things down. Granted, nothing I’ve come across in the locker has had any real value, but there’s a lot of thrift store donations. I’m frugal and don’t like to see people toss things that someone could use. God knows there are plenty of people struggling these days.

At least you got an additional two weeks.  Maybe you can get her to put things in writing.

Ha!

[Jane]

Does the Russian speak English?

Yes. He’s been teaching English as a second language to Russians.

I wish I could speak a second language, let alone five.

[Jane]

AND,
My LA friend just won the lottery! No, not the big Powerball, but a smaller California lottery. He won close to $200,000!

And he’s going to Germany, too. A new life for him as well.

Congratulations to him!

[Jane]

Health and prosperity vibes to all!

DITTO!

[Jane]

Page SIX kittens in teacups.

[bk]

No, we just got our Sharon replacement last night and she'll be great - this is the person who was playing the Mildred Natwick role. It looks like we're gonna have to do what I hate doing and split the role between two actresses. That's double the work for me and the rest of the cast, of course. But it seems the only course of action.

[Jane]

Good luck with that.

[singdaw]

Sorry about your casting, BK. It seems like there's been too much of this in the last few shows you've mounted.

[singdaw]

Good news for several folks from DR Jeanne.

[Jane]

I have returned from a lovely walk. 

[Jane]

The sky was clear giving me a beautiful view of Mt. Hood.

[George]

Kinda reminds me of the time four years ago that our Emcee in Cabaret had a stroke...on the Friday morning of our second of four weekends.

Fortunately, (1) they were able to save him and fix the problem that led to the stroke, and (2) our director, though he'd never played it, knew the part cold and stepped in that evening and for the rest of the run. That was quite the ride.

Wow!  That's great about the actor's recovery, and it can be exciting to see a show when someone has to take over...other than the why of someone having to take over.

[George]

I've never been in a show where that happened, but I've seen shows where someone had taken over at the last minute. 

[George]

You're always rooting for them, and I've never been disappointed.

[Jane]

I guess I should turn off the computer for the night.

[George]

Some good news:
Some of you may recall I have an LA friend who has a Russian friend. RF decided to leave Russia—this was shortly before Ukraine was invaded. Not so easy. Very few countries he could travel to on a Russian passport. He flew to Brazil, where the authorities were very helpful in getting him a visa. He also had to be revaxxed because no one accepts the Sputnik vaccine. He made it to LA and found a job right away. Low wage, but something.

That's wonderful!  Congrats to RF!

[George]

After investigating his employment options RF decided to join the US Army!! He’s degreed, has a lot of teaching experience, and speaks five languages. He’s been through boot camp and is now headed for Germany and a new life.

Amazing!

[George]

AND,
My LA friend just won the lottery! No, not the big Powerball, but a smaller California lottery. He won close to $200,000!

And he’s going to Germany, too. A new life for him as well.

Wow!  Congrats all around!

[Jane]

'night

[George]

Does the Russian speak English?

Yes. He’s been teaching English as a second language to Russians.

I wish I could speak a second language, let alone five.

Me, too.  I never learned another language...not even German (my mom's native language).

[George]

No, we just got our Sharon replacement last night and she'll be great - this is the person who was playing the Mildred Natwick role. It looks like we're gonna have to do what I hate doing and split the role between two actresses. That's double the work for me and the rest of the cast, of course. But it seems the only course of action.

That's too bad.

[George]

'night

Good night, Jane.

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