In the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” the song “At the Ballet” repeats the phrase “It wasn’t Paradise, but it was home.” I found myself singing or at least humming that tune all the way from Lakewood to North Tacoma after seeing “The Giver” at Lakewood Playhouse. The Utopian life style perhaps never tried for […]
Active Duty Veterans 1st Responders AVF Team 1
In 1958 my parents bought a seven-cabin motel in Ponders Corner. It was the closest motel to Fort Lewis. Many of our customers were soldiers who were brand new to the area and often had their entire families with them. We enjoyed talking with them and listening to their stories. I sometimes played chess with […]
SIX: Lakewood Playhouse is Getting Interesting
THE QUEENS ARE COMING Wow this could be fascinating and entertaining . . . SIX: TEEN EDITION is a full-length adaptation of Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ international phenomenon SIX, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences. I am excited and friends of the Lakewood Playhouse should be also! Here was the initial […]
The Magic Toilet
We had been long time neighbors. Our daughter babysat Mr. Johnson’s wife as the couple grew older. After the wife died, we watched out for the aged gentleman. He was still active. Mr. Johnson met with his old buddies for breakfast at McDonald’s almost every single morning. I saw them several times a week as […]
Friendships and Connections via Transportation in the Port of Tacoma
A little over a year ago, I had coffee with an old friend, Duane Vincent. We had been third grade students together at Stanley Elementary School in Tacoma. After school we played on the hills of the Wilkeson reservoir, ate the plums off his family’s tree and always enjoyed each other’s company. In the fourth […]
The Glory of the United States
When I see various states in the United States of America threatening to run their state like they are in their own country, I think of the film Glory. When I hear demeaning comments about any group of people in America, I think of the film Glory. When I hear about cities and states working […]
One in the Bush – Rufus Leaking
My wife Rose appreciates shopping at places where she knows she can find what she wants. Our local Walgreens on Pearl Street is a favorite stop. Quite often I drive her there and then wait in the car for her to get what she wants and needs. I used to walk around inside the store […]
CenterStage – Review – Spider’s Web by Agatha Christie
It was a cold, dark, windy and rainy evening overlooking Dumas Bay and Vashon Island. Mistress of Mystery Agatha Christie would have loved the set-up but that’s another story . . . For CenterStage director Vince Brady has assembled a fun ensemble cast of eleven actors who work well together and tell a story of […]
Bits and Pieces on a Foggy Day – A Local Short Story
It was a cold day in Tacoma. Vashon Island was hidden in it’s own blue-gray haze and the wind found the open spaces of my red ski jacket. I had already walked around my house and yard four times. Five times was a good goal. Just plain gave up and settled for four and went […]