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OK, back to moving forward. In the 10th grade, Deep Creek Junior / Senior High School (7th through 10th grades) produced "Bye Bye Birdie". A neighbor, Missy (Yvette Hendon), played Kim, the female engenue. One of my best friends (Ed Neenen) played her boyfriend. I was actually friends with almost everyone in the cast... but I was only an audience participant. Well... I loved it!! I was amazed at how this "stage play" moved me. I was jealous that I wasn't involved. "I can do that!" I thought. Playing music in front of an audience was great! But there was a whole lot more to this "Musical" thing than being in the band! I guess I was drawn to the power you feel on a stage. I didn't know it at the time, and really didn't know it until "Starlight Express". But to stand on stage in the dark, with only a pin spot on your face, and share extreme emotions with a thousand people, through a song..... Well, ... there is no greater thrill! I wanted that! I wanted to try it... I needed to try it. And it was 2 years before the opportunity arose for me to even audition for anything! |
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