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Show T I 1 - 1 enjoyed. It was a little thing, but somehow a plus on the small town balance sheet... Saturday night was also Lisa Warr's birthday party at the Down Under. Her table of small town friends included includ-ed guests who could subdivide subdi-vide the prime rib in nothing flat, and redecorate the table settings. As the group sang nine choruses of happy birthday to you. Bob Toy leaned over to whisper that Lisa Warr used to sleep in his bed. Always bragging I told him. No, no he said you don't understand. Lisa and Ted used to sleep in my bed. By now I'm really curious and Toy explains they used to live in the condominium he now lives in One of the more mundane explanation;, I have heard from him. But more small town laughs... For the majority of us. living here we have made a concious choice to move into a small town from a larger one. Every now the then I run the bajance sheet on my choice... Judy Collins sings a lovely song, the title of which escapes me, where the refrain goes something like this "Dorothy was a fool to go, she could have stayed." " I was never entirely certain, but I always rather suspected she was refering to Dorothy from Kansas who found herself in the magical land ol Oz. As a child growing up, I loved the once a year Technicolor treat which represented the ultimate in escape. I too, had a neighbor lady who was a witch who hated my adorable cocker spaniel. My parents were divorced and although I lived Park. He had become so as we so fondly refered to a few of our former friends, a crispy critter; burned out. One week later Mark was arrested for running a thousand dollar a day "drug store" in our hometown. It was an extreme example, but a valuable lesson in separating fact from fantasy. All of this rambeling brings me to the pleasant temporary escape last Saturday of the local production of The Wizard of Oz, sponsored by the Kimball Art Center and the Art Center Guild. More than 50 Park City youngsters were involved in the show to the envy of many of their friends. I'm just guessing, but from the little bit I saw of the youngsters last week they learned creating fantasy with my mother, when I didn't receive the gross amounts of attention I thought were due to me, I could imagine myself an orphan. 1 guesss I really sort of echoed Judy Collins sentiments; Dorothy was a fool to go, she could have stayed, lr.. Emerald City, a lion who you were braver than, the survivin g withces and flying monkies. I wasn't convinced there was no place like home. Quite frankly, I -felt Dorothy blew it... Fantasy is always so much more comfortable than fact. In high school I envied my friend Mark who won the choice role of Fagin in the local production of Oliver. Mark also won a full scholarship to Stanford. Unfortunately Mark chose not to come back from Oz. Two months after appearing as the man who "reviewed the situation", I saw Mark panhandeling in Golden Gate Five new babies in one week is a big news in small town, especially to their parents. Congratulations are in order for Ray and Kathy Ingandela and their new. daughter Stacy, Doug ana Carrie Wren and son Brandon, the Greens new baby girl and the Evans new baby boy. Dr. Bob Evers found himself on the other end of a delivery; so to speak, he and his wife are the proud parents of Cody, a happy healthy baby boy. That kind of small town news can't help to strike a vein and ' bring a smile to most of us... The recent article in Utah Holiday would have us (as well as a lot of others) beleiving Park City has turned on the automatic escape button. The entire town, it appears, has slid over the rainbow with no immediate sign of return. The minus side of a small town balance sheet is how easily the news of some people doing something . becomes all the people. Park City hasn't survived all these years because of people who escaped reality. A lot of hard working people make up a community where we have chosen to call home. And - you know Dorothy, there's no place like it. Find the plus side of your small town balance sheet this week. JAMIE and setting the stage and the mood and running the lights, is all a lot of fun, but a lot of hard work. I was most impressed with Dorothy, not only did she work hard to make sure her pivotal role was down pat but after the last performance she and her mother and sister stayed to clean up the theater and load up the props and pack away the costumes. NO stai syndrome with that girl. A number of small towi niceties occured in relation U the show. Ginny Smith and Judy Elkins planned r special dinner for the entire cast the night of dress rehearsal. Mothers took turns back stage insuring the precious but somewhat precocious "Flowers" were kept quiet until their ; big part. Jana Cole and Toni Doilney were among the mothers who sold tickets. And after the truck was loaded and Mike and Ronda were ready to hit the road we talked them into one drink at the Down Under. When th waitress brought our ordei and we all began to fight foi who would get to pick up the tab, our waitress refused oui money. You see, Suzette's son Chad was one of the "Flowers" in the show and she wanted to buy the directors a beer to thank them for the wonderful experience her son had |