My favorite story involved a cousin (Esther) of my paternal grandmother's and her son, Ethan. Once, in college, Ethan decided to try out for a role in "Jesus Christ Superstar" and managed to land the role of Jesus. This made Esther feel conflicted...on the one hand, she was proud her son landed a lead role. On the other hand, our family is Jewish, so she was a bit uneasy that Ethan was playing Jesus. So she dithered on getting tickets until the last moment.

Esther finally calls the theater on opening night to buy tickets. The clerk tells her the play is sold out.

Esther is upset at this and yells into the phone, "Do you know who I am? I am the mother of God!"

They found her tickets....

-- Gary