Blush! I do not wear a thong onstage! Apart from the occasional nude scene, it is family entertainment. Today we performed a sunday matinee, finished at 3:45, rushed home and rehearsed the real music, folk for three hours for an upcoming St Paddy's gig. What a nice thought to put this in a thread!

I am , in fact, a closet thespian. I have been performing, directing or writing shows for the last 14 years now. It has given me a different perspective on entertainment although I have been performing music since I was a kid. The one great thing the stage has done for me is bring me to the upright bass. I was going to audition for a play called Smoke on the MOuntain a few years back and the part I was auditioning for required that I play bass. I knew another performer was already a bass player and it would be difficult to possibly get the part unless I could show some hopes of being able to play a bit of bass, so I borrowed the high school bass, taught myself to muddle by a bit in three chord studd in G and D enough to get the part. I have found the bass to be my favorite instrument ever, and as a result, have come to folk music. Probably one of the more roundabout way of becoming a folkie! Thanks again for the nice sentiments.   jimmyt