Happy Birthday Pat - May 20, 2012

Happy Birthday to you Pat!

I'm not sure if it's you or not but I'd like to think since it's your birthday that they assigned you the task of lighting for the eclipse this afternoon.   Who else could take on such a unique lighting set up, right?   They probably weren't prepared for all the little extension cords and cables hanging around but the end result is magnificent!

I met a guy last week, an assistant director originally from Texas.   I didn't think that we had ever met but as we talked about past shows, I mentioned "Leap of Faith" and he said "I Worked on That!  My first show."   It really was his first show working in Groom, Texas as an extra and then a craft service helper.   Anyway, I asked him, as I always do, if he knew you.   He said "Of course I do, he's the one who always changed his shoes and said it was important!".    That was 20 years ago.   You are memorable no matter what the reason.   Do you remember on that show on my birthday, we were in Dallas on the big stage,  you had the painter put up a banner in that huge entryway that said "Happy Birthday Xochi"?   It made me feel very important.   I still have that.

Another thing that happened last week and Mom suspects it might have been you.   I was sleeping.  Or trying to sleep one night and at 1:30A someone walked into my room and stood by my bedside.  That someone seemed to want to talk to me.   Now these past few weeks I've had a lot going on in my house.  The kitchen flooded so the floors were pulled up all through the house, all my stuff has been packed out to somewhere down the road and there have been people in here constantly doing some form of construction and always leaving a mess.   Many leave "The bitterness of poor quality..." although not necessarily at a low price.    I'm hoping that you were there to tell me everything will be alright.   Help me not go crazy.  Ha.   I could use a few laughs with you right about now.

I was thinking today that you will remain forever young.   I went to see "Dark Shadows" today and Mom's favorite Johnny Depp is the vampire,  he remains forever young for a slightly different reason.  

Thinking of you today with lots of love.   I'm celebrating down here.   I see you forever young whistling down the road with a little skip in your step - I'm trying to catch up!  

Lots of love,
Xochi