ABC Bus and Poisoned Apples
Today has been like a weird dream. 
I went from dancing with seven dwarves to hanging out with Charles Gibson outside the ABC News bus in the span of about an hour and a half. (I swear I’m not dipping into my husband’s post-surgery painkillers!)
The ABC World News bus tour of battleground states stopped in Indy today to cover Barack Obama’s rally, so Todd and I seized the opportunity to spend a little time with our network’s top news man. He was more than gracious, warm and comfortable, and very easy to talk with. (Although I’ll bet I’d feel differently if I were a candidate being interviewed by him rather than an anchor interviewing him about his experiences covering the campaigns)
Charlie talked with us about our 7pm newscast (the only one in Indiana at that time slot, in case you hadn’t heard) and the fact that today’s news viewers are so busy that there is a demand for news at later times. He even said the networks have considered putting their evening newscasts as late at 10pm - wouldn’t that be something? It was great to pick his brain about the evolution of our society and this TV business.
Now I’m off for a couple of days for the dress rehearsal and opening of Snow White at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre. I am exhausted from all the dancing, singing, and dwarf-wrangling so far in this marathon week of fast rehearsals, but I’m having a great time. This version of the play is absolutely adorable, the cast and crew is rock-solid awesome, and I can’t wait for my own little dwarves (Doc and Happy, as they claim to be) to come see Mom in a very different (and unnaturally sweet) light.
It runs every Friday at 10am and Saturdays 10 and 1 thru Nov. 15th - so bring your kids and stick around for 
autographs afterwards - I would love to meet you!
Thanks to Ian (my still-one-armed-husband) for putting up with my insane schedule this week, and to his wonderful mom, Susan, and stepdad, Paul for coming in from Georgia to help hold down the Shepherd fort and spoil all of us within an inch of our lives.
I will have plenty to write about next week! See you Monday IN HD - Until then, I’ll leave you all in Todd’s capable hands.
Trish
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As they say in show business:
“Break a leg!”
…but not literally. Susan and Paul probably can’t stay that long!
Enjoy the show Trisha, we will be praying for successful shows and we can’t wait to come and see you perform.
I am glad you were able to meet and talk with Charlie Gibson that was one of Don’s favorite anchors.
Susan F
The opening of the show went very well - especially considering we only had a week to rehearse! I loved seeing all the little girls in princess dresses lining up for autographs and pictures after the show -adorable! (most of them told me their favorite part was seeing Snow White marry the Prince - I guess even at that age they appreciate romance!)
Calvin and Clara (as well as Ian and his mom and stepdad) came to see the Saturday morning performance. The kids are now playing the “poisoned apple” game at home - acting out the most melodramatic scene in the play.
If I remember to take photos next weekend I’ll add a new entry - it’s been a ton of fun and I’m already looking forward to next weekend!
Great performance at Beef and Board by Trisha and the group. My sister and her two - two year olds, Megan, Zach and I had a great time watching the performance on Saturday. There were many Girl Scout troops there as well as birthday parties and other groups.
We recommend seeing this class act performance.
Susan