Wednesday, August 14, 2013  Stage Left  Isn't it funny, how so
many times the best stuff happens "off stage"?  My family has a
history of being involved with theater. As kids, we participated
in the San Jose Metropolitan Operetta Guild, in fact, my mother
was one of the founders.  In high school, my siblings and most
of our best friends participated in drama or music, or, quite
frankly, were just Hams; talented Hams!  Of course, the
production was always of primary purpose. I have to tell you
though, the best, the funniest, the most dramatic situations,
always happen off stage. Sometimes the action is a mere 6 inches
out of the audience's sight but can cause tears in our eyes from
the necessary but silent gut- wrenching laughter from observers
and participants.  Now, my family didn't leave theatrics to the
stage. Theatrics is in our DNA.  Each generation has it's
"star"! Someone who is always ON!  My sister, Sherree, is always
the one who makes us laugh, even to this day. Infamous for some
sort of action just