Week #1 - Providence, RI (January 29 - February 3) Farewell to Jeff & Michael
Week #2 - Hershey, PA (February 5-10) On the corner of Chocolate & Cocoa
Week #3 - Nashville, TN (February 12 - 17) Onstage at the Grand Ole Opry
Week #4 - Jacksonville, FL (February 19 - 24) Gators outside the Candlewood
Week #5 - Fort Meyers, FL (February 26 - March 2) The first spring training game with Matt, Scott and Wally
Week #6 - Miami, FL (March 4 - 9) Gary Beach takes over as King Arthur
Week #7 - West Palm Beach, FL (March 11-16) The Coconut Cottage
Week #8 - Clearwater, FL (March 18 - 23) Lee's going-away party (w/ Crawdaddy) at O'Boobigan's
Week #9 - Orlando, FL (March 25-30) Tigertown with SME, Rhoda and Donn
Week #10 - Birmingham, AL (April 1 -6) Wayne lights Vulcan's torch
Week #11 - Greenville, SC (April 8-13) Brian's going-away shot night turns competitive
Week #12 - Raleigh, NC (April 15-20) Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Week #13 - Dayton, OH (April 22-27) Tony wins the Battle of the Beards
Week #14 - Milwaukee, WI (April 29 - May 4) JV & SME enjoying the fruits of the Miller Brewing Company
Week #15 - Appleton, WI (May 6-11) Gary enjoys a shot from the ice luge
Week #16 - Madison, WI (May 13-18) JV & Matt take in a Brewers game (and Sausage Race)
Week #17 - Grand Rapids, MI (May 20-25) Karl in a replica of Gerald Ford's Oval Office
Week #18 - Minneapolis, MN (May 27 - June 1) Karl & Mary Tyler Moore - You're Gonna Make it After All!
Week #19 - Oklahoma City, OK (June 3-8) Jamie outside the OKC Civic Center Music Hall
Week #20 - Albuquerque, NM (June 10-15) While the show was in NM, I was in MI...
Week #21 - San Antonio, TX (June 17-22) I survived the attack zebras!
Week #22 - Fort Worth, TX (June 24-29) Atop Pecos Bill
Next stop, Vancouver, BC (July 3-27)!
Along the way, there have been many comings and goings...
Michael Siberry (King Arthur) was replaced by Christopher Gurr and then Gary Beach
Jeff Dumas (Patsy) was replaced by Brad Bradley
Wally Dunn stepped in for Sir Bedevere while Gurr played the King
Sabra Lewis (Ensemble) was replaced by Cara Cooper
Julie Barnes (Ensemble) was replaced by Bree Branker
Brian O'Brien (Ensemble) was replaced by David Havasi
Jonathan Brody (Ensemble) was replaced by Richard Costa
Piper Arpan (Swing) was replaced by Sarah Lin Johnson
Ben Whitely (Maestro) took a leave and was covered by Adama Souza and Greg Brown
Vera Pizzarelli (Props) took a leave and was covered by Terry Thomas
Tony Pittsley (Sound) was replaced by Aric (Zippy) Christensen
Jeff Klein (Company Management) was replaced by David van Zyll de Jong
Ken and I (Stage Management) took vacation and Bret Torbeck covered for us
Patrick Heusinger (Sir Lancelot) took a leave and Brian O'Brien returned to cover
Just this week, Mike Berg (Electrics) prepared for his leave and John Beatty joined us to cover
Suzanne Storey is likewise preparing for a leave, Elaine Jarzabski has returned to cover
Each of the departed left their mark and is missed, just as the new people have all been welcomed into the Spamily.
It's been a busy six months. I can't believe how quickly it has flown by!
JV