GOOD TIMES

What a pleasant weekend last when I opened the ICO and found a thoughtful, well-written editorial about the ups and downs (or should I say the “lefts and rights”) of the ICO Fencepost column. I greatly respect Steve McLaughlin’s dogged willingness to publish all views, in spite of the occasional lost subscriber, and kudos to Lisa Walters for a balanced view of we scriveners.

Then followed a wonderful evening at the Thespian production of Copenhagen. I, along with a cadre of friends, saw the play in Ft. Bragg a few years ago, but few of us could recollect anything significant about it and, as I remember, my eyes closed often in a blissful doze.

But the price of admission was right, and having never been disappointed by a Jeri Taylor directed performance, Karel and I ventured out from our paradise in the redwoods to give it a try. What a performance was laid at our feet! The cast, Mike Turner, Katie Atherton, and David Skibbins were magnificent throughout and, under Ms. Taylor’s skillful direction, turned a potentially boring play into an enjoyable intellectual and emotional experience. David gave an over-the-top energetic performance in the second act that lifted the play to its resounding conclusion. Bravo!

Now, back to the ICO. I would be remiss if I didn’t say a special thanks to several kind folks I met at the play who volunteered that they had read Lisa’s editorial and took the time to tell me that they very much enjoyed the CCV letters. (No, they weren’t all conservatives.) One man, whose name I couldn’t pull from my increasingly unreliable memory banks, waved at me over several others to proclaim, “Thank you for your letters. You have my support.”

Thank you, sir, and you have ours, also.

Jim Littlejohn

Concerned Coastal Voters

Gualala, CA