On Saturday I did a 45 minute show at the health care center in Fryeburg, one town west of our home town of Bridgton.  I had taught in the Fryeburg special services department in the public school system there from 1988 - 1995. I went to the show alone, as Sue and the older girls had a funeral to go to and rose was recovering from an all night 'lock-in' with her youth group. 

Before the show, while I was just setting up, one of the nurses introduced herself to me and reminded me that I had taught her son when he was in third, fourth and fifth grades.  He is now 31!  This didn't make me feel old at all!

Even though I had this reminder of how I old I have become immediately before the performance, I did well.  I had almost no drops in any of my routines, and I again did the suspended water glass illusion that I got for my birthday in December.  The residents were very involved in the show, which is not always the case in such settings.  They seem to have a higher functioning clientelle than many local nursing homes.  I spent some time visiting one of the men after the show.  He is a WWII veteran and he shared some stories with me.  He was quick with a joke and very amiable.  This was a nice ending to a nice morning.