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Friday, March 14, 2003

JUST BETWEEN GIRLFRIENDS

i met WILL twenty-one years ago at a nightclub on peachtree street called TV DINNERS. it was the night of the MISS TV DINNERS pageant and i was a judge and WILL, who back then was known as JUDY LaGRANGE, was a contestant. if i remember correctly, JUDY would have won had it not been for some trickery by LADY CLARE, who ultimately walked away with the crown. over the next ten years, JUDY and i partied, performed and terrorized together, and even co-starred in a short film called JUST BETWEEN GIRLFRIENDS directed by fellow alumni LAHOMA VAN ZANT. all those years ago in atlanta were some of the happiest years of my life. this week, WILL is out here in los angeles on spring break (he’s a professor at a university back east) and we’ve connected for the first time in over ten years. it’s been a real joy to see him. one of the few benefits of being on this planet for a long time has been to have relationships that span decades. unspoken words that say “i know you, i know what it took for you to get here, and there’s no need for you to explain”. surprisingly, no one ever told me that i’d have that to look forward to. when i look into the eyes of another comrade from back in the day, the sense of empowerment and recognition is overwhelming. i imagine it must have felt the same way for the TITANIC survivors.

tonight, me and WILL, TOM and MARK went to see DEL SHORES’ new play called THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A TRAILER TRASH HOUSEWIFE starring God’s gift to the world, BETH GRANT. the play is absolutely terrific and MS. GRANT is beyond fabulous in it (she has always been a favorite of mine, way before her star turn in the movie SORDID LIVES). i laughed, i cried and i even had to close my eyes a couple of times because it was way too real. the entire cast is pure perfection, but most notably DALE DICKEY aka SCENE STEALER. MS. DICKEY’S portrayal of “rayleen” is hilarious, authentic and not to be missed. also, OCTAVIA SPENCER as “LaSonia”, is so right on target in her role as the wise cracking next door neighbor, that both WILL and i could have sworn she was one of THE U-HAULS, my back-up singers from the good ol’ days in georgia.

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