May

4

Just got home from an evening at the historic Smoot Theatre and was entertained for two hours by a wonderful one man show performed by Hal Holbrook . This is his 53rd. consecutive year for his remarkable show. Out of the theatre program tonight, Holbrook's biography takes up two full pages. He was born in Cleveland in 1925 and his life story is remarkable.

I remember seeing him in Magnum Force opposite Clint Eastwood . I met him in person a few years ago in the waiting area of LAX. We were going back to Ohio and he was headed to do his one man show in Chicago. We rode on the plane together and I often thought I would love to see him perform as Mark Twain one day.

He kept us enchanted this evening and one could smell the aroma from the black stogie he on occasion would light and puff while telling tales. His comments that he made about life in his time are just as relevant today.

His appearance tonight in Parkersburg, WV, was part of a fundraiser put together by the Ohio Historical Society to benefit the restoration of the National Historic Landmark towboat W.P. Snyder, Jr. that resides along the banks of the Muskingum River in Historic Marietta,OH. The Snyder is the sole surviving steam-powered, 'pool' type towboat in America, and one of only three steam-powered towboats still in existence.

The Smoot Theatre was sold out tonight and I had a great time hearing about a great writer, as told by a great actor!


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