...who was also loud and entertainingly opinionated Mike, especially about acting and singing:

That's you on the left, 16 summers ago. I knew something was up when the usher insisted on seating me right in the middle of the front row. That's how I'm going to remember you -- you and Steve, gleefully scheming and getting away with said schemes. It wasn't my birthday any of the times you guys took me to the Mexican restaurant where the staff makes a huge production out of birthdays, which is the type of place I typically avoid like the plague. (I do love big hats, but that sombrero did nothing for my complexion -- not that that mattered in the least, since you and Steve were laughing too damn hard each time the staff cheerfully marched up to our table and serenaded me.)
Here's a better picture from that Forever Plaid production, with you in the very front.
I do hope that the angels around you are singing in tune -- or at least as well as those waiters at the Mexican restaurant. :_)

That's you on the left, 16 summers ago. I knew something was up when the usher insisted on seating me right in the middle of the front row. That's how I'm going to remember you -- you and Steve, gleefully scheming and getting away with said schemes. It wasn't my birthday any of the times you guys took me to the Mexican restaurant where the staff makes a huge production out of birthdays, which is the type of place I typically avoid like the plague. (I do love big hats, but that sombrero did nothing for my complexion -- not that that mattered in the least, since you and Steve were laughing too damn hard each time the staff cheerfully marched up to our table and serenaded me.)
Here's a better picture from that Forever Plaid production, with you in the very front.
I do hope that the angels around you are singing in tune -- or at least as well as those waiters at the Mexican restaurant. :_)