Tim

Tim is a large and imposing looking gent of some years. He has a beautiful full head of white hair. When he stands up he is well over six foot and barrel-chested. He has some mobility issues; he uses a wheeled walker and has a little trouble talking. He has a very slight stutter and I like him a lot.

He was a bus driver for years. He worked a while in administration but he got back behind the wheel for a few years at the end of his career.

But best of all, he was in vaudeville. He was a member of a three man roller skating act. Someone at one of the dining tables told me that and called him over. He rolled over to us and said that his was an opening act "because it had a lot of action." I jumped in "And because you had no scenary and could get off the stage fast." I love reading about vaudeville. He said "The best act was always 'next-to-last'." And I jumped in with "The last act was the worst because they wanted to drive the people out of the audience and empty the seats for the next crowd. The last act was called 'the haircut act' because all the performer saw was the haircuts of the audience as they filed out." Tim lit up; someone remembered.

I intend to corner Tim and get all the details. Vaudeville! You gotta love it!