The Kiss

The Kiss

As I have mentioned in previous blogs, there were some advantages to attending a small high school.
It was possible to participate in any of the schools activities.  All that was required was to be breathing fairly regularly.

Our high school (long ago replaced by a new building) had a unique auditorium.  The seating was normal, but at the front of the seating was an orchestra pit.  Beyond that, was a full size basketball court.  This floor was also used for such school event as musicals, thespian productions, sports activities, graduation exercises or as a podium for visiting dignitaries. There were curtains that could be drawn to create a background for these events.  For basketball games the curtains were completely withdrawn. 

During my senior year in high school I decided to participate in several stage plays that were produced by Mrs. Oaks; the speech, drama, debate and civics teacher.  Not that I had any acting ability, it was just that a body was needed to complete the cast.  With one exception, I cannot remember any of the several plays in which I performed.  However, that one exception was a real doozy that I will always remember.

As usual, I had a fairly minor role.  I can remember only the final scene.  There were three couples standing on the stage. The main male and female stars were standing at the front center of the stage.
Then two of the minor couples were standing on the back sides of the stage.  At the end of the final scene, all three of these couples were to kiss. I was a partner in one of the minor couples.  As the time for the kiss fast approached, the devil started to place unrighteous thoughts in my mind.  Such thoughts as: "I'm going to make this an honest Hollywood type kiss."  After all, I had worked as a projectionist at the local movie theater and I had learned all about Hollywood kisses.

So when the time arrived, I grabbed my female partner and gave here a kiss.  The problem was this kiss turned into a long, strait from Hollywood, type kiss.  My female partner was completely surprised.  She quickly started to end this kiss but I just held her tight. She tried to turn her head but I just wouldn't let go.  Some in the audience started to snicker.  This caused the two other couples to turn around to see what was causing the snickering.  The rest of the caste started to peek through the curtain to see what was going on.  Some in the audience started to cheer.  Mrs. Oaks, kept whispering as loud as possible for the front curtain to be closed.  The boy who was the assigned curtain closer was so intrigued with the kiss that he failed to close the curtain.  By now the audience was all standing and cheering at the top of their lungs. My female partner acted as if she was furious.  She was pounding at my ribs and making noises that sound suspiciously like curses. 

I finally brought this kiss to an end when I spotted my partner's boy friend coming down the isle with a  look on his face that was not the least Christian like.  It was time to leave. I released my partner, but had to quickly dodge a wild right attempt to clobber me. I burst through the rear wall of the set, ran across the basketball court and out the back door.  I kept a very low appearance during the rest of the weekend.

I would like to say that I received many date invitations from female classmates.  Actually I received nothing but looks of loathing and contempt during the following week.

Grandpa's wisdom - Aphorism, a short pointed sentence that expresses a wise or clever observation or a general truth.

The nicest thing about the future is . . . that it always starts tomorrow.
Money will buy a fine dog ... but only kindness will make him wag his tail
If you don't have a sense of humor ... you probably don't have any sense at all.
Seat belts are not as confining ... as wheelchairs.
A good time to keep your mouth shut is ... when you're in deep water.
How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark... to become a teenager who
      wants to stay out all night?
Business conventions are important ...  because they demonstrate how many people a company can
      operate without.
Why is it that at class reunions ... you feel younger than everyone else looks?
Scratch a cat (or dog)... and you will have a permanent job.
No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy (or girl)... who wants to buy a car.
There are no new sins ... the old ones just get more publicity.
There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. ...like, it could be the right
      number.
No one ever says "It' only a game"...when their team is winning.
I've reached the age where ... "happy hour" is a nap.
Be careful about reading the fine print...there's no way you're going to like it.
The trouble with bucket seats is that ... no everybody has the same size bucket.
Do you realize that, in about 40 years... we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with
     tattoos?
Money can't buy happiness ... but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Cadillac than in a Yugo.
After 60, if you don't wake up aching in every joint ... you're probably dead.
Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind ... and the ones that mind don't matter.
Life isn't tied with a bow ... but it's still a gift.
Remember, politicians and diapers should be changed often and for the same reason.